U.S. News每年對1800余所院校進行調(diào)查。其中1130所學校提供了2011到2012年間的食宿費用，平均計算得到數(shù)據(jù)是：9047美元。
除了學費，生活費是大學生們必須考慮的一塊。下面是usnews選出的生活費最高的十所大學。這些大學生活費用高于美國平均水平近6000美元，美國大學平均生活費是9047美元一年，而下面這些大學生活費平均水平是14，873美元一年。
下面幾所大學，除了加州大學伯克利分校和加州大學圣克魯茲校區(qū)是公立學校，余下八所均為私立院校。
Here are the 10 schools with the most expensive room and board fees for the 2011-2012 academic year:
|
School name (State) |
Room & board (2011-2012) |
U.S. News rank & category |
|
Howard University (DC) |
$15,341 |
115, National Universities |
|
University of California-- Berkeley |
$15,272 |
21, National Universities |
|
New School (NY) |
$15,260 |
128, National Universities |
|
New York University |
$15,182 |
33, National Universities |
|
Fordham University (NY) |
$14,926 |
53, National Universities |
|
University of California--Santa Cruz |
$14,727 |
75, National Universities |
|
Suffolk University (MA) |
$14,624 |
60, Regional Universities (North) |
|
St. John's University (NY) |
$14,600 |
152, National Universities |
|
Dominican University of California |
$14,460 |
37, Regional Universities (West) |
|
Manhattanville College (NY) |
$14,340 |
46, Regional Universities (North) |