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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ by State for 2025
College Raptor ranks the most affordable colleges by state, based on the estimated net price at each institution for a “typical” middle class family.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
The net price of a college is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.
"Typical" Middle Class Family
Used in the net price estimates shown below
Number in Family
4
Number In College
1
Total Income
$80,000
Total Assets
$50,000
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Reminder: All net prices shown by College Raptor are our estimates. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stillman College
|
$13,000
|
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| 2 |
University of North Alabama (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
|
| 3 |
Alabama State University (in-state)
|
$14,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ilisagvik College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
Alaska Pacific University
|
$26,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arizona State University Digital Immersion (in-state, no-room/board)
|
$4,900
|
|
| 2 |
Northern Arizona University (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
|
| 3 |
Dine College
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arkansas Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,600
|
|
| 2 |
Champion Christian College
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Philander Smith University
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of California-Los Angeles (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
California Institute of Technology
|
$6,100
|
|
| 2 |
Santa Monica College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Air Force Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Western Colorado University (in-state)
|
$7,900
|
|
| 3 |
Front Range Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$11,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Coast Guard Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 1 |
University of Connecticut (in-state)
|
$0
|
|
| 3 |
Yale University
|
$6,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Delaware (in-state)
|
$15,700
|
|
| 3 |
Delaware State University (in-state)
|
$17,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of the District of Columbia (in-state, off-campus)
|
$13,900
|
|
| 2 |
Gallaudet University
|
$14,000
|
|
| 3 |
Georgetown University
|
$16,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indian River State College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Miami Dade College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,500
|
|
| 3 |
Florida Gateway College (in-state)
|
$8,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Savannah State University (in-state)
|
$10,200
|
|
| 2 |
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (in-state)
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Emory University
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Hawaii at Hilo (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
|
| 2 |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
|
$14,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa (in-state)
|
$20,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Idaho (in-state)
|
$13,000
|
|
| 2 |
The College of Idaho
|
$14,500
|
|
| 3 |
Lewis-Clark State College (in-state)
|
$14,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hebrew Theological College
|
$4,800
|
|
| 2 |
Principia College
|
$4,900
|
|
| 3 |
University of Chicago
|
$5,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Purdue University Global (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Notre Dame
|
$10,300
|
|
| 3 |
Oakland City University
|
$12,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Grinnell College
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Emmaus Bible College
|
$12,600
|
|
| 3 |
Graceland University-Lamoni
|
$15,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Haskell Indian Nations University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 2 |
Fort Hays State University (in-state)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 3 |
Wichita State University (in-state)
|
$13,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
|
$5,100
|
|
| 2 |
Berea College
|
$8,000
|
|
| 3 |
Kentucky State University (in-state)
|
$9,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Louisiana Tech University (in-state)
|
$13,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Louisiana at Monroe (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
|
| 3 |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Colby College
|
$6,000
|
|
| 2 |
Bowdoin College
|
$6,600
|
|
| 3 |
Bates College
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Naval Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
$5,700
|
|
| 3 |
Coppin State University (in-state)
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Williams College
|
$4,000
|
|
| 2 |
Northeastern University Professional Programs
|
$4,700
|
|
| 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
$5,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hillsdale College
|
$5,000
|
|
| 2 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (in-state)
|
$5,900
|
|
| 3 |
Henry Ford College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$6,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Carleton College
|
$12,800
|
|
| 2 |
Southwest Minnesota State University
|
$13,300
|
|
| 3 |
St Olaf College
|
$14,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rust College
|
$11,100
|
|
| 2 |
Mississippi Valley State University
|
$13,000
|
|
| 3 |
Mississippi University for Women
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of the Ozarks
|
$7,600
|
|
| 2 |
Washington University in St Louis
|
$9,300
|
|
| 3 |
William Jewell College
|
$12,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montana State University-Northern (in-state)
|
$15,000
|
|
| 2 |
The University of Montana-Western (in-state)
|
$16,300
|
|
| 3 |
Rocky Mountain College
|
$17,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
College of Saint Mary
|
$10,900
|
|
| 2 |
Peru State College
|
$13,600
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nebraska at Kearney (out-of-state with discount)
|
$14,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Truckee Meadows Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,200
|
|
| 2 |
College of Southern Nevada (in-state, off-campus)
|
$8,800
|
|
| 3 |
University of Nevada-Las Vegas (out-of-state with discount)
|
$16,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dartmouth College
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Keene State College (in-state)
|
$17,400
|
|
| 3 |
Plymouth State University (in-state)
|
$19,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Princeton University
|
$7,100
|
|
| 2 |
Centenary University
|
$17,000
|
|
| 3 |
Rutgers University-Newark (in-state)
|
$20,000
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus (in-state)
|
$9,500
|
|
| 2 |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (in-state)
|
$9,700
|
|
| 3 |
Navajo Technical University
|
$11,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States Military Academy
|
$0
|
|
| 2 |
CUNY Graduate School and University Center (in-state, off-campus)
|
$4,100
|
|
| 3 |
Columbia University in the City of New York
|
$6,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Davidson College
|
$7,400
|
|
| 2 |
Duke University
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Fayetteville State University (in-state)
|
$9,700
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Tribes Technical College
|
$6,300
|
|
| 2 |
Bismarck State College (out-of-state with discount)
|
$12,100
|
|
| 3 |
Minot State University
|
$14,600
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gods Bible School and College
|
$6,500
|
|
| 2 |
Sinclair Community College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,100
|
|
| 3 |
Antioch College
|
$9,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$9,100
|
|
| 2 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Bacone College
|
$12,400
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Reed College
|
$13,500
|
|
| 2 |
Eastern Oregon University (in-state)
|
$15,900
|
|
| 3 |
Portland State University (in-state)
|
$18,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swarthmore College
|
$8,600
|
|
| 2 |
Bryn Mawr College
|
$11,300
|
|
| 2 |
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (in-state)
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
|
$9,300
|
|
| 2 |
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (off-campus)
|
$12,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brown University
|
$13,100
|
|
| 2 |
University of Rhode Island (in-state)
|
$18,100
|
|
| 3 |
Rhode Island College (in-state)
|
$19,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greenville Technical College (in-state, off-campus)
|
$7,300
|
|
| 2 |
Allen University
|
$11,400
|
|
| 3 |
Lander University (in-state)
|
$14,800
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Sioux Falls
|
$16,300
|
|
| 2 |
Dakota Wesleyan University
|
$16,700
|
|
| 3 |
Northern State University (in-state)
|
$18,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanderbilt University
|
$8,700
|
|
| 2 |
Le Moyne-Owen College
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Tennessee State University (in-state)
|
$11,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian University
|
$4,700
|
|
| 2 |
Rice University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
Grayson College (in-state)
|
$8,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Utah State University (in-state)
|
$3,900
|
|
| 2 |
Utah Valley University (in-state, off-campus)
|
$9,400
|
|
| 3 |
Southern Utah University (in-state)
|
$11,900
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Middlebury College
|
$14,000
|
|
| 2 |
Bennington College
|
$17,200
|
|
| 3 |
Norwich University
|
$17,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Patrick Henry College
|
$5,200
|
|
| 2 |
Washington and Lee University
|
$6,500
|
|
| 3 |
University of Richmond
|
$9,300
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northwest Indian College
|
$10,600
|
|
| 2 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus (in-state)
|
$11,200
|
|
| 3 |
Eastern Washington University (in-state)
|
$11,500
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshall University (in-state)
|
$11,100
|
|
| 2 |
Bluefield State University (in-state)
|
$11,800
|
|
| 3 |
Potomac State College of West Virginia University (in-state)
|
$12,100
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison (in-state)
|
$10,900
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (out-of-state with discount)
|
$13,200
|
|
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (out-of-state with discount)
|
$13,200
|
| Rank | College Name | Typical Net Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Western Wyoming Community College (in-state)
|
$12,100
|
|
| 2 |
Laramie County Community College (in-state)
|
$12,200
|
|
| 3 |
Central Wyoming College (in-state)
|
$15,200
|
