Best Value Colleges

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1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York16,15448%25.0×2CBCUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York10,54358%19.6×3CLCUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York10,69657%18.4×4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey5,7095%18.0×5CJCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York11,59057%17.5×6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York12,50560%17.5×7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York12,55064%15.0×8California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California19,56291%14.9×9University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida4,62761%14.9×10Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas6,66744%13.3×11California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California15,02394%13.1×12CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York4,34564%12.8×13Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana2,35286%12.6×14University of FloridaGainesville, Florida35,62924%10.9×15CSCalifornia State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California8,57794%10.4×16California State University-StanislausTurlock, California8,38598%10.4×17The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas28,66694%10.3×18CNCUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York13,58080%9.6×19CSCalifornia State University-FullertonFullerton, California38,54691%9.6×20College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9,65792%9.6×21Stanford UniversityStanford, California7,5544%9.0×22California State University-FresnoFresno, California21,60595%8.7×23Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia18,78514%8.5×24Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana2,66173%8.5×25California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California32,69193%8.4×26CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York3,23386%8.1×27Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia4,553—8.0×28Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana5,67172%7.9×29Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico3,35792%7.9×30University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington4,18583%7.7×31UMUta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York2,957—7.7×32California State University-East BayHayward, California9,80997%7.7×33University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan4,41170%7.6×34University of Arkansas GranthamLIttle Rock, Arkansas2,833—7.6×35Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts4,5355%7.1×36Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky1,51319%7.1×37California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California28,35094%6.9×38University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California33,06811%6.9×39College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri1,44412%6.8×40University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California34,94827%6.8×41Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana2,15351%6.8×42Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas2,51396%6.7×43Rice UniversityHouston, Texas4,7768%6.7×44California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California12,53893%6.6×45University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California33,4759%6.6×46Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida39,50855%6.5×47Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida23,75766%6.5×48Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan12,35188%6.4×49FSFarmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York9,55263%6.4×50University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington5,45791%6.4×51University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan34,17716%6.4×52Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan8,10691%6.3×53California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California5,01395%6.3×54Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina1,97564%6.3×55University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan5,95256%6.3×56University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois22,17077%6.3×57California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California25,04275%6.2×58University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina20,75215%6.2×59University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois7,5694%6.2×60Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia7,26696%6.2×61California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California35,92446%6.2×62California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California14,87795%6.1×63NKNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky8,24668%6.1×64UOUniversity of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies OnlineManchester, New Hampshire1,157—6.1×65PSPortland State UniversityPortland, Oregon13,18291%6.1×66Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana3,17084%6.0×67Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana5,63292%6.0×68Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5,04992%5.9×69University of South FloridaTampa, Florida37,20743%5.9×70Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia4,34868%5.9×71University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine1,913100%5.8×72University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois2,26386%5.8×73Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana2,58967%5.8×74Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1,414100%5.8×75Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee7,2086%5.8×76Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine1,8737%5.7×77San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California27,60185%5.7×78University of California-IrvineIrvine, California30,19729%5.7×79University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois36,25842%5.6×80Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma3,01876%5.6×81University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida59,14640%5.6×82University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington31,94239%5.6×83University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida13,35953%5.5×84San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California18,63996%5.5×85Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado3,04295%5.5×86Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan5,95592%5.5×87University of California-DavisDavis, California32,25342%5.5×88Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida32,21224%5.5×89California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California21,99631%5.4×90The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas21,005100%5.4×91University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado10,51975%5.4×92University of California-MercedMerced, California8,37291%5.4×93Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois3,09684%5.3×94Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts7,6014%5.3×95University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada24,62296%5.3×96Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas8,15086%5.3×97University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland30,76045%5.3×98The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas30,58087%5.3×99University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida9,33058%5.2×100Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana3,93384%5.2×

Earnings ÷ net price — computed from the US Department of Education College Scorecard. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates unless noted.