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Considering a degree in Animal Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Animal Sciences majors who live in South 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 South 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 | 6600 | 38400 | 0.8291 | 1,454 | 1135 | 0.1199 | |
| 2 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.4149 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8745 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0876 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 12100 | 20500 | 0.4084 | 4,880 | 1124 | 0.8172 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29200 | 0.5745 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 7 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13100 | 17900 | 0.2689 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.499 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13100 | 28000 | 0.5318 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 9 | East Texas A&M University | 13500 | 30000 | 0.5501 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 10 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 11 | University of Idaho | 14300 | 25800 | 0.446 | 9,574 | 1119 | 0.7553 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 15500 | 25500 | 0.3924 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 14 | Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 16200 | 16700 | 0.03 | 1,021 | 985 | 0.683 | |
| 15 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 16 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 17 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27000 | 0.3594 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 18 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4159 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 19 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 20 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 21 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 18400 | 39000 | 0.5294 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 22 | Texas Tech University | 18500 | 27100 | 0.3179 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 23 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 19400 | 36900 | 0.4748 | 24,449 | 1256 | 0.7847 | |
| 24 | University of Arizona | 19800 | 30900 | 0.3598 | 44,848 | 1233 | 0.8614 | |
| 25 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1732 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 26 | Alabama A & M University | 20400 | 28200 | 0.2762 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 27 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 28 | South Dakota State University | 20600 | 25200 | 0.1844 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 29 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 30 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1847 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 30 | Stetson University | 21000 | 79100 | 0.7349 | 2,349 | 1179 | 0.716 | |
| 32 | Washington State University | 21200 | 36200 | 0.4131 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech University | 21600 | 25300 | 0.1464 | 10,881 | 1189 | 0.864 | |
| 34 | Montana State University | 22400 | 27100 | 0.1732 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 35 | Buena Vista University | 22500 | 59100 | 0.6197 | 1,436 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 35 | California State University-Chico | 22500 | 31000 | 0.2739 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 35 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4796 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 38 | Murray State University | 22900 | 27600 | 0.1687 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 39 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3456 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 40 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24100 | 39300 | 0.3873 | 23,920 | 1397 | 0.5973 | |
| 41 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 42 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 43 | Wilson College | 24900 | 44400 | 0.4406 | 1,379 | 1055 | 0.9211 | |
| 44 | Sul Ross State University | 25100 | 37300 | 0.3272 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 45 | University of Arkansas | 25600 | 27700 | 0.0776 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.743 | |
| 46 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 47 | Dordt University | 26200 | 52500 | 0.5007 | 1,716 | 1205 | 0.6847 | |
| 48 | The University of Findlay | 26300 | 50600 | 0.4798 | 4,062 | 1124 | 0.8337 | |
| 48 | Tuskegee University | 26300 | 42100 | 0.3757 | 2,659 | 1090 | 0.4868 | |
| 50 | Huntington University | 26600 | 44300 | 0.3994 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 50 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48800 | 0.4551 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 50 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 26600 | 29500 | 0.0983 | 2,612 | 1095 | 0.8786 | |
| 53 | Clemson University | 27000 | 37100 | 0.2734 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 54 | Kansas State University | 27300 | 30400 | 0.104 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 55 | Fort Valley State University | 27500 | 45200 | 0.3914 | 2,699 | 1025 | 0.6587 | |
| 56 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 28000 | 32800 | 0.145 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 57 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 58 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2143 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 59 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 29700 | 31800 | 0.0675 | 6,045 | 1193 | 0.8938 | |
| 60 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 30300 | 42200 | 0.2818 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 61 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30600 | 39200 | 0.2197 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 62 | Angelo State University | 31700 | 35400 | 0.1031 | 9,702 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 62 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31700 | 41200 | 0.2308 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 64 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 65 | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 32400 | 42700 | 0.241 | 1,988 | 1080 | 0.8402 | |
| 66 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | 32500 | 43100 | 0.2461 | 22,033 | 1321 | 0.3132 | |
| 67 | North Carolina State University | 32800 | 54800 | 0.4007 | 28,422 | 1378 | 0.4174 | |
| 68 | Coastal Carolina University | 33200 | 45100 | 0.2636 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 68 | University of Rhode Island | 33200 | 46400 | 0.2842 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 70 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,254 | 1080 | 0.8955 | |
| 71 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 72 | Andrews University | 35000 | 70100 | 0.5008 | 1,384 | 1143 | 0.8185 | |
| 73 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 74 | Mississippi State University | 36300 | 50500 | 0.2804 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 75 | Tennessee Technological University | 36400 | 38500 | 0.0558 | 9,187 | 1163 | 0.7613 | |
| 76 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 36500 | 41600 | 0.1237 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 77 | University of Connecticut | 37300 | 53600 | 0.3043 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 78 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37800 | 66300 | 0.43 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 79 | Delaware Valley University | 39400 | 66900 | 0.4111 | 1,768 | 1208 | 0.9321 | |
| 80 | University of Maine | 40100 | 45200 | 0.1129 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 80 | University of Wyoming | 40100 | 45300 | 0.1137 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 82 | Arkansas State University | 40400 | 41000 | 0.0146 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 83 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41300 | 53600 | 0.2296 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41600 | 46000 | 0.0956 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 85 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 86 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42500 | 56200 | 0.2439 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 87 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43200 | 53600 | 0.1942 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 88 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 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 | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 92 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.