Considering a degree in Aerospace?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace 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 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,474 | 1305 | 0.0927 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 3500 | 1932400 | 0.9982 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4000 | 93300 | 0.9568 | 4,561 | 1542 | 0.0456 | |
| 5 | California State University-Los Angeles | 4900 | 69100 | 0.9295 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 5100 | 40700 | 0.8738 | 35,358 | 1448 | 0.1642 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 7000 | 89100 | 0.9213 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 9 | Morehead State University | 8200 | 26300 | 0.6877 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 10 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9000 | 41400 | 0.7832 | 3,224 | 1085 | 0.7643 | |
| 11 | Indiana State University | 9600 | 25900 | 0.6303 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 12 | University of California-Berkeley | 9900 | 44500 | 0.778 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 13 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38700 | 0.7376 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 10300 | 33000 | 0.688 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 15 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 10500 | 25900 | 0.5962 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 16 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10600 | 22900 | 0.5381 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 16 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 19 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 19 | Delta State University | 12600 | 23200 | 0.4576 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 19 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 62800 | 0.7992 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 22 | Middle Georgia State University | 12700 | 55000 | 0.7685 | 7,692 | 1065 | 0.9968 | |
| 23 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13000 | 40800 | 0.6816 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 24 | University of Memphis | 14100 | 26400 | 0.4668 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 25 | West Virginia University | 14300 | 73100 | 0.8041 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 26 | Case Western Reserve University | 15000 | 92800 | 0.838 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 26 | University of California-Irvine | 15000 | 40400 | 0.6285 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 28 | University of Kansas | 15300 | 34900 | 0.5619 | 22,544 | 1176 | 0.9258 | |
| 28 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15300 | 30100 | 0.4923 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 30 | University of North Texas | 15500 | 26200 | 0.4091 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 31 | Austin Peay State University | 15600 | 31600 | 0.5071 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 31 | Kansas State University | 15600 | 26400 | 0.4097 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 15600 | 39600 | 0.6053 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 34 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16100 | 26500 | 0.3937 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 35 | Tennessee State University | 16100 | 55800 | 0.7116 | 4,221 | 990 | 0.8463 | |
| 37 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33800 | 0.521 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 38 | North Carolina State University | 16300 | 28500 | 0.4289 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 38 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5555 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 38 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 16300 | 27800 | 0.4141 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 41 | University of Miami | 16500 | 96300 | 0.8288 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 42 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 29000 | 0.4175 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 43 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3413 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 43 | Utah State University | 17000 | 34000 | 0.5001 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 45 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4141 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 46 | San Jose State University | 18000 | 41200 | 0.5618 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 47 | Angelo State University | 18200 | 23100 | 0.2117 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 48 | Fairmont State University | 19400 | 30900 | 0.3721 | 3,090 | 970 | 0.9862 | |
| 49 | South Dakota State University | 20300 | 25200 | 0.1941 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 50 | Syracuse University | 20400 | 83600 | 0.756 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 51 | San Diego State University | 21700 | 28900 | 0.2503 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 51 | University of Florida | 21700 | 22500 | 0.0355 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 53 | The University of Alabama | 22400 | 33400 | 0.3292 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 54 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 55 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22700 | 36100 | 0.3709 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 56 | Bridgewater State University | 23100 | 37300 | 0.3821 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 56 | Florida Memorial University | 23100 | 51000 | 0.5466 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 56 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 23100 | 80400 | 0.7126 | 17,848 | 1470 | 0.1565 | |
| 59 | Elizabeth City State University | 23700 | 28500 | 0.1684 | 2,252 | 916 | 0.8671 | |
| 60 | Walsh University | 23800 | 46400 | 0.4886 | 1,523 | 1159 | 0.7074 | |
| 61 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 24500 | 45500 | 0.4618 | 4,526 | 1130 | 1 | |
| 62 | University at Buffalo | 24600 | 34000 | 0.2765 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 63 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 24700 | 36900 | 0.3309 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 64 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1011 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 64 | University of North Dakota | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1014 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 66 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 67 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 68 | University of Southern California | 27100 | 98300 | 0.7245 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 69 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 27300 | 29700 | 0.0807 | 9,965 | 1095 | 1 | |
| 70 | Wichita State University | 28000 | 30600 | 0.0849 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 71 | University of Hartford | 28400 | 70100 | 0.5943 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 72 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 36400 | 0.2172 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 73 | Lewis University | 28700 | 59800 | 0.52 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 74 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 45200 | 0.3626 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 75 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34200 | 0.1489 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 76 | Delaware State University | 29600 | 62600 | 0.5271 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 77 | Siena Heights University | 30900 | 46300 | 0.3328 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 78 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 50300 | 0.3816 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 78 | Kent State University at Kent | 31100 | 37500 | 0.1706 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 80 | Carroll University | 31300 | 63900 | 0.5105 | 2,581 | 1174 | 0.6684 | |
| 81 | Hampton University | 31500 | 54800 | 0.4252 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 82 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 31600 | 75200 | 0.5798 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 82 | Tuskegee University | 31600 | 45600 | 0.3071 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 84 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32100 | 41600 | 0.2283 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 85 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2727 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 86 | Pacific Union College | 32800 | 54900 | 0.4019 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 87 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 88 | Averett University | 34500 | 57600 | 0.4012 | 1,244 | 1054 | 0.5659 | |
| 89 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34900 | 64600 | 0.4598 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 90 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 91 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 35900 | 56300 | 0.3622 | 5,687 | 1305 | 0.7863 | |
| 92 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36200 | 54400 | 0.3346 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 93 | Western Michigan University | 36300 | 38500 | 0.0571 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 94 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66700 | 0.4469 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 95 | Andrews University | 37200 | 76700 | 0.5148 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 96 | University of Arizona | 38900 | 48300 | 0.1944 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 97 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 98 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42100 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 99 | Saint Louis University | 42500 | 84300 | 0.4956 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 100 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 58600 | 0.2731 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 101 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 42800 | 55100 | 0.2233 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 102 | William Jessup University | 43000 | 55900 | 0.2299 | 1,317 | 1140 | 0.9333 | |
| 103 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 104 | LeTourneau University | 44700 | 57300 | 0.2198 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 105 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46500 | 63800 | 0.2724 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 106 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 46900 | 57200 | 0.1801 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 107 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.234 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 108 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47200 | 66500 | 0.2915 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 109 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 47800 | 47800 | 0 | 6,743 | 1266 | 0.6292 | |
| 110 | University of Kentucky | 48100 | 59900 | 0.1971 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 111 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 112 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49400 | 58800 | 0.1599 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 113 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59100 | 0.1589 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 114 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50400 | 85400 | 0.41 | 5,461 | 1292 | 0.6189 | |
| 115 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 116 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 51100 | 86300 | 0.4079 | 5,833 | 1440 | 0.6725 | |
| 117 | Lynn University | 51700 | 71600 | 0.2779 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 118 | Clarkson University | 53600 | 91700 | 0.4154 | 2,163 | 1283 | 0.825 | |
| 119 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 120 | University of California-San Diego | 55100 | 79600 | 0.3077 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 121 | University of Colorado Boulder | 55400 | 70900 | 0.2183 | 32,244 | 1351 | 0.7809 | |
| 122 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63700 | 0.0817 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 123 | Auburn University | 59200 | 59200 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 124 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 60600 | 67600 | 0.1035 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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