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
Yeshiva University New York, New York	$56,450
The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee	$56,418
Hartwick College Oneonta, New York	$56,092
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, Minnesota	$55,976
Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey	$55,960
Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio	$55,760
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$55,438
Moravian University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	$55,431
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California	$55,254
Wagner College Staten Island, New York	$55,200
Pace University New York, New York	$55,198
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$55,190
Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$55,016
Earlham College Richmond, Indiana	$54,850
Westmont College Santa Barbara, California	$54,848
University of Scranton Scranton, Pennsylvania	$54,758
College for Creative Studies Detroit, Michigan	$54,750
St. John's University New York Queens, New York	$54,630

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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.