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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Minnesota.
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 Minnesota.
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 | 5100 | 69100 | 0.9266 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22200 | 0.6405 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 8000 | 36500 | 0.7818 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Middlebury College | 8700 | 94500 | 0.908 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 8800 | 95800 | 0.9081 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 8 | California State University-East Bay | 9300 | 30100 | 0.692 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 9 | Portland State University | 9400 | 26100 | 0.6395 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah University | 10800 | 51400 | 0.7898 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 11 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11000 | 31200 | 0.648 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 11 | Worcester State University | 11000 | 40100 | 0.7258 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 13 | Marshall University | 11100 | 39800 | 0.7209 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 14 | Fayetteville State University | 11200 | 18200 | 0.3844 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 15 | California State University-Fresno | 11500 | 19600 | 0.4157 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 11700 | 24700 | 0.5248 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 16 | Vassar College | 11700 | 93100 | 0.8744 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 18 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11800 | 56000 | 0.7893 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12000 | 23500 | 0.4902 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech University | 12200 | 42900 | 0.7155 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 21 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 22 | Central Connecticut State University | 12600 | 37200 | 0.6611 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 22 | Mount Holyoke College | 12600 | 89900 | 0.8599 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 24 | University of Arizona | 13000 | 31000 | 0.5803 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 25 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13200 | 38300 | 0.6547 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 26 | Aquinas College | 13600 | 86000 | 0.8418 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 34900 | 0.6071 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13700 | 22200 | 0.3837 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 29 | Youngstown State University | 14000 | 28400 | 0.5069 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan University | 14100 | 33900 | 0.5855 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 30 | Salem State University | 14100 | 38300 | 0.6315 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 30 | San Francisco State University | 14100 | 47700 | 0.7046 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 33 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14300 | 32700 | 0.5625 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 34 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 31400 | 0.5406 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 34 | Bridgewater State University | 14400 | 37300 | 0.6144 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 36 | California State University-San Marcos | 14500 | 24700 | 0.4137 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 37 | University of North Alabama | 14600 | 37300 | 0.6087 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 38 | Sonoma State University | 14700 | 41200 | 0.6432 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 38 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 14700 | 57100 | 0.7421 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 38 | Wayne State College | 14700 | 30200 | 0.5139 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 | Texas State University | 14800 | 26700 | 0.445 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 41 | West Virginia University | 14800 | 73100 | 0.7972 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 43 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 41000 | 0.6273 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 43 | University of West Georgia | 15300 | 24600 | 0.3784 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 45 | Jacksonville State University | 15400 | 38200 | 0.5964 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 46 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 15500 | 20600 | 0.2492 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 47 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 15700 | 21500 | 0.2695 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 49 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26400 | 0.4005 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 50 | Appalachian State University | 15900 | 26000 | 0.3886 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 50 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 15900 | 22300 | 0.2867 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 52 | Indiana State University | 16200 | 32400 | 0.5002 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16300 | 64800 | 0.7481 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 54 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16500 | 41200 | 0.6002 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 55 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 56 | Sam Houston State University | 16900 | 27100 | 0.3762 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 56 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 16900 | 36500 | 0.5373 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 58 | California State University-Sacramento | 17500 | 30700 | 0.4298 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 58 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4164 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 60 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 61 | University of Arkansas | 17700 | 28500 | 0.3807 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 17900 | 83600 | 0.7859 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 63 | Kennesaw State University | 18000 | 27400 | 0.3428 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 64 | San Jose State University | 18100 | 41100 | 0.5591 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 65 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 66 | Central Washington University | 18300 | 22700 | 0.1936 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 66 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18300 | 27500 | 0.3348 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 68 | California State University-Fullerton | 18600 | 41600 | 0.5527 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 18600 | 21200 | 0.1212 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 70 | Emory & Henry University | 19300 | 52400 | 0.6309 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 71 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 19900 | 39400 | 0.4954 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 72 | Rowan University | 20000 | 41300 | 0.516 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 73 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20100 | 57800 | 0.652 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 74 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20200 | 35200 | 0.4257 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 75 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20400 | 26300 | 0.2246 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 76 | SUNY Oneonta | 20500 | 55300 | 0.6299 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 77 | Georgia College & State University | 21200 | 52400 | 0.5953 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 77 | University of Mary Washington | 21200 | 47400 | 0.5536 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 77 | University of Northern Iowa | 21200 | 24800 | 0.144 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 80 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21300 | 36700 | 0.42 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 80 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 21300 | 41600 | 0.488 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 82 | Rocky Mountain College | 21400 | 52000 | 0.5882 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 82 | Salisbury University | 21400 | 29300 | 0.2697 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 84 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 21600 | 21600 | 0 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 85 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 86 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36200 | 0.3949 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 87 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 88 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 26000 | 0.1421 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 88 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22300 | 42500 | 0.4753 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 90 | Augustana College | 22500 | 72800 | 0.6908 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 90 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22500 | 85400 | 0.7364 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 90 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 93 | Pennsylvania Western University | 22800 | 34400 | 0.3369 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 93 | University of Southern Mississippi | 22800 | 23100 | 0.013 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 95 | Calvin University | 23000 | 55500 | 0.5853 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 95 | Saint Cloud State University | 23000 | 26300 | 0.1261 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 95 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 23000 | 34900 | 0.3414 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 98 | University of North Texas | 23700 | 37400 | 0.3661 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 99 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 24000 | 38500 | 0.3764 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 100 | University of South Florida | 24500 | 36500 | 0.3284 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 101 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 24700 | 75500 | 0.6731 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 102 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 24800 | 36800 | 0.3263 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 102 | University at Buffalo | 24800 | 34000 | 0.2706 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 102 | University of Northern Colorado | 24800 | 39100 | 0.3659 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 105 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25200 | 31100 | 0.1888 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 106 | Ball State University | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 107 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 107 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25500 | 28000 | 0.0915 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 109 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 109 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 25900 | 33200 | 0.2196 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 111 | Indiana University-Southeast | 26200 | 29800 | 0.1197 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 112 | Northern Illinois University | 26300 | 32100 | 0.1812 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 113 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 114 | University of North Dakota | 26700 | 29800 | 0.1028 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 115 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 116 | California State University-Long Beach | 27200 | 38800 | 0.2989 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 117 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 118 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 34200 | 0.1431 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 119 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 30800 | 35800 | 0.1396 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 120 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 30900 | 75700 | 0.5915 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 121 | Western Michigan University | 31200 | 31200 | 0 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 122 | Pittsburg State University | 31300 | 37100 | 0.1564 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 123 | University of St Thomas | 32000 | 74800 | 0.5722 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 123 | Villanova University | 32000 | 92900 | 0.6558 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 125 | University of Louisville | 32200 | 42100 | 0.2349 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 126 | San Diego State University | 32400 | 37100 | 0.1268 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 127 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 127 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32500 | 41600 | 0.2187 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 129 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 130 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34100 | 59100 | 0.4228 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 131 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 131 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 133 | University of Idaho | 34500 | 48700 | 0.2916 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 134 | Samford University | 34600 | 93800 | 0.6312 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 135 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34700 | 46400 | 0.2519 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 135 | University of Nevada-Reno | 34700 | 45800 | 0.2425 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 137 | Valparaiso University | 34900 | 62700 | 0.4428 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 138 | Temple University | 35600 | 57200 | 0.3774 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 139 | Carthage College | 35700 | 61800 | 0.4218 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 140 | University of South Alabama | 35900 | 40200 | 0.1071 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 141 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36000 | 54000 | 0.3334 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 142 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 143 | University of Connecticut | 36900 | 66200 | 0.4429 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 144 | University of Maine at Farmington | 37100 | 40800 | 0.0908 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 145 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37300 | 66700 | 0.4409 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 146 | Frostburg State University | 37400 | 42500 | 0.12 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 147 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 148 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 149 | Framingham State University | 38100 | 38100 | 0 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 150 | University of Denver | 39200 | 84100 | 0.5341 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 151 | University of Wyoming | 39700 | 45300 | 0.1229 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 152 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 153 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 154 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 154 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40400 | 42700 | 0.0538 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 156 | Rhode Island College | 41400 | 63300 | 0.3459 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 157 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42400 | 53900 | 0.2132 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 158 | James Madison University | 43400 | 45100 | 0.0377 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 159 | George Mason University | 43800 | 61400 | 0.2868 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 160 | Texas Christian University | 44300 | 87400 | 0.4934 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 160 | University at Albany | 44300 | 48900 | 0.0941 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 162 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 163 | Illinois State University | 45500 | 49100 | 0.0726 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 164 | Towson University | 46300 | 46400 | 0.0022 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 165 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47500 | 61500 | 0.2286 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 166 | University of Kentucky | 48300 | 59900 | 0.1938 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 167 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 168 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49300 | 58900 | 0.163 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 169 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 170 | University of Georgia | 52000 | 52100 | 0.0019 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 171 | Hofstra University | 59000 | 83300 | 0.2918 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 172 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59100 | 61600 | 0.0416 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 173 | 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.