Which colleges cost the least for families earning under $30,000?

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Net price is what students actually paid after grants and scholarships were applied — 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.

School	Net price	Tuition	Acceptance rate
Brown University Providence, RI	$0	$68,612	5%
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$0	$63,402	3%
Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN	$0	$7,717	85%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$0	$61,990	5%
Stanford University Stanford, CA	$0	$65,127	4%
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$0	$67,446	5%
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$0	$60,920	6%
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$0	$66,800	17%
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$0	$68,240	10%
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$41	$66,123	6%
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$41	$62,400	4%
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$428	$64,730	8%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$607	$6,930	50%
Duke University Durham, NC	$735	$66,325	7%
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$1,029	$6,930	54%
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$1,029	$6,930	54%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$1,043	$17,404	18%
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$1,073	$6,930	57%
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$1,086	$69,820	10%
CUNY City College New York, NY	$1,251	$6,930	58%
Smith College Northampton, MA	$1,363	$64,870	20%
Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN	$1,419	$7,717	77%
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN	$1,432	$7,823	71%
University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	$1,477	$3,358	64%
University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	$1,517	$14,022	69%
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$1,541	$6,930	69%
CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$1,589	$6,930	55%
University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN	$1,694	$13,130	70%
Washington University in St. Louis University City, MO	$1,716	$64,500	12%
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$1,764	$67,158	7%
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$1,773	$0	32%
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,776	$68,380	8%
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$1,982	$4,477	24%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$2,004	$7,019	19%
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$2,038	$12,712	44%
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$2,264	$64,990	6%
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$2,397	$66,590	13%
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$2,546	$66,880	14%
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	$2,556	$14,582	81%
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY	$2,861	$6,930	59%
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$2,889	$12,116	75%
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$2,962	$10,087	45%
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	$3,022	$2,522	73%
Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	$3,097	$3,818	46%
College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA	$3,106	$18,709	33%
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$3,145	$67,198	8%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$3,165	$6,497	33%
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$3,414	$65,008	6%
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK	$3,493	$6,630	56%
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI	$3,516	$14,592	68%
New College of Florida Sarasota, FL	$3,591	$5,227	74%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM	$3,663	$4,194	55%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$3,749	$44,550	19%
Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN	$3,782	$7,717	83%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$3,785	$7,857	85%
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	$3,810	$6,930	81%
Colby College Waterville, ME	$4,049	$66,660	7%
University of South Florida Tampa, FL	$4,122	$4,559	41%
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$4,200	$10,006	43%
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC	$4,246	$1,000	70%
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$4,284	$69,400	16%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA	$4,323	$2,616	77%
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	$4,368	$6,930	83%
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$4,422	$15,262	70%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$4,458	$11,869	83%
Columbia University New York, NY	$4,570	$68,000	4%
University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	$4,815	$4,319	57%
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$4,841	$65,000	7%
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,871	$69,652	17%
Ohio State University-Columbus Columbus, OH	$4,885	$12,180	51%
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$4,933	$7,070	69%
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$5,064	$67,824	13%
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$5,087	$9,423	74%
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN	$5,098	$9,718	50%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM	$5,136	$7,894	54%
Indiana University-East Richmond, IN	$5,154	$7,717	71%
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	$5,193	$6,840	80%
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$5,263	$15,126	85%
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$5,311	$13,146	12%
University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, TX	$5,317	$5,111	77%
Berea College Berea, KY	$5,428	$50,900	33%
University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	$5,578	$48,340	58%
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$5,579	$13,146	9%
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH	$5,630	$14,718	53%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	$5,680	$5,522	83%
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$5,701	$9,518	81%
University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN	$5,758	$11,648	58%
University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL	$5,778	$9,645	84%
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	$5,816	$4,478	40%
Rice University Houston, TX	$5,827	$62,874	8%
Florida State University Tampa, FL	$5,938	$4,022	25%
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$6,046	$9,500	80%
Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	$6,070	$6,186	80%
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$6,086	$69,886	12%
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, MN	$6,116	$13,854	72%
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	$6,233	$1,000	80%
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$6,324	$10,622	80%
Rhode Island College Providence, RI	$6,378	$9,765	81%
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO	$6,381	$21,800	15%
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	$6,382	$6,535	40%
University of Washington Seattle, WA	$6,384	$11,869	43%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK	$6,439	$5,448	66%
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$6,525	$66,470	22%
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$6,642	$15,148	77%
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY	$6,645	$7,070	85%
University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$6,647	$4,281	62%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	$6,648	$6,283	76%
Russell Sage College Troy, NY	$6,662	$36,614	76%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	$6,743	$9,360	78%
College of Micronesia-FSM Pohnpei, FM	$6,747	$4,350	81%
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	$6,941	$10,095	75%
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$6,948	$65,650	34%
Towson University Towson, MD	$6,962	$7,530	83%
University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA	$6,981	$4,247	72%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV	$6,998	$8,424	61%
Florida International University Frostproof, FL	$7,003	$4,721	59%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$7,058	$61,772	22%
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$7,068	$16,118	84%
Morehead State University Morehead, KY	$7,150	$9,704	82%
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$7,183	$6,084	47%
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR	$7,200	$5,024	82%
University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$7,211	$15,240	59%
University of Notre Dame South Bend, IN	$7,244	$64,518	12%
University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$7,256	$12,960	82%
University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	$7,330	$6,024	75%
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$7,363	$63,400	11%
Kean University Union, NJ	$7,374	$11,859	77%
Clayton State University Morrow, GA	$7,405	$4,176	71%
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$7,405	$7,070	76%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	$7,425	$6,978	73%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$7,442	$7,070	78%
University of California-San Diego San Diego, CA	$7,525	$13,146	25%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$7,529	$6,084	30%
University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, IL	$7,529	$11,178	79%
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$7,531	$69,884	13%
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	$7,666	$10,512	16%
Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	$7,676	$6,401	73%
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$7,690	$65,058	7%
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	$7,697	$13,044	70%
Coppin State University Baltimore, MD	$7,714	$5,032	50%
Ball State University Muncie, IN	$7,834	$8,948	72%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$7,851	$6,084	74%
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$7,881	$68,457	22%
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$7,908	$15,294	62%
University of California-Merced Merced, CA	$7,945	$13,146	39%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR	$8,018	$5,024	53%
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$8,028	$68,280	12%
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$8,085	$10,034	37%
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$8,123	$13,146	26%
East Central University Ada, OK	$8,151	$6,300	66%

💵Cheapest Colleges for Families Earning under $30,000

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