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
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland Suffern, New York	$13,000
Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, Minnesota	$12,990
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School Edison, New Jersey	$12,950
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi	$12,928
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, New Jersey	$12,900
Trinity International University Illinois Deerfield, Illinois	$12,880
Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia, Georgia	$12,800
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell, North Carolina	$12,714
Yeshiva Derech Chaim Brooklyn, New York	$12,700
Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware	$12,690
Boise Bible College Boise, Idaho	$12,684
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, North Carolina	$12,628
Wiley University Marshall, Texas	$12,500
Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinka Brooklyn, New York	$12,500
Keser Torah Mayan Hatalmud Lakewood, New Jersey	$12,460
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical College Lawrence, New York	$12,400
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky	$12,396
Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas, California	$12,360

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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.