Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt

Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates and a campus, ranked by median federal student-loan debt at graduation (College Scorecard). A low figure can mean generous grants, students who borrow less, or fewer federal loans. Puerto Rico is in this file, so a Puerto Rico campus appears when its reported debt is low. This page lists all 1,187 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky$3,59119%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 2University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$4,50059%—$11k$31k52%2,6691 mi 3University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico$5,00053%955$10k$31k50%2,06912 mi 4Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, Puerto Rico$5,457——$6k$25k39%1,4514 mi 5University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$9k$36k50%8,5722 mi 6University of Puerto RicoBayamon, Puerto Rico$5,50035%—$8k$34k37%2,8514 mi 7University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, Puerto Rico$5,50055%—$13k$30k47%2,5294 mi 8University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, Puerto Rico$5,50055%932$13k$31k37%2,4044 mi 9University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, Puerto Rico$5,50052%—$11k$31k46%2,2782 mi 10University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$5,50081%909$8k$28k46%1,8831 mi 11Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico$5,75027%—$9k$23k38%1,0721 mi 12Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico$6,25042%—$9k$25k43%2,9063 mi 13Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico$6,37534%—$9k$27k41%2,4042 mi 14University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$8,25057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 15Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico$8,25040%—$9k$30k35%3,4767 mi 16Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico$8,50042%—$9k$25k43%2,5698 mi 17Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico$9,00038%—$9k$25k39%2,2201 mi 18Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii$9,41347%1130$17k$52k53%2,8891 mi 19Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$9,500100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 20Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada$9,500100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 21Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona$9,500100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 22Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$10,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 23Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$10,2506%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 24CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$10,29864%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 25Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$10,3205%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 26CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$10,53380%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 27CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$10,95057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 28Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico$10,97570%—$10k$31k39%2,6074 mi 29CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$10,98886%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 30CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$11,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 31CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$11,00057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 32CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$11,00058%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 33Rice UniversityHouston, Texas$11,0008%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 34CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$11,00064%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 35SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York$11,00063%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 36Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$11,06968%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 37New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico$11,399——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 38Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$11,4285%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 39CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$11,51248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 40Pomona CollegeClaremont, California$11,7827%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 41CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$11,99060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 42Stanford UniversityStanford, California$12,0004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 43Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida$12,188——$20k——4,76332 mi 44Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas$12,268———$92k—1,482457 mi 45Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah$12,50082%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 46Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$12,500———$69k—6,70720 mi 47CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$12,58468%——$66k—3,2541 mi 48California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California$12,75097%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 49Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,7618%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 50Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia$12,937——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 51The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas$12,95094%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 52Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$12,9754%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 53University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,00011%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 54University of California-DavisDavis, California$13,00042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 55California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$13,00091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 56Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,0006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 57Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico$13,448——$7k$26k31%7,86814 mi 58Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California$13,50010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 59Scripps CollegeClaremont, California$13,50038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 60California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$13,54098%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 61Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania$13,62112%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 62Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$13,7409%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 63California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,75091%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 64California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$13,80793%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 65Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont$13,85711%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 66California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,87293%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 67University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,99333%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 68University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,0009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 69University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,00015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 70Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,0009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 71Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$14,0004%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 72Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee$14,0006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 73University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, Arkansas$14,000———$74k—1,571325 mi 74Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, Puerto Rico$14,250——$8k$24k31%4,5403 mi 75Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$14,25058%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 76Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$14,27513%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 77California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$14,28946%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 78Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$14,34092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 79College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$14,35092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 80Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, Puerto Rico$14,500——$8k$24k34%4,4683 mi 81University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii$14,50095%985$10k$52k50%2,5193 mi 82California State University-FresnoFresno, California$14,50595%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 83Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$14,60075%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 84University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$14,61539%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 85University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington$14,61591%—$12k$78k65%5,4579 mi 86University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington$14,61583%—$10k$78k63%4,1851 mi 87California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$14,71594%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 88Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York$14,71863%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 89Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$14,74481%1243$29k$77k69%3,7551 mi 90Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$14,7685%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 91University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$14,91199%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 92SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$14,99784%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 93University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$15,00024%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 94San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$15,00036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 95University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 96California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$15,00094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.