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 |
Alabama State University (in-state)
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$10,500
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| 2 |
Troy University (in-state)
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$14,200
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| 3 |
University of West Alabama (in-state)
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$14,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dine College
|
$8,500
|
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| 2 |
Arizona State University-Tempe (in-state)
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$15,100
|
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| 3 |
Arizona State University-Polytechnic (in-state)
|
$16,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (in-state)
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$11,000
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| 2 |
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (in-state)
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$11,400
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| 3 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
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$11,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
California Institute of Technology
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$6,800
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| 2 |
Stanford University
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$6,900
|
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| 3 |
Pomona College
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$7,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Colorado Mountain College (in-state)
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$10,800
|
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| 3 |
Colorado College
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$15,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
Yale University
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$10,300
|
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| 3 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
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$18,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gallaudet University
|
$15,300
|
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| 2 |
Georgetown University
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$19,300
|
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| 3 |
Trinity Washington University
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$20,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Delaware (out-of-state with discount)
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$21,200
|
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| 2 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$22,400
|
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| 3 |
Wesley College
|
$23,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Baptist College of Florida
|
$9,700
|
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| 2 |
Hobe Sound Bible College
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$9,800
|
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| 3 |
Edward Waters College
|
$13,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middle Georgia State University (in-state)
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$10,800
|
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| 2 |
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (in-state)
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$11,900
|
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| 3 |
East Georgia State College (in-state)
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$13,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
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$15,400
|
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| 2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
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$16,400
|
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| 3 |
Boise State University (in-state)
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$16,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Olivet Nazarene University
|
$9,800
|
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| 2 |
University of Illinois at Springfield (in-state)
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$13,100
|
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| 3 |
Blackburn College
|
$14,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Southern Indiana (in-state)
|
$15,300
|
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| 2 |
Indiana University-South Bend (in-state)
|
$15,600
|
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| 3 |
Vincennes University (in-state)
|
$16,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
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$13,400
|
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| 2 |
Iowa State University (in-state)
|
$13,700
|
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| 3 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$14,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washburn University (in-state)
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$13,600
|
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| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
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$13,800
|
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| 3 |
Pittsburg State University (in-state)
|
$15,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brescia University
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$10,400
|
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| 2 |
Alice Lloyd College
|
$13,000
|
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| 3 |
Morehead State University (in-state)
|
$14,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$10,200
|
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| 2 |
Louisiana Tech University (out-of-state with discount)
|
$11,200
|
|
| 3 |
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (in-state)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bowdoin College
|
$12,600
|
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| 2 |
University of Maine at Presque Isle (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
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| 3 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent
|
$14,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
University of Maryland-College Park (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
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| 3 |
Coppin State University (in-state)
|
$15,200
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
|
$5,100
|
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| 2 |
Harvard University
|
$7,000
|
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| 3 |
Amherst College
|
$10,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleary University
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$10,900
|
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| 2 |
Ferris State University (in-state)
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$11,200
|
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| 3 |
Grace Bible College
|
$12,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carleton College
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$10,500
|
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| 2 |
Bemidji State University
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$14,500
|
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| 3 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$15,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$10,800
|
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| 2 |
Mississippi Valley State University
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$11,600
|
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| 3 |
Blue Mountain College
|
$12,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Missouri Southern State University (in-state)
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$12,200
|
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| 2 |
Lincoln University (in-state)
|
$12,900
|
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| 3 |
Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary
|
$13,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$14,200
|
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| 2 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
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$14,800
|
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| 3 |
Montana Tech of the University of Montana (in-state)
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$15,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bellevue University
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$11,500
|
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| 2 |
Chadron State College (in-state)
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$12,500
|
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| 3 |
Wayne State College (in-state)
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$12,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)
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$18,000
|
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| 2 |
University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)
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$21,000
|
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| 3 |
Sierra Nevada College
|
$32,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$16,400
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
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$20,200
|
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| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$22,800
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
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$5,600
|
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| 2 |
Caldwell University
|
$17,300
|
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| 3 |
Rowan University (in-state)
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$21,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Mexico Highlands University (in-state)
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$10,100
|
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| 2 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
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$10,600
|
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| 3 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$11,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
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| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, no-board)
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$7,300
|
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| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$7,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elizabeth City State University (in-state)
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$8,300
|
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| 2 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
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$9,400
|
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| 3 |
Davidson College
|
$11,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sitting Bull College
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$8,100
|
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| 2 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$10,100
|
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| 3 |
Valley City State University (in-state)
|
$12,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$9,100
|
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| 2 |
Central State University (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
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| 3 |
Kenyon College
|
$13,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
East Central University (in-state)
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$10,100
|
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| 2 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
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$11,300
|
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| 3 |
Northeastern State University (in-state)
|
$11,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oregon Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$17,100
|
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| 2 |
Multnomah University
|
$17,300
|
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| 3 |
Concordia University-Portland
|
$17,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haverford College
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$12,300
|
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| 2 |
University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
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$14,100
|
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| 3 |
Gwynedd Mercy University
|
$15,000
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
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$16,400
|
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| 2 |
Brown University
|
$17,300
|
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| 3 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$20,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clinton College
|
$9,100
|
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| 2 |
Lander University (in-state)
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$15,500
|
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| 3 |
Francis Marion University (in-state)
|
$16,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northern State University (in-state)
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$17,000
|
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| 2 |
Black Hills State University (in-state)
|
$17,500
|
|
| 3 |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (in-state)
|
$19,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$12,300
|
|
| 3 |
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
|
$12,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Midland College (in-state)
|
$9,900
|
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| 2 |
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (in-state)
|
$10,000
|
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| 3 |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (in-state)
|
$12,300
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Snow College (in-state)
|
$11,600
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Provo
|
$12,500
|
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| 3 |
Dixie State University (in-state)
|
$13,100
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of St Joseph
|
$17,700
|
|
| 2 |
Middlebury College
|
$18,500
|
|
| 3 |
Green Mountain College
|
$18,600
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The University of Virginia's College at Wise (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
Virginia Military Institute (in-state)
|
$14,200
|
|
| 3 |
Virginia University of Lynchburg
|
$14,400
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Washington-Bothell Campus (in-state)
|
$15,900
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
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$13,400
|
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| 2 |
Ohio Valley University
|
$16,400
|
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| 3 |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (in-state)
|
$16,500
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (in-state)
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$14,800
|
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| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-River Falls (in-state)
|
$15,100
|
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| 3 |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (in-state)
|
$16,700
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wyoming (in-state)
|
$12,600
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