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 Dallas Irving, Texas	$57,720
Pacific University Forest Grove, Oregon	$57,712
Albion College Albion, Michigan	$57,570
Washington College Chestertown, Maryland	$57,462
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$57,400
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois	$57,304
Lawrence University Appleton, Wisconsin	$57,294
Hampden Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, Virginia	$57,292
Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania	$57,240
Babson College Wellesley, Massachusetts	$57,152
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, Maryland	$57,150
Saint Johns University Collegeville, Minnesota	$57,092
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, Minnesota	$56,972
Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania	$56,800
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, Missouri	$56,760
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, Minnesota	$56,706
Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington	$56,580
Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, Massachusetts	$56,500

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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.