United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Private Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 1337 private colleges in the United States with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in the United States? Jewish Theological Seminary of America tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $68,365. 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 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
California College of the Arts

Oakland, CA

$54,706
St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

$54,650
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

$54,602
University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

$54,554
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, IL

$54,530
Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

$54,518
Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

$54,455
Hampshire College

Amherst, MA

$54,452
The New School

New York, NY

$54,347
Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

$54,336
Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

$54,186
Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

$53,980
Lawrence University

Appleton, WI

$53,979
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

$53,932
American University

Washington, DC

$53,889
Maryland Institute College of Art

Baltimore, MD

$53,815
Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

$53,814
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

$53,682