Colleges Admitting at Least 50% of Applicants with the Lowest Student Debt

Colleges Admitting at Least 50% 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 923 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$4,50059%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 2University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico$5,00053%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 3University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 4University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 5University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico$5,50055%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 6University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$5,50052%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 7University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$5,50081%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 8University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$8,25057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 9Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 10Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$9,500100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 11Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona$9,500100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 12CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$10,29864%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 13CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$10,53380%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 14CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$10,95057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 15Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico$10,97570%—$10k$31k39%2,6074 mi 16CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$10,98886%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 17CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$11,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 18CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$11,00057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 19CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$11,00058%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 20CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$11,00064%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 21SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York$11,00063%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 22Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,06968%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 23CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$11,99060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 24Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$12,50082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 25CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$12,58468%——$66k—3,2541 mi 26California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 27The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$12,95094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 28California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 29California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 30California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 31California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 32California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 33Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$14,25058%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 34Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$14,34092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 35College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$14,35092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 36University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii$14,50095%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 37California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 38Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$14,60075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 39University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,61591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 40University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 41California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 42Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York$14,71863%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 43Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,74481%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 44University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$14,91199%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 45SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$14,99784%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 46California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 47San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 48California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 49Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont$15,00082%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 50Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$15,00090%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 51San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 52Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$15,50098%1300$13k$25k49%3,8742 mi 53University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$15,53153%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 54Touro UniversityNew York, New York$15,54761%1348$30k$53k72%4,0401 mi 55Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$15,65076%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 56Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas$15,90099%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 57California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 58University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$16,000100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 59SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 60University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 61Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico$16,25058%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 62Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$16,50055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 63Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$16,50092%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 64California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 65California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 66California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 67University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$16,62458%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 68University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 69University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$16,70477%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 70Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 71Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$16,75076%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 72University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$16,80099%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 73Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$16,96186%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 74Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$17,00076%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 75New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$17,09589%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 76Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$17,10099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 77The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas$17,13794%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 78Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky$17,15680%—$19k$42k42%2,840310 mi 79Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$17,23666%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 80SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York$17,25081%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 81California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 82Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$17,35565%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 83Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma$17,367100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 84University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 85Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia$17,50086%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 86The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas$17,52780%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 87Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$17,61988%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 88Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$17,61957%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 89Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$17,62263%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 90East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$17,67158%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 91University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$17,75068%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 92The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas$17,75095%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 93Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas$17,750100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 94Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$17,80457%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 95University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$17,83191%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 96Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$17,83279%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 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.