Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt on the East Coast

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt on the East Coast, ranked by median federal student debt. Region: Atlantic coastal states. Included states / district: CT DE FL GA ME MD MA NH NJ NY NC RI SC VA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 409 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$10,00014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 2Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland$10,2506%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 3CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$10,29864%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey$10,3205%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York$10,53380%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 6CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$10,95057%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 7CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$10,98886%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 8CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$11,00054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 9CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$11,00057%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 10CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York$11,00058%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 11CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$11,00064%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 12SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York$11,00063%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 13Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island$11,4285%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 14CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York$11,51248%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 15CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$11,99060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 16Ana G. Mendez UniversityOrlando, Florida$12,188——$20k——4,76332 mi 17Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$12,500———$69k—6,70720 mi 18CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$12,58468%——$66k—3,2541 mi 19Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$12,7618%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 20Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia$12,937——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 21Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$12,9754%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 22Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,0006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 23Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts$13,7409%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 24University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,00015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 25Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$14,0009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 26Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$14,0004%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 27Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida$14,25058%1268$12k—55%1,68939 mi 28Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$14,27513%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 29College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$14,35092%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 30Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York$14,71863%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 31Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts$14,7685%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 32SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York$14,99784%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 33University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$15,00024%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 34Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York$15,00014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 35University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida$15,53153%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 36Touro UniversityNew York, New York$15,54761%1348$30k$53k72%4,0401 mi 37University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine$16,000100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 38SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York$16,02384%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi 39Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$16,25011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 40Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida$16,50055%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 41Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, South Carolina$16,585——$17k$44k65%2,005183 mi 42University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$16,62458%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 43Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia$16,75076%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 44University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia$16,75029%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 45Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut$17,00016%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 46Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$17,00014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 47Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$17,23666%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 48SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York$17,25081%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 49University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$17,50017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 50University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$17,50019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 51Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$17,5005%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 52Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia$17,50086%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 53Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$17,55021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 54Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida$17,62263%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 55University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia$17,75068%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 56Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$17,94073%1134$44k$49k52%2,8593 mi 57University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$17,98843%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 58Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$18,00024%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 59Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$18,0009%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 60University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$18,19040%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 61Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York$18,22849%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 62Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$18,25011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 63Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York$18,25056%1426$50k$71k83%2,852< 1 mi 64University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$18,50038%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 65Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York$18,50039%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 66William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$18,50034%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 67New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey$18,50098%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 68Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine$18,5007%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 69Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$18,62519%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 70Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$18,68813%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 71Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland$18,71882%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 72Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$18,730——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 73State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York$18,75062%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 74Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia$18,85175%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 75University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$19,00045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 76University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York$19,00074%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 77Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$19,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 78Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia$19,000100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 79University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$19,06079%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 80St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida$19,12598%—$26k$54k48%2,2146 mi 81Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$19,1577%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 82George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$19,50087%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 83University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina$19,50064%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 84University at AlbanyAlbany, New York$19,50069%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 85University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$19,50072%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 86Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$19,50088%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 87SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York$19,50066%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 88Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$19,50021%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 89Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$19,50014%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 90Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York$19,63786%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 91SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York$19,81270%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 92Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, Delaware$20,000——$16k$54k20%7,9062 mi 93SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York$20,00071%1193$16k$54k55%5,78411 mi 94SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York$20,00092%—$15k$48k38%2,74131 mi 95Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$20,00017%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 96Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$20,07696%—$16k$48k21%11,344207 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.