Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Behavioral Majors

Most Affordable Behavioral Sciences, Physiological Colleges in the state of Kentucky for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Behavioral majors who live in Kentucky.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Behavioral degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Kentucky.
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:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
Behavioral
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

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO

Sticker Price

--

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

4,124

Est. Median SAT

1,344

Acceptance Rate

13.9 %

2 Colby College 5100 90200 0.9432 2,412 1497 0.0709
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Colby College
Waterville, ME

Sticker Price

$90,200

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

2,412

Est. Median SAT

1,497

Acceptance Rate

7.1 %

3 Wesleyan University 5800 93700 0.9384 3,805 1405 0.1649
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

Sticker Price

$93,700

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

3,805

Est. Median SAT

1,405

Acceptance Rate

16.5 %

4 Johns Hopkins University 6900 89200 0.9228 6,356 1543 0.0644
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$89,200

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

6,356

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

4 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 6900 40700 0.8296 34,454 1435 0.1564
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

83%

Undergraduates

34,454

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

6 Northern Kentucky University 8000 25900 0.6924 10,163 1090 0.8307
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Sticker Price

$25,900

% Savings

69%

Undergraduates

10,163

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

83.1 %

7 Sisseton Wahpeton College 8100 12900 0.3726 215 0 0.8208
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$12,900

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

215

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

82.1 %

8 Eastern Kentucky University 10000 25200 0.6046 12,726 1055 0.9695
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Sticker Price

$25,200

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

12,726

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

9 Franklin and Marshall College 10800 90300 0.8807 1,808 1396 0.2819
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$90,300

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

10 University of Houston-Clear Lake 11400 22400 0.4916 6,029 1080 0.834
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$22,400

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

6,029

Est. Median SAT

1,080

Acceptance Rate

83.4 %

11 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 11800 27800 0.5744 21,075 1420 0.1534
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Sticker Price

$27,800

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

21,075

Est. Median SAT

1,420

Acceptance Rate

15.3 %

12 University of Maine at Fort Kent 12100 33300 0.6371 1,357 1078 0.9907
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$33,300

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

1,357

Est. Median SAT

1,078

Acceptance Rate

99.1 %

13 University of California-Santa Barbara 12600 48900 0.7426 23,181 1354 0.3296
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Sticker Price

$48,900

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

23,181

Est. Median SAT

1,354

Acceptance Rate

33.0 %

14 Lindsey Wilson College 13100 60500 0.7828 1,738 1035 0
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY

Sticker Price

$60,500

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

1,738

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

15 Florida Atlantic University 13400 25800 0.4812 24,942 1130 0.6613
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Sticker Price

$25,800

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

24,942

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

66.1 %

16 Duke University 13500 93600 0.856 6,523 1539 0.0571
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,600

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

6,523

Est. Median SAT

1,539

Acceptance Rate

5.7 %

17 University of Delaware 13600 34500 0.605 19,119 1303 0.6356
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

19,119

Est. Median SAT

1,303

Acceptance Rate

63.6 %

18 Northwest Missouri State University 14600 36300 0.5973 5,241 1075 0.8613
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO

Sticker Price

$36,300

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

5,241

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

19 The University of Texas at Austin 15800 30500 0.4824 43,165 1335 0.2664
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$30,500

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

43,165

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

26.6 %

20 University of North Florida 15900 22400 0.2905 13,735 1150 0.5324
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Sticker Price

$22,400

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

13,735

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

53.2 %

21 Central Washington University 16000 62300 0.7434 10,033 1060 0.9061
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$62,300

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

22 Northern Michigan University 16700 34300 0.5136 6,684 1100 0.8402
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI

Sticker Price

$34,300

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

6,684

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

84.0 %

23 The University of Montana-Western 16900 25600 0.3395 1,440 990 0.995
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana-Western
Dillon, MT

Sticker Price

$25,600

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

1,440

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

99.5 %

24 Dakota Wesleyan University 18100 46400 0.6104 767 1108 0.7277
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

767

Est. Median SAT

1,108

Acceptance Rate

72.8 %

25 Centre College 18200 70200 0.7411 1,356 1330 0.5553
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Centre College
Danville, KY

Sticker Price

$70,200

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

1,356

Est. Median SAT

1,330

Acceptance Rate

55.5 %

25 University of Louisville 18200 29100 0.3749 17,086 1148 0.7941
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Sticker Price

$29,100

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

17,086

Est. Median SAT

1,148

Acceptance Rate

79.4 %

27 Illinois College 18900 52300 0.6376 940 1054 0.7819
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL

Sticker Price

$52,300

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

940

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

27 University of Southern California 18900 76900 0.7544 21,023 1485 0.1002
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Sticker Price

$76,900

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

21,023

Est. Median SAT

1,485

Acceptance Rate

10.0 %

29 University of West Georgia 19600 24900 0.213 9,157 1040 0.5161
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

9,157

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

51.6 %

30 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 20000 35400 0.4345 5,731 1174 0.9064
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

Sticker Price

$35,400

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

5,731

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

31 San Jose State University 20200 29900 0.3242 28,008 0 0.8461
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Sticker Price

$29,900

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

28,008

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

32 Utica University 20800 57900 0.641 2,333 1120 0.8679
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utica University
Utica, NY

Sticker Price

$57,900

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

2,333

Est. Median SAT

1,120

Acceptance Rate

86.8 %

33 Glenville State University 20900 34900 0.4014 1,583 980 0.9924
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Glenville State University
Glenville, WV

Sticker Price

$34,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

1,583

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

99.2 %

34 Brown University 21100 94000 0.7753 7,910 1535 0.0539
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$94,000

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

7,910

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

35 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 21300 42400 0.4975 14,019 1159 0.7781
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Sticker Price

$42,400

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

14,019

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

77.8 %

36 University of Mount Saint Vincent 21700 71700 0.6978 2,398 1084 0.8464
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY

Sticker Price

$71,700

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

2,398

Est. Median SAT

1,084

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

37 East Texas Baptist University 22200 57900 0.6168 1,634 1025 0.5776
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$57,900

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

1,634

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

57.8 %

38 Columbia College 22700 39700 0.4287 1,268 950 0.9614
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$39,700

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

1,268

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

96.1 %

39 Concordia University-Nebraska 23300 72400 0.6777 2,934 1160 0.9004
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$72,400

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

2,934

Est. Median SAT

1,160

Acceptance Rate

90.0 %

40 Life Pacific University 23600 50300 0.5303 396 1055 0.9395
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$50,300

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

396

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

94.0 %

41 Florida International University 23700 33900 0.3005 44,904 1175 0.5466
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

44,904

Est. Median SAT

1,175

Acceptance Rate

54.7 %

41 The University of Tennessee Southern 23700 28100 0.1557 946 1095 0.8271
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

946

Est. Median SAT

1,095

Acceptance Rate

82.7 %

43 Point Park University 24000 57000 0.5793 2,337 1144 0.9691
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$57,000

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

2,337

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

44 University of California-Los Angeles 24400 100300 0.7567 33,471 1399 0.0897
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Sticker Price

$100,300

% Savings

76%

Undergraduates

33,471

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

9.0 %

45 Tennessee Wesleyan University 24900 45300 0.4505 857 1075 0.5941
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TN

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

857

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

59.4 %

46 University of Tulsa 25500 62900 0.5949 2,852 1328 0.615
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

47 Doane University 25900 77700 0.6663 1,323 1125 0.9801
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Doane University
Crete, NE

Sticker Price

$77,700

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

1,323

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

98.0 %

48 University of Kansas 26000 42000 0.3805 22,085 1176 0.9348
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$42,000

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

22,085

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

49 Concordia University-Irvine 27100 80600 0.6641 1,465 1172 0.5986
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$80,600

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

1,465

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

59.9 %

50 Cornell College 27400 72200 0.6206 1,085 1243 0.8066
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA

Sticker Price

$72,200

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

1,085

Est. Median SAT

1,243

Acceptance Rate

80.7 %

50 University of Jamestown 27400 34400 0.2035 1,049 1110 0.8808
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND

Sticker Price

$34,400

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

1,049

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

52 George Fox University 27800 79300 0.6492 3,401 1193 0.9351
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$79,300

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

3,401

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

53 Oregon Institute of Technology 27900 36400 0.234 5,162 1131 0.9502
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR

Sticker Price

$36,400

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

5,162

Est. Median SAT

1,131

Acceptance Rate

95.0 %

54 Villanova University 28000 88800 0.6845 7,006 1457 0.2698
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Sticker Price

$88,800

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

7,006

Est. Median SAT

1,457

Acceptance Rate

27.0 %

55 Mercy University 28700 44500 0.3552 6,775 1074 0.8584
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Sticker Price

$44,500

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

6,775

Est. Median SAT

1,074

Acceptance Rate

85.8 %

56 University of Iowa 29000 31100 0.0667 22,738 1208 0.8362
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

22,738

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

57 Trevecca Nazarene University 30000 46100 0.3485 1,903 1085 0.6944
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$46,100

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

69.4 %

58 Albright College 30600 49300 0.3792 1,328 1050 0.8615
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albright College
Reading, PA

Sticker Price

$49,300

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

1,328

Est. Median SAT

1,050

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

59 Wayne State University 30800 50900 0.395 16,173 1174 0.7786
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Sticker Price

$50,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

16,173

Est. Median SAT

1,174

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

60 Missouri Baptist University 31700 53800 0.4102 4,958 843 0.686
#60

#60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

4,958

Est. Median SAT

843

Acceptance Rate

68.6 %

61 Harding University 32900 47000 0.2995 3,523 1193 0.3942
#61

#61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harding University
Searcy, AR

Sticker Price

$47,000

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

3,523

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

39.4 %

62 California Baptist University 33600 65600 0.4876 8,417 1069 0.8535
#62

#62 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$65,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

8,417

Est. Median SAT

1,069

Acceptance Rate

85.4 %

63 Elizabethtown College 33700 55900 0.3974 1,903 1214 0.7787
#63

#63 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$55,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

64 Taylor University 34100 57600 0.4074 2,503 1235 0.7353
#64

#64 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Taylor University
Upland, IN

Sticker Price

$57,600

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

2,503

Est. Median SAT

1,235

Acceptance Rate

73.5 %

65 Pace University 34500 100800 0.6575 8,038 1274 0.7592
#65

#65 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$100,800

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

8,038

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

66 University of Vermont 34600 66300 0.4782 12,276 1379 0.653
#66

#66 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

12,276

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

67 Seton Hill University 36000 78000 0.5387 1,597 1150 0.7579
#67

#67 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA

Sticker Price

$78,000

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

1,597

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

75.8 %

68 Andrews University 36400 62100 0.4139 1,312 1208 0.874
#68

#68 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$62,100

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

1,312

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

87.4 %

69 Saint Francis University 38900 62800 0.3806 2,450 1150 0.7916
#69

#69 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$62,800

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

2,450

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

79.2 %

70 Quinnipiac University 41400 79200 0.4772 6,248 1209 0.77
#70

#70 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

Sticker Price

$79,200

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

6,248

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

77.0 %

71 Rochester Christian University 43400 45400 0.0457 1,144 980 0.653
#71

#71 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

1,144

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

72 SUNY Polytechnic Institute 43500 47800 0.0899 1,919 1245 0.7844
#72

#72 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY

Sticker Price

$47,800

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

1,919

Est. Median SAT

1,245

Acceptance Rate

78.4 %

73 Rowan University 53600 53600 0 16,199 1214 0.783
#73

#73 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,199

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

78.3 %

74 Mount St. Joseph University 54200 54200 0 1,545 1134 0.5915
#74

#74 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$54,200

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

1,134

Acceptance Rate

59.2 %

75 New Jersey Institute of Technology 59900 63500 0.0567 10,200 1346 0.6507
#75

#75 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$63,500

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

10,200

Est. Median SAT

1,346

Acceptance Rate

65.1 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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