Considering a degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,124 | 1344 | 0.1393 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,465 | 1302 | 0.0936 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 3700 | 71300 | 0.948 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 4 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 8200 | 30000 | 0.7264 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8900 | 90000 | 0.9016 | 4,580 | 1542 | 0.0455 | |
| 6 | Fairmont State University | 9300 | 21400 | 0.5661 | 3,060 | 975 | 0.9924 | |
| 6 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9300 | 36900 | 0.7482 | 3,207 | 1060 | 0.8034 | |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9600 | 22900 | 0.5818 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 9 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7368 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86200 | 0.8821 | 8,880 | 1471 | 0.1127 | |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 10800 | 39700 | 0.7281 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 12 | Tennessee State University | 10900 | 48200 | 0.7731 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11600 | 48200 | 0.7598 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 14 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 15 | Southern Utah University | 11800 | 44000 | 0.7314 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 16 | Indiana State University | 11900 | 31200 | 0.6192 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 17 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 12100 | 26200 | 0.5369 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 18 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 12800 | 57700 | 0.778 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 20 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 54500 | 0.7614 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 21 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13100 | 25700 | 0.4897 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 22 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 13200 | 27800 | 0.5243 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 23 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13300 | 38800 | 0.6565 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 24 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13400 | 28000 | 0.5211 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 25 | Kansas State University | 13700 | 26100 | 0.4738 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 26 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 27 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 28 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14000 | 34100 | 0.5902 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 29 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.5013 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 30 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14600 | 26500 | 0.4513 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 30 | University of North Texas | 14600 | 25700 | 0.4325 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 32 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 14900 | 45200 | 0.6698 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 33 | Case Western Reserve University | 15200 | 83100 | 0.8169 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 34 | University of Memphis | 15300 | 29900 | 0.4879 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 35 | Bridgewater State University | 15400 | 25800 | 0.4045 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 35 | University of California-Irvine | 15400 | 36300 | 0.5758 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 37 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15500 | 46800 | 0.6693 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 38 | Delaware State University | 15900 | 46500 | 0.6582 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 38 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | California State University-Long Beach | 16000 | 25800 | 0.3801 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 40 | University of Southern California | 16000 | 71400 | 0.7762 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 42 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5559 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 42 | University of Kansas | 16300 | 37100 | 0.5597 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 44 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16500 | 23200 | 0.2888 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 45 | Morehead State University | 17000 | 28000 | 0.3926 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 46 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 47 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3461 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 48 | Florida Memorial University | 18400 | 44900 | 0.5903 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 48 | Middle Georgia State University | 18400 | 46300 | 0.6021 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18900 | 27600 | 0.3147 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 50 | Western Michigan University | 18900 | 26500 | 0.2871 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 52 | San Jose State University | 19500 | 33700 | 0.4214 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 53 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 59200 | 0.666 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 54 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 54 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20300 | 45200 | 0.5514 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 56 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 57 | South Dakota State University | 20800 | 25200 | 0.1767 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 58 | Averett University | 22000 | 57200 | 0.6158 | 1,180 | 1070 | 0.478 | |
| 59 | San Diego State University | 22900 | 28900 | 0.2089 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 60 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3725 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 61 | Elizabeth City State University | 23400 | 28500 | 0.1789 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 62 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 23500 | 26300 | 0.1066 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 63 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23900 | 30500 | 0.2162 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 64 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24200 | 27100 | 0.1089 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 65 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57700 | 0.5682 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 66 | William Jessup University | 25400 | 51700 | 0.5079 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 67 | Tuskegee University | 26500 | 42100 | 0.371 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26700 | 45500 | 0.4134 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 69 | Iowa State University | 26900 | 43300 | 0.3784 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 70 | Kent State University at Kent | 27400 | 28400 | 0.0352 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 70 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6702 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 70 | University of Arizona | 27400 | 37700 | 0.2736 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 73 | Clarkson University | 28300 | 78000 | 0.6373 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 74 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 75 | University of Hartford | 28700 | 70100 | 0.5903 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 76 | Wichita State University | 29000 | 40600 | 0.2868 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 77 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 29700 | 29700 | 0 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 77 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 29700 | 62800 | 0.5267 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 79 | University of North Dakota | 30100 | 32500 | 0.0754 | 11,033 | 1189 | 0.769 | |
| 80 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 49800 | 0.3755 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 81 | Siena Heights University | 31300 | 46300 | 0.3233 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 82 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 31400 | 75200 | 0.5826 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 83 | Angelo State University | 31900 | 35400 | 0.0976 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 84 | Hampton University | 32000 | 62400 | 0.4868 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 84 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 86 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 52800 | 0.3846 | 2,615 | 965 | 0.8443 | |
| 87 | North Carolina State University | 33000 | 54800 | 0.3971 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 88 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 33600 | 58500 | 0.4265 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 89 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33700 | 36100 | 0.0664 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 90 | LeTourneau University | 34200 | 54800 | 0.3762 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 91 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 92 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 36400 | 56300 | 0.3543 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 93 | Mississippi State University | 36500 | 50500 | 0.2765 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 94 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37000 | 38900 | 0.0502 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 95 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2679 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 96 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 97 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 41200 | 42100 | 0.0214 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 98 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 53400 | 0.2023 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 99 | University of Florida | 43300 | 45600 | 0.0504 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 100 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43600 | 68600 | 0.3639 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 101 | Saint Louis University | 45000 | 80900 | 0.4435 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 102 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46000 | 86200 | 0.4662 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 104 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 105 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46900 | 63800 | 0.2656 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 106 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47600 | 66500 | 0.2848 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 107 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50900 | 82600 | 0.3839 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 108 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51100 | 84700 | 0.3968 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 109 | Lynn University | 51700 | 66000 | 0.2166 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 110 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53500 | 61000 | 0.1238 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 111 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 54200 | 56100 | 0.0348 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 112 | University of Colorado Boulder | 54500 | 56600 | 0.0371 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 113 | The University of Alabama | 57100 | 57100 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 114 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 115 | Auburn University | 58700 | 58700 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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