The rising price of education

[BSClay]

Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, once said, “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Though he was certainly right, it’s no secret that a college education is growing more and more costly each year.

According to the CNN/Money Web site, here are the most expensive colleges of the 2009-2010 school year:

• Sarah Lawrence College: $55,788

• Georgetown University: $52,161

• New York University: $51,993

• George Washington University: $51,775

• Johns Hopkins University: $51,690

• Columbia University: $51,544

• Wesleyan University: $51,432

• Trinity College: $51,400

• Washington University-St. Louis: $51,539

• Bates College, Vassar College (tie): $51,300