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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 | 6600 | 56000 | 0.8817 | 1,500 | 1130 | 0.1097 | |
| 2 | Morehead State University | 8300 | 29200 | 0.7168 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 3 | University of California-Davis | 10100 | 49800 | 0.7964 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 4 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 11000 | 33500 | 0.671 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 5 | Arkansas State University | 11500 | 31800 | 0.6384 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 54800 | 0.7901 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Front Range Community College | 11500 | 18600 | 0.3774 | 21,970 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11600 | 31400 | 0.6307 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11700 | 33800 | 0.6542 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 10 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12100 | 22900 | 0.4725 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29600 | 0.5802 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 12 | Fort Valley State University | 12600 | 29700 | 0.5756 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 13 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12900 | 26500 | 0.5126 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 14 | Cornell University | 13100 | 93700 | 0.8601 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 14 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13100 | 17900 | 0.2689 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 16 | Sul Ross State University | 13300 | 27100 | 0.5098 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 17 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13400 | 34500 | 0.6101 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 13500 | 27600 | 0.5104 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 18 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.608 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 20 | University of Georgia | 13900 | 27200 | 0.4883 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech University | 14200 | 43500 | 0.6735 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 22 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 15300 | 18100 | 0.155 | 1,021 | 985 | 1 | |
| 23 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15400 | 25700 | 0.4007 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 24 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 58100 | 0.7332 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 26 | Sam Houston State University | 15800 | 30100 | 0.4751 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 29300 | 0.4539 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 27 | Texas State University | 16000 | 26200 | 0.3891 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 29 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16200 | 62800 | 0.7417 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 30 | North Carolina State University | 16400 | 28500 | 0.4252 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 31 | University of Arizona | 16700 | 41400 | 0.5965 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 32 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 33 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16900 | 39900 | 0.5772 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 34 | Kansas State University | 17000 | 26400 | 0.3542 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 35 | University of Florida | 17100 | 22500 | 0.2399 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 35 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17100 | 26300 | 0.3498 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 37 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4173 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 38 | University of Kentucky | 17800 | 46800 | 0.6205 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 39 | Angelo State University | 18300 | 23100 | 0.2072 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 39 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 41 | University of Rhode Island | 18800 | 81200 | 0.7684 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 19300 | 26400 | 0.2684 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 43 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 30500 | 0.3601 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 44 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.623 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 45 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 45 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20400 | 32300 | 0.3682 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 47 | University of Wyoming | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2644 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 48 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 20600 | 30800 | 0.3315 | 1,894 | 1055 | 0.8401 | |
| 49 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 50 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20900 | 39200 | 0.4671 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 51 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 21300 | 47800 | 0.5545 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 52 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 53 | Abilene Christian University | 23300 | 58800 | 0.6039 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 54 | West Texas A & M University | 23600 | 29200 | 0.1916 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 55 | Montana State University | 24800 | 73500 | 0.6628 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 55 | Wilson College | 24800 | 44400 | 0.4421 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 57 | The University of Findlay | 25200 | 84900 | 0.7035 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 58 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 59 | Dordt University | 26200 | 52500 | 0.5007 | 1,716 | 1205 | 0.6847 | |
| 60 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 26500 | 29500 | 0.103 | 2,873 | 1095 | 0.8747 | |
| 61 | University of Arkansas | 27000 | 52400 | 0.485 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 62 | Delaware Valley University | 27500 | 95800 | 0.713 | 1,680 | 1189 | 0.9268 | |
| 63 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.148 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 64 | Iowa State University | 28600 | 43300 | 0.34 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 65 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.2153 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 66 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 67 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 53200 | 0.4512 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 68 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 69 | Mississippi State University | 30100 | 34400 | 0.1246 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 70 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 31200 | 33500 | 0.0684 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 71 | Tuskegee University | 31800 | 53200 | 0.4026 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 72 | Centenary University | 32200 | 62800 | 0.487 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 73 | University of Idaho | 32800 | 34400 | 0.0466 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 74 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 75 | Texas Tech University | 35800 | 38900 | 0.0797 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 76 | Tennessee Technological University | 36200 | 38500 | 0.0594 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 77 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36300 | 53600 | 0.3229 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 78 | Andrews University | 37200 | 76700 | 0.5148 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 79 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37300 | 41600 | 0.1031 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 80 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37700 | 66600 | 0.4337 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 81 | Washington State University | 38100 | 53900 | 0.2932 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 82 | Lubbock Christian University | 38500 | 49000 | 0.2145 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 83 | University of Maine | 40500 | 56000 | 0.2769 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State University | 42100 | 46500 | 0.0947 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 85 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 68700 | 0.3714 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 86 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 87 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 88 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 52900 | 61200 | 0.1355 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 89 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 90 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 63400 | 0.1547 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 91 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54500 | 66200 | 0.1767 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 92 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 63500 | 0.0835 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 93 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 94 | Auburn University | 75200 | 85500 | 0.1204 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.