1. George Washington University (USA, District of Columbia). Tuition - $39,240 per year. It is the most expensive university in the US among four-year bachelor's degree institutions. It is located just a few blocks from the White House and the State Department.
2. Kenyon College (USA, Ohio). Tuition - $38,140. It is the oldest private university in the state. There is one professor per nine students, and classes typically have no more than 15 students. Alumni include US President Rutherford Hayes and actor Paul Newman.
3. Bucknell University (USA, Pennsylvania). Tuition - $38,134. It is considered the largest private university in the US.
4. Vassar College (USA, New York). Tuition - $38,115 per year. Student-to-faculty ratio: 9 to 1. Almost all students live on campus. Students are required to master at least one foreign language to earn a degree.
5. Sarah Lawrence College (USA, New York). Tuition - $38,090 per year. About 75% of undergraduate students are women. There is one professor per six students. The college does not consider SAT scores, which are required for admission to most American universities, when evaluating applicants.
6. American University of Paris (France, Paris). Tuition - $34,725 per year (£23,784). Located near the Eiffel Tower, about a third of students are Americans.
7. Bond University (Gold Coast, Queensland). Tuition - $32,900 per year (A$37,440). Not state-sponsored. About half of students are foreigners.
8. Quest University (Canada, British Columbia). Tuition - $23,420 per year (C$24,000). The university is located an hour's drive from Vancouver, opened in September 2007, and currently offers only one degree - Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
9. American University of Sharjah (UAE). Tuition - $16,770 (AED61,600). Founded in 1997. Has colleges of business, architecture, engineering, arts and sciences. Instruction is in English.
10. University of Buckingham (England). Tuition - $15,195 per year (£7,770). The only fully private university in the UK. A bachelor's degree can be obtained in two years.
11. Aoyama Gakuin University (Tokyo). Tuition - $11,700–16,100 per year (1.25 million–1.73 million yen). Founded in 1874 by missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
12. Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico). Tuition - $11,210 (122,000 pesos). One of the most prestigious and expensive private universities in the country, founded in 1943 by Mexican businessmen.
As eduABROAD notes, the Forbes study was partially based on data from the American publication The Chronicle of Higher Education, which publishes news and other information in the field of higher education for the academic community.
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