Sarah Lawrence College is currently the most expensive university in the world, with an annual cost of $53,150 for tuition, insurance, and other expenses. Several other universities in the document also have annual costs over $50,000, including George Washington University at $53,000, Vassar College at $49,250, and St. John's College at $49,513. However, many of these schools aim to make their degrees accessible through significant financial aid programs, with average aid packages ranging from $22,500 to $30,000.

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2. 1. Sarah Lawrence College
In 2010, this college was
the second most expensive
university in the globe but
with an annual cost of
$53,150, it is now the most
expensive university in the
world. The amount
mentioned above includes
a $1870 cost of insurance
but excludes the cost of
miscellaneous and travel
expenses.

3. 2. George Washington University
A student in George
Washington University
pays an annual fee of
about $53,000 which
included the cost for
books, tuition, boarding,
rooming and other
necessary expenses.
George Washington
University is considered as
one of the most generous
colleges in terms of
financial aid with students
receiving an average aid of
$22,500.

4. 3. Kenyon College
If you are just taking into
account tuition and fees,
then Kenyon College tops the
list with an estimated tuition
fee of USD 46,830. But it
helps out students in the fact
that as many as seventy
percent of the students who
attend Kenyon receive some
or the other form of financial
aid and twenty four percent
of the students at the college
are on academic
scholarships.

5. 4. Vassar College
Vassar is the university
for the elites and rich
which offers an annual
fee of $49,250. Vassar
claims that you don’t
have to be rich in order
to attend the college
because it grants its
students with financial
aids and meets the
appropriate aid for its
students.

6. 5. Bucknell University
Bucknell University charged
its students with $48,380
annual fee which include
room and boarding expenses
but excludes travel, book and
personal expenses. According
to the university, 62% of its
students are receiving
financial aid and average aid
package amounts to $25,000.
It claims that compared to
other universities, it has
lower hike rate.

7. 6. Carnegie Mellon University
Considered as one of the
top universities for
research, Carnegie Mellon
University is one of the
most expensive
universities in the world. It
offers an annual tuition fee
of $40,000. It allows
students to take advantage
of payment plans which
enable them to pay their
tuition fee over a ten-
month period with zero
percent interest.

8. 7. Colgate University
Located in New York,
Colgate University is a
liberal art college which
requires its students to pay
an annual tuition fee of
$39,545. Students are
required to stay in the
campus on their first year
thereby charging them an
extra $9625 for board and
rooming. The university
also offers grand funding
and aid package to its
students.

9. 8. Columbia University
The tuition fee in
Columbia University may
not be as expensive as what
the other universities have
offered but the standard of
living in Columbia is quite
higher. A student in
Columbia University
normally pays an amount
of $51,886. Students receive
an average aid of about
$30,000.

10. 9. St. John’s College
St. John’s College is hailed
as one of the most
expensive universities in
the world which charges
its students with a total fee
of $49,513 including tuition
fees, books, personal
expenses and boarding fee.
The university offers an
average aid package
amounting to $26,000
annually and as high as
65% of the students are
enjoying this privilege.

11. 10. Wesleyan University
Each student from
Wesleyan University
pays an annual tuition
fee amounting to
$38,900 with a
residential fee of around
$11,000. It also offers a
payment plan to its
students with 0-interest
repayment for a period
of ten months.