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
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, Arizona	$45,890
Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina	$45,800
University of New England Biddeford, Maine	$45,770
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, Minnesota	$45,760
Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$45,734
Wheaton College Wheaton, Illinois	$45,672
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$45,596
University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana	$45,544
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$45,474
Doane University Crete, Nebraska	$45,450
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, Massachusetts	$45,350
American International College Springfield, Massachusetts	$45,230
Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida	$45,180
Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois	$45,172
Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California	$45,158
Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania	$45,100
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, New York	$45,080
Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, Maryland	$44,870

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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.