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
Grace College and Theological Seminary Winona Lake, Indiana	$32,100
Siena Heights University Adrian, Michigan	$32,056
Webster University Saint Louis, Missouri	$32,050
Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Pennsylvania	$32,000
Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia	$31,984
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota	$31,940
Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts	$31,900
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana	$31,886
Huntington University Huntington, Indiana	$31,870
Southern Wesleyan University Central, South Carolina	$31,800
Saint Joseph Seminary College St. Benedict, Louisiana	$31,750
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana	$31,637
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, Florida	$31,581
William Woods University Fulton, Missouri	$31,580
Culver Stockton College Canton, Missouri	$31,520
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia	$31,492
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, Massachusetts	$31,404
Golden Gate University San Francisco, California	$31,243

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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.