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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 $4,900 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
3 Elizabeth City State University $6,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
2 Colby College $5,800 Image
2 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
2 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
3 Yale University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Harvard University $5,900 Image
1 Yale University $5,900 Image
3 Tufts University $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Yale University $5,900 Image
3 Tufts University $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
3 Colby College $5,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Naval Academy $0 Image
2 Colby College $5,800 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
2 Colby College $5,800 Image
2 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $4,900 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
2 Principia College $5,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
2 Colby College $5,800 Image
2 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
2 Principia College $5,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
3 Washington University in St Louis $7,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $5,000 Image
2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $6,500 Image
3 Pomona College $6,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,800 Image
2 Yale University $5,900 Image
3 Williams College $6,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary $4,900 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
2 Principia College $5,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Colby College $5,800 Image
1 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
2 Johns Hopkins University $7,000 Image
3 Cornell University (in-state) $7,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $4,900 Image
2 Swarthmore College $5,800 Image
3 Pomona College $6,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,000 Image
2 Elizabeth City State University $6,800 Image
2 Rice University $6,800 Image
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