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
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut	$38,660
Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania	$38,650
Bay Path University Longmeadow, Massachusetts	$38,632
Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas	$38,550
Concordia University Chicago River Forest, Illinois	$38,546
Malone University Canton, Ohio	$38,480
Manchester University North Manchester, Indiana	$38,470
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, Virginia	$38,450
Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia	$38,440
Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee	$38,420
Briar Cliff University Sioux City, Iowa	$38,368
Antioch College Yellow Springs, Ohio	$38,337
Rockford University Rockford, Illinois	$38,330
Anderson University Anderson, Indiana	$38,330
Webber International University Babson Park, Florida	$38,310
Westminster College Fulton, Missouri	$38,304
William Jessup University Rocklin, California	$38,300
Pacific Union College Angwin, California	$38,196

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.