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Considering a degree in Aerospace?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Aerospace 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 | Stanford University | 3700 | 71300 | 0.948 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 4 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8800 | 90000 | 0.9027 | 4,580 | 1542 | 0.0455 | |
| 7 | Fairmont State University | 9300 | 21400 | 0.5661 | 3,060 | 975 | 0.9924 | |
| 8 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 36900 | 0.7455 | 3,207 | 1060 | 0.8034 | |
| 9 | Eastern Kentucky University | 9600 | 22900 | 0.5818 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 10 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7368 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 10200 | 86200 | 0.8821 | 8,880 | 1471 | 0.1127 | |
| 12 | Tennessee State University | 11400 | 48200 | 0.7627 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 13 | Indiana State University | 11700 | 25900 | 0.5491 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 14 | Southern Utah University | 11800 | 44000 | 0.7314 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 15 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 12200 | 26200 | 0.5331 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 15 | University of Central Florida | 12200 | 25300 | 0.5172 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0.0009 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 18 | West Virginia University | 12800 | 57700 | 0.778 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13000 | 23200 | 0.4396 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 19 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 54500 | 0.7614 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 21 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13100 | 25700 | 0.4897 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 21 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13100 | 38800 | 0.6616 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 23 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 13200 | 27800 | 0.5243 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 24 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13500 | 28000 | 0.5175 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 25 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 26 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 27 | Delta State University | 13900 | 23200 | 0.4015 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 28 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 29 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14400 | 26500 | 0.4563 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 30 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15000 | 22400 | 0.3299 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 31 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 83100 | 0.8181 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 32 | University of California-Irvine | 15200 | 36300 | 0.5813 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 | |
| 33 | University of Memphis | 15400 | 29900 | 0.4846 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 34 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15500 | 46800 | 0.6693 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 35 | California State University-Long Beach | 16000 | 25800 | 0.3801 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 35 | University of Southern California | 16000 | 71400 | 0.7762 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 37 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 37 | University of Kansas | 16200 | 37100 | 0.5619 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 39 | Middle Georgia State University | 16300 | 16300 | 0 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 39 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5556 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 39 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16300 | 30100 | 0.4591 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 42 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 16400 | 48200 | 0.6601 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 43 | Delaware State University | 16500 | 46500 | 0.6453 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 43 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 45 | Morehead State University | 17000 | 28000 | 0.3926 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 46 | Bridgewater State University | 17300 | 34800 | 0.5035 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 47 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 48 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 30400 | 0.4118 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 49 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3461 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 50 | Florida Memorial University | 18400 | 44900 | 0.5903 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 51 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 23100 | 0.2005 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 52 | Western Michigan University | 19200 | 32500 | 0.4097 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 53 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 59200 | 0.666 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 54 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 55 | Henderson State University | 20300 | 37500 | 0.459 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 56 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 57 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 58 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 59 | San Jose State University | 21900 | 41100 | 0.4673 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 60 | Averett University | 22000 | 57200 | 0.6158 | 1,180 | 1070 | 0.478 | |
| 61 | San Diego State University | 22900 | 28900 | 0.2089 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 62 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3725 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 63 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 31000 | 0.2514 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 64 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23300 | 35000 | 0.3343 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 65 | Elizabeth City State University | 23400 | 28500 | 0.1789 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 66 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 23500 | 26300 | 0.1066 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 67 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 23900 | 30500 | 0.2162 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 68 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 69 | Lewis University | 25000 | 57700 | 0.5665 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 70 | William Jessup University | 25400 | 51700 | 0.5079 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 71 | Tuskegee University | 26400 | 42100 | 0.3733 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 72 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26500 | 41500 | 0.3612 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 73 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3826 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26800 | 45500 | 0.4112 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 75 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6714 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 76 | University of Arizona | 27400 | 37700 | 0.2736 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 77 | Clarkson University | 28000 | 78000 | 0.6412 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 78 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1279 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 79 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 33400 | 0.1467 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 80 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 81 | Wichita State University | 28900 | 40600 | 0.2888 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 82 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 29700 | 29700 | 0 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 83 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 29800 | 62800 | 0.5251 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 84 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 85 | University of North Texas | 30100 | 37400 | 0.1951 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 86 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3272 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 86 | University of North Dakota | 31100 | 33700 | 0.0781 | 11,033 | 1189 | 0.769 | |
| 88 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 31400 | 75200 | 0.5826 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 89 | Hampton University | 32000 | 62400 | 0.4868 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 89 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 91 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 92 | Southern New Hampshire University | 32500 | 52800 | 0.3846 | 2,615 | 965 | 0.8443 | |
| 92 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 94 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 33600 | 58500 | 0.4262 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 95 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33700 | 36100 | 0.0664 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 96 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 97 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 98 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 36200 | 56300 | 0.3575 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 99 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36800 | 38900 | 0.0548 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 100 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45600 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 101 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68600 | 0.3665 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 102 | Saint Louis University | 44800 | 80900 | 0.446 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 103 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 104 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46000 | 86200 | 0.4662 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 105 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46700 | 63800 | 0.2684 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 106 | University at Buffalo | 46800 | 46800 | 0 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 107 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47400 | 66500 | 0.2875 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 108 | University of California-San Diego | 48600 | 77100 | 0.3694 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 109 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50700 | 82600 | 0.3863 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 110 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51000 | 84700 | 0.398 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 111 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 112 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 54000 | 56100 | 0.038 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 113 | University of Colorado Boulder | 54600 | 56600 | 0.0353 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 114 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 58100 | 66100 | 0.121 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 115 | Auburn University | 58700 | 58700 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.