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Considering a degree in Aerospace?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Aerospace majors who live in Washington.
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 Washington.
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 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 5200 | 40700 | 0.8713 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 7500 | 90000 | 0.9171 | 4,580 | 1542 | 0.0455 | |
| 5 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 6 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9700 | 36900 | 0.7373 | 3,207 | 1060 | 0.8034 | |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 9800 | 30000 | 0.6731 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 11100 | 86200 | 0.8717 | 8,880 | 1471 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11600 | 28700 | 0.5961 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 10 | Wichita State University | 11700 | 29800 | 0.6086 | 14,280 | 1094 | 0.7211 | |
| 11 | Tennessee State University | 11800 | 48200 | 0.7544 | 5,057 | 980 | 0.7018 | |
| 12 | Southern Utah University | 12300 | 44000 | 0.72 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 13 | Indiana State University | 13100 | 31200 | 0.5807 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 13100 | 25300 | 0.4816 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 13100 | 41800 | 0.6864 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 13 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13100 | 38800 | 0.6616 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 17 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13300 | 54500 | 0.7559 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 17 | West Virginia University | 13300 | 57700 | 0.7693 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 19 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13700 | 23200 | 0.4094 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 21 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 13800 | 27800 | 0.5028 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 22 | Delta State University | 14000 | 23200 | 0.3971 | 1,876 | 1040 | 1 | |
| 23 | Stanford University | 14700 | 71200 | 0.7934 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 24 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 14800 | 25700 | 0.4236 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 25 | Southeast Missouri State University | 14900 | 28200 | 0.4724 | 7,926 | 1080 | 0.6897 | |
| 26 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 83100 | 0.8181 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 26 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15100 | 28000 | 0.4604 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 28 | Bridgewater State University | 15300 | 25800 | 0.4097 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 29 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15700 | 22400 | 0.2987 | 4,214 | 1090 | 0.8949 | |
| 30 | Central Washington University | 15800 | 22800 | 0.3047 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 31 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 16000 | 46800 | 0.6586 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 32 | California State University-Long Beach | 16100 | 25800 | 0.3761 | 35,843 | 1135 | 0.4628 | |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 32 | University of Memphis | 16100 | 26400 | 0.3909 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 35 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 36 | Bellevue College | 16300 | 16700 | 0.0242 | 11,472 | 0 | 0.1736 | |
| 36 | Middle Georgia State University | 16300 | 16300 | 0 | 7,485 | 1045 | 0.9977 | |
| 38 | Delaware State University | 16500 | 46500 | 0.6453 | 4,941 | 985 | 0.6167 | |
| 39 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 40 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 16900 | 30100 | 0.4391 | 2,233 | 930 | 0.9036 | |
| 41 | University of Kansas | 17000 | 37100 | 0.5403 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 42 | The University of Texas at El Paso | 17200 | 48200 | 0.6435 | 20,609 | 990 | 0.999 | |
| 43 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 30400 | 0.4118 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 45 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18500 | 41200 | 0.5516 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 46 | Florida Memorial University | 18800 | 44900 | 0.5814 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 47 | Eastern Kentucky University | 19400 | 34400 | 0.4355 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 48 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19600 | 59200 | 0.6694 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 49 | Western Michigan University | 20000 | 32500 | 0.3851 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 50 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 51 | University of Southern California | 20300 | 75800 | 0.7325 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 52 | Henderson State University | 20400 | 37500 | 0.4564 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 53 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 54 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 21200 | 30700 | 0.3078 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 55 | Averett University | 22100 | 57200 | 0.614 | 1,180 | 1070 | 0.478 | |
| 56 | San Jose State University | 22600 | 41100 | 0.4502 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 57 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23600 | 36800 | 0.3589 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 57 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 31000 | 0.2385 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 24000 | 27100 | 0.1156 | 12,897 | 1160 | 0.9133 | |
| 59 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 24000 | 26400 | 0.0902 | 9,965 | 1095 | 0.5958 | |
| 61 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24200 | 26300 | 0.08 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 62 | Elizabeth City State University | 24400 | 28500 | 0.1438 | 2,131 | 940 | 0.6461 | |
| 62 | University at Buffalo | 24400 | 34000 | 0.2824 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 64 | Lewis University | 25600 | 57700 | 0.5561 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 26300 | 34600 | 0.2398 | 4,264 | 1130 | 0.7423 | |
| 66 | Tuskegee University | 26500 | 42100 | 0.371 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 67 | University of Arizona | 27100 | 37700 | 0.2815 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 68 | Fairmont State University | 27300 | 32200 | 0.1522 | 3,060 | 975 | 0.9924 | |
| 68 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6714 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 70 | Clarkson University | 27800 | 78000 | 0.6437 | 2,296 | 1302 | 0.7736 | |
| 70 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27800 | 41500 | 0.3299 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 72 | Morehead State University | 28000 | 32600 | 0.141 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 73 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 33400 | 0.1437 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 73 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.592 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 75 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3365 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 76 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 77 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 31000 | 36900 | 0.162 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 77 | University of North Texas | 31000 | 37400 | 0.171 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 79 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3272 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 79 | University of North Dakota | 31100 | 33700 | 0.0781 | 11,033 | 1189 | 0.769 | |
| 81 | Angelo State University | 31800 | 35400 | 0.1027 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 82 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 83 | Hampton University | 32200 | 62400 | 0.4836 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 83 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.121 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 85 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 32400 | 75200 | 0.5693 | 3,135 | 1299 | 0.5493 | |
| 86 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4004 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 87 | Southern New Hampshire University | 33000 | 52800 | 0.3751 | 2,615 | 965 | 0.8443 | |
| 88 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 33300 | 43100 | 0.2275 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 89 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54800 | 0.3798 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 90 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34500 | 36100 | 0.0443 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 91 | San Diego State University | 35100 | 36100 | 0.0277 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 92 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 93 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 36200 | 42800 | 0.1533 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 94 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 95 | Auburn University | 36400 | 38000 | 0.0421 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 96 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38500 | 53400 | 0.2791 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 97 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5067 | 33,471 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 98 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 41800 | 42100 | 0.0071 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 99 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68600 | 0.3665 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 99 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43400 | 53400 | 0.1873 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 101 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 43900 | 57100 | 0.2302 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 102 | Saint Louis University | 44400 | 80900 | 0.451 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 103 | The University of Texas at Austin | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 43,165 | 1348 | 0.2664 | |
| 104 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 46200 | 86200 | 0.4639 | 5,743 | 1438 | 0.6343 | |
| 105 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 46300 | 60000 | 0.2282 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 105 | William Jessup University | 46300 | 56700 | 0.1833 | 1,056 | 1178 | 0.7682 | |
| 107 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott | 46700 | 63800 | 0.2684 | 3,229 | 1258 | 0.7658 | |
| 108 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | 47400 | 66500 | 0.2875 | 7,886 | 1271 | 0.6481 | |
| 109 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 110 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 6,800 | 1245 | 0.6857 | |
| 111 | University of California-San Diego | 49900 | 77100 | 0.3526 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 112 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 50400 | 82600 | 0.39 | 5,558 | 1292 | 0.6016 | |
| 113 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 114 | University of Colorado Boulder | 55900 | 56600 | 0.0124 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 115 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 116 | University of California-Irvine | 72700 | 74700 | 0.0268 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2878 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.