If you’re looking for a place to send your child when they graduate high school and you don’t want to send them to some bargain bin university, you need look no further than these—the top five most expensive universities in the United States.

Connecticut College – $49,385

Connecticut College began its life in 1911 as a response to Wesleyan University’s decision to stop admitting women. As such, men were not admitted to the university for over 50 years. Today, Connecticut College is known for the opportunities it provides to study abroad as well as its situation by the Thames River (not to be mistaken for London’s famous stream) and its wooded campus.

Georgetown University – $49,689

This Jesuit private university was founded in 1789 by Father John Carroll who had been appointed by Pope Pius VI as the first head of the Catholic Church in America. The university has educated various heads of state, including His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines and former US president Bill Clinton.

New York University – $50,182

Founded in 1831, NYU was established by a group of New York City residents, including founder and Secretary of Treasury (under Thomas Jefferson) Albert Gallatin, who wanted the university’s admittance to be based on merit rather than social status or birthright. Today, New York University is the largest private, nonprofit university in the United States.

George Washington University – $50,312

Located four blocks from the White House, George Washington University—known for its undergraduate liberal arts programs and its graduate programs in social sciences, international affairs, law, et cetera—was originally funded by a stipulation in George Washington’s will that fifty shares of the Potomac Company be used to support his long-held desire that the District of Columbia should be home to such an institution. While the shares didn’t turn out to be worth much, Washington’s wishes were eventually carried out by Baptist minister Luther Rice, who purchased land on Meridian Hill for the project. The university was founded in 1821, just twenty-two years after Washington’s death.

Sarah Lawrence College – $53,166

The most expensive university in the United States is also the youngest institution on this list. It was founded as a women’s college in 1926 and didn’t start accepting men until 1968. The college was founded by William Van Duzer Lawrence, a real-estate mogul. It carries the name of Lawrence’s wife, Sarah. Sarah Lawrence College was the first liberal arts institution in the US to take the progressive approach to education in the arts. Students at Sarah Lawrence have been known since the 30s for their political activism and that tradition continues to this day with involvement in the sexual rights movement and organizations responding to the war in Iraq.