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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges in Maryland for 2027

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Maryland.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering OTA degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Maryland.
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
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Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5300 40700 0.8689 35,358 1435 0.1642
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

35,358

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

16.4 %

2 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 12000 29300 0.5905 8,421 1045 0.9444
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

8,421

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

94.4 %

3 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 12100 24900 0.5132 5,677 1085 0.9301
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

5,677

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

93.0 %

4 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 61700 0.7781 39,193 1418 0.4081
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$61,700

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

39,193

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

40.8 %

5 University of California-Riverside 14500 66100 0.7809 24,034 1199 0.8609
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,100

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

24,034

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

6 University of Hawaii at Manoa 14700 56900 0.7416 15,735 1103 0.8797
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$56,900

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

15,735

Est. Median SAT

1,103

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

7 Morgan State University 15800 30700 0.4849 9,027 965 0.8223
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$30,700

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

9,027

Est. Median SAT

965

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

8 Western New Mexico University 16000 47200 0.6606 2,409 0 1
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

9 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 16200 26500 0.3877 23,003 1159 0.7367
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

23,003

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

10 University of Maryland Global Campus 16800 29700 0.434 52,187 0 1
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Sticker Price

$29,700

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

52,187

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

11 Connecticut College 17000 93000 0.8169 1,953 1421 0.3923
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

1,953

Est. Median SAT

1,421

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

11 Weber State University 17000 20300 0.1629 31,672 0 1
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$20,300

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 19900 32900 0.3951 19,787 1214 0.8807
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

19,787

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

14 University of Florida 21700 22500 0.0355 37,283 1399 0.2033
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$22,500

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

37,283

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

20.3 %

15 Utah State University 22000 39000 0.4358 26,629 1176 0.9212
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Sticker Price

$39,000

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

26,629

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

16 Ohio University-Main Campus 22500 22500 0 20,786 1209 0.8689
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$22,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

20,786

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

17 Miami University-Oxford 24100 28300 0.1483 16,405 1299 0.74
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$28,300

% Savings

15%

Undergraduates

16,405

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

74.0 %

18 Michigan State University 25500 28900 0.1193 41,415 1279 0.8324
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$28,900

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

41,415

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

83.2 %

19 University of Georgia 27200 47400 0.4259 32,824 1382 0.3425
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$47,400

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

32,824

Est. Median SAT

1,382

Acceptance Rate

34.3 %

20 Kent State University at Kent 27600 37500 0.2639 21,144 1105 0.7603
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

21,144

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

76.0 %

21 University of Maine 30600 43100 0.2901 9,182 1205 0.9562
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$43,100

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

9,182

Est. Median SAT

1,205

Acceptance Rate

95.6 %

22 North Carolina State University 32600 54800 0.4052 29,340 1378 0.3954
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

29,340

Est. Median SAT

1,378

Acceptance Rate

39.5 %

23 University of Vermont 34400 66300 0.4808 12,159 1379 0.7304
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

12,159

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

73.0 %

24 University of Wyoming 39900 45300 0.1191 8,138 1179 0.9695
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

8,138

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

25 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 43400 58800 0.262 25,054 1239 0.7762
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$58,800

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

25,054

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

77.6 %

26 Oregon State University 44800 61900 0.2758 31,253 1272 0.773
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

27 Towson University 45700 46600 0.0193 16,361 1098 0.8057
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Towson University
Towson, MD

Sticker Price

$46,600

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

16,361

Est. Median SAT

1,098

Acceptance Rate

80.6 %

28 Purdue University-Main Campus 48300 51200 0.0565 43,633 1327 0.4343
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

43,633

Est. Median SAT

1,327

Acceptance Rate

43.4 %

29 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 50800 63800 0.2038 42,565 1338 0.7887
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$63,800

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

42,565

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

30 University of California-Berkeley 51400 76600 0.3289 33,513 1407 0.1145
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,600

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

33,513

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.5 %

31 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 63700 67600 0.0577 40,996 1331 0.4175
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$67,600

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

40,996

Est. Median SAT

1,331

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

32 University of California-Davis 68500 69900 0.02 31,695 1290 0.4435
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$69,900

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

31,695

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

44.4 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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