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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 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
2 Washington and Lee University $7,900 Image
2 Washington University in St Louis $7,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Lubbock Christian University $8,100 Image
2 College of the Ozarks $8,500 Image
3 University of California-Davis $10,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Williams College $4,500 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Rice University $5,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Rice University $5,100 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
3 Amherst College $7,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Rice University $5,100 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 California Institute of Technology $7,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 CUNY City College (no-boar) $8,200 Image
2 College of the Ozarks $8,500 Image
3 Antioch College $9,400 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Rice University $5,100 Image
3 Johns Hopkins University $8,000 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Williams College $4,500 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Naval Academy $0 Image
2 Williams College $4,500 Image
3 Pomona College $4,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Covenant College $9,700 Image
2 Eastern Kentucky University $10,900 Image
3 Utah State University $12,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Rice University $5,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Williams College $4,500 Image
2 Harvard University $5,900 Image
3 Principia College $6,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Rice University $5,100 Image
3 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
1 Northeastern University Professional Programs $5,900 Image
3 Principia College $6,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Pomona College $4,700 Image
2 Principia College $6,100 Image
3 Colby College $6,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 CUNY Lehman College (off-campus) $8,400 Image
2 College of the Ozarks $8,500 Image
3 Boston University $10,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 University of California-Davis $10,100 Image
2 Kentucky State University $10,300 Image
3 Eastern Kentucky University $10,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Dalton State College $10,100 Image
2 Fayetteville State University $10,500 Image
3 Eastern Kentucky University $10,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
2 Principia College $6,100 Image
3 Washington University in St Louis $7,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Pomona College $4,700 Image
2 Principia College $6,100 Image
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology $7,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Williams College $4,500 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Colby College $6,800 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Williams College $4,500 Image
2 Pomona College $4,700 Image
3 Rice University $5,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Pomona College $4,700 Image
2 Rice University $5,100 Image
3 Harvard University $5,900 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Williams College $4,500 Image
3 Pomona College $4,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Pomona College $4,700 Image
2 Northeastern University Professional Programs $5,900 Image
3 Amherst College $7,600 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Williams College $4,500 Image
3 Pomona College $4,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Universidad Adventista de las Antillas $9,500 Image
1 Vanderbilt University $9,500 Image
3 Boston University $10,700 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 Rice University $5,100 Image
2 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
3 Lubbock Christian University $8,100 Image
Rank College Name Typical Net Price
1 United States Military Academy $0 Image
2 Rice University $5,100 Image
3 Hillsdale College $5,900 Image
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