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
Bethel University Mishawaka, Indiana	$35,200
Lesley University Cambridge, Massachusetts	$35,186
Barry University Miami, Florida	$35,100
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, South Dakota	$35,080
Viterbo University La Crosse, Wisconsin	$35,000
Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii	$34,992
Alverno College Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$34,956
Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia	$34,905
Lakeland University Plymouth, Wisconsin	$34,892
Friends University Wichita, Kansas	$34,832
William Peace University Raleigh, North Carolina	$34,826
Geneva College Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	$34,820
St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina	$34,788
Cairn University Langhorne Langhorne, Pennsylvania	$34,784
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio	$34,700
Carson Newman University Jefferson City, Tennessee	$34,700
Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, Michigan	$34,684
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$34,598

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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.