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
Menlo College Atherton, California	$54,560
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio	$54,512
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, Indiana	$54,350
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas	$54,338
Whitworth University Spokane, Washington	$54,260
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois	$54,136
Trinity University San Antonio, Texas	$54,000
Saint Michael's College Colchester, Vermont	$53,950
Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington	$53,788
Goucher College Baltimore, Maryland	$53,600
Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island	$53,574
Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania	$53,560
Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts	$53,540
Ithaca College Ithaca, New York	$53,540
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$53,460
California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, California	$53,370
Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa	$53,350
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio	$53,200

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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.