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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State for 2024
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)
|
$13,200
|
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| 2 |
Talladega College
|
$14,800
|
|
| 3 |
Miles College
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ilisagvik College
|
$13,700
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Alaska Southeast (in-state)
|
$24,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
|
$16,500
|
|
| 3 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion (in-state)
|
$19,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arkansas Baptist College
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Williams Baptist University
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
$6,200
|
|
| 3 |
Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Front Range Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yale University
|
$6,400
|
|
| 2 |
Wesleyan University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Holy Apostles College and Seminary
|
$9,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,200
|
|
| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$15,000
|
|
| 3 |
University of Delaware (in-state)
|
$15,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgetown University
|
$10,300
|
|
| 2 |
Gallaudet University
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
Florida Gateway College (in-state)
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
Seminole State College of Florida (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dalton State College (in-state)
|
$9,900
|
|
| 2 |
Savannah State University (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Gordon State College (in-state)
|
$12,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$14,100
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$16,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$18,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
Idaho State University (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Chicago
|
$6,200
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern University
|
$7,400
|
|
| 3 |
Millikin University (in-state)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Indiana University-Bloomington (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$14,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grinnell College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$6,800
|
|
| 2 |
Wichita State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
|
| 3 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern Kentucky University (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
|
| 2 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Georgetown College
|
$12,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
|
| 2 |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
|
| 3 |
McNeese State University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$7,000
|
|
| 2 |
Bowdoin College
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Bates College
|
$10,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Harvard University
|
$5,900
|
|
| 2 |
Williams College
|
$6,900
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$7,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (in-state)
|
$12,700
|
|
| 2 |
Central Michigan University
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Saginaw Valley State University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St Olaf College
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$13,400
|
|
| 3 |
Carleton College
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$10,200
|
|
| 2 |
Mississippi Valley State University
|
$13,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Mississippi (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
Missouri University of Science and Technology (in-state)
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$15,600
|
|
| 3 |
Carroll College
|
$17,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Saint Mary
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
Peru State College
|
$13,700
|
|
| 3 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
|
$14,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
|
$18,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
|
$18,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$7,800
|
|
| 2 |
University of New Hampshire at Manchester (in-state)
|
$17,100
|
|
| 3 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$17,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$6,900
|
|
| 2 |
Kean University (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Felician University
|
$19,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Cornell University (in-state)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Duke University
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$9,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
|
$7,700
|
|
| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 3 |
Valley City State University (in-state)
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sinclair Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$8,300
|
|
| 3 |
Case Western Reserve University
|
$13,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University (in-state)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lewis - Clark College
|
$13,500
|
|
| 2 |
Reed College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haverford College
|
$8,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$11,000
|
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College
|
$12,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$11,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (off-campus)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$19,800
|
|
| 3 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$20,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,100
|
|
| 2 |
Allen University
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
Coker University
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Dakota State University (in-state)
|
$19,500
|
|
| 2 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$19,600
|
|
| 3 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (in-state)
|
$19,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$10,800
|
|
| 3 |
Tennessee State University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grayson College (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$8,200
|
|
| 3 |
Austin Community College District (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Snow College (in-state)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 2 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,600
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Utah University (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$13,400
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Vermont University (in-state)
|
$16,100
|
|
| 3 |
Castleton University (in-state)
|
$17,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$8,000
|
|
| 2 |
William - Mary (in-state)
|
$9,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Virginia's College at Wise (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$13,100
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Washington University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bluefield State University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 2 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$12,000
|
|
| 3 |
Potomac State College of West Virginia University (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin-Superior (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison (in-state)
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (in-state)
|
$13,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Western Wyoming Community College (in-state)
|
$8,400
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$10,600
|
|
| 3 |
Laramie County Community College (in-state)
|
$12,400
|
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