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
|
$12,300
|
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| 2 |
Auburn University at Montgomery (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
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| 3 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$14,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Alaska Anchorage (in-state)
|
$26,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$10,600
|
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| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
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| 3 |
Arizona State University-West (in-state)
|
$16,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
Crowley's Ridge College
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of the West
|
$10,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of California-Davis (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
Colorado Mesa University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 2 |
Wesleyan University
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Connecticut State University (in-state)
|
$16,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$16,800
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$21,400
|
|
| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$25,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gallaudet University
|
$14,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$17,000
|
|
| 3 |
Trinity Washington University
|
$20,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Baptist College of Florida
|
$10,000
|
|
| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Florida (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Albany State University (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
|
$11,600
|
|
| 3 |
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$13,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$17,300
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$22,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
|
$18,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$4,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Illinois at Chicago (in-state)
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (in-state)
|
$15,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Oakland City University
|
$14,700
|
|
| 3 |
Indiana University-Southeast (in-state)
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$15,200
|
|
| 3 |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$12,700
|
|
| 3 |
Wichita State University (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berea College
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Brescia University
|
$14,000
|
|
| 3 |
Alice Lloyd College
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Southeastern Louisiana University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Bates College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Machias (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$10,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maryland-University College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$13,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 3 |
Wellesley College
|
$8,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ferris State University (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
|
| 2 |
Lake Superior State University
|
$14,200
|
|
| 3 |
Grace Bible College
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Macalester College
|
$12,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$11,500
|
|
| 2 |
Mississippi University for Women (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Calvary University
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$12,300
|
| 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)
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Nebraska at Kearney (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 3 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,300
|
| 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)
|
$15,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
|
$17,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$18,800
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$22,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick (in-state)
|
$10,300
|
|
| 2 |
Princeton University
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Drew University
|
$19,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico Highlands University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (in-state, no-board)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Western Carolina University (in-state)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
Kenyon College
|
$14,300
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Northeastern State University (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portland State University (in-state, no-board)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 2 |
Reed College
|
$14,000
|
|
| 3 |
Oregon Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$18,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Haverford College
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
Bryn Mawr College
|
$17,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$15,900
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lander University (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
|
| 2 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$16,300
|
|
| 3 |
Allen University
|
$16,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$17,600
|
|
| 2 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$18,200
|
|
| 3 |
Dakota State University (in-state)
|
$20,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,900
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Adventist University
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Texas A - M University-Kingsville (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
The University of Texas at San Antonio (in-state)
|
$10,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$12,700
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$14,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$14,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Vermont (in-state)
|
$16,200
|
|
| 3 |
Marlboro College
|
$17,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Richmond
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Mennonite University
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Concord University (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 3 |
Fairmont State University (in-state)
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin Colleges (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (in-state)
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
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