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
Prescott College Prescott, Arizona	$37,410
North Park University Chicago, Illinois	$37,350
Benedictine College Atchison, Kansas	$37,350
Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio	$37,350
Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California	$37,330
Arizona Christian University Glendale, Arizona	$37,298
St. Joseph's University New York Brooklyn, New York	$37,260
Walsh University North Canton, Ohio	$37,260
Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$37,202
Trine University Angola, Indiana	$37,170
Quincy University Quincy, Illinois	$37,140
Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma	$37,140
Naropa University Boulder, Colorado	$37,120
University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio	$37,100
Northwestern College Orange City, Iowa	$37,020
Saint Mary of the Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana	$36,950
Saint Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa	$36,938
Fisher College Boston, Massachusetts	$36,889

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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.