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
Centre College Danville, Kentucky	$53,120
Luther College Decorah, Iowa	$53,100
McDaniel College Westminster, Maryland	$53,056
Dominican University of California San Rafael, California	$53,006
Drake University Des Moines, Iowa	$52,816
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$52,720
Norwich University Northfield, Vermont	$52,620
Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, Florida	$52,610
University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut	$52,468
Beacon College Leesburg, Florida	$52,420
Berea College Berea, Kentucky	$52,416
St Catherine University Saint Paul, Minnesota	$52,348
John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio	$52,300
Whittier College Whittier, California	$52,290
Saint Edward's University Austin, Texas	$52,284
Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$52,270
Assumption University Worcester, Massachusetts	$52,218
Ripon College Ripon, Wisconsin	$52,200

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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.