The Top 25 Most Expensive Colleges in the Nation

College tuition has gone up an exorbitant amount this year (as it does every year), and a list of the most expensive colleges has just been released. Below are the top 25 in terms of tuition, and click through to see the top 100 and also, the top total cost colleges (with room and board).

1. Bates College ($43,950)
2. Middlebury College ($42,910)
3. Colby College ($42,730)
4. Union College (NY) ($40,953)
5. Connecticut College ($40,900)
6. George Washington University ($40,392)
7. Vassar College ($39,635)
8. Sarah Lawrence College ($39,450)
9. Bucknell University ($39,434)
10. Colgate University ($39,275)
11. Carnegie Mellon ($39,150)
12. Kenyon College ($39,080)
13. Skidmore College ($38,888)
14. St. Johns College ($38,854)
15. University of Richmond ($38,850)
16. Tulane University ($38,664)
17. Wheaton College (MA) ($38,585)
18. Franklin & Marshall College ($38,580)
19. Wesleyan University ($38,364)
20. Hamilton College ($38,220)
21. Oberlin College ($38,012)
22. Reed College ($37,960)
23. Tufts University ($37,952)
24. Dickinson College ($37,900)
25. Bard College at Simon's Rock ($37,860)

Is it bad that I've barely heard of the top five?