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
$40,000
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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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$8,400
|
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| 2 |
Auburn University at Montgomery (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
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| 3 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
|
$15,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
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| 3 |
Alaska Pacific University
|
$21,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Arizona State University-Tempe (in-state)
|
$15,600
|
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| 3 |
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix (in-state)
|
$18,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
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$12,000
|
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| 2 |
University of Arkansas at Monticello (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
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| 3 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Claremont McKenna College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$10,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colorado State University-Pueblo (in-state)
|
$5,600
|
|
| 3 |
Colorado State University-Global Campus (no-room/board)
|
$9,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$5,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
|
$19,200
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Connecticut State University (in-state)
|
$19,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgetown University
|
$12,500
|
|
| 2 |
Gallaudet University
|
$16,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$19,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$17,600
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$21,300
|
|
| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$24,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Palm Beach State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Broward College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middle Georgia State University (in-state)
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 2 |
Georgia Gwinnett College (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$10,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$22,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
|
$15,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern University
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Blackburn College
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Illinois University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grinnell College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$11,300
|
|
| 3 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 3 |
Washburn University (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brescia University
|
$14,400
|
|
| 2 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Alice Lloyd College
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$2,300
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 2 |
Bates College
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent (in-state)
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Morgan State University (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Amherst College
|
$11,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schoolcraft College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,000
|
|
| 2 |
Central Michigan University (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Ferris State University (in-state)
|
$15,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Minnesota-Crookston
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Bemidji State University
|
$14,900
|
|
| 2 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,900
|
|
| 3 |
Delta State University
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,100
|
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| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$10,500
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$14,600
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
|
| 3 |
Montana Technological University (in-state)
|
$15,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
Peru State College
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
|
$17,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$15,500
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$19,400
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$21,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Thomas Edison State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,400
|
|
| 3 |
Saint Peter's University
|
$20,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,300
|
|
| 3 |
CUNY Hunter College (in-state, no-board)
|
$8,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$9,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Mayville State University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wilberforce University
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
Kenyon College
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
Cameron University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reed College
|
$14,800
|
|
| 2 |
Portland State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,000
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$16,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haverford College
|
$14,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
|
| 3 |
Lehigh University
|
$15,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,700
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$12,400
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$20,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia College
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Clinton College
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$17,600
|
|
| 2 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$17,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Sioux Falls
|
$19,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tennessee Wesleyan University
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$11,600
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of North Texas at Dallas (in-state)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
Texas A - M International University (in-state)
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
|
| 2 |
Snow College (in-state)
|
$11,100
|
|
| 3 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$13,700
|
|
| 2 |
Marlboro College
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
College of St Joseph
|
$18,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Virginia's College at Wise (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 1 |
Virginia State University (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
Virginia Military Institute (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,500
|
|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Clark College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
West Virginia State University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin Colleges (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (in-state)
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
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