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
Knox College Galesburg, Illinois	$58,731
Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts	$58,730
Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts	$58,572
Manhattan University Riverdale, New York	$58,400
Manhattan School of Music New York, New York	$58,350
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California	$58,303
Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut	$58,290
Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts	$58,120
Baylor University Waco, Texas	$58,100
Emerson College Boston, Massachusetts	$58,080
University of the Pacific Stockton, California	$58,020
Wofford College Spartanburg, South Carolina	$57,930
Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee	$57,920
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois	$57,908
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, California	$57,900
Seattle University Seattle, Washington	$57,822
Stetson University DeLand, Florida	$57,810
Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, California	$57,762

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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.