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 |
Spring Hill College
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$9,300
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| 2 |
Troy University (in-state)
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$14,400
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| 3 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
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$14,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix (in-state)
|
$16,300
|
|
| 2 |
Arizona State University-Tempe (in-state)
|
$16,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lyon College
|
$11,100
|
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| 2 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
|
$11,600
|
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| 3 |
Henderson State University (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$6,600
|
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| 2 |
Pomona College
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Soka University of America
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Colorado State University-Global Campus (no-room/board)
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$9,000
|
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| 3 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
|
$11,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$5,700
|
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| 2 |
Central Connecticut State University (in-state)
|
$19,100
|
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| 3 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
|
$19,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgetown University
|
$13,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$17,700
|
|
| 3 |
Gallaudet University
|
$20,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$19,300
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$23,300
|
|
| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$24,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Palm Beach State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
The University of West Florida (out-of-state with discount)
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia Gwinnett College (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 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 |
Boise State University (in-state)
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Olivet Nazarene University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Illinois at Springfield (in-state)
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 2 |
Vincennes University (in-state)
|
$15,800
|
|
| 3 |
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (in-state)
|
$16,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Donnelly College
|
$10,800
|
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| 3 |
Washburn University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky Wesleyan College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 1 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Alice Lloyd College
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$2,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bowdoin College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
University of Maryland-University College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
St Mary's College of Maryland (in-state)
|
$16,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$9,100
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (in-state)
|
$11,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central Michigan University (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
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| 2 |
Cleary University
|
$12,900
|
|
| 3 |
Grace Bible College
|
$14,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Minnesota-Morris (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
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| 2 |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
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| 3 |
Carleton College
|
$14,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$12,300
|
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| 2 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,900
|
|
| 3 |
Mississippi University for Women (in-state)
|
$13,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southeast Missouri State University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
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| 2 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
|
| 3 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$10,700
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Montana (in-state)
|
$11,700
|
|
| 3 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$14,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue University
|
$10,300
|
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| 2 |
University of Nebraska at Kearney (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
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| 3 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$13,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
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$9,800
|
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| 2 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
|
$18,000
|
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| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
|
$21,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$16,300
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$19,000
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$21,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$3,200
|
|
| 2 |
Thomas Edison State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,400
|
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| 3 |
New Jersey City University (in-state)
|
$19,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico Highlands University (in-state)
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$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$13,000
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| 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 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$9,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$8,300
|
|
| 2 |
Duke University
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$9,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
|
$8,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
Antioch College
|
$12,900
|
|
| 3 |
Wilberforce University
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
East Central University (in-state)
|
$10,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern State University (in-state)
|
$11,000
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$16,600
|
|
| 2 |
Multnomah University
|
$17,300
|
|
| 2 |
Southern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$17,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haverford College
|
$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$17,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$19,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Columbia College
|
$13,300
|
|
| 2 |
Clinton College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Allen University
|
$15,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$16,700
|
|
| 2 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$17,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Sioux Falls
|
$19,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$10,800
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$11,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Texas College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (in-state)
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Dixie State University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$14,500
|
|
| 2 |
Green Mountain College
|
$18,900
|
|
| 3 |
College of St Joseph
|
$19,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Virginia's College at Wise (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
|
| 2 |
Virginia State University (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
Virginia Military Institute (in-state)
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 3 |
Clark College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
West Virginia State University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
|
| 3 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin Colleges (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Superior (in-state)
|
$16,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
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