Ouch!

$178,520—Estimated cost of 4 years' tuition at a private college in 2014.

$67,080—Estimated cost of 4 years' tuition at a public college in 2014.

(College Board, 2004)

All That Ivy

$34,766—Cost of a year's tuition at Harvard Medical School.

$33,650—Cost of a year's tuition at Harvard Business School.

$31,774—Cost of a year's tuition at Harvard Dental School.

$30,520—Cost of a year's tuition at Harvard Law School.

(US News & World Report, 2004)

Lots of Tests

(Association of American Medical Colleges, 2004)

$190—Fee to take the Medical School Admission Test in 2004.

(National Journal, 2004)

$756,544—Annual compensation for the president of the Association ofAmerican Medical Colleges.