Colleges with the Lowest Application Fees

Colleges with the Lowest Application Fees, ranked by undergraduate application fee. Many colleges tie at zero. A zero application fee does not describe fee-waiver eligibility at other schools. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,199 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$0100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 2University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$0——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 3Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$079%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 4The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 5Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$0——$17k$37k19%28,086706 mi 6Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida$0——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 7The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$0100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 8The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$0——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 9University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$091%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 10University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$074%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 11Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$099%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 12Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$051%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 13DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$076%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 14Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut$0——$22k$39k25%13,60318 mi 15Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$091%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 16Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$088%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 17Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$078%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 18Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$082%1297$36k$72k73%11,737< 1 mi 19Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois$070%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 20National UniversitySan Diego, California$0——$23k$68k43%10,7948 mi 21East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$092%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 22St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York$083%1244$30k$70k66%9,4774 mi 23North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$095%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 24University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$086%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 25Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia$0——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 26Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 27Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio$091%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 28University of MaineOrono, Maine$097%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 29Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$091%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 30Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$014%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 31University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$065%1335$30k$76k80%7,682133 mi 32Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin$081%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 33Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$0——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 34University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin$092%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 35Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$075%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 36University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska$0——$15k$52k30%7,2124 mi 37University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$099%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 38West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$099%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 39University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$087%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 40University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$072%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 41Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania$091%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 42Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio$096%—$15k$50k42%6,762128 mi 43Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$078%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 44Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$044%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 45Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$0——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 46Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan$084%—$14k$47k52%6,5561 mi 47Unity Environmental UniversityNew Gloucester, Maine$0——$19k$38k29%6,48310 mi 48Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$074%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 49University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin$089%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 50University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota$085%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 51Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia$090%1060$15k$54k49%6,038180 mi 52Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan$072%1052$11k$52k48%5,98912 mi 53Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan$092%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 54University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan$056%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 55University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin$088%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 56University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin$089%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 57University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama$087%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi 58Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania$086%1110$21k$55k58%5,72834 mi 59Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$095%—$22k$62k66%5,658264 mi 60Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 61Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio$0——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 62Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri$073%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 63Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California$0——$31k$32k41%5,47211 mi 64Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$060%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 65Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$084%1276$38k$75k77%5,350110 mi 66University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina$093%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 67Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$095%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 68Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, Virginia$089%948$16k$46k39%5,07410 mi 69University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$063%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 70Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$0——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 71Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$089%1258$30k$87k79%4,9486 mi 72Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky$0——$19k$61k61%4,801248 mi 73Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida$0——$20k——4,76332 mi 74Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri$057%1190$20k$53k49%4,624256 mi 75Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas$0——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 76University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$0——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 77United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland$09%1307——93%4,474< 1 mi 78University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas$098%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 79University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan$070%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 80United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York$012%1355——87%4,4085 mi 81National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois$095%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 82Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri$086%1119$16k$48k54%4,378389 mi 83Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska$080%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 84Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia$0——$18k$40k21%4,299218 mi 85University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$079%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 86Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas$089%1050$16k$51k57%4,210486 mi 87Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio$086%1217$33k$65k69%4,207176 mi 88University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin$082%1150$14k$54k57%4,205131 mi 89Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, Illinois$065%1000$13k$52k47%4,188155 mi 90United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, Colorado$014%1350——88%4,114711 mi 91Lewis UniversityRomeoville, Illinois$071%1096$17k$66k67%4,01529 mi 92Aurora UniversityAurora, Illinois$081%1076$19k$59k60%3,97438 mi 93Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana$084%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 94Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts$070%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 95Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$098%1300$13k$25k49%3,8742 mi 96Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island$088%1050$31k$43k55%3,8681 mi

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