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
Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky	$43,840
Marymount Manhattan College New York, New York	$43,804
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, Massachusetts	$43,784
Capital University Columbus, Ohio	$43,724
New England College Henniker, New Hampshire	$43,698
Maine College of Art & Design Portland, Maine	$43,692
Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee	$43,684
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania	$43,612
Seton Hill University Greensburg, Pennsylvania	$43,594
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut	$43,508
Mitchell College New London, Connecticut	$43,490
George Fox University Newberg, Oregon	$43,470
Elmhurst University Elmhurst, Illinois	$43,415
Stevenson University Owings Mills, Maryland	$43,386
California Baptist University Riverside, California	$43,378
Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania	$43,350
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, Washington	$43,330
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, Georgia	$43,280

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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.