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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State for 2021
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 |
Alabama State University (in-state)
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$14,200
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| 2 |
Judson College
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$16,200
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| 3 |
Miles College
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$16,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
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$14,300
|
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| 2 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
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$17,400
|
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| 3 |
Alaska Pacific University
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$26,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
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$12,000
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| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
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$15,200
|
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| 3 |
Arizona State University-Skysong (in-state)
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$18,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Henderson State University (in-state)
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$11,400
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| 2 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
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$12,300
|
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| 3 |
Hendrix College
|
$13,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stanford University
|
$5,800
|
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| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
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$7,200
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| 3 |
Soka University of America
|
$7,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Colorado State University-Global Campus (off-campus)
|
$8,900
|
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| 3 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
|
$11,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$6,200
|
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| 2 |
Trinity College
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Connecticut State University (in-state)
|
$18,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,900
|
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| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
|
$25,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gallaudet University
|
$15,400
|
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| 2 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$18,100
|
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| 3 |
Trinity Washington University
|
$21,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)
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$8,100
|
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| 2 |
Palm Beach State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
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| 3 |
Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
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$11,400
|
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| 2 |
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
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| 3 |
Middle Georgia State University (in-state)
|
$12,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$14,400
|
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| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$16,200
|
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| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$23,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
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| 2 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
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| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
|
$19,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern Illinois University (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
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| 2 |
University of Illinois at Chicago (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
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| 3 |
Monmouth College
|
$14,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland City University
|
$13,600
|
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| 2 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$13,900
|
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| 3 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$14,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maharishi University of Management
|
$12,800
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$13,500
|
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| 3 |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
|
$14,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Central Christian College of Kansas
|
$16,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berea College
|
$9,600
|
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| 2 |
Kentucky State University (in-state)
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Brescia University
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southeastern Louisiana University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
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| 2 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$12,800
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria (in-state)
|
$13,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$7,500
|
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| 2 |
University of Maine at Machias (in-state)
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$10,100
|
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| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent (in-state)
|
$11,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
University of Maryland Global Campus (in-state, off-campus)
|
$14,300
|
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| 3 |
St- Mary's College of Maryland (in-state)
|
$14,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
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| 2 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
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| 2 |
Wellesley College
|
$11,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Henry Ford College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
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| 2 |
Ferris State University
|
$9,200
|
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| 3 |
Oakland University (in-state)
|
$12,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$14,900
|
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| 2 |
Carleton College
|
$15,100
|
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| 3 |
Saint Cloud State University (in-state)
|
$15,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$12,400
|
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| 2 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$13,500
|
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| 3 |
Rust College
|
$13,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Missouri State University-Springfield (in-state)
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$10,900
|
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| 2 |
Lincoln University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
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| 2 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$14,700
|
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| 2 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
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| 3 |
Montana State University Billings (in-state)
|
$17,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Saint Mary
|
$13,700
|
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| 1 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
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| 3 |
Peru State College
|
$14,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truckee Meadows Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,900
|
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| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
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$9,100
|
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| 3 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
|
$19,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of New Hampshire at Manchester (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
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| 2 |
Dartmouth College
|
$18,100
|
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| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$18,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
Thomas Edison State University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$15,700
|
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| 3 |
Rutgers University-Camden (in-state)
|
$17,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$9,900
|
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| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
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| 3 |
New Mexico Highlands University (in-state)
|
$12,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Brooklyn College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,700
|
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| 3 |
CUNY City College (in-state, no-board)
|
$7,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
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$7,600
|
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| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$8,900
|
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| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (in-state)
|
$12,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,500
|
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| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,700
|
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| 3 |
Dickinson State University (in-state)
|
$10,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kenyon College
|
$9,800
|
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| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Central State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (out-of-state with discount)
|
$10,500
|
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| 2 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
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| 3 |
Cameron University (in-state)
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portland State University (in-state)
|
$14,300
|
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| 2 |
Reed College
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$17,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haverford College
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$10,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$10,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (in-state, no-board)
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (in-state, off-campus)
|
$16,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$18,000
|
|
| 2 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$19,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$21,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Military College of South Carolina (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
|
| 2 |
Benedict College
|
$14,000
|
|
| 3 |
Lander University (in-state)
|
$14,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$18,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$18,500
|
|
| 3 |
Mount Marty University
|
$18,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,500
|
|
| 2 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Lane College
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of Houston-Downtown (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Houston-Victoria (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Snow College (in-state)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$10,200
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Utah University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern Vermont University (in-state)
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$17,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Vermont (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
|
| 3 |
Castleton University (in-state)
|
$22,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$7,500
|
|
| 2 |
University of Virginia-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$13,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wenatchee Valley College (in-state)
|
$9,600
|
|
| 2 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$10,400
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 2 |
Concord University (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
West Virginia University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$16,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beloit College
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (in-state)
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
