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Most affordable public universities in Northern Mariana Islands

1 public universities in Northern Mariana Islands report net price data, ranging from $3,144 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $3,144. Northern Mariana Islands's public universities run notably less expensive than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Northern Mariana Islands

$3,144

National median for public universities

$10,692

public universities reporting in Northern Mariana Islands

1

The most affordable public universities in Northern Mariana Islands, ranked by net price

1

Northern Marianas College

MP

Net price

$3,144

Receive grant aid

91%

What makes a school affordable here

In Northern Mariana Islands, the most affordable public universities share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Northern Marianas College, the most affordable on this list, 91% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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