Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which top 25 privates are considerably less expensive than USC? I'm seeing most schools coming in at that range for total cost of attendance. I'm pretty sure the number quoted is a total cost number. Tuition itself is much lower.
2013-2014 Undergraduate Estimate of Costs
The following are the
estimated two-semester costs for a full-time USC undergraduate (taking 12-18 units each semester) living in university housing:
$45,602 Tuition
761 Mandatory fees
12,902 Room and board*
1,500 Books and supplies
900 Personal and miscellaneous
580 Transportation
$62,245 Total (add $350 USC Orientation Fee for your first semester)
*Includes average rent and the standard meal plan for students living in on-campus freshman housing.
http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/applying_receiving/undergraduates2/costs.html