Pennsylvania Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 82 private colleges in Pennsylvania with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Pennsylvania? 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 Pennsylvania Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$45,474
Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania	$45,100
Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania	$43,612
Seton Hill University Greensburg, Pennsylvania	$43,594
Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania	$43,350
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	$43,180
Misericordia University Dallas, Pennsylvania	$42,340
Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania	$42,042
Point Park University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$41,490
Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania	$41,432
Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania	$41,180
Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$41,040
Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$40,540
Thiel College Greenville, Pennsylvania	$40,324
La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$39,600
Eastern University Saint Davids, Pennsylvania	$39,120
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	$38,650
Robert Morris University Moon Township, Pennsylvania	$37,580

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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.