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Considering a degree in Animal Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Animal Sciences majors who live in Rhode Island.
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 Rhode Island.
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 8900 | 38900 | 0.7716 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 4 | Rhode Island College | 9000 | 62600 | 0.8561 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 5 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 10700 | 26000 | 0.5891 | 22,313 | 1341 | 0.2996 | |
| 6 | Arkansas State University | 11500 | 31800 | 0.6384 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 7 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4119 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11800 | 22900 | 0.4856 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11800 | 20500 | 0.4247 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 13100 | 93700 | 0.8601 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 11 | University of Georgia | 13600 | 27200 | 0.4993 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech University | 13900 | 43500 | 0.6804 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 14600 | 23900 | 0.389 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 15 | University of Maine | 15100 | 33300 | 0.5468 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 16 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15200 | 25700 | 0.4085 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 17 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 57600 | 0.734 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 17 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 15300 | 18100 | 0.155 | 1,021 | 985 | 1 | |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15500 | 25800 | 0.3992 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 20 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15600 | 29300 | 0.4676 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 15600 | 26200 | 0.4043 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 23 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16500 | 62800 | 0.7369 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 23 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16500 | 39900 | 0.5858 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 25 | Kansas State University | 16800 | 26400 | 0.3644 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 26 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 16900 | 26300 | 0.3574 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 27 | Sam Houston State University | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3726 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 28 | Angelo State University | 18300 | 23100 | 0.2072 | 10,103 | 1045 | 0.7981 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 18500 | 81200 | 0.7721 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 30 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19300 | 29900 | 0.3538 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 31 | Unity Environmental University | 19400 | 30500 | 0.3634 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 32 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6242 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 33 | Iowa State University | 19900 | 24200 | 0.179 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 34 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20100 | 32300 | 0.3775 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 35 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | 20500 | 36600 | 0.4396 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 37 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 38 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 39 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 17,556 | 1090 | 0.5386 | |
| 40 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 21100 | 47800 | 0.5587 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 40 | Washington State University | 21100 | 36200 | 0.417 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 42 | Buena Vista University | 22400 | 59100 | 0.6212 | 836 | 1075 | 0.6497 | |
| 43 | Sul Ross State University | 23000 | 40800 | 0.4359 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 44 | Abilene Christian University | 23300 | 58800 | 0.6039 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 45 | West Texas A & M University | 23400 | 29200 | 0.1985 | 7,110 | 1060 | 0.6681 | |
| 46 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 38400 | 0.3726 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 47 | Montana State University | 24600 | 73500 | 0.6655 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 48 | Wilson College | 24800 | 44400 | 0.4421 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 49 | Tennessee Technological University | 24900 | 33700 | 0.2612 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 49 | The University of Findlay | 24900 | 84900 | 0.707 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 51 | Dordt University | 26200 | 52500 | 0.5007 | 1,716 | 1205 | 0.6847 | |
| 52 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 26500 | 29500 | 0.103 | 2,873 | 1095 | 0.8747 | |
| 53 | University of Arkansas | 26800 | 52400 | 0.4888 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 54 | West Virginia University | 27200 | 51100 | 0.468 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 55 | Delaware Valley University | 27400 | 95800 | 0.7141 | 1,680 | 1189 | 0.9268 | |
| 55 | Fort Valley State University | 27400 | 54200 | 0.4949 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 57 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.148 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 58 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 59 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 60 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30500 | 39400 | 0.226 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 61 | North Carolina A & T State University | 31400 | 36700 | 0.1443 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 62 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 31500 | 42700 | 0.262 | 1,894 | 1055 | 0.8401 | |
| 63 | Tuskegee University | 31800 | 53200 | 0.4026 | 2,660 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 64 | Centenary University | 32200 | 62800 | 0.487 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 65 | North Carolina State University | 32700 | 54800 | 0.4033 | 29,340 | 1374 | 0.3954 | |
| 66 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 67 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 68 | Texas Tech University | 35600 | 38900 | 0.0848 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 69 | Auburn University | 36400 | 85500 | 0.5741 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 69 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53600 | 0.321 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 71 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 70600 | 0.4746 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 72 | Andrews University | 37200 | 76700 | 0.5148 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 73 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37400 | 66600 | 0.4382 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 74 | Lubbock Christian University | 38500 | 49000 | 0.2145 | 1,383 | 1074 | 0.7473 | |
| 75 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2675 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 76 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 77 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41900 | 46500 | 0.099 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 78 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42500 | 53900 | 0.2113 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 79 | University of Arizona | 42800 | 43800 | 0.0228 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 80 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43000 | 68700 | 0.3743 | 31,875 | 1456 | 0.4503 | |
| 81 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 82 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2752 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 83 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 84 | University of Delaware | 47700 | 62000 | 0.2314 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 85 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 86 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50400 | 72700 | 0.3067 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 87 | University of Kentucky | 51300 | 74100 | 0.3075 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 88 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 89 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58400 | 63700 | 0.0832 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 90 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0374 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 91 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 92 | University of California-Davis | 68400 | 90000 | 0.2399 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.