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Considering a degree in Animal Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Animal Sciences majors who live in Colorado.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Animal Sciences degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Colorado.
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 | College of the Ozarks | 8100 | 47200 | 0.8288 | 1,454 | 1135 | 0.1199 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 8200 | 25200 | 0.6743 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | Front Range Community College | 11500 | 18600 | 0.3775 | 21,970 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 11800 | 93100 | 0.8735 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 5 | Arapahoe Community College | 12200 | 25400 | 0.5188 | 15,012 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sul Ross State University | 12500 | 27100 | 0.5393 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
| 7 | California State University-Fresno | 12600 | 19600 | 0.3564 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12700 | 54500 | 0.7669 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 12700 | 41800 | 0.696 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 10 | Fort Valley State University | 13000 | 44300 | 0.7069 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech University | 13200 | 36900 | 0.6422 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 11 | West Virginia University | 13200 | 57700 | 0.7711 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 13 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 14 | Kansas State University | 13600 | 26100 | 0.4773 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13600 | 23200 | 0.4137 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 14 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.6058 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 51900 | 0.7365 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 14200 | 22900 | 0.381 | 6,270 | 1180 | 0.8726 | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14400 | 26500 | 0.4563 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 14500 | 24500 | 0.4075 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 21 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 14600 | 21200 | 0.3119 | 1,071 | 985 | 0.9707 | |
| 22 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14800 | 28000 | 0.4711 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 23 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15000 | 86200 | 0.8264 | 15,375 | 1179 | 0.866 | |
| 24 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15200 | 26400 | 0.424 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 26 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4327 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 27 | Sam Houston State University | 15900 | 30300 | 0.4749 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 29 | Alabama A & M University | 16700 | 44800 | 0.6266 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 29 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 31 | University of Maine | 17100 | 29300 | 0.4166 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 32 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17700 | 26300 | 0.3249 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 32 | University of Rhode Island | 17700 | 33900 | 0.478 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 34 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18400 | 41200 | 0.554 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 35 | Unity Environmental University | 18600 | 41600 | 0.5524 | 5,655 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 36 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 20200 | 26800 | 0.2462 | 1,894 | 1055 | 0.8401 | |
| 37 | Stetson University | 20500 | 79100 | 0.7412 | 2,349 | 1114 | 0.716 | |
| 38 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 39 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 39 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20900 | 38200 | 0.4528 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 41 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 21000 | 30700 | 0.3143 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 42 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 43 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 22300 | 59900 | 0.6276 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 44 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 23300 | 31400 | 0.2579 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 46 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36100 | 0.3391 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 47 | The University of Findlay | 24800 | 50600 | 0.5095 | 3,954 | 1124 | 0.8615 | |
| 48 | Wilson College | 24900 | 44400 | 0.4404 | 1,180 | 1040 | 0.9532 | |
| 49 | Tennessee Technological University | 25000 | 33700 | 0.2566 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 50 | Dordt University | 25400 | 52500 | 0.5159 | 1,695 | 1170 | 0.7116 | |
| 51 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1009 | 2,612 | 1095 | 0.8786 | |
| 52 | Tuskegee University | 26500 | 42100 | 0.371 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 53 | University of Arkansas | 26900 | 29600 | 0.0923 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 54 | University of Idaho | 27100 | 30600 | 0.1146 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 55 | University of Arizona | 27200 | 37700 | 0.2789 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 56 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1432 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 57 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0835 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 58 | Iowa State University | 28800 | 43300 | 0.3365 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 59 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2142 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 60 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 33700 | 0.1337 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 61 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 62 | Centenary University | 30800 | 63600 | 0.5156 | 951 | 965 | 0.9675 | |
| 62 | East Texas A&M University | 30800 | 36500 | 0.1561 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 64 | Angelo State University | 31800 | 35400 | 0.1027 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 65 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 66 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 33100 | 43100 | 0.2322 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 67 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 1095 | 0.5256 | |
| 68 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4787 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 69 | Delaware Valley University | 35600 | 83300 | 0.5726 | 1,768 | 1180 | 0.9326 | |
| 70 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 71 | Abilene Christian University | 35900 | 60700 | 0.4083 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 72 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36200 | 36600 | 0.0109 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 73 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2801 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 74 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0993 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 75 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66500 | 0.4313 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 76 | Texas Tech University | 38600 | 41000 | 0.0586 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 77 | University of Wyoming | 40200 | 45300 | 0.1134 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 78 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40700 | 0.0096 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 79 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45600 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 81 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44000 | 53700 | 0.1806 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 82 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 83 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 84 | University of Mount Olive | 48300 | 50400 | 0.0424 | 1,937 | 1020 | 0.7775 | |
| 85 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48600 | 51200 | 0.0514 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 86 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 87 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53700 | 64200 | 0.1635 | 23,920 | 1390 | 0.5973 | |
| 88 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57100 | 59200 | 0.0361 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.0921 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 90 | Auburn University | 58700 | 58700 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 91 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0335 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 92 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.