United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 1198 private colleges in the United States with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in the United States? University of Pennsylvania leads the list with a tuition and fee total of $76,452. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS 2025 survey and reflect reported costs for academic year 2024/2025.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$76,452
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, New York	$75,690
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, New York	$74,610
Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas	$74,580
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California	$74,290
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island	$74,212
Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut	$73,890
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$73,878
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana	$72,984
Colby College Waterville, Maine	$72,540
Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts	$72,262
Barnard College New York, New York	$72,174
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, New York	$72,010
Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	$72,004
Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, Massachusetts	$71,944
Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio	$71,844
Haverford College Haverford, Pennsylvania	$71,492
Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado	$71,244

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.