Most affordable colleges - Middle Class Affordability Rankings™

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Alabama

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Stillman College	$11,500
2	Alabama State University (in-state)	$13,500
3	University of North Alabama (in-state)	$14,400

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Alaska

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Ilisagvik College	$6,100
2	University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)	$14,700
3	Alaska Pacific University	$26,200

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Arizona

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Arizona State University Digital Immersion (in-state, no-room/board)	$4,100
2	Dine College	$11,500
3	Northern Arizona University (in-state)	$15,200

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Arkansas

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Arkansas Tech University (in-state)	$13,800
2	Arkansas Baptist College	$15,200
3	Philander Smith College	$15,600

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California

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	California Institute of Technology	$4,600
2	Santa Ana College (in-state, off-campus)	$4,900
3	Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)	$6,400

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Colorado

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	United States Air Force Academy	$0
2	Front Range Community College (in-state, off-campus)	$11,400
3	Pikes Peak State College (in-state, off-campus)	$11,700

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Connecticut

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Wesleyan University	$8,000
2	Trinity College	$14,300
3	Holy Apostles College and Seminary	$16,000

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Delaware

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (in-state, off-campus)	$9,200
2	University of Delaware (in-state)	$15,700
3	Delaware State University (in-state)	$18,100

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District of Columbia

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Gallaudet University	$14,200
2	University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)	$14,300
3	Georgetown University	$15,200

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Florida

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)	$6,500
2	Seminole State College of Florida (in-state, off-campus)	$6,700
3	Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)	$7,300

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Georgia

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Emory University	$9,200
2	Dalton State College (in-state)	$9,900
3	Savannah State University (in-state)	$10,600

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Hawaii

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)	$12,300
2	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	$14,900
3	University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)	$21,800

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Idaho

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	University of Idaho (in-state)	$13,400
2	The College of Idaho	$14,900
3	Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)	$15,100

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Illinois

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Hebrew Theological College	$4,100
2	Principia College	$4,300
3	University of Chicago	$4,500

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Indiana

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)	$7,100
2	University of Notre Dame	$10,700
3	Holy Cross College	$13,300

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Iowa

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Grinnell College	$7,500
2	Emmaus Bible College	$12,900
3	Graceland University-Lamoni	$16,100

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Kansas

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Haskell Indian Nations University	$4,700
2	Fort Hays State University (in-state)	$13,700
3	Kansas Christian College	$14,800

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Kentucky

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	$4,400
2	Kentucky State University (in-state)	$9,800
3	Eastern Kentucky University (in-state)	$10,700

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Louisiana

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary	$4,400
2	Louisiana Tech University (in-state)	$14,400
3	University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)	$14,900

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Maine

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Bowdoin College	$5,500
2	Colby College	$6,900
3	Bates College	$8,300

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Maryland

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	United States Naval Academy	$0
2	Johns Hopkins University	$6,300
3	Coppin State University (in-state)	$11,100

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Massachusetts

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$3,400
2	Northeastern University Professional Programs	$4,000
3	Harvard University	$5,900

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Michigan

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Hillsdale College	$4,300
2	Henry Ford College (in-state, off-campus)	$5,900
3	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (in-state)	$10,600

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Minnesota

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Southwest Minnesota State University	$13,900
2	Carleton College	$14,500
3	Macalester College	$15,600

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Mississippi

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Rust College	$11,000
2	Mississippi Valley State University	$13,000
3	Mississippi University for Women	$13,700

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Missouri

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	College of the Ozarks	$8,000
2	Washington University in St Louis	$9,300
3	William Jewell College	$13,000

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Montana

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Montana State University-Northern (in-state)	$15,100
2	The University of Montana-Western (in-state)	$16,400
3	Montana Technological University (in-state)	$18,200

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Nebraska

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	College of Saint Mary	$11,800
2	Peru State College	$13,400
3	University of Nebraska at Kearney (in-state)	$14,500

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Nevada

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)	$9,100
2	University of Nevada-Las Vegas (in-state)	$17,300
3	University of Nevada-Reno (in-state)	$19,300

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New Hampshire

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Dartmouth College	$6,200
2	Keene State College (in-state)	$17,900
3	Rivier University	$24,500

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New Jersey

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Princeton University	$5,400
2	Centenary University	$16,700
3	New Jersey City University (in-state)	$18,200

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New Mexico

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Navajo Technical University	$5,900
2	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)	$9,400
3	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in-state)	$10,200

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New York

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	United States Military Academy	$0
2	CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)	$3,600
3	College of Staten Island CUNY (in-state)	$7,400

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North Carolina

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Davidson College	$7,000
2	Fayetteville State University (in-state)	$10,000
3	Duke University	$10,500

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North Dakota

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	United Tribes Technical College	$5,200
2	Sitting Bull College	$5,800
3	Bismarck State College (in-state)	$12,000

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Ohio

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Gods Bible School and College	$5,800
2	Sinclair Community College (in-state, off-campus)	$7,000
3	Antioch College	$9,400

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Oklahoma

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)	$9,600
2	Bacone College	$12,600
3	Langston University (in-state)	$12,700

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Oregon

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Reed College	$10,900
2	Eastern Oregon University (in-state)	$17,100
3	Portland State University (in-state)	$18,700

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Pennsylvania

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Bryn Mawr College	$6,900
2	University of Pennsylvania (in-state)	$7,700
3	Haverford College	$8,300

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Puerto Rico

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Universidad Adventista de las Antillas	$9,100
2	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (off-campus)	$12,500

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Rhode Island

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Brown University	$13,100
2	University of Rhode Island (in-state)	$19,100
3	Rhode Island College (in-state)	$19,600

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South Carolina

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)	$7,200
2	Allen University	$11,300
3	Lander University (in-state)	$15,300

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South Dakota

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Dakota Wesleyan University	$16,700
2	Northern State University (in-state)	$18,100
3	Augustana University	$18,800

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Tennessee

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Vanderbilt University	$8,100
2	Le Moyne-Owen College	$8,600
3	The University of Tennessee-Martin (in-state)	$11,800

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Texas

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Lubbock Christian University	$5,000
2	Midland College (in-state)	$7,600
3	Grayson College (in-state)	$7,800

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Utah

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Snow College (in-state)	$6,500
2	Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)	$9,500
3	Brigham Young University	$11,300

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Vermont

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Middlebury College	$11,900
2	Norwich University	$16,100
3	Northern Vermont University (in-state)	$16,500

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Virginia

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Patrick Henry College	$4,400
2	Washington and Lee University	$5,000
3	Virginia Military Institute (in-state)	$9,800

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Washington

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	City University of Seattle	$4,500
2	Northwest Indian College	$10,600
3	Eastern Washington University (in-state)	$11,500

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West Virginia

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Marshall University (in-state)	$12,200
1	Potomac State College of West Virginia University (in-state)	$12,200
3	Bluefield State University (in-state)	$12,300

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Wisconsin

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison (in-state)	$12,400
2	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (in-state)	$13,900
2	University of Wisconsin-Superior (in-state)	$13,900

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Wyoming

Rank	College Name	Typical Net Price
1	Laramie County Community College (in-state)	$12,100
2	Western Wyoming Community College (in-state)	$12,700
3	University of Wyoming (in-state)	$20,000

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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State for 2025