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
Berkeley School of Theology Berkeley, California	$2,856
University of the People Pasadena, California	$2,800
California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, California	$0
Casa Loma College Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, California	$0
Loma Linda University Loma Linda, California	$0
Palo Alto University Palo Alto, California	$0
Samuel Merritt University Oakland, California	$0
Adler University Chicago, Illinois	$0
Rush University Chicago, Illinois	$0
William James College Newton, Massachusetts	$0
Walsh College Troy, Michigan	$0
Excelsior University Albany, New York	$0
Athenaeum of Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio	$0
American College of Financial Services King of Prussia, Pennsylvania	$0
Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$0
Pentecostal Theological Seminary Cleveland, Tennessee	$0
Amberton University Garland, Texas	$0
Hallmark University San Antonio, Texas	$0

Search and filter all 1198 colleges

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.