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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by Major for 2025

College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by college major, based on the estimated net price at each institution that offers that major for a “typical” middle class family from a selected state.

The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
"Typical" Middle Class Family
Used in the net price estimates shown below
Number in Family
4
Number In College
1
Total Income
$80,000
Total Assets
$50,000

× Reminder: All net prices shown by College Raptor are our estimates. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Elizabeth City State University $7,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Cornell University $8,600 Image
2 Oklahoma Panhandle State University $8,700 Image
3 College of the Ozarks $9,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,700 Image
1 Princeton University $5,700 Image
1 Principia College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Trinity College $6,200 Image
3 Yale University $7,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Harvard University $5,900 Image
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $6,900 Image
3 Yale University $7,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 CUNY City College (no-board) $7,700 Image
2 Cornell University $8,600 Image
3 College of the Ozarks $9,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
3 Trinity College $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Colby College $5,700 Image
2 Principia College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Florida Gateway College $7,400 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
3 CUNY City College (no-board) $7,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Naval Academy $0 Image
2 Colby College $5,700 Image
2 Princeton University $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 City University of Seattle $5,500 Image
2 Colby College $5,700 Image
2 Principia College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Colby College $5,700 Image
3 Trinity College $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,700 Image
1 Principia College $5,700 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $5,500 Image
3 Principia College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,700 Image
1 Principia College $5,700 Image
3 Trinity College $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Washington University in St Louis $7,600 Image
2 University of Guam $8,200 Image
3 College of the Ozarks $9,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
2 Cornell University $8,600 Image
3 University of California-Davis $10,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
3 Principia College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
2 Washington University in St Louis $7,600 Image
3 Dalton State College $10,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dalton State College $10,000 Image
1 Millikin University $10,000 Image
3 Fayetteville State University $10,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Principia College $5,700 Image
3 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,700 Image
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $6,900 Image
3 Pomona College $7,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,700 Image
1 Princeton University $5,700 Image
3 Trinity College $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
1 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary $5,500 Image
3 Colby College $5,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,700 Image
1 Princeton University $5,700 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary $5,700 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Northwestern University $7,400 Image
1 Pomona College $7,400 Image
3 Washington University in St Louis $7,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
2 CUNY Lehman College (off-campus) $8,200 Image
3 Cornell University $8,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Elizabeth City State University $7,400 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,500 Image
3 Vanderbilt University $9,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,500 Image
2 Elizabeth City State University $7,400 Image
3 Rice University $7,500 Image
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