Annual trend ranking · College Scorecard
Colleges Where Net Price Rose Most, 2013–2023
A like-for-like ranking of operating colleges with at least 500 students, eight or more annual observations, and a fitted trend that explains at least 40% of the year-to-year variation. Ranked by annual dollar slope, not a fragile endpoint percentage.
- +$4,139/yr
- Steepest increase
- 894
- Qualifying colleges that rose
- 2013–2023
- Comparable span
The result in one line
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts records the steepest fitted increase in this comparable cohort: +$4,139 per year, from $32,286 in 2013 to $58,490 in 2023.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- +$4,139/yr
- #1 fitted increase
- 894
- qualifying colleges that rose
- 1,240
- comparable 2013–2023 series
Nominal dollars. Trend direction comes from a least-squares fit across every annual observation; r² must be at least 0.40.
The 15 steepest sustained net-price increases
Absolute fitted dollar movement per year · 2013–2023
- Southwest Institute of He…
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
$4,139 per-year increase
- Glendale Career College
Glendale Career College
$3,333 per-year increase
- Howard University
Howard University
$2,992 per-year increase
- Carrington College-Mesa
Carrington College-Mesa
$2,958 per-year increase
- College of Health Care Pr…
College of Health Care Professions
$2,497 per-year increase
- Carrington College-Sacram…
Carrington College-Sacramento
$2,482 per-year increase
- Career Care Institute
Career Care Institute
$2,435 per-year increase
- Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
$2,372 per-year increase
- Lincoln Technical Institu…
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown
$2,223 per-year increase
- Carrington College-Reno
Carrington College-Reno
$2,209 per-year increase
- National Polytechnic Coll…
National Polytechnic College
$2,044 per-year increase
- Carrington College-Tucson
Carrington College-Tucson
$1,981 per-year increase
- Brookline College-Albuque…
Brookline College-Albuquerque
$1,981 per-year increase
- South Florida Institute o…
South Florida Institute of Technology
$1,947 per-year increase
- Lincoln Technical Institu…
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
$1,864 per-year increase
What this shows These schools show sustained nominal increases in average net price after grants and scholarships. The figures are not inflation-adjusted and do not identify the cause of the increase.
The full top 100
| # | College | 2023 net price | Fitted annual move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsAZ · 534 enrolled | $58,490 | +$4,139/yr |
| 2 | Glendale Career CollegeCA · 896 enrolled | $46,212 | +$3,333/yr |
| 3 | Howard UniversityDC · 10,108 enrolled | $47,919 | +$2,992/yr |
| 4 | Carrington College-MesaAZ · 528 enrolled | $47,290 | +$2,958/yr |
| 5 | College of Health Care ProfessionsTX · 631 enrolled | $28,520 | +$2,497/yr |
| 6 | Carrington College-SacramentoCA · 2,168 enrolled | $37,143 | +$2,482/yr |
| 7 | Career Care InstituteCA · 620 enrolled | $45,587 | +$2,435/yr |
| 8 | Yeshiva UniversityNY · 2,852 enrolled | $47,560 | +$2,372/yr |
| 9 | Lincoln Technical Institute-AllentownPA · 628 enrolled | $36,307 | +$2,223/yr |
| 10 | Carrington College-RenoNV · 551 enrolled | $47,705 | +$2,209/yr |
| 11 | National Polytechnic CollegeCA · 516 enrolled | $31,626 | +$2,044/yr |
| 12 | Carrington College-TucsonAZ · 517 enrolled | $39,975 | +$1,981/yr |
| 13 | Brookline College-AlbuquerqueNM · 542 enrolled | $39,885 | +$1,981/yr |
| 14 | South Florida Institute of TechnologyFL · 9,747 enrolled | $29,731 | +$1,947/yr |
| 15 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MahwahNJ · 1,080 enrolled | $29,211 | +$1,864/yr |
| 16 | Vassar CollegeNY · 2,444 enrolled | $38,182 | +$1,834/yr |
| 17 | School of Visual ArtsNY · 3,244 enrolled | $58,628 | +$1,781/yr |
| 18 | Lincoln Technical Institute-SheltonCT · 875 enrolled | $35,543 | +$1,760/yr |
| 19 | Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeKY · 842 enrolled | $36,431 | +$1,757/yr |
| 20 | Erskine CollegeSC · 766 enrolled | $22,018 | +$1,735/yr |
| 21 | Lincoln Technical Institute-IselinNJ · 638 enrolled | $40,179 | +$1,734/yr |
| 22 | Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyNY · 1,302 enrolled | $39,723 | +$1,717/yr |
| 23 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-TeterboroNJ · 695 enrolled | $22,592 | +$1,675/yr |
| 24 | Pepperdine UniversityCA · 3,553 enrolled | $45,409 | +$1,662/yr |
| 25 | Lincoln College of Technology-DenverCO · 1,212 enrolled | $32,060 | +$1,623/yr |
| 26 | Bryn Mawr CollegePA · 1,359 enrolled | $40,690 | +$1,613/yr |
| 27 | Lincoln Technical Institute-WhitestoneNY · 1,131 enrolled | $32,648 | +$1,582/yr |
| 28 | Lincoln Technical Institute-East WindsorCT · 1,008 enrolled | $26,269 | +$1,582/yr |
| 29 | Lincoln Technical Institute-New BritainCT · 928 enrolled | $30,180 | +$1,580/yr |
| 30 | Lincoln Technical Institute-MoorestownNJ · 782 enrolled | $38,792 | +$1,572/yr |
| 31 | Lincoln College of Technology-MariettaGA · 538 enrolled | $29,503 | +$1,564/yr |
| 32 | Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkIL · 1,539 enrolled | $24,334 | +$1,556/yr |
| 33 | Reed CollegeOR · 1,320 enrolled | $39,951 | +$1,515/yr |
| 34 | Swedish Institute a College of Health SciencesNY · 1,227 enrolled | $31,180 | +$1,504/yr |
| 35 | Carrington College-San JoseCA · 644 enrolled | $31,043 | +$1,479/yr |
| 36 | Santa Clara UniversityCA · 6,552 enrolled | $50,959 | +$1,463/yr |
| 37 | Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieTX · 1,539 enrolled | $30,391 | +$1,438/yr |
| 38 | Lincoln Technical Institute-UnionNJ · 1,785 enrolled | $25,407 | +$1,431/yr |
| 39 | The New SchoolNY · 6,563 enrolled | $55,359 | +$1,425/yr |
| 40 | MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityKS · 983 enrolled | $29,520 | +$1,419/yr |
| 41 | Otis College of Art and DesignCA · 1,223 enrolled | $45,864 | +$1,407/yr |
| 42 | AdventHealth UniversityFL · 1,361 enrolled | $31,885 | +$1,394/yr |
| 43 | Denmark Technical CollegeSC · 519 enrolled | $20,601 | +$1,381/yr |
| 44 | Case Western Reserve UniversityOH · 6,437 enrolled | $38,909 | +$1,364/yr |
| 45 | Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL · 17,678 enrolled | $34,439 | +$1,362/yr |
| 46 | Lincoln College of Technology-IndianapolisIN · 1,052 enrolled | $29,530 | +$1,359/yr |
| 47 | Tulane University of LouisianaLA · 7,767 enrolled | $43,939 | +$1,349/yr |
| 48 | Aveda Institute-South FloridaFL · 923 enrolled | $25,216 | +$1,316/yr |
| 49 | Baptist Health College Little RockAR · 569 enrolled | $34,755 | +$1,299/yr |
| 50 | Fortis College-ColumbiaSC · 582 enrolled | $27,508 | +$1,292/yr |
| 51 | Hunter Business SchoolNY · 1,261 enrolled | $25,136 | +$1,290/yr |
| 52 | Denison UniversityOH · 2,380 enrolled | $38,111 | +$1,257/yr |
| 53 | Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnRI · 659 enrolled | $30,860 | +$1,253/yr |
| 54 | Eastwick College-HackensackNJ · 1,171 enrolled | $35,162 | +$1,244/yr |
| 55 | Angeles CollegeCA · 598 enrolled | $25,805 | +$1,243/yr |
| 56 | Columbia CollegeMO · 4,950 enrolled | $24,051 | +$1,227/yr |
| 57 | DeVry University-CaliforniaCA · 2,378 enrolled | $33,294 | +$1,225/yr |
| 58 | Chatham UniversityPA · 1,232 enrolled | $25,717 | +$1,219/yr |
| 59 | Downey Adult SchoolCA · 875 enrolled | $13,102 | +$1,204/yr |
| 60 | Southern Methodist UniversityTX · 7,277 enrolled | $41,778 | +$1,182/yr |
| 61 | New England Institute of TechnologyRI · 1,718 enrolled | $36,906 | +$1,179/yr |
| 62 | Moore College of Art and DesignPA · 535 enrolled | $43,369 | +$1,176/yr |
| 63 | Emerson CollegeMA · 3,870 enrolled | $46,766 | +$1,161/yr |
| 64 | Hampton UniversityVA · 3,727 enrolled | $32,145 | +$1,156/yr |
| 65 | Cairn University-LanghornePA · 775 enrolled | $29,577 | +$1,153/yr |
| 66 | Provo CollegeUT · 669 enrolled | $30,255 | +$1,150/yr |
| 67 | Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryMO · 747 enrolled | $25,140 | +$1,144/yr |
| 68 | Cleary UniversityMI · 738 enrolled | $21,019 | +$1,143/yr |
| 69 | Scripps CollegeCA · 1,113 enrolled | $38,802 | +$1,140/yr |
| 70 | Occidental CollegeCA · 1,877 enrolled | $39,329 | +$1,136/yr |
| 71 | Ringling College of Art and DesignFL · 1,662 enrolled | $55,390 | +$1,133/yr |
| 72 | Milan Institute-BakersfieldCA · 582 enrolled | $29,198 | +$1,120/yr |
| 73 | Saint Joseph's University - LancasterPA · 1,280 enrolled | $37,208 | +$1,107/yr |
| 74 | Bethany CollegeKS · 569 enrolled | $29,203 | +$1,102/yr |
| 75 | Aveda Institute-Tampa BayFL · 620 enrolled | $22,727 | +$1,102/yr |
| 76 | Ottawa University-OttawaKS · 870 enrolled | $28,083 | +$1,100/yr |
| 77 | Barnard CollegeNY · 3,264 enrolled | $39,253 | +$1,096/yr |
| 78 | Chapman UniversityCA · 7,478 enrolled | $47,527 | +$1,096/yr |
| 79 | American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNY · 1,438 enrolled | $41,019 | +$1,084/yr |
| 80 | Nashville Auto-Diesel CollegeTN · 967 enrolled | $27,603 | +$1,083/yr |
| 81 | Southeastern UniversityFL · 4,813 enrolled | $30,209 | +$1,080/yr |
| 82 | Chamberlain University-ArizonaAZ · 693 enrolled | $37,002 | +$1,072/yr |
| 83 | Savannah College of Art and DesignGA · 15,243 enrolled | $45,450 | +$1,069/yr |
| 84 | Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityFL · 2,603 enrolled | $32,751 | +$1,068/yr |
| 85 | Arizona College of Nursing-TempeAZ · 1,202 enrolled | $31,502 | +$1,066/yr |
| 86 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywinePA · 1,223 enrolled | $22,576 | +$1,058/yr |
| 87 | School of the Art Institute of ChicagoIL · 2,805 enrolled | $49,822 | +$1,057/yr |
| 88 | Fairfield UniversityCT · 5,373 enrolled | $46,274 | +$1,045/yr |
| 89 | Chaminade University of HonoluluHI · 1,672 enrolled | $28,061 | +$1,042/yr |
| 90 | Bentley UniversityMA · 4,474 enrolled | $38,787 | +$1,042/yr |
| 91 | Texas A&M University-College StationTX · 59,615 enrolled | $20,924 | +$1,038/yr |
| 92 | The Evergreen State CollegeWA · 2,160 enrolled | $22,585 | +$1,033/yr |
| 93 | West Coast University-TexasTX · 2,673 enrolled | $51,992 | +$1,029/yr |
| 94 | The College of Health Care Professions-San AntonioTX · 766 enrolled | $26,248 | +$1,029/yr |
| 95 | Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyOK · 840 enrolled | $31,544 | +$1,025/yr |
| 96 | Holy Cross CollegeIN · 639 enrolled | $26,470 | +$1,018/yr |
| 97 | Pratt Institute-MainNY · 3,910 enrolled | $50,647 | +$1,015/yr |
| 98 | Point Loma Nazarene UniversityCA · 3,188 enrolled | $36,127 | +$1,014/yr |
| 99 | Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMA · 1,395 enrolled | $26,661 | +$1,014/yr |
| 100 | National Aviation Academy of Tampa BayFL · 713 enrolled | $28,485 | +$1,013/yr |
How this ranking is computed
PlainCollege fits a straight line through every reported annual average-net-price observation from 2013 through 2023. A school qualifies only when it is currently operating, enrolls at least 500 students, reports at least eight observations over the full span, has positive endpoints, and the fit reaches r² 0.40. The list is ordered by the fitted dollar slope per year. This prevents a tiny starting value from winning solely because it creates an extreme percentage.
Average net price is the College Scorecard measure for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients: cost of attendance minus federal, state, and institutional grants and scholarships. It is an institutional average, not a quote for a specific student.
What the ranking cannot tell you
The series uses nominal dollars, so a rising figure includes general price inflation. A fitted direction is descriptive, not causal: changes in aid policy, student mix, program mix, reporting, or cost can all move net price. r² 0.40 filters the noisiest series but does not make every remaining line perfectly steady. Use the linked school profile and the full annual series before making a financial decision.
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