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
Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, Georgia	$23,950
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, New York	$23,780
Oakwood University Huntsville, Alabama	$23,680
York University York, Nebraska	$23,500
Concordia University Texas Austin, Texas	$23,500
Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia	$23,350
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina	$23,330
Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia	$23,319
Lindenwood University Saint Charles, Missouri	$23,300
Touro University New York, New York	$23,270
Warner Pacific University Portland, Oregon	$23,180
Life Pacific University San Dimas, California	$23,068
Randall University Moore, Oklahoma	$23,068
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, Wisconsin	$23,060
Johnson University Knoxville, Tennessee	$23,044
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, Massachusetts	$23,040
Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina	$23,014
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, California	$23,000

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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.