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
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts	$65,350
Lewis & Clark College Portland, Oregon	$65,262
Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina	$65,240
University of Richmond University of Richmond, Virginia	$65,230
Emory University Atlanta, Georgia	$65,160
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$64,782
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, Massachusetts	$64,680
Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington	$64,590
Providence College Providence, Rhode Island	$64,580
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida	$64,512
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, New York	$63,869
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, Rhode Island	$63,812
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California	$63,744
Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania	$63,575
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington	$63,486
Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, Florida	$63,200
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey	$62,976
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts	$62,802

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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.