Affordable colleges

Most affordable colleges in America

Find the lowest net price options in your state and the kind of school you are considering. Based on publicly available federal cost data.

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These four categories cover the college types families compare most often.

public universities

Median net price across the U.S.: $10,692

500 schools reporting

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private colleges

Median net price across the U.S.: $15,832

500 schools reporting

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for-profit colleges

Median net price across the U.S.: $25,582

186 schools reporting

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community colleges

Median net price across the U.S.: $6,359

500 schools reporting

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Alabama (52)Alaska (7)American Samoa (1)Arizona (41)Arkansas (46)California (249)Colorado (37)Connecticut (28)Delaware (5)District of Columbia (10)Federated States of Micronesia (1)Florida (111)Georgia (85)Guam (3)Hawaii (14)Idaho (14)Illinois (110)Indiana (53)Iowa (48)Kansas (54)Kentucky (48)Louisiana (41)Maine (24)Marshall Islands (1)Maryland (46)Massachusetts (85)Michigan (76)Minnesota (70)Mississippi (31)Missouri (70)Montana (22)Nebraska (29)Nevada (10)New Hampshire (21)New Jersey (74)New Mexico (30)New York (228)North Carolina (121)North Dakota (20)Northern Mariana Islands (1)Ohio (125)Oklahoma (39)Oregon (39)Palau (1)Pennsylvania (143)Puerto Rico (64)Rhode Island (13)South Carolina (56)South Dakota (18)Tennessee (59)Texas (153)Utah (18)Vermont (11)Virgin Islands (1)Virginia (75)Washington (60)West Virginia (29)Wisconsin (56)Wyoming (8)

Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.