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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 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,474 | 1305 | 0.0927 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 3600 | 71800 | 0.9503 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 4 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8900 | 90000 | 0.9016 | 4,561 | 1542 | 0.0456 | |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 20400 | 0.5397 | 3,224 | 1085 | 0.7643 | |
| 8 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38200 | 0.7339 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 10300 | 86200 | 0.881 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 10 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 10500 | 26000 | 0.5978 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 11 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11000 | 25700 | 0.5713 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 11 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11000 | 29100 | 0.6225 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11600 | 26900 | 0.5682 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 14 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 26500 | 0.5277 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 15 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 16 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 17 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 18 | Austin Peay State University | 14900 | 29100 | 0.4884 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4915 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 18 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 21 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15000 | 26900 | 0.442 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 22 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 91300 | 0.835 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 22 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.6031 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 24 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 25 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 26100 | 0.4106 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 26 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15800 | 38400 | 0.5882 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 26 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 15800 | 23400 | 0.3252 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 28 | Morehead State University | 16100 | 28000 | 0.4247 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 29 | Tennessee State University | 16200 | 31000 | 0.4775 | 4,221 | 990 | 0.8463 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 16200 | 40900 | 0.6036 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5555 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 32 | North Carolina State University | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 33 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 23200 | 0.2715 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 34 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4139 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 35 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 36 | University of California-Berkeley | 17800 | 43600 | 0.5926 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 37 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 44300 | 0.5956 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 38 | Angelo State University | 18300 | 23100 | 0.2072 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 39 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18500 | 34100 | 0.458 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 40 | Delaware State University | 18600 | 42200 | 0.5587 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 41 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 40800 | 0.5349 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 42 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19400 | 38000 | 0.4896 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 19700 | 78600 | 0.7492 | 17,848 | 1470 | 0.1565 | |
| 44 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 19800 | 30500 | 0.3506 | 6,743 | 1266 | 0.6292 | |
| 45 | Carroll University | 20300 | 61600 | 0.6708 | 2,581 | 1174 | 0.6684 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 47 | University of Memphis | 20600 | 29600 | 0.3044 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 48 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 49 | Henderson State University | 21300 | 30600 | 0.3035 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 50 | Florida Memorial University | 22900 | 42000 | 0.4542 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 51 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 51 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 23200 | 24900 | 0.0682 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 53 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23400 | 34400 | 0.3197 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 54 | Indiana State University | 23500 | 32400 | 0.2748 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 55 | San Diego State University | 23600 | 28900 | 0.1846 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 56 | Elizabeth City State University | 23700 | 28500 | 0.1684 | 2,252 | 916 | 0.8671 | |
| 56 | Walsh University | 23700 | 46400 | 0.4889 | 1,523 | 1159 | 0.7074 | |
| 58 | University of Kansas | 23800 | 43000 | 0.4462 | 22,544 | 1176 | 0.9258 | |
| 59 | Lewis University | 24400 | 57700 | 0.5769 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 59 | University of Arizona | 24400 | 37700 | 0.3533 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 61 | Eastern Kentucky University | 24500 | 38400 | 0.3623 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 62 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 63 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 64 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 64 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 66 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 41500 | 0.3684 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 66 | Tuskegee University | 26200 | 42100 | 0.3781 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 68 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 69 | Clarkson University | 26500 | 78000 | 0.6604 | 2,163 | 1283 | 0.825 | |
| 70 | Iowa State University | 26600 | 43300 | 0.3862 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 70 | Kansas State University | 26600 | 30400 | 0.126 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 72 | Middle Georgia State University | 27300 | 33400 | 0.1826 | 7,692 | 1065 | 0.9968 | |
| 73 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 73 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 27400 | 29700 | 0.0772 | 9,965 | 1095 | 1 | |
| 75 | Bridgewater State University | 27700 | 35500 | 0.2189 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 76 | Wichita State University | 27800 | 39800 | 0.3034 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 76 | William Jessup University | 27800 | 51700 | 0.4615 | 1,317 | 1140 | 0.9333 | |
| 78 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 78 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 80 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 28600 | 42400 | 0.3258 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 81 | Fairmont State University | 29300 | 32200 | 0.0901 | 3,090 | 970 | 0.9862 | |
| 82 | Southern Utah University | 29700 | 40800 | 0.2722 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 83 | California State University-Long Beach | 31000 | 38900 | 0.2032 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 83 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 85 | Kent State University at Kent | 31200 | 37500 | 0.1678 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 86 | Hampton University | 31400 | 54800 | 0.427 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 88 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33300 | 75200 | 0.5573 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 89 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 33400 | 41000 | 0.1864 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 90 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 33700 | 41600 | 0.1899 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 91 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 33800 | 45300 | 0.2541 | 4,526 | 1130 | 1 | |
| 92 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.295 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 93 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34300 | 44300 | 0.2256 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 94 | Averett University | 35300 | 57200 | 0.3831 | 1,244 | 1054 | 0.5659 | |
| 95 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 36000 | 56300 | 0.3603 | 5,687 | 1305 | 0.7863 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53100 | 0.3144 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 97 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66300 | 0.4436 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 98 | Andrews University | 37200 | 70100 | 0.4694 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 99 | LeTourneau University | 38500 | 54800 | 0.2977 | 2,903 | 1242 | 0.4879 | |
| 100 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 101 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 102 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 103 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 53600 | 0.2054 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 104 | University at Buffalo | 43100 | 46700 | 0.0771 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 104 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 106 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68700 | 0.3679 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 107 | University of California-San Diego | 45300 | 77200 | 0.4132 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 108 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46000 | 86300 | 0.4668 | 5,833 | 1440 | 0.6725 | |
| 109 | University of Colorado Boulder | 46400 | 57700 | 0.1953 | 32,244 | 1351 | 0.7809 | |
| 110 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46600 | 63800 | 0.2708 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 111 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 112 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47300 | 66500 | 0.2899 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 113 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 48000 | 55800 | 0.1398 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 114 | Saint Louis University | 48700 | 80900 | 0.3978 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 115 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1548 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 116 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 117 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 50500 | 58800 | 0.1411 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 117 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50500 | 83600 | 0.3958 | 5,461 | 1292 | 0.6189 | |
| 119 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 50800 | 84700 | 0.4003 | 35,358 | 1448 | 0.1642 | |
| 120 | Lynn University | 51800 | 66000 | 0.2151 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 121 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 122 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 123 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 58500 | 0.0478 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 124 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.