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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 4700 40700 0.8836 34,454 1435 0.1564
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

34,454

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

2 Utah State University 9700 26700 0.6361 25,706 1176 0.9247
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Sticker Price

$26,700

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

25,706

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

92.5 %

3 University of California-Davis 10200 38100 0.7328 32,273 1290 0.4183
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$38,100

% Savings

73%

Undergraduates

32,273

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

4 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 11100 29100 0.619 40,684 1331 0.3915
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$29,100

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

40,684

Est. Median SAT

1,331

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

5 University of Georgia 13500 26600 0.4925 32,399 1382 0.377
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$26,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

32,399

Est. Median SAT

1,382

Acceptance Rate

37.7 %

6 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 52800 0.741 38,040 1418 0.452
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$52,800

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

38,040

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

45.2 %

7 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 15100 31000 0.5125 8,553 1045 0.8688
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$31,000

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

8,553

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

8 Western New Mexico University 15800 24800 0.3636 2,629 0 0
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Sticker Price

$24,800

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

2,629

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

9 University of Maine 16300 29300 0.4439 9,601 1205 0.9664
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

9,601

Est. Median SAT

1,205

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

10 University of Florida 16500 22500 0.2666 36,573 1399 0.242
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$22,500

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

36,573

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

24.2 %

11 Connecticut College 16700 95300 0.8244 1,990 1421 0.3704
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$95,300

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

1,990

Est. Median SAT

1,421

Acceptance Rate

37.0 %

12 University of Maryland Global Campus 16800 29700 0.4345 52,187 0 0
#12

#12 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

--

13 University of Vermont 18300 37800 0.5164 12,276 1379 0.653
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

12,276

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

14 Towson University 18400 29900 0.3843 16,264 1098 0.8197
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Towson University
Towson, MD

Sticker Price

$29,900

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

16,264

Est. Median SAT

1,098

Acceptance Rate

82.0 %

15 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 20500 26500 0.2262 22,364 1159 0.7504
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

22,364

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

75.0 %

16 Ohio University-Main Campus 20600 23200 0.1121 20,444 1209 0.8499
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$23,200

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

20,444

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

85.0 %

17 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 25000 37900 0.3401 5,661 1085 0.982
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$37,900

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

5,661

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

98.2 %

18 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 27600 32800 0.1588 19,701 1214 0.8749
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$32,800

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

19,701

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

87.5 %

19 Weber State University 28200 33900 0.168 31,672 0 0
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

20 Oregon State University 28900 36700 0.214 31,253 1272 0.773
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

21 Morgan State University 29500 41900 0.2962 9,027 965 0.8223
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$41,900

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

9,027

Est. Median SAT

965

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

22 University of Hawaii at Manoa 29800 42200 0.2937 15,375 1103 0.866
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$42,200

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

15,375

Est. Median SAT

1,103

Acceptance Rate

86.6 %

23 Kent State University at Kent 30000 37500 0.2 20,841 1105 0.8634
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

20,841

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

86.3 %

24 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 32300 36700 0.1202 41,303 1338 0.7975
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

41,303

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

25 North Carolina State University 32900 54800 0.3999 28,422 1378 0.4174
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

28,422

Est. Median SAT

1,378

Acceptance Rate

41.7 %

26 University of Wyoming 40200 45300 0.1127 8,130 1179 0.9688
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

8,130

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

27 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 45700 58800 0.223 23,329 1239 0.766
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$58,800

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

23,329

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

28 Michigan State University 47200 56200 0.1601 41,234 1279 0.848
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

41,234

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

29 Purdue University-Main Campus 48600 51200 0.0508 44,819 1327 0.4987
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

44,819

Est. Median SAT

1,327

Acceptance Rate

49.9 %

30 University of California-Riverside 49100 66000 0.2562 22,600 1199 0.7639
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

22,600

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

76.4 %

31 Miami University-Oxford 57400 57400 0 16,816 1299 0.754
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$57,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,816

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

75.4 %

32 University of California-Berkeley 70600 76100 0.0723 33,070 1407 0.1098
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,100

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

33,070

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.0 %

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

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