Best Value Colleges

Median 10-year earnings per dollar of average annual net price — the simplest honest value ratio. This page lists all 1,186 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York25.0×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 2CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York19.6×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 3CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York18.4×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey18.0×5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York17.5×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York17.5×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York15.0×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 8California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California14.9×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 9University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida14.9×61%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 10Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas13.3×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 11California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California13.1×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 12CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York12.8×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 13Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana12.6×86%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 14University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.9×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 15California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California10.4×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 16California State University-StanislausTurlock, California10.4×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 17The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas10.3×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 18CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York9.6×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 19California State University-FullertonFullerton, California9.6×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 20College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9.6×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 21Stanford UniversityStanford, California9.0×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 22California State University-FresnoFresno, California8.7×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 23Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia8.5×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 24Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana8.5×73%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 25California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California8.4×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 26CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8.1×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 27Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia8.0×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 28Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana7.9×72%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 29Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico7.9×92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 30University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington7.7×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 31Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York7.7×——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 32California State University-East BayHayward, California7.7×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 33University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan7.6×70%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 34University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, Arkansas7.6×——$8k$63k43%2,833327 mi 35Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts7.1×5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 36Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky7.1×19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 37California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California6.9×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 38University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California6.9×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 39College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri6.8×12%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 40University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California6.8×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 41Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana6.8×51%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 42Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas6.7×96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 43Rice UniversityHouston, Texas6.7×8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 44California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California6.6×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 45University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California6.6×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 46Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida6.5×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 47Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6.5×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 48Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan6.4×88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 49Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York6.4×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 50University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington6.4×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 51University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan6.4×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 52Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan6.3×91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 53California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California6.3×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 54Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina6.3×64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 55University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan6.3×56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 56University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois6.3×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 57California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California6.2×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 58University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina6.2×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 59University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois6.2×4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 60Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia6.2×96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 61California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California6.2×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 62California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California6.1×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 63Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6.1×68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 64University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire6.1×——$11k$66k30%1,15733 mi 65Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon6.1×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 66Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana6.0×84%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 67Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana6.0×92%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 68Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5.9×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 69University of South FloridaTampa, Florida5.9×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 70Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia5.9×68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 71University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine5.8×100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 72University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois5.8×86%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 73Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana5.8×67%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 74Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5.8×100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 75Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee5.8×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 76Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine5.7×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 77San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California5.7×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 78University of California-IrvineIrvine, California5.7×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 79University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois5.6×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 80Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma5.6×76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 81University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida5.6×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 82University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington5.6×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 83University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5.5×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 84San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California5.5×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 85Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado5.5×95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 86Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan5.5×92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 87University of California-DavisDavis, California5.5×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 88Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida5.5×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 89California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California5.4×31%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 90The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas5.4×100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 91University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado5.4×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 92University of California-MercedMerced, California5.4×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 93Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois5.3×84%—$11k$59k57%3,0969 mi 94Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts5.3×4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 95University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada5.3×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 96Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas5.3×86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.