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
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana	$51,800
University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma	$51,782
Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois	$51,758
Linfield University McMinnville, Oregon	$51,720
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana	$51,490
Willamette University Salem, Oregon	$51,432
Randolph Macon College Ashland, Virginia	$51,266
Hamline University Saint Paul, Minnesota	$51,224
Franklin Pierce University Rindge, New Hampshire	$51,048
Lycoming College Williamsport, Pennsylvania	$51,034
Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, California	$51,024
Western New England University Springfield, Massachusetts	$50,960
Adelphi University Garden City, New York	$50,950
Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia	$50,944
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska	$50,912
High Point University High Point, North Carolina	$50,910
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island	$50,900
Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio	$50,870

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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.