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U.S. News每年对1800余所院校进行调查。其中1130所学校提供了2011到2012年间的食宿费用，平均计算得到数据是：9047美元。
除了学费，生活费是大学生们必须考虑的一块。下面是usnews选出的生活费最高的十所大学。这些大学生活费用高于美国平均水平近6000美元，美国大学平均生活费是9047美元一年，而下面这些大学生活费平均水平是14，873美元一年。
下面几所大学，除了加州大学伯克利分校和加州大学圣克鲁兹校区是公立学校，余下八所均为私立院校。
Here are the 10 schools with the most expensive room and board fees for the 2011-2012 academic year:
School name (State)
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Room & board (2011-2012)
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U.S. News rank & category
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Howard University (DC)
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$15,341
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115, National Universities
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University of California-- Berkeley
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$15,272
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21, National Universities
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New School (NY)
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$15,260
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128, National Universities
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New York University
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$15,182
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33, National Universities
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Fordham University (NY)
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$14,926
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53, National Universities
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University of California--Santa Cruz
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$14,727
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75, National Universities
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Suffolk University (MA)
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$14,624
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60, Regional Universities (North)
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St. John's University (NY)
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$14,600
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152, National Universities
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Dominican University of California
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$14,460
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37, Regional Universities (West)
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Manhattanville College (NY)
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$14,340
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46, Regional Universities (North)
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