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Most affordable colleges in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has 10 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.
Most affordable public universities in District of Columbia
1 public universities in District of Columbia report net price data, ranging from $14,287 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $14,287. District of Columbia's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable private colleges in District of Columbia
7 private colleges in District of Columbia report net price data, ranging from $12,704 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $35,008. District of Columbia's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Most affordable for-profit colleges in District of Columbia
2 for-profit colleges in District of Columbia report net price data, ranging from $18,470 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $18,625. District of Columbia's for-profit colleges run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus
$18,780 net price
36% receive grant aid
Most affordable community colleges in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has a smaller set of community colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.
This sector has a small reporting set in District of Columbia. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.
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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.