Colleges Admitting at Least 75% of Applicants with the Lowest Student Debt

Colleges Admitting at Least 75% of Applicants with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal student debt. Reported borrower debt; excludes private loans and does not measure all students. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 608 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$5,50081%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 2Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 3Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$9,500100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 4Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona$9,500100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 5CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$10,53380%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 6CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$10,98886%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 7Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$12,50082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 8California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 9The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$12,95094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 10California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 11California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 12California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 13California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 14California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 15Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$14,34092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 16College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$14,35092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 17University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii$14,50095%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 18California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 19University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,61591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 20University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 21California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 22Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,74481%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 23University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$14,91199%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 24SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$14,99784%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 25California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 26San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 27California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 28Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont$15,00082%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 29Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$15,00090%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 30San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 31Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$15,50098%1300$13k$25k49%3,8742 mi 32Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$15,65076%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 33Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas$15,90099%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 34California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 35University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$16,000100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 36SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 37University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 38Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$16,50092%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 39California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 40California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 41California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 42University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$16,70477%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 43Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 44Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$16,75076%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 45University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$16,80099%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 46Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$16,96186%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 47Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$17,00076%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 48New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$17,09589%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 49Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$17,10099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 50The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$17,13794%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 51Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky$17,15680%—$19k$42k42%2,840310 mi 52SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York$17,25081%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 53California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 54Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma$17,367100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 55University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 56Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia$17,50086%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 57The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$17,52780%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 58Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$17,61988%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 59The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas$17,75095%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 60Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas$17,750100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 61University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$17,83191%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 62Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$17,83279%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 mi 63The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas$18,000100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 64University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$18,00097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 65California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$18,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 66Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$18,14983%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 67Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia$18,25097%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 68Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$18,38977%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 69Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$18,40193%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 70University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico$18,45095%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 71University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$18,50087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 72Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$18,50093%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 73University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin$18,50089%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 74New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$18,50098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 75Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho$18,50088%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 76University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas$18,60684%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 77Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$18,71882%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 78University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas$18,75090%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 79Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas$18,75075%1047$14k$42k49%2,708231 mi 80Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana$18,75091%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 81Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$18,75277%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 82Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia$18,85175%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 83Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia$18,90093%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 84Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas$18,96989%1050$16k$51k57%4,210486 mi 85Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas$18,97396%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 86University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$19,00086%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 87Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$19,00090%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 88University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$19,00087%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 89Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia$19,000100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 90Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana$19,00092%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 91University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$19,06079%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 92St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida$19,12598%—$26k$54k48%2,2146 mi 93University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois$19,12886%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 94Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$19,17497%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 95Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$19,21896%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 96East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$19,44286%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 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.