The results are in the graph below and represent published figures from each university’s website.  Please note that these numbers only represent what they call “Tuition and Fees” and don’t include any room and board, meal plans, book, or anything else.  The sources I used to come up with this graph are listed below as well.

While most of the universities did publish their tuition cost, Northwestern University stood out in that their price was not transparent.  I did a rough estimate for only their tuition for 3 quarters and did not include any other fees, so this number is on the very low end of their spectrum.

Also, note that not all universities had posted their tuition for 2010-2011 yet, so some of them still have the 2009-2010 cost.  The tuition year is show in ()’s.

The most expensive university in the Big Ten is Northwestern University which costs roughly $35,000 for 1 year of education plus all kinds of fees for residents and non-residents alike.

The least expensive university in the Big Ten is Iowa, which costs roughly $7,000 for residents.

The least expensive university in the Big Ten for out-of-town students is Minnesota which costs a little under $22,000 per year.

The sources I used for these figures:

http://admissions.illinois.edu/cost/tuition_freshman.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~iuadmit/cost/tuition.shtml
http://www.uiowa.edu/facts/tuition/index.htm
http://www.finaid.umich.edu/Financial_Aid_Basics/cost.asp
http://admissions.msu.edu/finances/tuition.asp
http://www.irr.umn.edu/tuition/
http://www.northwestern.edu/sfs/tuition/undergrad_tuition.html
http://undergrad.osu.edu/costs.html
http://www.psu.edu/studentaid/costs/est_costs.shtml?reload
http://www.purdue.edu/futureboilermaker/costs/tuitionfees.html
http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/costs.php

While this news is mildly exciting (Android phones ARE a lot cooler than any in Verizon’s current lineup), it brings with it a lot of speculation regarding the ever-elussive Verizon iPhone deal.

The Android phones are very powerful devices with many of the features adorned by the iPhone like touch screen, its own App store, wi-fi, and many more.  Additionally, the Android phones afford the customers with features not available on the iPhone.  The fact that it’s an open source platform allows for a lot of freedom in application development and how people actually use these devices.

Verizon is now on the offensive and AT&T is the underdog in the fight.  Verizon is still seemlingly after the iPhone, though.  It recently took off it’s gloves in an add campaign dubbed “There’s a Map for That” where they claim to offer customers 5x more coverage than AT&T.

Verizon’s deal with Google is a great move forward for the mobile giant.  While it puts questions in the minds of those waiting for better to arrive on Verizon, it should be noted that Verizon is a company that stands to benefit a great deal from having the best phones around – something that Android could help them achieve.

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