Public Universities with the Lowest Net Price

Public Universities with the Lowest Net Price, ranked by average annual net price. Cost after grants and scholarships for federally aided students; negative reported net prices are retained. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 514 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 2CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 3CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 4CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 5CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 6CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 7Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 8CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 9California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 10Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana86%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 11CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 12CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 13California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 14The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 15Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 16Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 17CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 18Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana73%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 19College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 20California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 21CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 22California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 23Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana72%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 24Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 25University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas84%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 26University of FloridaGainesville, Florida24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 27California State University-FullertonFullerton, California91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 28Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 29California State University-FresnoFresno, California95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 30University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan70%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 31California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 32Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana51%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 33University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 34Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana92%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 35University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 36Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 37University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico81%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 38Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana84%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 39Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 40Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 41Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 42Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia86%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 43Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 44Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana67%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 45Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 46Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 47Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 48University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico35%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 49Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 50University of GuamMangilao, Guam——$9k$36k37%2,515< 1 mi 51California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 52Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 53Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana84%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 54East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 55Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 56New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 57Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia99%996$9k$47k44%2,590162 mi 58Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky86%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 59Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 60University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico55%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 61University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 62Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 63California State University-East BayHayward, California97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 64California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 65University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 66Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 67The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 68Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 69University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 70Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 71Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi92%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 72Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee96%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 73Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky77%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 74University of South FloridaTampa, Florida43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 75University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 76University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois86%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 77California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 78Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia93%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 79Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 80Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 81Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma65%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 82University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 83University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington83%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 84University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico53%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 85California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 86University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 87University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 88Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia66%994$10k$37k41%2,684162 mi 89University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 90University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 91California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 92Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 93University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 94University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico59%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 95The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee88%1120$11k$44k53%4,866375 mi 96Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan72%1052$11k$52k48%5,98912 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.