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
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$66,640
Bates College Lewiston, Maine	$66,590
Webb Institute Glen Cove, New York	$66,574
Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania	$66,548
St Lawrence University Canton, New York	$66,350
Scripps College Claremont, California	$66,250
Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$66,200
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	$66,030
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	$65,930
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey	$65,896
Pomona College Claremont, California	$65,840
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland	$65,730
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York	$65,662
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana	$65,532
Pitzer College Claremont, California	$65,496
Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts	$65,486
Rice University Houston, Texas	$65,414
Chapman University Orange, California	$65,388

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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.