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Considering a degree in Animal Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Animal Sciences majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | 38400 | 0.8291 | 1,454 | 1135 | 0.1199 | |
| 2 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 3 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38100 | 0.7328 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 19600 | 0.42 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0876 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11900 | 20500 | 0.417 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 7 | Fort Valley State University | 12500 | 29700 | 0.5789 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 26500 | 0.5164 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 9 | Sul Ross State University | 13100 | 27100 | 0.5172 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 10 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 11 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.606 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 50700 | 0.7294 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 13 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3938 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 31000 | 0.4932 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 16 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3949 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 17 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15900 | 38400 | 0.5856 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 18 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 26900 | 0.4031 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 19 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 16300 | 16700 | 0.024 | 1,021 | 985 | 0.683 | |
| 20 | Arkansas State University | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4095 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 21 | University of Maine | 16700 | 29300 | 0.4303 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 22 | West Virginia University | 17100 | 40900 | 0.5816 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 23 | Sam Houston State University | 17200 | 27000 | 0.3631 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 24 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4159 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 25 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 26 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 27 | Texas Tech University | 18400 | 27100 | 0.3216 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 28 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19600 | 29100 | 0.3269 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 29 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1732 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 30 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20200 | 45200 | 0.5537 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 31 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 20500 | 26800 | 0.235 | 1,988 | 1080 | 0.8402 | |
| 32 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 33 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 33 | University of Wyoming | 20700 | 27900 | 0.2594 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 35 | Stetson University | 20900 | 79100 | 0.7361 | 2,349 | 1179 | 0.716 | |
| 35 | University of Maryland-College Park | 20900 | 27300 | 0.2346 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 37 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1847 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 37 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,254 | 1080 | 0.8955 | |
| 39 | Washington State University | 21200 | 36200 | 0.4131 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech University | 21500 | 26100 | 0.1764 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 41 | Montana State University | 22300 | 27100 | 0.1769 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 42 | California State University-Chico | 22400 | 31000 | 0.2771 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 43 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 44 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 39300 | 0.3873 | 23,920 | 1397 | 0.5973 | |
| 45 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 46 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 47 | Wilson College | 24900 | 44400 | 0.4406 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 48 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 49 | Dordt University | 26200 | 52500 | 0.5007 | 1,716 | 1205 | 0.6847 | |
| 49 | The University of Findlay | 26200 | 50600 | 0.4818 | 4,062 | 1124 | 0.8337 | |
| 51 | Tuskegee University | 26300 | 42100 | 0.3757 | 2,659 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 52 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 26600 | 29500 | 0.0983 | 2,612 | 1095 | 0.8786 | |
| 53 | University of Arkansas | 26700 | 28900 | 0.0745 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 54 | University of Idaho | 27000 | 45200 | 0.4023 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 55 | University of Arizona | 27100 | 38100 | 0.2888 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 56 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1437 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 57 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 27900 | 32800 | 0.148 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 58 | Texas State University | 28000 | 28000 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 59 | Alabama A & M University | 28300 | 37700 | 0.2492 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 60 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2141 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 60 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 62 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 63 | East Texas A&M University | 29500 | 36500 | 0.1917 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 64 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 29700 | 31800 | 0.0675 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 65 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 30100 | 42200 | 0.2866 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 66 | Delaware Valley University | 31300 | 66900 | 0.5323 | 1,768 | 1208 | 0.9321 | |
| 67 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31600 | 41200 | 0.2333 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 67 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31600 | 36700 | 0.1388 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 69 | Angelo State University | 31700 | 35400 | 0.1031 | 9,702 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 70 | Centenary University | 32200 | 63600 | 0.4936 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 71 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 32400 | 43100 | 0.2484 | 22,033 | 1321 | 0.3132 | |
| 72 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 73 | University of Rhode Island | 33000 | 46400 | 0.2886 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 74 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 34000 | 41000 | 0.1703 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 75 | Andrews University | 35000 | 70100 | 0.5008 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 76 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 77 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0558 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 78 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 38600 | 53100 | 0.2729 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 79 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41000 | 53600 | 0.2352 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 80 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41500 | 46000 | 0.0978 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 81 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 81 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42300 | 42400 | 0.0024 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 83 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42600 | 56200 | 0.2421 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 84 | University of Florida | 43200 | 45700 | 0.0548 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 85 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2746 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 86 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2117 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 87 | University of Georgia | 48800 | 51600 | 0.0542 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 88 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1534 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 89 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 53000 | 61200 | 0.1332 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 90 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53300 | 61000 | 0.127 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 91 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 56000 | 64100 | 0.1263 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 92 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 57000 | 59200 | 0.0363 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 93 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.