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Considering a degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical Space Engineering?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical Space Engineering majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace, Aeronautical, And Astronautical Space Engineering degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,124 | 1344 | 0.1393 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,465 | 1302 | 0.0936 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4900 | 86800 | 0.9433 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 4 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 23100 | 0.7268 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 7100 | 15500 | 0.5427 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 6 | Utah State University | 7900 | 24900 | 0.6836 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 7 | Stanford University | 9400 | 71500 | 0.868 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 10100 | 27200 | 0.6295 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 9 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10200 | 22900 | 0.5556 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 9 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38000 | 0.7304 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86100 | 0.8815 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 12 | University of California-San Diego | 11500 | 34100 | 0.6617 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 11600 | 34300 | 0.6614 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 14 | Fairmont State University | 12200 | 21400 | 0.4304 | 3,060 | 1005 | 0.9924 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 16 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 17 | Indiana State University | 12900 | 25900 | 0.5027 | 6,224 | 1020 | 0.8077 | |
| 18 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13200 | 38500 | 0.657 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 19 | West Virginia University | 13900 | 23300 | 0.4034 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 20 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14300 | 26500 | 0.4594 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 21 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14400 | 28000 | 0.4854 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 22 | Case Western Reserve University | 14600 | 80400 | 0.8179 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 22 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14600 | 22700 | 0.3563 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 24 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 14800 | 29300 | 0.4945 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 25 | University of North Texas | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4141 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 26 | Elizabeth City State University | 15100 | 21000 | 0.2806 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 27 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 15400 | 23400 | 0.3423 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 28 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 29 | Southeast Missouri State University | 16100 | 30300 | 0.4669 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 30 | Delta State University | 16300 | 23400 | 0.3037 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 30 | Middle Georgia State University | 16300 | 16300 | 0 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 30 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5549 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 33 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16700 | 26600 | 0.3728 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 34 | Morehead State University | 16900 | 28000 | 0.3967 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 35 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 28100 | 0.3632 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 36 | Delaware State University | 18300 | 33100 | 0.4474 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 37 | Kansas State University | 19000 | 28800 | 0.3401 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 38 | University of Southern California | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7313 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 39 | Florida Memorial University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5641 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 40 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20200 | 38800 | 0.481 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 40 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 43700 | 0.5382 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 40 | Western Michigan University | 20200 | 32300 | 0.3747 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 43 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1814 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 44 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3319 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 45 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 21000 | 27100 | 0.2243 | 12,897 | 1110 | 0.9133 | |
| 45 | University of California-Irvine | 21000 | 35300 | 0.4058 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 47 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 48 | University of Memphis | 22400 | 30000 | 0.2538 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 49 | Henderson State University | 22600 | 35900 | 0.3709 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 50 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 33600 | 0.3037 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 50 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 23400 | 71600 | 0.6734 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 52 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 53 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 54 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23700 | 28300 | 0.1627 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 55 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 24000 | 26400 | 0.0902 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 56 | University at Buffalo | 24200 | 34000 | 0.2883 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 57 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 58 | Tuskegee University | 25000 | 42100 | 0.4066 | 2,400 | 1030 | 0.3143 | |
| 59 | University of Kansas | 25200 | 42000 | 0.3995 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 60 | Westminster University | 25700 | 59500 | 0.5677 | 842 | 1233 | 0.6657 | |
| 61 | Geneva College | 25800 | 48900 | 0.4723 | 1,147 | 1110 | 0.8035 | |
| 62 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25900 | 36500 | 0.2901 | 14,783 | 1140 | 0.8096 | |
| 63 | University of Arizona | 26300 | 37700 | 0.3028 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 64 | California State University-Long Beach | 26800 | 38400 | 0.3025 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 64 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3812 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 66 | Tennessee State University | 26900 | 39300 | 0.3158 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 67 | Southern Utah University | 27200 | 35600 | 0.2357 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 68 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27600 | 41900 | 0.3412 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 69 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 69 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 71 | Clarkson University | 29000 | 78000 | 0.6284 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 72 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 29100 | 42400 | 0.3138 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 73 | Bridgewater State University | 29300 | 37000 | 0.2068 | 8,172 | 1140 | 0.8919 | |
| 74 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 74 | San Jose State University | 30000 | 41000 | 0.2681 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 74 | University of North Dakota | 30000 | 32500 | 0.0791 | 11,033 | 1150 | 0.769 | |
| 77 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 31000 | 36900 | 0.1604 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 78 | North Carolina State University | 31100 | 53000 | 0.4127 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 79 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 31900 | 39200 | 0.1865 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 80 | Hampton University | 32000 | 47000 | 0.3192 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 80 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32000 | 47600 | 0.3276 | 159,653 | 965 | 0.9612 | |
| 82 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 83 | San Diego State University | 33500 | 40500 | 0.1729 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 84 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54600 | 0.3754 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 85 | Auburn University | 34400 | 34400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 86 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 35300 | 42400 | 0.1674 | 31,112 | 1130 | 0.8129 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 36000 | 45500 | 0.2089 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 88 | Andrews University | 36400 | 47100 | 0.227 | 1,312 | 1208 | 0.874 | |
| 88 | Mississippi State University | 36400 | 50500 | 0.2789 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 90 | University of Central Florida | 36800 | 39600 | 0.0707 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 91 | Wichita State University | 37300 | 39600 | 0.058 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 92 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 39100 | 52900 | 0.2607 | 30,564 | 1298 | 0.416 | |
| 93 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41700 | 52100 | 0.1996 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 94 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42300 | 52900 | 0.2004 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 95 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43200 | 46200 | 0.0665 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 95 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45600 | 0.0526 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 97 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43500 | 68600 | 0.3656 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 98 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 44000 | 57100 | 0.2292 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 99 | Saint Louis University | 45800 | 74500 | 0.3853 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 101 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46800 | 63800 | 0.2674 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 102 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47500 | 66500 | 0.2866 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 103 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 48300 | 85700 | 0.4362 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 104 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 105 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50700 | 81000 | 0.3739 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 106 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51000 | 84200 | 0.3944 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 107 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 107 | University of Colorado Boulder | 51600 | 56300 | 0.0834 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 109 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 110 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53400 | 61000 | 0.1257 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.