The 150 lowest net prices of 916 schools we hold this figure for
Net price is what students actually paid after grants and scholarships were applied β not the sticker price. It is the only cost figure worth comparing across schools, because two colleges advertising the same tuition can be $20,000 apart once aid lands.
The figures below are averages reported to the federal government for families earning over $110,000. Your own number depends on your assets and how the school reads your file, so treat this as a shortlist, not a quote.
We hold this figure for 916 schools. The table shows the 150 cheapest; the median across all of them is $27,495.
Run each school's own net price calculator before you rely on any of this. Every college is required to publish one.
| School | Net price | Tuition | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
|
$5,226 | $14,718 | 53% |
|
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY
|
$5,548 | $30,500 | 35% |
|
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, LA
|
$6,343 | $20,096 | 84% |
|
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
|
$9,168 | $0 | 32% |
|
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NM
|
$9,996 | $4,194 | 55% |
|
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
|
$10,187 | $5,638 | 46% |
|
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
|
$10,426 | $21,800 | 15% |
|
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo, IN
|
$10,593 | $7,717 | 85% |
|
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX
|
$10,697 | $3,818 | 46% |
|
East Central University
Ada, OK
|
$10,702 | $6,300 | 66% |
|
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GA
|
$11,026 | $2,616 | 77% |
|
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
|
$12,254 | $6,930 | 54% |
|
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
|
$12,259 | $6,930 | 54% |
|
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY
|
$12,314 | $6,930 | 50% |
|
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI
|
$12,333 | $14,022 | 69% |
|
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
Ponce, PR
|
$12,404 | $5,024 | 56% |
|
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY
|
$12,520 | $6,930 | 59% |
|
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY
|
$12,700 | $6,930 | 69% |
|
CUNY City College
New York, NY
|
$12,806 | $6,930 | 58% |
|
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL
|
$12,923 | $3,358 | 64% |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
San Juan, PR
|
$13,018 | $5,024 | 53% |
|
Indiana University-Northwest
Gary, IN
|
$13,042 | $7,717 | 77% |
|
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY
|
$13,043 | $6,930 | 81% |
|
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
|
$13,292 | $6,930 | 57% |
|
Allen University
Columbia, SC
|
$13,298 | $12,540 | 32% |
|
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM
|
$13,464 | $7,894 | 54% |
|
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
|
$13,481 | $4,247 | 72% |
|
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
|
$13,570 | $6,840 | 80% |
|
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
|
$13,586 | $5,227 | 74% |
|
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY
|
$13,600 | $6,930 | 55% |
|
Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
|
$13,645 | $7,823 | 71% |
|
Berea College
Berea, KY
|
$13,700 | $50,900 | 33% |
|
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX
|
$13,782 | $7,857 | 85% |
|
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo
Fajardo, PR
|
$13,891 | $4,968 | 36% |
|
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY
|
$14,006 | $6,930 | 83% |
|
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM
|
$14,049 | $6,283 | 76% |
|
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
|
$14,112 | $1,000 | 80% |
|
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
|
$14,161 | $4,176 | 71% |
|
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany, IN
|
$14,276 | $7,717 | 83% |
|
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
|
$14,297 | $4,752 | 81% |
|
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK
|
$14,413 | $6,630 | 56% |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla
Aguadilla, PR
|
$14,498 | $5,024 | 82% |
|
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, WV
|
$14,797 | $8,424 | 61% |
|
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI
|
$14,891 | $38,040 | 58% |
|
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT
|
$14,917 | $6,186 | 80% |
|
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
|
$15,164 | $9,704 | 82% |
|
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA
|
$15,415 | $4,176 | 77% |
|
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD
|
$15,578 | $5,032 | 50% |
|
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
|
$15,599 | $5,522 | 83% |
|
Minot State University
Minot, ND
|
$15,632 | $7,168 | 72% |
|
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
|
$15,663 | $1,000 | 70% |
|
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
|
$15,681 | $9,765 | 81% |
|
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA
|
$15,905 | $4,488 | 83% |
|
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
|
$16,018 | $15,917 | 74% |
|
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OK
|
$16,065 | $5,448 | 66% |
|
Indiana University-East
Richmond, IN
|
$16,067 | $7,717 | 71% |
|
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
|
$16,207 | $6,401 | 73% |
|
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
|
$16,262 | $13,130 | 70% |
|
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
|
$16,266 | $11,886 | 53% |
|
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX
|
$16,376 | $7,387 | 75% |
|
Florida Polytechnic University
Lakeland, FL
|
$16,423 | $3,152 | 56% |
|
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
|
$16,444 | $7,488 | 70% |
|
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL
|
$16,544 | $9,645 | 84% |
|
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
|
$16,620 | $4,319 | 57% |
|
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
|
$16,723 | $4,477 | 24% |
|
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
|
$16,748 | $42,840 | 83% |
|
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
|
$16,810 | $4,488 | 49% |
|
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
|
$16,854 | $2,522 | 73% |
|
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GA
|
$16,914 | $4,176 | 63% |
|
Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND
|
$16,922 | $7,470 | 60% |
|
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
|
$17,009 | $10,020 | 78% |
|
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN
|
$17,135 | $9,640 | 83% |
|
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
|
$17,220 | $9,500 | 80% |
|
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
|
$17,311 | $3,540 | 46% |
|
Delaware State University
Dover, DE
|
$17,326 | $9,050 | 62% |
|
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
|
$17,396 | $10,512 | 16% |
|
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC
|
$17,435 | $10,384 | 82% |
|
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
|
$17,479 | $7,492 | 51% |
|
University of South Carolina Aiken
Aiken, SC
|
$17,502 | $10,398 | 80% |
|
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
|
$17,504 | $6,090 | 67% |
|
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI
|
$17,529 | $15,240 | 59% |
|
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
|
$17,620 | $8,105 | 25% |
|
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
|
$17,681 | $4,478 | 40% |
|
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
|
$17,730 | $4,281 | 62% |
|
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
|
$17,810 | $6,578 | 84% |
|
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
|
$17,822 | $34,080 | 74% |
|
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
|
$17,840 | $6,330 | 58% |
|
Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI
|
$17,857 | $29,500 | 67% |
|
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, WI
|
$17,917 | $6,978 | 73% |
|
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY
|
$17,919 | $7,070 | 69% |
|
Dominican University
River Forest, IL
|
$17,963 | $38,328 | 80% |
|
Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, SC
|
$18,025 | $17,400 | 81% |
|
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
|
$18,079 | $10,034 | 37% |
|
Cottey College
Nevada, MO
|
$18,130 | $25,720 | 66% |
|
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
|
$18,183 | $10,440 | 76% |
|
Florida International University
Frostproof, FL
|
$18,200 | $4,721 | 59% |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina
Carolina, PR
|
$18,229 | $7,536 | 53% |
|
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
|
$18,229 | $7,119 | 83% |
|
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI
|
$18,234 | $7,121 | 82% |
|
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
|
$18,235 | $11,045 | 80% |
|
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
|
$18,250 | $5,147 | 68% |
|
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TX
|
$18,268 | $6,209 | 80% |
|
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
|
$18,356 | $11,385 | 35% |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
|
$18,466 | $5,024 | 52% |
|
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
|
$18,485 | $8,550 | 69% |
|
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
|
$18,497 | $4,559 | 41% |
|
Oakland City University
Oakland City, IN
|
$18,550 | $27,900 | 68% |
|
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
|
$18,556 | $8,898 | 34% |
|
West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV
|
$18,566 | $8,877 | 72% |
|
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
|
$18,603 | $14,582 | 81% |
|
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
|
$18,642 | $5,788 | 75% |
|
Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA
|
$18,762 | $48,104 | 69% |
|
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
|
$18,791 | $6,756 | 79% |
|
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
|
$18,829 | $4,191 | 77% |
|
Monroe University
Bronx, NY
|
$18,837 | $16,344 | 66% |
|
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY
|
$18,846 | $9,875 | 71% |
|
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
|
$18,877 | $10,966 | 75% |
|
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
|
$18,936 | $9,990 | 83% |
|
Erskine College
Due West, SC
|
$18,942 | $34,435 | 61% |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN
|
$18,980 | $29,414 | 59% |
|
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
|
$18,991 | $8,333 | 73% |
|
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
|
$19,046 | $8,204 | 68% |
|
Lander University
Greenwood, SC
|
$19,102 | $10,700 | 68% |
|
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
|
$19,137 | $8,458 | 77% |
|
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME
|
$19,180 | $8,568 | 79% |
|
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
|
$19,217 | $15,262 | 70% |
|
Florida State University
Tampa, FL
|
$19,239 | $4,022 | 25% |
|
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR
|
$19,244 | $7,380 | 67% |
|
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN
|
$19,289 | $11,648 | 58% |
|
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
|
$19,309 | $4,560 | 69% |
|
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC
|
$19,325 | $11,208 | 70% |
|
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY
|
$19,332 | $7,070 | 76% |
|
Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
$19,343 | $10,026 | 74% |
|
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
Santurce, PR
|
$19,478 | $5,040 | 53% |
|
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao
Humacao, PR
|
$19,547 | $5,024 | 58% |
|
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
|
$19,701 | $10,095 | 75% |
|
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
|
$19,701 | $14,250 | 58% |
|
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NC
|
$19,713 | $27,910 | 72% |
|
California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
|
$19,750 | $6,084 | 47% |
|
Avila University
Kansas City, MO
|
$19,775 | $42,000 | 60% |
|
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
|
$19,862 | $13,055 | 82% |
|
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
|
$19,940 | $8,994 | 71% |
|
Thomas University
Thomasville, GA
|
$20,059 | $11,400 | 43% |
|
University of Mary
Bismarck, ND
|
$20,063 | $19,940 | 78% |
|
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
|
$20,088 | $13,656 | 73% |
|
Kean University
Union, NJ
|
$20,110 | $11,859 | 77% |
|
Goldey-Beacom College
Wilmington, DE
|
$20,121 | $14,790 | 77% |
|
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
|
$20,159 | $23,250 | 40% |
|
University of St Francis
Joliet, IL
|
$20,192 | $38,110 | 64% |
|
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY
|
$20,207 | $41,840 | 74% |
Net price is the federal average for students receiving aid in this income band, and it moves year to year. Every college is required to publish its own net price calculator β use it before relying on this.