If you wanna get an education at one of the United States' highest-ranking universities, well, you'd better have lots and lots of cash or get a major scholarship from a very generous benefactor -- that or be ready to spend the rest of your foreseeable life swallowed up in student loans.

Because U.S. News has just released its annual list of national universities rankings, and not surprisingly, the most prestigious schools in the country this year are also pretty pricey to attend.

Topping the 2015 list is Princeton University in New Jersey, which the report estimates will cost students a whopping $43,450 per year in tuition and fees. And if that sounds like a lot -- because it is -- then you might be a little surprised to learn that a Princeton education is actually kind of a value compared to what the rest of the top 10 list (which includes a tie, so 11 are included) will run.

Here's a breakdown of what each of the top 10 ranked universities in the U.S. will cost each student this year, per U.S. News:

1. Princeton University - $43,450

2. Harvard University - $45,278

3. Yale University - $47,600

4 (tied). Columbia University - $51,008

4 (tied). Stanford University - $46,320

4 (tied). University of Chicago - $50,193

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) - $46,704

8. Duke Univesrity - $49,341

9. University of Pennsylvania - $49,536

10 (tied). California Institute of Technology (CalTech) - $45,390

10 (tied). Johns Hopkins University - $48,710

If your face looks something like a redux of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" right now, we feel ya on that. Not even considering the inevitable yearly increase in tuition and fees, cost of living, books, and other expenses, this adds up to nearly a quarter of a million dollars.

So. Much. Money.

Also interesting about the new report is the fact that three of the Ivy League's schools did not make it onto the top 10 this year -- including Dartmouth College (ranked 12th), Brown University (14th), and Cornell (15th). But that doesn't mean they're any less expensive. Each'll still run over $49,000 per year.