Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State
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 |
Selma University
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$12,300
|
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| 2 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
|
$15,500
|
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| 3 |
Troy University (in-state)
|
$16,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
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| 3 |
Alaska Pacific University
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$9,600
|
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| 2 |
Arizona State University-West (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
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| 3 |
Arizona State University-Tempe (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello (in-state)
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$12,400
|
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| 2 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
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| 3 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$7,100
|
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| 2 |
Claremont McKenna College
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Soka University of America
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colorado State University-Pueblo (in-state)
|
$6,000
|
|
| 3 |
Colorado State University-Global Campus (no-room/board)
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
|
$19,300
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Connecticut State University (in-state)
|
$19,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gallaudet University
|
$17,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$19,300
|
|
| 3 |
Georgetown University
|
$20,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$17,800
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$21,200
|
|
| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$25,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Palm Beach State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbus State University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 1 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Dalton State College (in-state)
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$11,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$22,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Blackburn College
|
$14,600
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern Illinois University (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grinnell College
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washburn University (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berea College
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brescia University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Machias (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maryland-University College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$10,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ferris State University (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
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| 2 |
Marygrove College
|
$14,900
|
|
| 3 |
Central Michigan University (in-state)
|
$15,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
Bemidji State University
|
$15,000
|
|
| 2 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$15,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$13,300
|
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| 2 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$15,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,700
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$11,700
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$14,600
|
|
| 3 |
Montana Technological University (in-state)
|
$15,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 2 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
Peru State College
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
|
$18,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$16,100
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$19,500
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$22,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick (in-state)
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
Thomas Edison State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,500
|
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| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (in-state, no-board)
|
$8,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
North Carolina Central University (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
Mayville State University (in-state)
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$11,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$14,600
|
|
| 3 |
Kenyon College
|
$15,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Cameron University (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portland State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,200
|
|
| 2 |
Reed College
|
$15,300
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$16,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lehigh University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
|
| 2 |
Lander University (in-state)
|
$16,600
|
|
| 3 |
Allen University
|
$16,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
|
| 2 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$17,900
|
|
| 3 |
Dakota State University (in-state)
|
$19,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee Wesleyan University
|
$9,800
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$12,000
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Texas at Dallas (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
|
| 2 |
Texas A - M International University (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$12,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Vermont (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Marlboro College
|
$17,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Virginia's College at Wise (in-state)
|
$14,200
|
|
| 2 |
Virginia Military Institute (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$16,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,000
|
|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
Clark College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
|
| 2 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Charleston
|
$18,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin Colleges (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,300
|
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