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
World Mission University Los Angeles, California	$7,120
City Vision University Kansas City, Missouri	$6,800
Brigham Young University Provo, Utah	$6,688
Brigham Young University Hawaii Laie, Hawaii	$6,630
College of Menominee Nation Keshena, Wisconsin	$6,400
America Evangelical University Gardena, California	$6,400
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit Oak Park, Michigan	$6,200
Pathways College Phoenix, California	$6,180
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York Rochester, New York	$6,150
Reformed University Lawrenceville, Georgia	$5,360
Sinte Gleska University Mission, South Dakota	$5,228
Huntsville Bible College Huntsville, Alabama	$5,020
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing Richmond, Virginia	$4,871
Selma University Selma, Alabama	$4,800
Brigham Young University Idaho Rexburg, Idaho	$4,800
Grace Mission University Fullerton, California	$3,740
Kairos University Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$3,600
Turtle Mountain Community College Belcourt, North Dakota	$3,404

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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.