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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 | |
| 4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 4600 | 40700 | 0.886 | 35,358 | 1448 | 0.1642 | |
| 6 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8900 | 90000 | 0.9016 | 4,561 | 1542 | 0.0456 | |
| 8 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 20400 | 0.5397 | 3,224 | 1085 | 0.7643 | |
| 9 | Southern Utah University | 10000 | 22200 | 0.5506 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 10300 | 86200 | 0.881 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 11 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 10500 | 26000 | 0.5978 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 12 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11000 | 25700 | 0.5713 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 13 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11500 | 22900 | 0.4987 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 11600 | 26900 | 0.5682 | 22,223 | 975 | 0.9994 | |
| 15 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 17 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14500 | 26500 | 0.4515 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 19 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14800 | 22400 | 0.3388 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4915 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 20 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 14900 | 28700 | 0.4808 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 20 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 23 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15000 | 26900 | 0.442 | 2,477 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 24 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 91300 | 0.835 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 24 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.6031 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 26 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 27 | Tennessee State University | 15700 | 39200 | 0.5989 | 4,221 | 990 | 0.8463 | |
| 27 | University of Kansas | 15700 | 34900 | 0.5503 | 22,544 | 1176 | 0.9258 | |
| 29 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 29 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15800 | 38400 | 0.5882 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 31 | Morehead State University | 16100 | 28000 | 0.4247 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 32 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5555 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 32 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 34 | West Virginia University | 16500 | 40900 | 0.5963 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 35 | Delaware State University | 17500 | 42200 | 0.5847 | 4,581 | 930 | 0.4658 | |
| 35 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4139 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 37 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 38 | University of California-Berkeley | 17800 | 43600 | 0.5926 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 39 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 40800 | 0.5349 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 40 | Elizabeth City State University | 19200 | 23600 | 0.1867 | 2,252 | 916 | 0.8671 | |
| 41 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19400 | 38000 | 0.4896 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 41 | Wichita State University | 19400 | 29800 | 0.3487 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 43 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 19700 | 78600 | 0.7492 | 17,848 | 1470 | 0.1565 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 19900 | 24200 | 0.179 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 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 Nebraska at Omaha | 20500 | 27800 | 0.2622 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 48 | University of Memphis | 20600 | 29600 | 0.3044 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 49 | Austin Peay State University | 21500 | 31600 | 0.3201 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 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 | |
| 52 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23400 | 34400 | 0.3197 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 53 | Indiana State University | 23500 | 32400 | 0.2748 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 54 | San Diego State University | 23600 | 28900 | 0.1846 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 23700 | 34600 | 0.3149 | 4,526 | 1130 | 1 | |
| 55 | Walsh University | 23700 | 46400 | 0.4889 | 1,523 | 1159 | 0.7074 | |
| 57 | Lewis University | 24400 | 57700 | 0.5769 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 57 | University of Arizona | 24400 | 37700 | 0.3533 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 59 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 60 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 60 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 62 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 41500 | 0.3684 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 62 | Tuskegee University | 26200 | 42100 | 0.3781 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 64 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4755 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 65 | Clarkson University | 26500 | 78000 | 0.6604 | 2,163 | 1283 | 0.825 | |
| 66 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 67 | Middle Georgia State University | 27300 | 33400 | 0.1826 | 7,692 | 1065 | 0.9968 | |
| 68 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 68 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 27400 | 29700 | 0.0772 | 9,965 | 1095 | 1 | |
| 70 | Bridgewater State University | 27700 | 35500 | 0.2189 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 71 | William Jessup University | 27800 | 51700 | 0.4615 | 1,317 | 1140 | 0.9333 | |
| 72 | University of North Texas | 28000 | 37400 | 0.2512 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 73 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 73 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 75 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34000 | 0.1442 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 76 | Fairmont State University | 29300 | 32200 | 0.0901 | 3,090 | 970 | 0.9862 | |
| 77 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30100 | 39200 | 0.2324 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 78 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 30800 | 36900 | 0.1662 | 5,687 | 1305 | 0.7863 | |
| 79 | California State University-Long Beach | 31000 | 38900 | 0.2032 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 79 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 81 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 48800 | 0.361 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 81 | Kent State University at Kent | 31200 | 37500 | 0.1678 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 83 | Hampton University | 31400 | 54800 | 0.427 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 84 | Angelo State University | 31600 | 35400 | 0.1071 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 85 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4033 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 86 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 87 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33300 | 75200 | 0.5573 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 88 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33500 | 36100 | 0.072 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 89 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 89 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 33700 | 41600 | 0.1899 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 91 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.295 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 92 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34300 | 44300 | 0.2256 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 93 | Averett University | 35300 | 57200 | 0.3831 | 1,244 | 1054 | 0.5659 | |
| 93 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 95 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53100 | 0.3144 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 96 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36900 | 66300 | 0.4436 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 97 | Andrews University | 37200 | 70100 | 0.4694 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 98 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37800 | 40100 | 0.0571 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 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 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41100 | 46000 | 0.1065 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 104 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42600 | 53600 | 0.2054 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 105 | University at Buffalo | 43100 | 46700 | 0.0771 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 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 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 115 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 48600 | 48600 | 0 | 6,743 | 1266 | 0.6292 | |
| 116 | Saint Louis University | 48700 | 80900 | 0.3978 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 117 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1548 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 118 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 119 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50500 | 83600 | 0.3958 | 5,461 | 1292 | 0.6189 | |
| 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 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 58500 | 0.0478 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 123 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 58100 | 63200 | 0.0806 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 124 | University of California-Davis | 68600 | 69800 | 0.0172 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.