The 20 Most Expensive Colleges in the United States

6. Duke University

Duke is in Durham, North California. It has a huge endowment of $8.5 billion, which allows it to have highly prestigious research programs. It is highly selective, accepting only around 11% of all the people that apply. Its graduate program is also highly popular with an acceptance rate of only 4%. In 2015 it spend over 1 billion Dollars on research, making it seventh nationally in that regard. It researchers mapped the final human chromosome and made huge contributions to fighting AIDS.
Tuition: $53,744