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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State for 2022
College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by state, based on the estimated net price at each institution for a “typical” middle class family.
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.
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
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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 |
Auburn University at Montgomery (in-state)
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$15,900
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| 2 |
Troy University (in-state)
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$16,300
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| 3 |
Alabama A - M University (in-state)
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$17,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
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$13,900
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| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
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$14,900
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| 3 |
Ilisagvik College
|
$18,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
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$10,700
|
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| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
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$15,300
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| 3 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion (in-state)
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$20,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
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$13,900
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| 2 |
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (in-state)
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$14,400
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| 3 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
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$14,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
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$6,800
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| 2 |
Stanford University
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$7,200
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| 3 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
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$7,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Colorado State University-Global Campus (off-campus)
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$9,100
|
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| 3 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
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$10,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
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$6,300
|
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| 2 |
Wesleyan University
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$11,100
|
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| 3 |
Connecticut College
|
$15,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (in-state, off-campus)
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$9,800
|
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| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$16,200
|
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| 3 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$23,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gallaudet University
|
$16,200
|
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| 2 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
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$19,500
|
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| 3 |
Trinity Washington University
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$20,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)
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$8,600
|
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| 2 |
St Petersburg College (in-state, off-campus)
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$8,800
|
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| 3 |
Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)
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$8,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College (in-state)
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$10,600
|
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| 2 |
Savannah State University (in-state)
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$12,400
|
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| 3 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
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$13,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
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$14,400
|
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| 1 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
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| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
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$23,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
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$12,400
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| 2 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
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$14,700
|
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| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
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$20,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
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$11,100
|
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| 2 |
University of Chicago
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$11,200
|
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| 3 |
Eastern Illinois University (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saint Mary's College
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Oakland City University
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$13,800
|
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| 3 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$13,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saint Ambrose University
|
$12,300
|
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| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$14,600
|
|
| 3 |
Maharishi International University
|
$15,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,100
|
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| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
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| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$14,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berea College
|
$8,900
|
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| 2 |
Kentucky State University (in-state)
|
$10,300
|
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| 3 |
Brescia University
|
$15,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
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| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$14,000
|
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| 2 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$14,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
University of Maine at Machias (in-state)
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$10,600
|
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| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent (in-state)
|
$12,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$15,700
|
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| 3 |
St- Mary's College of Maryland (in-state)
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$17,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
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| 2 |
Boston University
|
$10,800
|
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| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$11,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland University (in-state)
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$12,500
|
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| 2 |
Ferris State University
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$14,500
|
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| 3 |
Albion College
|
$15,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
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$13,400
|
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| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Morris (in-state)
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$16,300
|
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| 2 |
Winona State University (in-state)
|
$16,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
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$11,500
|
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| 2 |
Mississippi Valley State University
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$14,000
|
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| 3 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$15,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
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$8,800
|
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| 2 |
Urshan College
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$8,900
|
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| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
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$9,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
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$12,900
|
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| 2 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
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$13,700
|
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| 3 |
Montana State University Billings (in-state)
|
$17,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Saint Mary
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$13,300
|
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| 2 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
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$14,700
|
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| 3 |
Peru State College
|
$14,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
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$9,500
|
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| 2 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
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$18,500
|
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| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
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$18,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of New Hampshire at Manchester (in-state)
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$14,500
|
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| 2 |
Dartmouth College
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$16,300
|
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| 3 |
Keene State College (in-state)
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$20,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
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$7,000
|
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| 2 |
Thomas Edison State University (in-state, off-campus)
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$15,000
|
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| 3 |
Rutgers University-Camden (in-state)
|
$18,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico Highlands University (in-state)
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$12,100
|
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| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
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$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$12,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (in-state, off-campus)
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$7,500
|
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| 3 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
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$7,900
|
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| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$10,800
|
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| 3 |
North Carolina A - T State University (in-state)
|
$13,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
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$7,800
|
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| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,000
|
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| 3 |
Valley City State University (in-state)
|
$11,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Case Western Reserve University
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$3,900
|
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| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$9,900
|
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| 3 |
Central State University (in-state)
|
$11,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (out-of-state with discount)
|
$10,300
|
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| 2 |
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$10,400
|
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| 3 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (in-state)
|
$10,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reed College
|
$14,100
|
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| 2 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
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$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Portland State University (in-state)
|
$19,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Allegheny College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Swarthmore College
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$19,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$23,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Benedict College
|
$12,600
|
|
| 2 |
Allen University
|
$15,600
|
|
| 3 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$15,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mount Marty University
|
$19,800
|
|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$19,800
|
|
| 3 |
South Dakota State University (in-state)
|
$20,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,500
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Health Sciences University
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southern Methodist University
|
$2,500
|
|
| 2 |
Texas Christian University
|
$3,900
|
|
| 3 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
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$11,400
|
|
| 2 |
Southern Utah University (in-state)
|
$15,300
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Vermont University (in-state)
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$17,900
|
|
| 2 |
Middlebury College
|
$19,300
|
|
| 3 |
Castleton University (in-state)
|
$19,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus (in-state)
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$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue College (in-state, no-board)
|
$16,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bethany College
|
$12,200
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
Potomac State College of West Virginia University (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ripon College
|
$12,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Beloit College
|
$13,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
