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
Simmons University Boston, Massachusetts	$48,214
Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts	$48,146
Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina	$48,010
Oglethorpe University Atlanta, Georgia	$48,000
Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi	$47,610
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, Connecticut	$47,578
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, Pennsylvania	$47,560
Elon University Elon, North Carolina	$47,465
Anna Maria College Paxton, Massachusetts	$47,398
Monmouth University West Long Branch, New Jersey	$47,352
American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, New York	$47,228
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, California	$47,200
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida	$47,180
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Michigan	$47,160
Alvernia University Reading, Pennsylvania	$47,000
Cedar Crest College Allentown, Pennsylvania	$46,964
Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio	$46,914
DePaul University Chicago, Illinois	$46,803

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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.