For Colleges & Universities

Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

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

About

Considering a degree in OTA?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin.
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
OTA
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 11700 19300 0.3943 10,743 1055 0.9598
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

Sticker Price

$19,300

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

10,743

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

96.0 %

2 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 12400 29300 0.5768 8,421 1045 0.9444
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

8,421

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

94.4 %

2 University of Wisconsin-Madison 12400 31100 0.6026 39,193 1418 0.4081
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

39,193

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

40.8 %

4 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 13200 21300 0.3802 18,667 1090 0.9711
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Sticker Price

$21,300

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

18,667

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

97.1 %

5 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 13500 38300 0.6469 5,677 1085 0.9301
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$38,300

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

5,677

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

93.0 %

6 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 13900 22800 0.3909 11,994 1090 0.8651
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI

Sticker Price

$22,800

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

11,994

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

86.5 %

7 University of California-Riverside 14700 66100 0.7779 24,034 1199 0.8609
#7

#7 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 %

8 University of Hawaii at Manoa 15000 54400 0.7248 15,735 1103 0.8797
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$54,400

% Savings

72%

Undergraduates

15,735

Est. Median SAT

1,103

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

9 Western New Mexico University 16000 47200 0.6606 2,409 0 1
#9

#9 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 %

10 North Carolina State University 16300 28500 0.4289 29,340 1378 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

1,378

Acceptance Rate

39.5 %

11 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 16600 26500 0.3756 23,003 1159 0.7367
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

23,003

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

12 Connecticut College 17000 93000 0.8169 1,953 1421 0.3923
#12

#12 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 %

13 University of Vermont 18300 37800 0.5164 12,159 1379 0.7304
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

12,159

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

73.0 %

14 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 20100 31100 0.3539 19,787 1214 0.8807
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

19,787

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

15 University of Wyoming 20400 27900 0.2682 8,138 1179 0.9695
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

8,138

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

16 Utah State University 22000 39000 0.4358 26,629 1176 0.9212
#16

#16 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 %

17 Ohio University-Main Campus 22500 22500 0 20,786 1209 0.8689
#17

#17 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 %

18 Weber State University 27300 31600 0.1362 31,672 0 1
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$31,600

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

19 Kent State University at Kent 27600 37500 0.2639 21,144 1105 0.7603
#19

#19 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 %

20 Oregon State University 28800 36700 0.216 31,253 1272 0.773
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

21 University of Maine 30800 43100 0.2855 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 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 35200 38200 0.0783 42,565 1338 0.7887
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$38,200

% Savings

8%

Undergraduates

42,565

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

23 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 38400 88100 0.5643 35,358 1435 0.1642
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$88,100

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

35,358

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

16.4 %

24 University of Florida 43100 45700 0.0569 37,283 1399 0.2033
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

37,283

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

20.3 %

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 Michigan State University 47200 56200 0.1601 41,415 1279 0.8324
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

41,415

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

83.2 %

27 University of Georgia 47400 52300 0.0937 32,824 1382 0.3425
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$52,300

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

32,824

Est. Median SAT

1,382

Acceptance Rate

34.3 %

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 California-Berkeley 51700 76600 0.3249 33,513 1407 0.1145
#29

#29 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 %

30 Miami University-Oxford 57500 57500 0 16,405 1299 0.74
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$57,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,405

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

74.0 %

31 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 63600 67600 0.0591 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 68300 69900 0.0229 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.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Join thousands of students and parents learning about finding the right college, admissions secrets, scholarships, financial aid, and more.

College Raptor Loading Screen College Raptor Loading Screen