Test-Blind Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt

Test-Blind Colleges 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 233 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-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 3University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico$5,50035%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 4University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 5University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$5,50052%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 6Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico$5,75027%—$9k$23k38%1,0721 mi 7Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$6,25042%—$9k$25k43%2,9063 mi 8Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico$6,37534%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 9University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$8,25057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 10Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico$8,25040%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 11Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico$8,50042%—$9k$25k43%2,5698 mi 12Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$9,00038%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 13Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 14Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$9,500100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 15Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona$9,500100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 16Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico$10,97570%—$10k$31k39%2,6074 mi 17SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York$11,00063%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 18Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$12,50082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 19CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$12,58468%——$66k—3,2541 mi 20California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 21University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 22University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 23California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 24California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 25California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 26California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 27California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 28University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,99333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 29University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 30California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,28946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 31California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 32Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$14,60075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 33University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,61539%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 34University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 35California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 36University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$14,91199%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 37SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$14,99784%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 38San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,00036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 39University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 40California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 41San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California$15,00085%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 42California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 43Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont$15,00082%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 44San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,37196%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 45University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$15,50027%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 46California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$16,00075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 47University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$16,000100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 48SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 49University of California-MercedMerced, California$16,14491%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 50Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico$16,25058%—$13k$32k52%4,442< 1 mi 51California State University-East BayHayward, California$16,54497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 52California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,55293%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 53California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$16,60094%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 54University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,66666%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 55Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$16,70593%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 56Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California$16,75025%—$34k$70k83%1,22734 mi 57Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky$17,15680%—$19k$42k42%2,840310 mi 58California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$17,35095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 59University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$17,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 60Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas$17,750100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 61Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$17,83279%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 mi 62Cumberland UniversityLebanon, Tennessee$17,95267%—$19k$58k46%2,104378 mi 63University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$18,00097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 64California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$18,00098%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 65Moody Bible InstituteChicago, Illinois$18,14983%—$22k$45k62%1,5101 mi 66Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$18,44237%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 67California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$18,50031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 68New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$18,50098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 69Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho$18,50088%—$16k$46k40%2,385259 mi 70Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$18,75277%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 71Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas$18,95364%—$13k$46k30%1,982243 mi 72Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas$18,97396%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 73Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$19,00090%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 74St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida$19,12598%—$26k$54k48%2,2146 mi 75Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas$19,21896%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 76Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$19,50090%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 77Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington$19,50087%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 78Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington$19,50091%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 79Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$19,50091%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 80University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia$19,50062%—$22k$56k46%2,259216 mi 81Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, Oregon$19,50078%—$36k$62k75%2,12055 mi 82Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York$19,63786%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 83Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada$19,69187%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 84National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois$19,75095%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 85Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado$20,00089%—$21k$61k67%25,538775 mi 86SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York$20,00092%—$15k$48k38%2,74131 mi 87Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, California$20,00010%—$45k$62k62%2,6436 mi 88Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$20,07696%—$16k$48k21%11,344207 mi 89Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, Oregon$20,33289%—$17k$49k43%2,75179 mi 90Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$20,50087%—$22k$52k60%17,674385 mi 91Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon$20,50098%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 92Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$20,50090%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 93University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota$20,50088%—$12k$58k50%1,729222 mi 94The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, California$20,50084%—$33k$57k68%1,62224 mi 95Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon$20,60998%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 96Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, Florida$20,77641%—$25k$50k54%1,29824 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.