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
Great Lakes Christian College Lansing, Michigan	$21,070
Trocaire College Buffalo, New York	$21,040
Metropolitan College of New York New York, New York	$21,038
Gallaudet University Washington, District Of Columbia	$21,020
Central College Pella, Iowa	$20,988
Heritage University Toppenish, Washington	$20,928
Emmaus Bible College Dubuque, Iowa	$20,800
Keystone College La Plume, Pennsylvania	$20,800
Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, West Virginia	$20,760
Bryan College Dayton Dayton, Tennessee	$20,700
Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina	$20,675
Southern California Seminary El Cajon, California	$20,520
Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa	$20,500
Grace Christian University Wyoming, Michigan	$20,490
Carolina University Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$20,450
Allen College Waterloo, Iowa	$20,444
Louisiana Christian University Pineville, Louisiana	$20,436
Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, Mississippi	$20,380

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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.