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
Sterling College Sterling, Kansas	$35,900
Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan	$35,870
Edgewood College Madison, Wisconsin	$35,860
Principia College Elsah, Illinois	$35,760
Gardner Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina	$35,740
Marian University Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin	$35,706
Oklahoma Wesleyan University Bartlesville, Oklahoma	$35,550
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia	$35,532
Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas	$35,530
La Roche University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$35,504
Newman University Wichita, Kansas	$35,500
University of St Thomas Houston, Texas	$35,484
Walla Walla University College Place, Washington	$35,442
Grand View University Des Moines, Iowa	$35,412
Dominican University New York Orangeburg, New York	$35,320
Bethany College Lindsborg, Kansas	$35,300
Bethel College North Newton North Newton, Kansas	$35,254
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas	$35,220

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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.