Residential Colleges (Dorm Capacity for at Least 50% of Undergraduates) with the Lowest Student Debt

Residential Colleges (Dorm Capacity for at Least 50% of Undergraduates) 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 579 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$3,59119%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 2Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii$9,41347%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 3Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$10,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$10,3205%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$11,0008%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 6Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$11,4285%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 7Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 8Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 9California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 10Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,7618%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 11Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$12,9754%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 12University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 13Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,0006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 14Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 15Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 16Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania$13,62112%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 17Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$13,7409%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 18Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont$13,85711%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 19University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 20Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,0009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 21Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$14,0004%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 22Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$14,0006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 23Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$14,25058%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 24Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$14,27513%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 25Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,74481%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 26Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$14,7685%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 27University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 28University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$15,0004%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 29Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont$15,00082%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 30Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$15,00014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 31University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,50027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 32Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$15,50013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 33University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$15,7155%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 34Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$16,00031%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 35SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 36University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 37Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$16,25011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 38Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$16,585——$17k$44k65%2,005183 mi 39University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 40Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 41Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$16,75020%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 42Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 43University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia$16,75029%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 44Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia, Kentucky$16,784——$15k$41k44%1,585324 mi 45Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut$17,00016%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 46Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$17,00014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 47SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York$17,25081%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 48Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$17,35565%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 49Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$17,50012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 50Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$17,5005%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 51Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$17,50015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 52Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$17,5007%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 53Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$17,55021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 54Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$17,61957%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 55East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$17,67158%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 56Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$17,94073%1134$44k$49k52%2,8593 mi 57Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$18,0009%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 58Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$18,14983%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 59Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$18,22849%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 60Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$18,25011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 61Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York$18,25056%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 62Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri$18,25070%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 63Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado$18,25718%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 64Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$18,38977%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 65Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$18,43738%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 66Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$18,50039%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 67William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$18,50034%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 68Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$18,5007%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 69Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$18,52731%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 70Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$18,62519%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 71Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$18,68813%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 72Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee$18,74469%1091$17k$49k53%1,737380 mi 73State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York$18,75062%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 74Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas$18,75075%1047$14k$42k49%2,708231 mi 75Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska$18,875——$13k$47k50%1,540599 mi 76Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia$18,90093%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 77Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$19,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 78University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$19,00011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 79Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska$19,000——$15k$47k52%3,010394 mi 80Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$19,00042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 81Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania$19,00028%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 82Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$19,1577%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 83Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California$19,16248%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 84University at AlbanyAlbany, New York$19,50069%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 85Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$19,50091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 86Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 87Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama$19,50082%1201$33k$58k77%4,206198 mi 88SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York$19,50066%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 89University of the PacificStockton, California$19,50071%1346$25k$78k69%3,2047 mi 90Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee$19,50068%1256$25k$56k72%2,997378 mi 91Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$19,50021%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 92Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon$19,50078%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 93Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$19,50014%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 94Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana$19,50082%1119$20k$45k69%1,46463 mi 95Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas$19,500——$23k$43k37%1,456289 mi 96Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado$19,500——$13k$44k39%1,250597 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.