The yearly cost of attendance at over a dozen colleges is now six figures , after factoring in tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and other expenses. For the 2026-27 academic year, 16 institutions — including Duke, Georgetown, New York University and University of Chicago — have a sticker price of more than $100,000, according to data exclusively provided to CNBC from The Princeton Review's upcoming "The Best 392 Colleges" list. Others, like Brown University, Northwestern and