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
Kuyper College Grand Rapids, Michigan	$27,660
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, Virginia	$27,580
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, Kentucky	$27,550
Wartburg College Waverly, Iowa	$27,500
Boston Architectural College Boston, Massachusetts	$27,470
Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, Tennessee	$27,428
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook Ambler, Pennsylvania	$27,318
Harding University Searcy, Arkansas	$27,234
Lasell University Newton, Massachusetts	$27,040
University of the Ozarks Clarksville, Arkansas	$26,950
Trinity Washington University Washington, District Of Columbia	$26,860
East West University Chicago, Illinois	$26,790
University of Valley Forge Phoenixville, Pennsylvania	$26,680
Agape College of Business and Science Fresno, California	$26,592
Conception Seminary College Conception, Missouri	$26,456
Keiser University Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida	$26,256
Nelson University Waxahachie, Texas	$26,104
Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, Florida	$26,074

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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.