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
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, Nebraska	$44,870
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, Virginia	$44,770
Roger Williams University Bristol, Rhode Island	$44,748
Saint Joseph's College of Maine Standish, Maine	$44,720
Long Island University Brookville, New York	$44,616
Nazareth University Rochester, New York	$44,600
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, Texas	$44,556
Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee	$44,520
Hollins University Roanoke, Virginia	$44,520
Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas	$44,500
Concordia University Irvine Irvine, California	$44,460
Bethel University Saint Paul, Minnesota	$44,402
Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina	$44,320
Nichols College Dudley, Massachusetts	$44,295
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$44,125
Westminster University Salt Lake City, Utah	$44,048
University of Dubuque Dubuque, Iowa	$44,020
Saint Peter's University Jersey City, New Jersey	$43,952

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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.