Colleges with Average Net Price at or Below $15,000 with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Colleges with Average Net Price at or Below $15,000 with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by debt / annual earnings. Median federal debt divided by median 10-year annual earnings. These are different cohorts; this is not a repayment timeline. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 307 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky0.08×19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 2Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey0.09×5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 3Stanford UniversityStanford, California0.10×4%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 4Rice UniversityHouston, Texas0.12×8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 5University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.14×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 6University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico0.15×59%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 7CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York0.15×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 8University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico0.15×55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 9University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico0.16×35%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 10University of California-DavisDavis, California0.16×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 11University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico0.16×53%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 12University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.16×4%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 13CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York0.16×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 14University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.17×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 15CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.17×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 16University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico0.18×52%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 17University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico0.18×55%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 18CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.18×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 19CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.18×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 20University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.18×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 21University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.19×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 22University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.19×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 23University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington0.19×91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 24University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington0.19×83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 25University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico0.19×55%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 26CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York0.19×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 27San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California0.19×85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 28CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York0.19×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina0.19×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 30CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York0.20×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 31University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico0.20×81%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 32University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.21×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 33Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia0.21×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 34Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York0.21×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 35CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.21×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 36California State University-StanislausTurlock, California0.21×98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 37California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California0.22×97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 38Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico0.22×——$6k$25k39%1,4514 mi 39California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.22×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 40California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.22×91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 41California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.22×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 42California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California0.22×75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 43Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine0.22×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 44San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.23×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 45California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.23×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 46California State University-East BayHayward, California0.23×97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 47University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.23×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 48California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.23×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 49CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.24×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 50California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.24×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 51Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico0.24×34%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 52University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.24×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 53California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California0.24×95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 54California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California0.24×93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 55University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.24×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 56California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California0.25×94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 57New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico0.25×——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 58Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.25×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 59Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico0.25×27%—$9k$23k38%1,0721 mi 60University of California-MercedMerced, California0.25×91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 61Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico0.25×42%—$9k$25k43%2,9063 mi 62Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.25×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 63SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York0.26×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 64California State University-ChicoChico, California0.26×93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 65University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.26×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 66The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.26×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 67Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.27×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 68SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York0.27×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 69College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York0.27×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 70University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia0.27×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 71Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana0.27×50%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 72Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.27×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 73Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico0.28×40%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 74University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida0.28×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 75California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California0.28×95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 76The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas0.28×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 77University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii0.28×95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 78Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois0.28×75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 79California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California0.28×94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 80Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington0.28×87%—$15k$69k61%21,099247 mi 81University of HoustonHouston, Texas0.29×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 82Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.29×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 83The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas0.30×94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 84Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida0.30×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 85Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas0.31×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 86Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.31×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 87University of South FloridaTampa, Florida0.31×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 88University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.31×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 89University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri0.31×72%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 90University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming0.32×97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 91The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas0.32×95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 92University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado0.32×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 93Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan0.32×92%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 94Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois0.32×48%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 95Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia0.32×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 96Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts0.32×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 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.