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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 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38500 | 0.7358 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 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 | 37300 | 0.6651 | 1,441 | 1000 | 0.9562 | |
| 7 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 12600 | 26100 | 0.5167 | 21,947 | 1335 | 0.3122 | |
| 7 | California State University-Fresno | 12600 | 19600 | 0.3564 | 21,430 | 995 | 0.9638 | |
| 9 | East Texas A&M University | 12900 | 30000 | 0.5701 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 54500 | 0.7577 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 10 | West Virginia University | 13200 | 57700 | 0.7711 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13600 | 23200 | 0.4137 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 12 | University of Idaho | 13600 | 25800 | 0.4733 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 51900 | 0.7365 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 15 | Fort Valley State University | 14000 | 39100 | 0.642 | 2,558 | 890 | 0.628 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 14200 | 22900 | 0.381 | 6,270 | 1180 | 0.8726 | |
| 17 | Louisiana Tech University | 14500 | 36900 | 0.6069 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 14600 | 21200 | 0.3119 | 1,071 | 985 | 0.9707 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 28000 | 0.4675 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 20 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15000 | 86200 | 0.8264 | 15,375 | 1179 | 0.866 | |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 15100 | 20500 | 0.2645 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4327 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 24 | Sam Houston State University | 15900 | 30300 | 0.4749 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 25 | University of Florida | 16200 | 22500 | 0.2799 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 26 | North Carolina State University | 16500 | 28500 | 0.4199 | 28,422 | 1335 | 0.4167 | |
| 27 | Alabama A & M University | 16700 | 44800 | 0.6266 | 5,845 | 920 | 0.6622 | |
| 27 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 29 | Texas State University | 16800 | 26800 | 0.3727 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 30 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17700 | 26300 | 0.3249 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 30 | University of Rhode Island | 17700 | 33900 | 0.478 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 32 | University of Arkansas | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3513 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 33 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 34 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 18400 | 41200 | 0.554 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.737 | |
| 35 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 23100 | 0.2005 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 36 | Unity Environmental University | 18600 | 41600 | 0.5524 | 5,655 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 37 | University of Arizona | 18800 | 30900 | 0.3922 | 45,025 | 1212 | 0.8614 | |
| 38 | Texas Tech University | 20000 | 27900 | 0.2834 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 39 | Iowa State University | 20100 | 24200 | 0.1726 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 20200 | 26800 | 0.2462 | 1,894 | 1055 | 0.8401 | |
| 41 | Stetson University | 20500 | 79100 | 0.7412 | 2,349 | 1114 | 0.716 | |
| 42 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1838 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 43 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 43 | University of Wyoming | 20700 | 27900 | 0.2588 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 45 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2285 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 45 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20900 | 38200 | 0.4528 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 47 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1841 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 48 | Montana State University | 21700 | 27100 | 0.199 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 49 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 50 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6195 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 51 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 38000 | 0.3658 | 23,920 | 1390 | 0.5973 | |
| 52 | Front Range Community College | 24400 | 31400 | 0.2228 | 21,970 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | The University of Findlay | 24800 | 50600 | 0.5095 | 3,954 | 1124 | 0.8615 | |
| 54 | Wilson College | 24900 | 44400 | 0.4404 | 1,180 | 1040 | 0.9532 | |
| 55 | Tennessee Technological University | 25000 | 33700 | 0.2566 | 8,838 | 1159 | 0.8316 | |
| 56 | Dordt University | 25400 | 52500 | 0.5159 | 1,695 | 1170 | 0.7116 | |
| 57 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 25700 | 28600 | 0.1009 | 2,612 | 1095 | 0.8786 | |
| 58 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,234 | 1223 | 0.848 | |
| 59 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 26100 | 59900 | 0.5642 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 60 | Tuskegee University | 26500 | 42100 | 0.371 | 2,400 | 1113 | 0.3143 | |
| 61 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27500 | 41500 | 0.3371 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 62 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 63 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1432 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 64 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1279 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 65 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2137 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 66 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 67 | Kansas State University | 29500 | 41600 | 0.2903 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8199 | |
| 68 | Centenary University | 30800 | 63600 | 0.5156 | 951 | 965 | 0.9675 | |
| 69 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 31200 | 62800 | 0.5028 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 70 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 1095 | 0.5256 | |
| 71 | Delaware Valley University | 35600 | 83300 | 0.5726 | 1,768 | 1180 | 0.9326 | |
| 72 | Andrews University | 35800 | 62100 | 0.4235 | 1,312 | 1196 | 0.874 | |
| 73 | Abilene Christian University | 35900 | 60700 | 0.4083 | 3,233 | 1129 | 0.6604 | |
| 74 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 36000 | 42800 | 0.1573 | 22,351 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 75 | North Carolina A & T State University | 36200 | 36600 | 0.0109 | 12,216 | 1040 | 0.4617 | |
| 76 | University of Connecticut | 37300 | 43900 | 0.1505 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 77 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37500 | 41600 | 0.0993 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 78 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66500 | 0.4313 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 79 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38600 | 53400 | 0.2773 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 80 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 40700 | 0.0096 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 81 | Washington State University | 40700 | 56300 | 0.2775 | 21,455 | 1131 | 0.8664 | |
| 82 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 44000 | 53700 | 0.1806 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 83 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2745 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 84 | University of Maine | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 591 | 1199 | 0.9684 | |
| 85 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 86 | University of Delaware | 48000 | 61300 | 0.2183 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 87 | University of Mount Olive | 48300 | 50400 | 0.0424 | 1,937 | 1020 | 0.7775 | |
| 88 | University of Kentucky | 48900 | 56600 | 0.1368 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 89 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.1267 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 90 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 54000 | 56100 | 0.038 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 91 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57100 | 59200 | 0.0361 | 24,457 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 92 | 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.