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
Mount Aloysius College Cresson, Pennsylvania	$28,490
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$28,450
Madonna University Livonia, Michigan	$28,440
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, Maryland	$28,404
Wilson College Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	$28,250
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, Illinois	$28,244
York College of Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania	$28,176
Blackburn College Carlinville, Illinois	$28,149
Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, Kentucky	$28,112
Hiram College Hiram, Ohio	$28,100
Utica University Utica, New York	$28,030
Midway University Midway, Kentucky	$27,940
Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina	$27,910
Oakland City University Oakland City, Indiana	$27,900
Cleary University Howell, Michigan	$27,852
Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee	$27,836
Millikin University Decatur, Illinois	$27,784
Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana	$27,718

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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.