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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in New York.
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 New York.
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 | Colgate University | 7000 | 91100 | 0.9232 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 4 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7400 | 36100 | 0.796 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 5 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 7700 | 31800 | 0.759 | 11,499 | 1126 | 0.578 | |
| 6 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 7 | Mount Holyoke College | 9500 | 89900 | 0.8946 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 8 | Marshall University | 10600 | 33400 | 0.6824 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 9 | California State University-Fresno | 11000 | 19600 | 0.4424 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 10 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 11500 | 25000 | 0.5392 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 10 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11500 | 33200 | 0.6527 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 12 | California State University-Sacramento | 11600 | 30700 | 0.6219 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | 11700 | 22000 | 0.4683 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 13 | Fayetteville State University | 11700 | 26300 | 0.5554 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 15 | University of South Florida | 12300 | 17100 | 0.2805 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 12300 | 24700 | 0.5023 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 17 | Eastern Illinois University | 12400 | 24300 | 0.4902 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29200 | 0.5745 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 19 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 12600 | 12600 | 0 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 21 | University of Arizona | 12900 | 30900 | 0.5835 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 22 | Middlebury College | 13300 | 89900 | 0.8521 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 22 | University of Georgia | 13300 | 26600 | 0.5 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 24 | Northern Illinois University | 13700 | 30400 | 0.5491 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Tech University | 14100 | 34400 | 0.5902 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 26 | Sonoma State University | 14200 | 26700 | 0.4682 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 27 | Pittsburg State University | 14500 | 23900 | 0.3927 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 27 | Texas State University | 14500 | 25500 | 0.4316 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 29 | California State University-Chico | 14800 | 23500 | 0.3698 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 29 | Wayne State College | 14800 | 20300 | 0.2709 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Western Michigan University | 14800 | 26500 | 0.4419 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 32 | University of Maine at Farmington | 14900 | 23200 | 0.3555 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 33 | University of West Georgia | 15300 | 24600 | 0.3784 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 15300 | 20600 | 0.2548 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 35 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 15500 | 25400 | 0.3903 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 35 | Worcester State University | 15500 | 31700 | 0.5104 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 37 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 38 | Sam Houston State University | 15700 | 30300 | 0.4815 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 39 | California State University-Long Beach | 15800 | 25800 | 0.3877 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 39 | Jacksonville State University | 15800 | 27000 | 0.4155 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 39 | Kansas State University | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3962 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 39 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan University | 15900 | 36100 | 0.5598 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 44 | Central Connecticut State University | 16200 | 34000 | 0.523 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 45 | West Virginia University | 16300 | 40900 | 0.6012 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 46 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 47 | Salem State University | 17100 | 28500 | 0.3999 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 47 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 17100 | 21900 | 0.2195 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17200 | 22800 | 0.2459 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 50 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 51 | Central Washington University | 17800 | 22700 | 0.2156 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 52 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 53 | California State University-Fullerton | 18300 | 20600 | 0.1113 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 53 | Framingham State University | 18300 | 31000 | 0.4098 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 53 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 18300 | 29900 | 0.3872 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 57 | Emory & Henry University | 18500 | 52400 | 0.6465 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 57 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18500 | 22700 | 0.185 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 59 | Syracuse University | 19000 | 82200 | 0.7694 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 60 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19200 | 38000 | 0.4948 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 61 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 19300 | 26500 | 0.2711 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 61 | Vassar College | 19300 | 91500 | 0.789 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 63 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 19400 | 29100 | 0.3334 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 63 | SUNY Oneonta | 19400 | 29400 | 0.339 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 65 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 34000 | 0.4236 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 66 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 19700 | 29600 | 0.332 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 67 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20200 | 39200 | 0.4849 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 68 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 20400 | 24900 | 0.1807 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 68 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 20400 | 26000 | 0.2145 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 70 | Louisiana Tech University | 20800 | 26100 | 0.2033 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 71 | Rocky Mountain College | 20900 | 52000 | 0.5978 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 72 | University at Albany | 21000 | 30800 | 0.3194 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 73 | University of Mary Washington | 21500 | 47100 | 0.5442 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 74 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 75 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 76 | Aquinas College | 22200 | 53400 | 0.5847 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 77 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22400 | 61100 | 0.6333 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 77 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 77 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 80 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22600 | 25900 | 0.1269 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 80 | San Jose State University | 22600 | 41100 | 0.4502 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 82 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 82 | Fitchburg State University | 22700 | 33700 | 0.3265 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 84 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 85 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3667 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 85 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 87 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 88 | Indiana State University | 23300 | 32400 | 0.281 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 89 | Calvin University | 23800 | 53500 | 0.555 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 90 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24000 | 37900 | 0.3665 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 90 | Park University | 24000 | 31300 | 0.2336 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 92 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2933 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 93 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 24700 | 32800 | 0.2469 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 94 | California State University-Stanislaus | 24800 | 36800 | 0.3262 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 95 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 25100 | 34900 | 0.2811 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 96 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 97 | Appalachian State University | 25900 | 40600 | 0.3622 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 97 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25900 | 36800 | 0.2963 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 99 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 100 | Georgia Southern University | 26300 | 26800 | 0.0187 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 100 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 102 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 102 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 102 | University of Arkansas | 26400 | 28900 | 0.0863 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 105 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 106 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36500 | 0.2659 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 107 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 108 | University of North Alabama | 27100 | 37300 | 0.2735 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 109 | California State University-San Bernardino | 27300 | 39100 | 0.3017 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 109 | California State University-San Marcos | 27300 | 38300 | 0.2871 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 111 | Kennesaw State University | 27400 | 27400 | 0 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 112 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 113 | Bridgewater State University | 27600 | 35500 | 0.2215 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 114 | Villanova University | 27800 | 88800 | 0.6867 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 115 | University of North Texas | 27900 | 37400 | 0.2538 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 115 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 117 | Elmhurst University | 28000 | 67000 | 0.5823 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 118 | California State University-East Bay | 28700 | 45100 | 0.3638 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 119 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34000 | 0.1442 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 120 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29200 | 42200 | 0.3079 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 121 | Southern Utah University | 29600 | 40800 | 0.2747 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 122 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29700 | 31600 | 0.0601 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 123 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 124 | George Mason University | 30300 | 35700 | 0.1511 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 124 | San Francisco State University | 30300 | 47700 | 0.3649 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 126 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 30500 | 59100 | 0.4837 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 127 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 30600 | 35700 | 0.1427 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 128 | University of Louisville | 30700 | 42000 | 0.2689 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 129 | Frostburg State University | 30900 | 43000 | 0.2815 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 130 | University of North Dakota | 31000 | 33700 | 0.0827 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 131 | San Diego State University | 31500 | 36100 | 0.1274 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 132 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31800 | 75700 | 0.5796 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 132 | Portland State University | 31800 | 43100 | 0.2618 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 134 | Samford University | 32300 | 64600 | 0.5001 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 135 | Rhode Island College | 33100 | 45100 | 0.266 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 136 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 137 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 138 | Salisbury University | 34200 | 41700 | 0.1797 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 139 | University of St Thomas | 34400 | 70300 | 0.511 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 140 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 141 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 142 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 143 | Temple University | 35900 | 56400 | 0.3636 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 143 | University of Northern Colorado | 35900 | 39100 | 0.0819 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 145 | Hofstra University | 36100 | 70100 | 0.4851 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 145 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 147 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 36400 | 53100 | 0.3144 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 148 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 36700 | 66300 | 0.4466 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 149 | University of Connecticut | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3062 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 150 | University of Nevada-Reno | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 151 | University of Southern Maine | 37500 | 37500 | 0 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 152 | University at Buffalo | 38700 | 46700 | 0.1713 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 153 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 39000 | 39800 | 0.0201 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 154 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 39100 | 42500 | 0.0801 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 155 | University of Denver | 39300 | 76900 | 0.4892 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 156 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39500 | 50000 | 0.2102 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 157 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 158 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45000 | 0.1155 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 159 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 160 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 161 | Montclair State University | 41200 | 46600 | 0.1159 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 162 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 163 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 43600 | 43700 | 0.0023 | 11,942 | 1073 | 0.5708 | |
| 164 | Texas Christian University | 44500 | 87400 | 0.4911 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 165 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 166 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 167 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 168 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 168 | University of Kentucky | 49100 | 58000 | 0.1546 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 170 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 171 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 172 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 173 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 173 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 62800 | 0.1465 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 175 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 59300 | 61600 | 0.0372 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 176 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.