At the top of the list, courtesy of Campus Grotto, a college information Web site, is Eugene Lang College at the New School in New York City, with a rate of $15,990 for a “standard double room.” Rounding out the top five, at least by Campus Grotto’s math:

— Cooper Union, also in New York ($15,275).

— Suffolk University in Boston ($14,544).

— University of California, Berkeley ($14,384).

— New York Institute of Technology ($14,290).

If readers of The Choice who’ve already gone the dorm-room route have cost-saving tips for those yet to embark on this process, please use the comment box below.

Meanwhile, you can see how our colleagues at Education Life described some new dorms at Purdue ($14,204), Boston University ($14,728) and George Washington University ($13,250) by clicking here.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/education/edlife/01dorms-t.html

The Top 20
1. Eugene Lang College (The New School) $15,990
2. Cooper Union $15,275
3. Suffolk University $14,544
4. University of California - Berkeley $14,384
5. New York Institute of Technology - Manhattan $14,290
6. Fordham University - Lincoln Center $13,830
7. Fordham University - Rose Hill $13,716
8. University of California - Santa Cruz $13,641
9. Manhattanville College $13,500
10. Chapman University $13,384
11. Sarah Lawrence College $13,370
12. UCLA $13,314
13. Olin College of Engineering $13,230
14. New York University $13,226
15. St John's University (Queens) $13,140
16. American University $12,930
17. Marymount Manhattan College $12,874
18. Drexel University $12,681
19. Pomona College $12,651
20. Vanderbilt University $12,650

http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/board/
http://www.campusgrotto.com/most-expensive-college-dorms-for-2009-2010.html