Cheapest Colleges for Families Earning $48,000–$75,000

Cheapest Colleges for Families Earning $48,000–$75,000, 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 1,169 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts-$1,9788%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 2University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois$2264%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 3Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$1,2175%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$1,4805%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 5Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$2,0914%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 6Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$2,37586%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 7Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$2,6955%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 8Stanford UniversityStanford, California$3,2124%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 9Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$3,2178%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 10Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$3,6667%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 11University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan$3,75270%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 12Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$3,84044%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$4,1796%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 14Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$4,49714%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 15Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$4,4986%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 16Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York$4,617——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 17California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$4,73594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 18University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$4,89516%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 19California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$5,00291%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 20College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri$5,02212%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 21Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana$5,15973%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 22Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky$5,25696%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 23Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$5,3015%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 24Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina$5,35464%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 25Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$5,57812%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 26The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$5,66594%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 27Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$5,7066%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 28California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California$5,83594%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 29Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$5,8585%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 30Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$5,8664%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 31William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$5,91634%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 32California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$5,94798%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 33Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$5,96092%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 34Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana$5,96951%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 35CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$6,00354%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 36Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia$6,042——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 37California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$6,09091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 38Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut$6,17516%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 39Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan$6,18792%1258$14k$78k68%5,9551 mi 40CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$6,19358%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 41CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$6,31248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 42Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$6,55921%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 43University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$6,564100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 44Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$6,58714%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 45Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$6,71188%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 46University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$6,74883%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 47Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$6,75913%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 48CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$6,76057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 49Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky$6,76168%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 50CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$6,78564%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 51Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$6,7969%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 52CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$6,81160%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 53Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$6,82476%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 54CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$6,83457%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 55Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia$6,83796%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 56Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana$7,02672%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 57Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana$7,04684%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 58Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana$7,10067%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 59University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$7,15124%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 60East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$7,15558%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 61California State University-FresnoFresno, California$7,19695%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 62College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$7,36492%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 63CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$7,42664%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 64University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia$7,45529%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 65Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana$7,52492%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 66University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota$7,58788%—$12k$58k50%1,729222 mi 67Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$7,63891%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 68Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$7,64722%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 69Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico$7,669——$7k$26k31%7,86814 mi 70University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas$7,72584%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 71California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$7,74493%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 72United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York$7,771——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 73CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$7,88680%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 74Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$7,8988%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 75University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$7,98242%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 76University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan$7,99756%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 77Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan$8,02482%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 78University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$8,07758%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 79Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky$8,10486%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 80Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$8,10666%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 81University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$8,11039%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 82Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$8,13219%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 83University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$8,13445%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 84Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana$8,19584%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 85Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$8,24776%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 86University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$8,41591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 87Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$8,502100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 88University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$8,53815%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 89Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas$8,54586%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 90University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands$8,55199%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 91CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$8,66186%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 92Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$8,70192%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 93Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$8,77399%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 94California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$8,85593%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 95Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico$8,858——$6k$25k39%1,4514 mi 96Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky$8,87477%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 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.