Khmer Scholarship in University of Chicago

Low student-faculty ratios are a benefit of small, liberal arts colleges. And more than a few appear on our list of most expensive institutions of higher education. Among them: Bard College ($54,275), located in New York's Hudson Valley; Trinity College ($53,380) in Hartford, Conn.; and Maine's Bates College ($53,300). But large, well-known universities also rank among the country's priciest schools. For example, at Columbia University--the most expensive Ivy League university--tuition and fees alone cost $43,815. Add another $10,572 for room and board, not to mention the high cost of living in New York City. The University of Chicago estimates that a year's study will cost $56,640. That includes books and personal expenses, but not health insurance ($2,220), which students must purchase if they don't already have it.