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
Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia	$33,810
Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio	$33,780
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia	$33,702
New York School of Interior Design New York, New York	$33,460
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio	$33,432
VanderCook College of Music Chicago, Illinois	$33,180
Charleston Southern University Charleston, South Carolina	$33,170
Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, Kentucky	$33,155
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Saint Louis, Missouri	$33,150
John Brown University Siloam Springs, Arkansas	$33,138
Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas	$33,100
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, New York	$33,046
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, California	$33,000
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma	$32,980
University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan	$32,946
Thomas College Waterville, Maine	$32,930
Greenville University Greenville, Illinois	$32,900
Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Tennessee	$32,850

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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.