Small Colleges (500–2,500 Undergraduates) with the Lowest Student Debt

Small Colleges (500–2,500 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 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. Enrollment is capped at 2,500 undergraduates. This page lists all 783 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$3,59119%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 2North American UniversityStafford, Texas$4,925——$19k—32%60932 mi 3University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico$5,00053%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 4Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas, Puerto Rico$5,20086%—$9k$23k38%93715 mi 5Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico$5,457——$6k$25k39%1,4514 mi 6University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico$5,50055%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 7University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$5,50052%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 8University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$5,50081%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 9Albizu University-San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,500100%—$10k$42k67%728< 1 mi 10Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico$5,75027%—$9k$23k38%1,0721 mi 11Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico$6,37534%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 12United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, New York$8,83334%1207$6k$91k82%962< 1 mi 13Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$9,00038%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 14Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, Puerto Rico$9,39366%—$5k$25k34%5394 mi 15Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 16Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$9,500100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 17Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona$9,500100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 18Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldSouthfield, Michigan$9,500100%—$39k$35k—59415 mi 19Arizona College of Nursing-DallasDallas, Texas$9,500100%—$38k$35k—588241 mi 20Arizona College of Nursing-TucsonTucson, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—562147 mi 21Brookline College-AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New Mexico$9,500——$37k$30k47%542459 mi 22Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$10,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 23SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York$11,00063%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 24New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico$11,399——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 25Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 26Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, Florida$12,00070%1108$24k$43k54%5888 mi 27Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas$12,268———$92k—1,482457 mi 28Parker UniversityDallas, Texas$12,288——$29k$42k74%607242 mi 29Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma$12,500——$7k$45k21%917607 mi 30Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,7618%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 31The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston, Texas$13,396———$93k—5451 mi 32Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 33Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 34Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania$13,62112%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 35Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$13,7409%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 36University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas$14,000———$74k—1,571325 mi 37Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin$14,14372%1170$26k$46k64%54142 mi 38Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$14,25058%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 39Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$14,27513%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 40Heritage UniversityToppenish, Washington$14,573——$15k$49k54%812114 mi 41Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, Iowa$14,745100%980$27k$62k66%867302 mi 42Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$15,00090%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 43MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, Kansas$15,00079%1048$32k$63k54%983429 mi 44University of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland$15,000———$88k—9582 mi 45University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska$15,000———$77k—938425 mi 46The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$15,000———$82k—930126 mi 47The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, New York$15,00021%1410$13k$84k81%8421 mi 48Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$15,50099%—$12k$25k40%5551 mi 49Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri$15,67596%—$23k$51k48%747409 mi 50Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, Puerto Rico$15,750100%—$10k$28k36%8303 mi 51Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas$15,90099%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 52University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$16,000100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 53New York Film AcademyBurbank, California$16,000——$39k$30k68%84913 mi 54SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 55Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$16,585——$17k$44k65%2,005183 mi 56Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon$16,625———$101k—83651 mi 57Life UniversityMarietta, Georgia$16,66693%1030$30k$47k38%893232 mi 58Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$16,75020%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 59Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 60University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia$16,75029%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 61Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, Missouri$16,77294%—$21k$41k64%602491 mi 62Lindsey Wilson UniversityColumbia, Kentucky$16,784——$15k$41k44%1,585324 mi 63University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$16,80099%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 64Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$16,96186%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 65Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$17,00014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 66SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York$17,25081%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 67Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$17,35565%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 68Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina$17,37577%—$28k$43k42%873240 mi 69New College of FloridaSarasota, Florida$17,37573%1150$7k$48k67%8431 mi 70Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$17,50015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 71Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$17,5007%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 72Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$17,61988%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 73Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$17,61957%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 74East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$17,67158%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 75Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas$17,750100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 76Cumberland UniversityLebanon, Tennessee$17,95267%—$19k$58k46%2,104378 mi 77Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$18,00058%868$16k$43k47%8123 mi 78Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, California$18,00083%1329$26k$56k84%56616 mi 79Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama$18,051———$50k—2,446288 mi 80Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$18,14983%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 81Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri$18,25070%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 82Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia$18,25097%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 83Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado$18,25718%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 84Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$18,43738%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 85Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$18,44237%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 86Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho$18,50088%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 87Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$18,5007%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 88Montana State University-NorthernHavre, Montana$18,500——$13k$50k41%761575 mi 89Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio$18,52731%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 90Mayville State UniversityMayville, North Dakota$18,585——$11k$48k41%733250 mi 91Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$18,62519%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 92Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$18,68813%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 93Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, Tennessee$18,74469%1091$17k$49k53%1,737380 mi 94Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, Michigan$18,75069%954$17k$58k39%1,49530 mi 95Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana$18,75091%1126$16k$54k58%1,480472 mi 96Simpson UniversityRedding, California$18,75086%—$28k$54k49%80993 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.