The higher-education information website eCollegeFinder has put together a great map showing the college in each state with the most expensive room and board based on data from the 2013-2014 academic year.



Via eCollegeFinder

Room and board is an often overlooked expense when planning for college, but it can quickly add up. The map features a diverse array of schools, including large state universities, art and music institutes, and prestigious private colleges.

The New York School of Interior Design has the most expensive room and board in the country, charging $21,000 for one year.

Only colleges that offered four-year undergraduate degrees with housing were included on this map.

eCollegeFinder's Mike Simmons put the map together using data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Via eCollegeFinder, these are the colleges with the most expensive room and board:

eCollegeFinder also compiled a helpful list of the 10 schools with the most applications and an excellent state-by-state breakdown of just how much each school charges:

Top 10 Colleges With The Most Expensive Room And Board

New York — New York School of Interior Design — $21,000 Massachusetts — The Boston Conservatory — $17,195 California — University of California Berkeley — $15,482 Pennsylvania — Drexel University — $14,415 DC — Catholic University of America — $14,326 Connecticut — Quinnipiac University — $14,250 New Jersey — Stevens Institute of Technology — $14,214 Illinois — School of the Art Institute of Chicago — $14,190 Rhode Island — Roger Williams University — $14,120 Tennessee — Vanderbilt University — $14,094

Most Expensive Room And Board By State:

Alabama — University of Alabama — $13,156

University of Alabama $13,156 Alaska — University of Alaska Anchorage — $10,143

University of Alaska Anchorage $10,143 Arizona — Arizona State University — Downtown Phoenix — $11,466

Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix $11,466 Arkansas — Hendrix College — $10,620

Hendrix College $10,620 California — University of California — Berkeley — $15,482

University of California Berkeley $15,482 Colorado — University of Colorado — Boulder — $12,258

University of Colorado Boulder $12,258 Connecticut — Quinnipiac University — $14,250

Quinnipiac University $14,250 DC — Catholic University of America — $14,326

Catholic University of America $14,326 Delaware — University of Delaware — $11,200

University of Delaware $11,200 Florida — Rollins College — $12,960

Rollins College $12,960 Georgia — Savannah College of Art and Design — $13,374

Savannah College of Art and Design $13,374 Hawaii — Hawaii Pacific University — $13,320

Hawaii Pacific University $13,320 Idaho — The College of Idaho — $8,501

The College of Idaho $8,501 Illinois — School of the Art Institute of Chicago — $14,190

School of the Art Institute of Chicago $14,190 Indiana — University of Notre Dame — $12,512

University of Notre Dame $12,512 Iowa — Grinnell College — $9,998

Grinnell College $9,998 Kansas — The Art Institutes International — Kansas City — $9,579

The Art Institutes International Kansas City $9,579 Kentucky — Bellarmine University — $10,592

Bellarmine University $10,592 Louisiana — Saint Joseph Seminary College — $13,350

Saint Joseph Seminary College $13,350 Maine — Bates College — $13,300

Bates College $13,300 Maryland — Johns Hopkins University — $13,832

Johns Hopkins University $13,832 Massachusetts — The Boston Conservatory — $17,195

The Boston Conservatory $17,195 Michigan — Albion College — $10,144

Albion College $10,144 Minnesota — Carleton College — $11,982

Carleton College $11,982 Mississippi — Millsaps College — $11,368

Millsaps College $11,368 Missouri — Washington University in St. Louis — $13,977

Washington University in St. Louis $13,977 Montana — Carroll College — $8,304

Carroll College $8,304 Nebraska — Creighton University — $9,728

Creighton University $9,728 Nevada — Sierra Nevada College — $11,772

Sierra Nevada College $11,772 New Hampshire — Dartmouth College — $13,466

Dartmouth College $13,466 New Jersey — Stevens Institute of Technology — $14,214

Stevens Institute of Technology $14,214 New Mexico — St. John’s College — $11,816

St. John’s College $11,816 New York — New York School of Interior Design — $21,000

New York School of Interior Design $21,000 North Carolina — Duke University — $12,902

Duke University $12,902 North Dakota — North Dakota State University — $7,300

North Dakota State University $7,300 Ohio — Case Western Reserve University — $12,898

Case Western Reserve University $12,898 Oklahoma — Oklahoma City University — $10,730

Oklahoma City University $10,730 Oregon — Pacific Northwest College of Art — $12,814

Pacific Northwest College of Art $12,814 Pennsylvania — Drexel University — $14,415

Drexel University $14,415 Rhode Island — Roger Williams University — $14,120

Roger Williams University $14,120 South Carolina — College of Charleston — $11,043

College of Charleston $11,043 South Dakota — Augustana College — $7,170

Augustana College $7,170 Tennessee — Vanderbilt University — $14,094

Vanderbilt University $14,094 Texas — Southern Methodist University — $13,955

Southern Methodist University $13,955 Utah — The Art Institute of Salt Lake City — $8,370

The Art Institute of Salt Lake City $8,370 Vermont — Champlain College — $13,500

Champlain College $13,500 Virginia — The Art Institute of Virginia Beach — $13,716

The Art Institute of Virginia Beach $13,716 Washington — Whitman College — $10,900

Whitman College $10,900 West Virginia — Bethany College — $9,546

Bethany College $9,546 Wisconsin — Marquette University — $10,730

Marquette University $10,730 Wyoming — University of Wyoming — $9,451