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
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel Monroe, New York	$16,000
Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, Kentucky	$15,920
Divine Word College Epworth, Iowa	$15,800
Epic Bible College & Graduate School Sacramento, California	$15,792
Bethune Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida	$15,744
Peirce College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$15,720
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Orlando Orlando, Florida	$15,702
Latin American Bible Institute La Puente, California	$15,650
Calvary University Kansas City, Missouri	$15,618
Northpoint Bible College Haverhill, Massachusetts	$15,570
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, Illinois	$15,550
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Miami Miami, Florida	$15,522
Boston Baptist College Boston, Massachusetts	$15,504
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Redding, California	$15,470
Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, Tennessee	$15,376
Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, Florida	$15,300
American Baptist College Nashville, Tennessee	$15,208
University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, Ohio	$15,150

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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.