Test-Optional Colleges with the Lowest Net Price

Test-Optional Colleges 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 811 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 2CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 3CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 4CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 7Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana86%1065$4k$50k46%2,35296 mi 8CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 9CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 10The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 11Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 12CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 13Indiana University-NorthwestGary, Indiana73%1055$5k$43k37%2,6615 mi 14College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 15CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 16Purdue University NorthwestHammond, Indiana72%1024$6k$48k43%5,6715 mi 17Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 18Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 19Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 20University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas84%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 21Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 22University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan70%1102$7k$53k40%4,41141 mi 23Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana51%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 24University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 25Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 26Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, Indiana84%1072$8k$48k39%3,170239 mi 27Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 28Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 29Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 30Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia86%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 31Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana67%1061$8k$47k40%2,589146 mi 32Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 33Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 34Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan91%1012$9k$55k47%8,10648 mi 35Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana84%1081$9k$45k40%3,93327 mi 36East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 37New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 38Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky86%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 39Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan88%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 40University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 41Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 42The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 43Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 44University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan56%1115$9k$60k58%5,9526 mi 45Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 46Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi92%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 47Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee96%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 48Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky77%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 49University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 50University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, Illinois86%1102$10k$57k53%2,263176 mi 51Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia93%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 52Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 53Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado95%1120$10k$56k40%3,042688 mi 54University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 55University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii95%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 56Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia66%994$10k$37k41%2,684162 mi 57University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 58University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 59Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan72%1052$11k$52k48%5,98912 mi 60The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 61North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 62Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 63University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 64University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 65Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky94%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 66Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky78%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 67West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia96%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 68Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 69SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 70Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia97%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 71Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina86%1015$11k$44k43%2,62856 mi 72University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina79%1120$12k$46k40%2,96289 mi 73University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 74Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana76%1139$12k$55k54%13,830139 mi 75Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois90%1002$12k$60k55%2,5619 mi 76University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin75%1090$12k$51k40%2,8442 mi 77East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 78University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii61%1028$12k$48k48%2,1602 mi 79Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana86%1191$12k$52k64%8,312188 mi 80University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 81Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri97%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 82Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia75%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 83Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, Florida88%880$12k$39k31%2,7322 mi 84Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 85University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin93%1090$12k$50k42%1,8071 mi 86University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina92%1251$12k$44k54%2,910234 mi 87University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington91%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 88Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois48%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 89Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 90Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas82%1090$12k$43k55%9,110378 mi 91University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana74%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 92Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi90%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 93Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 94McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana78%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 95Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan82%1150$13k$53k72%1,22411 mi 96Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas90%1089$13k$49k48%9,733648 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.