Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in the Great Plains

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in the Great Plains, ranked by median federal student debt. Region: Census West North Central division. Included states / district: IA KS MN MO NE ND SD. 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 113 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$16,75020%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 2Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$17,10099%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 3Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri$17,50012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 4Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$17,50015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 5Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended StudiesFayette, Missouri$17,61988%1120$15k$49k0%2,092324 mi 6Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, Missouri$17,61957%1048$23k$49k51%1,040324 mi 7Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$17,83279%—$18k$60k46%3,018133 mi 8Washburn UniversityTopeka, Kansas$18,127——$15k$50k53%4,562468 mi 9Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri$18,25070%1120$26k$67k75%1,580414 mi 10Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North Dakota$18,44237%—$14k$51k51%1,090505 mi 11University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$18,75072%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 12Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$18,75277%—$20k$51k21%1,827251 mi 13Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska$18,875——$13k$47k50%1,540599 mi 14Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, Kansas$18,96989%1050$16k$51k57%4,210486 mi 15University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska$19,00087%1120$13k$54k47%11,488425 mi 16Wayne State CollegeWayne, Nebraska$19,000——$15k$47k52%3,010394 mi 17Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$19,17497%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 18University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$19,50080%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 19University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska$19,50089%1118$16k$50k58%4,088544 mi 20Emporia State UniversityEmporia, Kansas$19,50098%1120$16k$48k56%2,239511 mi 21Minot State UniversityMinot, North Dakota$19,60965%1051$13k$52k45%2,062440 mi 22University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa$19,69193%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 23Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, Minnesota$19,75056%1090$15k$54k48%3,139139 mi 24Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri$19,968——$13k$43k39%2,219402 mi 25Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$20,000——$18k$61k33%10,220425 mi 26University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$20,00063%1199$15k$53k57%5,024254 mi 27Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$20,00059%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 28The College of Saint ScholasticaDuluth, Minnesota$20,00093%1120$28k$66k71%1,7651 mi 29University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$20,50078%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 30Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas$20,50094%1092$13k$52k51%10,780565 mi 31Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota$20,50062%1050$15k$51k45%2,315238 mi 32University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota$20,50088%—$12k$58k50%1,729222 mi 33Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, Missouri$20,95768%1088$22k$43k55%1,341423 mi 34Drury UniversitySpringfield, Missouri$20,97958%1218$21k$41k62%1,383437 mi 35University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$21,00093%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 36University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$21,00087%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 37Fort Hays State UniversityHays, Kansas$21,00090%1089$13k$49k48%9,733648 mi 38University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri$21,00064%1050$14k$50k54%5,648386 mi 39Truman State UniversityKirksville, Missouri$21,00084%1320$13k$56k69%2,513283 mi 40Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$21,05895%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 41Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota$21,10688%1150$19k$57k54%11,703201 mi 42Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$21,25082%1151$19k$57k71%15,142505 mi 43University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota$21,32593%1173$28k$51k68%1,442128 mi 44Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri$21,50074%950$16k$44k58%6,373320 mi 45Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota$21,50075%—$18k$59k57%5,144180 mi 46Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri$21,50086%1119$16k$48k54%4,378389 mi 47Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$21,50088%1249$29k$64k71%1,871127 mi 48Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa$21,50068%1221$26k$53k70%1,597322 mi 49Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, Minnesota$21,50093%—$12k$58k66%1,073180 mi 50Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$21,685——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 51Peru State CollegePeru, Nebraska$21,875——$12k$47k38%1,092428 mi 52William Woods UniversityFulton, Missouri$21,98371%—$27k$42k47%1,300306 mi 53Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$21,99291%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 54Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$22,00095%—$22k$62k66%5,658264 mi 55University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota$22,02489%1251$19k$63k65%7,336< 1 mi 56University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota$22,05777%—$19k$64k60%9,981245 mi 57Northern State UniversityAberdeen, South Dakota$22,32093%1089$16k$48k49%1,273318 mi 58William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa$22,41552%984$23k$49k33%1,301257 mi 59University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$22,50084%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 60Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$22,50069%910$27k$47k48%1,488263 mi 61Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$22,50099%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 62Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa$22,86989%1204$19k$63k75%25,367299 mi 63Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$23,00064%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 64Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$23,00086%1102$27k$51k64%2,304262 mi 65Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota$23,00029%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 66North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota$23,19995%1150$16k$62k64%9,471222 mi 67University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota$23,24983%—$21k$55k63%1,218317 mi 68Northwestern CollegeOrange City, Iowa$23,24980%—$26k$50k66%1,175323 mi 69South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota$23,25098%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 70University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota$23,25085%1296$29k$74k76%6,245134 mi 71Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri$23,25073%1317$16k$83k64%5,521344 mi 72Dakota State UniversityMadison, South Dakota$23,50088%1215$21k$51k51%2,071308 mi 73University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota$23,59299%1125$20k$52k60%5,439362 mi 74Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa$23,69983%—$20k$61k58%1,107197 mi 75Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$23,77088%1160$21k$61k60%1,776132 mi 76Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$23,879——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 77University of MaryBismarck, North Dakota$24,00075%1159$18k$61k67%2,416409 mi 78St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$24,18192%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 79Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas$24,59998%1252$28k$53k62%2,272423 mi 80Evangel UniversitySpringfield, Missouri$24,73672%1188$19k$47k65%1,229436 mi 81Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri$25,00075%1317$24k$71k80%7,267256 mi 82Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska$25,00080%1321$32k$74k83%4,348424 mi 83Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa$25,00096%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 84Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota$25,00068%1195$24k$59k73%1,965317 mi 85Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa$25,00077%1093$25k$60k61%1,916150 mi 86Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa$25,00078%1120$19k$49k62%1,366322 mi 87Avila UniversityKansas City, Missouri$25,00088%972$16k$53k52%1,312419 mi 88Baker UniversityBaldwin City, Kansas$25,00094%—$25k$64k58%1,100452 mi 89Friends UniversityWichita, Kansas$25,00055%1080$28k$52k43%1,048564 mi 90Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$25,34782%—$24k$59k52%2,494134 mi 91University of DubuqueDubuque, Iowa$25,75089%1110$23k$51k40%1,440146 mi 92Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska$25,75086%—$24k$52k65%1,283473 mi 93Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri$25,95069%974$18k$43k22%1,443348 mi 94Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri$26,00057%1190$20k$53k49%4,624256 mi 95St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota$26,00048%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 96Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota$26,00096%1087$16k$47k43%1,928589 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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.