Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Computer Science Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Computer Science programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 322 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico$5,50040%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 2Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$5,50038%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 3Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$7,82196%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 4CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$8,25054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 5CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$8,62360%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 6Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico$9,83334%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 7Stanford UniversityStanford, California$10,3994%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 8University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$11,00033%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 9Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$11,5005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 10Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico$11,50042%—$9k$25k43%2,5698 mi 11Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$12,00068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 12Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$12,0005%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 13Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,2088%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 14California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$12,85095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 15California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,00098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 16CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$13,31757%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 17CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$13,50064%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 18University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$13,5005%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 19Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,5006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 20Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont$13,50011%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 21University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,90011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 22University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,13115%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 23University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$14,25097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 24Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$14,5006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 25Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$14,6008%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 26California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,61946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 27Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,6989%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 28University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$14,78087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 29California State University-East BayHayward, California$15,00097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 30Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$15,25011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 31California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$15,32191%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 32University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,50029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 33Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$15,50012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 34Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$15,50011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 35California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,62594%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 36Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$15,75075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 37Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$16,00014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 38Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$16,00713%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 39University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$16,11839%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 40University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$16,11891%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 41Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$16,37515%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 42San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$16,49936%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 43California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$16,50091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 44California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,50075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 45San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$16,50096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 46California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$16,50097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 47University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$16,55027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 48University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana$16,60474%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 49University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 50The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$16,75042%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 51Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$16,7509%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 52California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$17,02094%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 53California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$17,75098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 54Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois$17,75048%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 55California State University-FresnoFresno, California$17,77595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 56Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$17,796——$13k$61k46%155,088544 mi 57Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$18,23320%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 58California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$18,48393%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 59Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$18,4905%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 60Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$18,60576%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 61California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$18,75093%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 62California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$18,75095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 63University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$18,83019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 64Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$18,90883%—$24k$65k62%1,7622 mi 65Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$19,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 66Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$19,00014%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 67University of RochesterRochester, New York$19,00040%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 68Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan$19,00071%1233$23k$58k74%3,19332 mi 69Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$19,00021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 70College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$19,04692%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 71University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$19,08376%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 72University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$19,08777%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 73California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$19,29831%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 74Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$19,37550%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 75Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$19,46791%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 76Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$19,50090%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 77Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$19,50067%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 78The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$19,50080%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 79University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$19,50080%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 80Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$19,50039%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 81George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$19,50047%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 82University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$19,71952%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 83William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$19,79434%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 84Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida$19,875——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 85University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$19,94786%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 86University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$19,97478%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 87University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, Minnesota$19,99375%1150$9k$51k63%936199 mi 88University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$20,00045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 89California State University-ChicoChico, California$20,00093%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 90University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$20,00072%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 91University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$20,17810%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 92Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$20,18757%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 93Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$20,30593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 94Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$20,34082%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 95University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$20,38779%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 96Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$20,3974%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.