Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges for South Carolina Residents for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in South Carolina.
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 South Carolina.
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 5200 39100 0.868 34,454 1435 0.1564
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$39,100

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

34,454

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

2 Greenville Technical College 7200 18300 0.6081 10,661 0 0.5257
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SC

Sticker Price

$18,300

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

10,661

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

52.6 %

3 Brigham Young University 11000 29000 0.6203 32,221 1374 0.6919
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brigham Young University
Provo, UT

Sticker Price

$29,000

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

32,221

Est. Median SAT

1,374

Acceptance Rate

69.2 %

4 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 32200 0.5744 39,083 1412 0.4517
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$32,200

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

39,083

Est. Median SAT

1,412

Acceptance Rate

45.2 %

5 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 14700 24900 0.409 5,474 1138 0.9198
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

5,474

Est. Median SAT

1,138

Acceptance Rate

92.0 %

6 University of California-Berkeley 15000 43500 0.655 33,469 1407 0.1104
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$43,500

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

33,469

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.0 %

7 University of California-Riverside 15700 36500 0.5695 22,599 1199 0.7685
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$36,500

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

22,599

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

76.9 %

8 Coastal Carolina University 16300 27200 0.4016 10,811 1145 0.7527
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

Sticker Price

$27,200

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

10,811

Est. Median SAT

1,145

Acceptance Rate

75.3 %

9 University of Georgia 21300 27100 0.2113 31,514 1336 0.3719
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$27,100

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

31,514

Est. Median SAT

1,336

Acceptance Rate

37.2 %

10 University of Florida 22300 43800 0.4906 36,567 1399 0.242
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$43,800

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

36,567

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

24.2 %

11 Ohio University-Main Campus 23900 24500 0.0244 19,888 1209 0.8517
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$24,500

% Savings

2%

Undergraduates

19,888

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

85.2 %

12 Miami University-Oxford 24900 27200 0.0844 16,816 1299 0.754
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$27,200

% Savings

8%

Undergraduates

16,816

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

75.4 %

13 Weber State University 27800 33300 0.1652 31,672 1075 1
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$33,300

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

14 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 28200 36700 0.2316 41,303 1338 0.7975
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

41,303

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

15 Connecticut College 28300 83300 0.6607 1,990 1287 0.3704
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$83,300

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

1,990

Est. Median SAT

1,287

Acceptance Rate

37.0 %

16 Kent State University at Kent 30000 37500 0.2 20,841 1105 0.8634
#16

#16 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 %

17 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 30800 33100 0.0697 19,701 1214 0.8749
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$33,100

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

19,701

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

87.5 %

18 University of Hawaii at Manoa 31100 39500 0.2124 14,576 1179 0.6967
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$39,500

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

14,576

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

69.7 %

19 North Carolina State University 32800 54800 0.4017 28,422 1335 0.4167
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

28,422

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

41.7 %

19 Ohio Wesleyan University 32800 73700 0.5547 1,525 1241 0.556
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

Sticker Price

$73,700

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,525

Est. Median SAT

1,241

Acceptance Rate

55.6 %

21 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 33900 46200 0.2664 8,553 1054 0.8688
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$46,200

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

8,553

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

22 University of Vermont 34500 66300 0.4793 12,276 1379 0.653
#22

#22 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 %

23 University of Maine 36300 45100 0.1952 591 1199 0.9684
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$45,100

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

591

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

24 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 38600 44600 0.1345 22,351 1159 0.7504
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$44,600

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

22,351

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

75.0 %

24 University of Wyoming 38600 43800 0.1187 8,130 1159 0.9688
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$43,800

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

8,130

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

26 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 40900 56700 0.2787 40,754 1391 0.3915
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$56,700

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

40,754

Est. Median SAT

1,391

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

27 Purdue University-Main Campus 43000 46200 0.0693 44,170 1327 0.4979
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$46,200

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

44,170

Est. Median SAT

1,327

Acceptance Rate

49.8 %

28 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 43800 57100 0.2315 23,351 1239 0.766
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

23,351

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

29 Oregon State University 44900 61900 0.2748 31,253 1272 0.773
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

30 Michigan State University 47200 56200 0.1601 41,234 1223 0.848
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

41,234

Est. Median SAT

1,223

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

31 University of California-Davis 63500 63500 0 32,273 1290 0.4183
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$63,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

32,273

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

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

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