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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Kansas.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Geography degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Kansas.
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 | United States Air Force Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,114 | 1335 | 0.1409 | |
| 1 | United States Military Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,507 | 1335 | 0.1161 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5400 | 69100 | 0.9223 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8400 | 22000 | 0.6173 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Middlebury College | 8800 | 94500 | 0.9069 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 7 | California State University-East Bay | 9100 | 45100 | 0.7986 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 8 | Portland State University | 9700 | 26100 | 0.628 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 9 | Colgate University | 9800 | 95800 | 0.8977 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 10700 | 51400 | 0.7918 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 11 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11300 | 31200 | 0.6384 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 11 | Worcester State University | 11300 | 34900 | 0.6757 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 13 | Marshall University | 11500 | 27800 | 0.5858 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 14 | Fayetteville State University | 11600 | 18200 | 0.3624 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 14 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11600 | 31400 | 0.6307 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 16 | California State University-Fresno | 11700 | 19600 | 0.4055 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 17 | Eastern Illinois University | 12000 | 24700 | 0.5126 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 18 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12100 | 56000 | 0.7839 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12100 | 19300 | 0.3731 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 20 | Fitchburg State University | 12200 | 33800 | 0.6386 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 22 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 22 | Mount Holyoke College | 12600 | 89900 | 0.8599 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 22 | Vassar College | 12600 | 93100 | 0.8647 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 25 | Fort Hays State University | 12800 | 19900 | 0.3548 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 26 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13200 | 26600 | 0.5038 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 27 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13400 | 43000 | 0.6883 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech University | 13500 | 42900 | 0.6852 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 29 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13600 | 38300 | 0.6443 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 29 | University of South Florida | 13600 | 22400 | 0.3933 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 31 | University of Georgia | 13700 | 27200 | 0.4956 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 32 | Aquinas College | 13800 | 86000 | 0.8395 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 33 | Central Connecticut State University | 14100 | 34200 | 0.5875 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14100 | 22200 | 0.3656 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 35 | Bridgewater State University | 14200 | 28800 | 0.5086 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 35 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 37 | San Francisco State University | 14300 | 47700 | 0.7004 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 38 | Salem State University | 14400 | 38300 | 0.6236 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 39 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14500 | 32700 | 0.5564 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 39 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 38300 | 0.6212 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan University | 14500 | 33900 | 0.5737 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 42 | Arkansas Tech University | 14600 | 31400 | 0.5343 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 43 | University of North Alabama | 14700 | 37300 | 0.606 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 44 | Sonoma State University | 14900 | 41200 | 0.6384 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 44 | Wayne State College | 14900 | 30200 | 0.5073 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15100 | 57100 | 0.7351 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 47 | West Virginia University | 15200 | 73100 | 0.7918 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 48 | Texas State University | 15300 | 26700 | 0.4263 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 49 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15400 | 26000 | 0.4072 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 50 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 51 | California State University-Chico | 15600 | 23500 | 0.3358 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 51 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 15800 | 23000 | 0.3133 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 53 | Jacksonville State University | 15800 | 27000 | 0.4155 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 16200 | 24700 | 0.3436 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 56 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 56 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16300 | 64800 | 0.7481 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 58 | Frostburg State University | 16400 | 26600 | 0.3832 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 59 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16500 | 22300 | 0.2598 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 60 | Indiana State University | 16700 | 32400 | 0.4848 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 60 | University of Kansas | 16700 | 34900 | 0.5229 | 22,544 | 1176 | 0.9258 | |
| 62 | Georgia Southern University | 16800 | 49700 | 0.6621 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 63 | Kansas State University | 17000 | 26400 | 0.357 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 64 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17200 | 36500 | 0.5291 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 65 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27100 | 0.3615 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 65 | University of Louisville | 17300 | 29100 | 0.4059 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 67 | Montclair State University | 17400 | 36000 | 0.5172 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 68 | University at Albany | 17500 | 30800 | 0.4319 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 69 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 70 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 30700 | 0.4233 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 71 | University of Kentucky | 17800 | 36500 | 0.5132 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 72 | James Madison University | 17900 | 28900 | 0.3805 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 73 | California State University-Fullerton | 18000 | 20600 | 0.1246 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 74 | Kennesaw State University | 18200 | 27400 | 0.3355 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 74 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 76 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 77 | San Jose State University | 18400 | 41100 | 0.5518 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 77 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18400 | 28100 | 0.3448 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 79 | Central Washington University | 18700 | 22700 | 0.176 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 80 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18800 | 27500 | 0.3166 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 81 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 26900 | 0.2861 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 82 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 29300 | 0.331 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 83 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19800 | 29900 | 0.3396 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 84 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 85 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 20000 | 39400 | 0.4928 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 86 | Emory & Henry University | 20200 | 52400 | 0.6146 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 87 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 57800 | 0.6485 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 87 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 89 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20600 | 26100 | 0.2104 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 90 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 21000 | 24300 | 0.1383 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 91 | Georgia College & State University | 21400 | 52400 | 0.5915 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 92 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21500 | 41600 | 0.4832 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 92 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 21500 | 24000 | 0.1067 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 94 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21700 | 36700 | 0.4091 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 95 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 95 | Rocky Mountain College | 21800 | 52000 | 0.5805 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 97 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36200 | 0.3949 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 98 | Augustana College | 22500 | 72800 | 0.6908 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 98 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 100 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 101 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 22700 | 25100 | 0.0958 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 102 | Calvin University | 22900 | 55500 | 0.5871 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 102 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22900 | 85400 | 0.7317 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 104 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23200 | 34400 | 0.3253 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 105 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 23300 | 34900 | 0.3328 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 106 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23800 | 35700 | 0.333 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 107 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24000 | 38500 | 0.3764 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 108 | University of North Texas | 24200 | 37400 | 0.3527 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 109 | University at Buffalo | 25000 | 34000 | 0.2647 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 109 | University of Northern Colorado | 25000 | 39100 | 0.3607 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 111 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25100 | 36800 | 0.3181 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 111 | Temple University | 25100 | 36100 | 0.3049 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 113 | Ball State University | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 114 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25600 | 31100 | 0.1759 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 115 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 116 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 117 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26100 | 75500 | 0.6544 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 118 | Indiana University-Southeast | 26200 | 29800 | 0.1197 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 119 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.181 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 120 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 121 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 122 | University of Arkansas | 26900 | 44700 | 0.3975 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 123 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 124 | University of Southern Mississippi | 27200 | 27200 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 125 | California State University-Long Beach | 27400 | 38800 | 0.2937 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 126 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 127 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 128 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 129 | University of Mary Washington | 30000 | 33000 | 0.0909 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 130 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 30100 | 33200 | 0.0932 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 131 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 30300 | 32800 | 0.0781 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 132 | University of North Dakota | 30700 | 33700 | 0.0908 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 133 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 35800 | 0.1396 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 133 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 30800 | 75700 | 0.5928 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 135 | Illinois State University | 30900 | 36400 | 0.1528 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 136 | George Mason University | 31000 | 35700 | 0.1315 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 137 | Western Michigan University | 31200 | 31200 | 0 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 138 | Pittsburg State University | 31600 | 37100 | 0.1483 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 139 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 31900 | 35200 | 0.0938 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 140 | San Diego State University | 32300 | 37100 | 0.1295 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 141 | Villanova University | 32400 | 92900 | 0.6515 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 142 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 143 | University of Idaho | 32700 | 48700 | 0.3285 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 144 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 33900 | 34100 | 0.0059 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 145 | Salisbury University | 34100 | 41700 | 0.1823 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 146 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 147 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34700 | 46400 | 0.2519 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 147 | University of Nevada-Reno | 34700 | 45800 | 0.2425 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 149 | Samford University | 34800 | 93800 | 0.6291 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 150 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 151 | Carthage College | 35700 | 61800 | 0.4218 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 152 | University of South Alabama | 36400 | 40200 | 0.0946 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 153 | University of Connecticut | 36800 | 66200 | 0.4444 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 154 | Rowan University | 37000 | 53600 | 0.3095 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 155 | University of Maine at Farmington | 37100 | 40800 | 0.0908 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 156 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 157 | University of St Thomas | 37900 | 74800 | 0.4933 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 158 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 159 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 160 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 161 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 162 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 163 | Rhode Island College | 41800 | 63300 | 0.3396 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 164 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 63300 | 0.3318 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 165 | University of Arizona | 42500 | 48600 | 0.1254 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 166 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 167 | Towson University | 46300 | 46400 | 0.0022 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 168 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 169 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47500 | 61500 | 0.2286 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 170 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 171 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 172 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 173 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59100 | 61600 | 0.0416 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 174 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 175 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.