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
Dallas Christian College Dallas, Texas	$22,910
Central Baptist College Conway, Arkansas	$22,860
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri	$22,840
Mid America Christian University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$22,836
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, North Carolina	$22,824
Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia	$22,650
Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, Arkansas	$22,540
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, North Dakota	$22,530
Everglades University Boca Raton, Florida	$22,480
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio	$22,440
Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon Yisroel Brooklyn, New York	$22,400
Goodwin University East Hartford, Connecticut	$22,398
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$22,350
AdventHealth University Orlando, Florida	$22,320
Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina	$22,284
Bryan College of Health Sciences Lincoln, Nebraska	$22,140
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio	$22,080
Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, Kansas	$22,000

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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.