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
Rochester University Rochester Hills, Michigan	$29,196
Barclay College Haviland, Kansas	$29,180
St. Francis College Brooklyn, New York	$29,125
Columbia International University Columbia, South Carolina	$29,100
Central Methodist University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, Missouri	$29,040
Cumberland University Lebanon, Tennessee	$29,040
Fontbonne University Saint Louis, Missouri	$28,976
Limestone University Gaffney, South Carolina	$28,900
Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia	$28,850
Capitol Technology University Laurel, Maryland	$28,834
Truett McConnell University Cleveland, Georgia	$28,672
Southern Adventist University Collegedale, Tennessee	$28,600
Bluefield University Bluefield, Virginia	$28,590
Hannibal LaGrange University Hannibal, Missouri	$28,560
Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma	$28,560
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, North Carolina	$28,516
University of Mobile Mobile, Alabama	$28,500
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky	$28,498

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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.