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Most Affordable Colleges by State for 2019
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
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
|
$15,500
|
|
| 3 |
Talladega College
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Alaska Pacific University
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Arizona State University-West (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
|
| 3 |
Arizona State University-Tempe (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
Harvey Mudd College
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colorado State University-Pueblo (in-state)
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Wesleyan University
|
$11,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
|
$19,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgetown University
|
$11,800
|
|
| 2 |
Gallaudet University
|
$16,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$19,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$17,800
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$21,300
|
|
| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$24,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Florida State University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$12,000
|
|
| 3 |
The Baptist College of Florida
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Gwinnett College (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
|
| 2 |
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
|
$10,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$21,900
|
| 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 |
Northwestern University
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
Blackburn College
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Illinois at Chicago (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
|
| 3 |
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grinnell College
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Pittsburg State University (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
|
| 3 |
Newman University
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 2 |
Alice Lloyd College
|
$14,600
|
|
| 3 |
Northern Kentucky University (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bates College
|
$13,700
|
|
| 2 |
Colby College
|
$13,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$14,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maryland-University College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Wellesley College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
Amherst College
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ferris State University (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Marygrove College
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
Central Michigan University (in-state)
|
$15,400
|
| 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
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$15,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,400
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Montana (in-state)
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
|
| 3 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Peru State College
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,900
|
|
| 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 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$21,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick (in-state)
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
Centenary University
|
$20,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
|
| 2 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$12,700
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 3 |
Barnard College
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$8,500
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
Mayville State University (in-state)
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,800
|
|
| 3 |
Kenyon College
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
Cameron University (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reed College
|
$14,100
|
|
| 2 |
Portland State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,200
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$16,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$11,700
|
|
| 2 |
Haverford College
|
$14,700
|
|
| 3 |
Lehigh University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
|
| 3 |
Brown University
|
$21,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia College
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Francis Marion University (in-state)
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
|
| 2 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$17,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Sioux Falls
|
$19,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee Wesleyan University
|
$9,500
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Texas at Dallas (in-state)
|
$9,400
|
|
| 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)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Vermont (in-state)
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Middlebury College
|
$11,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marlboro College
|
$16,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Virginia Military Institute (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
|
| 2 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Fairmont State University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin Colleges (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$10,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
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