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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 $6,200 Image
1 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
3 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Princeton University $6,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
2 Swarthmore College $7,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $7,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 CUNY City College (no-board) $8,500 Image
2 Cornell University $8,700 Image
3 Northeastern University $8,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Covenant College $5,600 Image
3 City University of Seattle $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Covenant College $5,600 Image
3 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
2 Florida Gateway College $8,300 Image
3 CUNY City College (no-board) $8,500 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
1 United States Naval Academy $0 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Covenant College $5,600 Image
2 City University of Seattle $6,200 Image
3 Principia College $6,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Principia College $6,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $6,200 Image
3 Principia College $6,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Principia College $6,300 Image
3 Colby College $7,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Washington University in St Louis $7,900 Image
2 University of Guam $8,600 Image
3 College of the Ozarks $9,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 College of the Ozarks $9,300 Image
2 Eastern Illinois University $12,100 Image
3 Southern Utah University $12,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
2 Cornell University $8,700 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 $6,200 Image
3 Principia College $6,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
2 Washington University in St Louis $7,900 Image
3 Dalton State College $10,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Millikin University $9,800 Image
2 Dalton State College $10,400 Image
3 Fayetteville State University $10,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Covenant College $5,600 Image
2 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
3 Principia College $6,300 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Principia College $6,300 Image
2 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $7,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Covenant College $5,600 Image
3 Princeton University $6,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Covenant College $5,600 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Princeton University $6,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
3 Covenant College $5,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
1 Swarthmore College $7,200 Image
3 Johns Hopkins University $8,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dartmouth College $0 Image
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
3 Covenant College $5,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
2 Elizabeth City State University $8,200 Image
3 Vanderbilt University $9,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Covenant College $5,600 Image
2 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
3 Elizabeth City State University $8,200 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Hillsdale College $6,200 Image
3 Brigham Young University $7,200 Image
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