Residential Colleges with the Lowest Room and Board Costs

Residential Colleges with the Lowest Room and Board Costs, ranked by annual room and board. Requires dorm capacity for at least 20% of undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 986 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York$1,500——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 2Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York$3,200——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 3Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, New York$4,200——$9k—69%1,1598 mi 4Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$5,72065%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 5Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina$7,14696%—$18k$32k24%1,536101 mi 6Miles CollegeFairfield, Alabama$7,348——$14k$33k16%1,155199 mi 7Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, Alabama$7,36892%1093$13k$44k33%2,542129 mi 8University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin$7,47693%1090$12k$50k42%1,8071 mi 9The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee$7,54488%1120$11k$44k53%4,866375 mi 10Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma$7,634——$14k$46k40%3,514453 mi 11Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma$7,76076%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 12Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii$7,78747%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 13Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama$7,81698%976$20k$35k30%3,477128 mi 14Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas$7,91175%1047$14k$42k49%2,708231 mi 15University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin$7,98282%1150$14k$54k57%4,205131 mi 16Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia$8,01038%1153$20k$44k57%4,7296 mi 17Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$8,01835%942$20k$43k27%5,51951 mi 18University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$8,09086%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 19William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, Mississippi$8,09460%1122$14k$43k60%2,20163 mi 20Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$8,20819%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 21William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa$8,22252%984$23k$49k33%1,301257 mi 22University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama$8,23043%1015$13k$44k35%2,974128 mi 23University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin$8,29289%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 24Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama$8,35073%1020$22k$43k37%1,549129 mi 25Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico$8,44692%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 26Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas$8,46939%1014$20k$43k34%1,005124 mi 27East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma$8,51658%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 28Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota$8,53465%1051$13k$52k45%2,062440 mi 29Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$8,56437%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 30Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, Florida$8,57185%—$14k$35k28%1,08717 mi 31Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi$8,57290%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 32Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, North Carolina$8,60045%—$21k$43k34%1,244155 mi 33Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky$8,68696%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 34University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin$8,70276%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 35Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi$8,731100%1050$14k$42k48%1,620234 mi 36Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, Tennessee$8,74060%1109$22k$47k71%1,212327 mi 37University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin$8,75075%1090$12k$51k40%2,8442 mi 38University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin$8,80092%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 39College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri$8,80012%1118$6k$42k64%1,444459 mi 40North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$8,83250%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 41Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee$8,90066%1129$24k$54k49%2,773297 mi 42Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri$8,94872%1188$19k$47k65%1,229436 mi 43Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi$8,95692%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 44University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin$8,97882%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 45South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina$9,00083%—$18k$38k37%2,93466 mi 46University of PikevillePikeville, Kentucky$9,000——$20k$48k42%1,135270 mi 47University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin$9,00888%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 48Harding UniversitySearcy, Arkansas$9,06071%1182$22k$53k69%3,382347 mi 49University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$9,11089%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 50Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$9,11997%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 51Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma$9,12097%1122$22k$49k56%1,885429 mi 52University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina$9,18279%1120$12k$46k40%2,96289 mi 53University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, Arkansas$9,19441%922$13k$36k40%1,807286 mi 54University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota$9,27083%—$21k$55k63%1,218317 mi 55University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota$9,27675%1159$18k$61k67%2,416409 mi 56West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas$9,27899%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 57University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$9,30099%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 58South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota$9,30080%1245$20k$72k53%2,071569 mi 59Avila UniversityKansas City, Missouri$9,33788%972$16k$53k52%1,312419 mi 60Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia$9,350100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 61Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, Alabama$9,38445%—$26k$42k45%1,153288 mi 62Columbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina$9,39094%—$18k$41k37%1,343104 mi 63University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$9,41087%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 64Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina$9,43286%1015$11k$44k43%2,62856 mi 65Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$9,45057%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 66Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma$9,474——$22k$55k51%1,455425 mi 67Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina$9,48065%—$18k$40k52%1,70666 mi 68Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama$9,50096%1088$17k$42k50%9,80591 mi 69Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama$9,52478%1059$14k$45k55%7,036231 mi 70Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia$9,53072%1013$11k$49k42%6,62266 mi 71Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma$9,554——$11k$40k31%2,492389 mi 72Cedarville UniversityCedarville, Ohio$9,57465%1241$24k$55k73%4,024125 mi 73Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas$9,59889%980$22k$46k42%1,479212 mi 74Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana$9,61886%1191$12k$52k64%8,312188 mi 75Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$9,65475%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 76Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas$9,65456%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 mi 77Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida$9,65685%—$23k$37k31%1,1837 mi 78Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma$9,70049%1024$21k$48k52%1,308403 mi 79Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina$9,70523%1208$21k$72k75%2,705< 1 mi 80Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, Arkansas$9,72068%1211$22k$52k61%1,602289 mi 81Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota$9,74288%1215$21k$51k51%2,071308 mi 82Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, Missouri$9,77668%1088$22k$43k55%1,341423 mi 83Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$9,80076%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 84Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi$9,80050%1124$16k$46k49%1,471133 mi 85Midway UniversityMidway, Kentucky$9,80095%1122$30k$44k41%1,262245 mi 86Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado$9,820——$13k$44k39%1,250597 mi 87McMurry UniversityAbilene, Texas$9,83657%1043$20k$49k44%1,176315 mi 88Marian UniversityFond Du Lac, Wisconsin$9,84975%—$22k$54k44%1,01034 mi 89Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma$9,882——$15k$43k29%2,657450 mi 90University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin$9,88689%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 91Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, Kentucky$9,90090%1180$22k$59k41%1,293186 mi 92Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$9,92077%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 93Shorter UniversityRome, Georgia$9,92096%1115$17k$45k38%1,028266 mi 94North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$9,92895%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 95Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma$9,96099%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 96Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama$9,98049%1120$35k$50k55%2,630136 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.