The Most Expensive College In Each State

Texas: Southern Methodist University

Annual Tuition and Fees: $54,493

Room and Board: $16,845

Founded in 1911, this university has an undergraduate enrollment of 6,452 students. The main campus of 234 acres is located north of Dallas. Despite its name, it is nonsectarian in its teaching. Undergraduates receive a unique education through a program which sends students to the school’s campus in the mountains of New Mexico. SMU also has well-regarded graduate programs.

The student-faculty ratio is 11:1, and 59.1% of classes have fewer than 20 students. Some popular majors include business, management, marketing, communication, journalism, social sciences, engineering and visual and performing arts. The four-year graduation rate is 71%, and 31% of full-time undergraduates receive some form of need-based financial aid.