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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges in the state of Pennsylvania for 2027

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 5700 40700 0.859 35,358 1448 0.1642
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$40,700

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

35,358

Est. Median SAT

1,448

Acceptance Rate

16.4 %

2 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 12600 29300 0.57 8,421 1054 0.9444
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

8,421

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

94.4 %

3 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 13400 38300 0.6495 5,677 985 0.9301
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$38,300

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

5,677

Est. Median SAT

985

Acceptance Rate

93.0 %

4 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 61700 0.7774 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 14800 66000 0.7762 24,034 1199 0.8609
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

24,034

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

6 University of Hawaii at Manoa 15100 54400 0.7229 15,735 1069 0.8797
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$54,400

% Savings

72%

Undergraduates

15,735

Est. Median SAT

1,069

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

7 University of Maine 15200 29300 0.4815 9,182 1195 0.9562
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

9,182

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

95.6 %

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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 16100 26900 0.4031 9,847 1090 0.9309
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA

Sticker Price

$26,900

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

9,847

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

93.1 %

10 North Carolina State University 16400 28500 0.4251 29,340 1374 0.3954
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$28,500

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

29,340

Est. Median SAT

1,374

Acceptance Rate

39.5 %

11 University of Vermont 18300 37800 0.5164 12,159 1372 0.7304
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

12,159

Est. Median SAT

1,372

Acceptance Rate

73.0 %

12 Pennsylvania Western University 19600 31000 0.3679 7,586 1045 0.9433
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pennsylvania Western University
California, PA

Sticker Price

$31,000

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

7,586

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

94.3 %

13 University of Wyoming 20600 27900 0.2642 8,138 1163 0.9695
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

8,138

Est. Median SAT

1,163

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

14 Connecticut College 21200 93000 0.7717 1,953 1284 0.3923
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

1,953

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

15 Utah State University 21800 38800 0.4382 26,629 1168 0.9212
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Sticker Price

$38,800

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

26,629

Est. Median SAT

1,168

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

16 Ohio University-Main Campus 22500 22500 0 20,786 1225 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

1,225

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

17 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 25400 32900 0.2274 19,787 1197 0.8807
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

19,787

Est. Median SAT

1,197

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

18 Temple University 26200 36100 0.2744 21,031 1172 0.8622
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$36,100

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

21,031

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

86.2 %

19 Weber State University 27200 31500 0.1367 31,672 1075 1
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$31,500

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

20 Kent State University at Kent 31200 37500 0.1676 21,144 1104 0.7603
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

21,144

Est. Median SAT

1,104

Acceptance Rate

76.0 %

21 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 32400 38400 0.1562 23,003 1164 0.7367
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$38,400

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

23,003

Est. Median SAT

1,164

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

22 University of Florida 43100 45700 0.057 37,283 1406 0.2033
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

37,283

Est. Median SAT

1,406

Acceptance Rate

20.3 %

23 Oregon State University 44900 61900 0.2752 31,253 1272 0.773
#23

#23 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 %

24 Michigan State University 46200 56200 0.1779 41,415 1212 0.8324
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

41,415

Est. Median SAT

1,212

Acceptance Rate

83.2 %

25 Purdue University-Main Campus 48500 51200 0.0544 43,633 1342 0.4343
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

43,633

Est. Median SAT

1,342

Acceptance Rate

43.4 %

26 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 49100 67600 0.2737 40,996 1399 0.4175
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$67,600

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

40,996

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

27 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 50500 58800 0.141 25,054 1225 0.7762
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$58,800

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

25,054

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

77.6 %

28 University of California-Berkeley 51900 76600 0.3224 33,513 1407 0.1145
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,600

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

33,513

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.5 %

29 University of Georgia 52100 52100 0 32,824 1348 0.3425
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$52,100

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

32,824

Est. Median SAT

1,348

Acceptance Rate

34.3 %

30 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 55900 63800 0.1237 42,565 1339 0.7887
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$63,800

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

42,565

Est. Median SAT

1,339

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

31 Miami University-Oxford 57400 57400 0 16,405 1284 0.74
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$57,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,405

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

74.0 %

32 University of California-Davis 68400 69900 0.0215 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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