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
Randolph College Lynchburg, Virginia	$31,180
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida	$31,152
John Paul the Great Catholic University Escondido, California	$31,130
Flagler College Saint Augustine, Florida	$31,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii	$30,988
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	$30,906
University of Providence Great Falls, Montana	$30,848
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, New Hampshire	$30,800
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, New York	$30,710
Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi	$30,700
Union Adventist University Lincoln, Nebraska	$30,684
Wheeling University Wheeling, West Virginia	$30,660
Huntingdon College Montgomery, Alabama	$30,570
Immaculata University Immaculata, Pennsylvania	$30,530
Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania	$30,328
Tusculum University Greeneville, Tennessee	$30,250
Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Ohio	$30,244
Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania	$30,212

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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.