Cheapest Colleges for Families Earning $30,000–$48,000

Cheapest Colleges for Families Earning $30,000–$48,000, ranked by annual net price for this income bracket. Average cost after grants for federally aided students in the named family-income bracket. Negative reported values are retained. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,171 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts-$1,7278%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 2Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana-$54186%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 3Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina-$3616%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland-$2136%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 5Stanford UniversityStanford, California-$1934%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 6Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$7514%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 7Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$935%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$3165%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 9Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana$33173%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 10Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$3525%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 11Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$4895%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 12Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$5638%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 13Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas$750100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 14William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$88134%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 15University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$9144%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 16Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$1,2517%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 17Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$1,5709%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 18Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$1,8766%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 19University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$1,87816%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 20Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$1,92812%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 21CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$1,93554%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 22Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$2,0315%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 23CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$2,05248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 24Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$2,2754%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 25CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$2,28758%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 26CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$2,37457%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 27University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan$2,38670%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 28Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana$2,42872%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 29Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$2,4365%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 30CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$2,50657%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 31Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$2,67814%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 32California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$2,68094%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 33Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$2,74544%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 34University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$2,76824%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 35Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$2,8007%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 36Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$2,83614%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 37California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$2,97491%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 38CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$2,99060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 39Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$2,9914%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 40Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$3,08092%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 41CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$3,13364%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 42Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan$3,37392%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 43Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut$3,60416%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 44Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$3,63068%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 45Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$3,73721%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 46Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia$3,788——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 47California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$3,81794%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 48The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$3,87794%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 49Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York$3,898——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 50University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$3,91815%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 51Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$4,0709%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 52University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$4,10145%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 53California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$4,12391%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 54Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$4,13566%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 55CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$4,16164%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 56Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$4,29976%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 57Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$4,31591%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 58Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia$4,43096%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 59California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$4,46798%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 60College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$4,47392%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 61University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$4,492100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 62Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$4,52238%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 63Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina$4,53864%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 64Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$4,56088%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 65Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$4,59819%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 66CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$4,60680%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 67Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana$4,83651%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 68Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana$4,92684%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 69Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$4,9517%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 70Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana$4,97884%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 71Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana$5,07592%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 72Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico$5,205——$7k$26k31%7,86814 mi 73Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$5,35413%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 74University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$5,37342%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 75California State University-FresnoFresno, California$5,42995%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 76University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$5,44443%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 77California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$5,45093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 78Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana$5,45467%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 79CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$5,54786%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 80Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas$5,57996%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 81University of St FrancisJoliet, Illinois$5,58465%1141$13k$64k67%1,22332 mi 82Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan$5,73485%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 83University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas$5,74384%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 84Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$5,75161%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 85University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois$5,91586%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 86University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$5,96899%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 87Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$5,99576%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 88University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$6,05145%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 89University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska$6,065——$11k$49k38%4,207236 mi 90Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$6,0998%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 91University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$6,13583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 92College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri$6,14012%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 93Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$6,24150%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 94University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan$6,28456%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 95Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$6,33122%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 96Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$6,33376%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 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.