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Considering a degree in Animal Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Animal Sciences majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | 6700 | 34300 | 0.8058 | 1,500 | 1130 | 0.1097 | |
| 2 | Morehead State University | 8100 | 26300 | 0.6915 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 3 | Cornell University | 10500 | 93700 | 0.8878 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11000 | 27300 | 0.5981 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 5 | California State University-Fresno | 11300 | 54600 | 0.7923 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 11300 | 39000 | 0.7105 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 7 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 8 | Fort Valley State University | 12400 | 54800 | 0.7736 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech University | 12400 | 42900 | 0.7108 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 12 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13000 | 17900 | 0.2758 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 13 | Sul Ross State University | 13100 | 27100 | 0.5172 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14200 | 19400 | 0.2693 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 16 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 14600 | 17400 | 0.1605 | 1,021 | 985 | 1 | |
| 17 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15100 | 54400 | 0.7229 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 17 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 19 | Texas State University | 15200 | 26100 | 0.4175 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 19 | University of Maine | 15200 | 29300 | 0.4815 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 21 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15300 | 26000 | 0.4111 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 22 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 23500 | 0.3401 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 23 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 24 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16700 | 26500 | 0.3701 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 25 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17000 | 26300 | 0.3527 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 26 | Sam Houston State University | 17200 | 27100 | 0.3652 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17300 | 29000 | 0.4037 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 28 | Western Carolina University | 18500 | 20500 | 0.0977 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 18600 | 33900 | 0.4514 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 30 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19500 | 29900 | 0.3496 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 30 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 31900 | 0.3883 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 32 | Alabama A & M University | 19900 | 51200 | 0.6108 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 33 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 34 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 34 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 20600 | 57000 | 0.6381 | 1,894 | 1055 | 0.8401 | |
| 36 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 37 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27100 | 0.2287 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 38 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 38 | West Texas A & M University | 21100 | 29200 | 0.2772 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2048 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 41 | Buena Vista University | 22200 | 59100 | 0.6244 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 42 | Murray State University | 22500 | 27600 | 0.1838 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 43 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 44 | Tennessee Technological University | 24600 | 33700 | 0.2693 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 44 | Wilson College | 24600 | 44400 | 0.4452 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 46 | Abilene Christian University | 24700 | 58800 | 0.5801 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 47 | The University of Findlay | 25000 | 50600 | 0.5055 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 48 | South Dakota State University | 25100 | 28700 | 0.1242 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 49 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 39400 | 0.3529 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 50 | Delaware Valley University | 25700 | 95800 | 0.7318 | 1,680 | 1189 | 0.9268 | |
| 51 | Dordt University | 26000 | 52500 | 0.5045 | 1,716 | 1205 | 0.6847 | |
| 52 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 26200 | 29500 | 0.1124 | 2,873 | 1095 | 0.8747 | |
| 53 | University of Arkansas | 26800 | 44700 | 0.3997 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 54 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 28800 | 43100 | 0.332 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 55 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 56 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 55500 | 0.4737 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 57 | Mississippi State University | 29900 | 34400 | 0.1326 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 58 | Centenary University | 30800 | 62900 | 0.5106 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 59 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 30900 | 33500 | 0.0766 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 60 | Angelo State University | 31300 | 35400 | 0.1149 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 61 | Tuskegee University | 31500 | 45600 | 0.3093 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 62 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 63 | North Carolina State University | 32400 | 54800 | 0.4083 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 64 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 65 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 66 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 67 | Auburn University | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 68 | Texas Tech University | 35800 | 41000 | 0.1269 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 69 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35900 | 54000 | 0.3352 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 70 | Andrews University | 37100 | 76700 | 0.5161 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 70 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37100 | 41600 | 0.1097 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 72 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 73 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66700 | 0.4364 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 74 | Lubbock Christian University | 38300 | 49400 | 0.2247 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 75 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 76 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42400 | 63300 | 0.3303 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 77 | University of Arizona | 42500 | 48600 | 0.1254 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 78 | University of Florida | 42800 | 45700 | 0.0635 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 79 | Kansas State University | 43900 | 48400 | 0.0921 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 80 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 81 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47200 | 61500 | 0.2335 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 82 | University of Delaware | 47800 | 62400 | 0.2344 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 83 | University of Kentucky | 48500 | 59900 | 0.1896 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 84 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 85 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50500 | 64400 | 0.2158 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 86 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 87 | University of Georgia | 52000 | 52100 | 0.0019 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 88 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53400 | 63400 | 0.1578 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 89 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 90 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58400 | 63600 | 0.0818 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 91 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58600 | 61200 | 0.0419 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 92 | Clemson University | 61100 | 63700 | 0.0403 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 93 | University of California-Davis | 68000 | 69900 | 0.0272 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.