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Considering a degree in Geography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Geography majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | 5300 | 69100 | 0.9237 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22100 | 0.6333 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 65100 | 0.8757 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Rhode Island College | 9100 | 62600 | 0.8545 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 7 | California State University-East Bay | 9400 | 62400 | 0.8487 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 8 | Colgate University | 9500 | 95800 | 0.9008 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 9 | Portland State University | 10100 | 73900 | 0.8631 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 10 | California State University-Stanislaus | 11200 | 31200 | 0.6416 | 8,494 | 950 | 0.9558 | |
| 10 | Marshall University | 11200 | 27800 | 0.5966 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 10 | Worcester State University | 11200 | 35900 | 0.6871 | 4,485 | 1090 | 0.8799 | |
| 13 | California State University-Fresno | 11400 | 54800 | 0.7919 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 13 | Fayetteville State University | 11400 | 20300 | 0.4378 | 6,542 | 900 | 0.689 | |
| 13 | Middlebury College | 11400 | 94500 | 0.8794 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 16 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11500 | 31400 | 0.6338 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 11900 | 20500 | 0.4171 | 5,063 | 1069 | 0.8756 | |
| 18 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12000 | 33200 | 0.6377 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 19 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 34800 | 0.6428 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 19 | Vassar College | 12400 | 92200 | 0.8659 | 2,514 | 1488 | 0.2093 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 12900 | 19300 | 0.3316 | 10,743 | 1075 | 0.9598 | |
| 22 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 13000 | 34400 | 0.6214 | 9,040 | 1119 | 0.9666 | |
| 23 | San Francisco State University | 13200 | 47700 | 0.7235 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 23 | University of Southern Maine | 13200 | 29700 | 0.5553 | 5,549 | 1139 | 0.8241 | |
| 25 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13300 | 43000 | 0.6907 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 26 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13500 | 55100 | 0.7551 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 27 | Central Connecticut State University | 13600 | 34200 | 0.6021 | 9,463 | 1020 | 0.793 | |
| 28 | Aquinas College | 13700 | 86000 | 0.8407 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 28 | University of North Alabama | 13700 | 28200 | 0.5145 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7784 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech University | 14000 | 43500 | 0.6781 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 32 | Bridgewater State University | 14100 | 28800 | 0.5122 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 32 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan University | 14300 | 33900 | 0.5774 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 35 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14500 | 32700 | 0.5564 | 15,948 | 1020 | 0.943 | |
| 36 | Arkansas Tech University | 14600 | 32500 | 0.5512 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 37 | California State University-San Marcos | 14700 | 24700 | 0.4056 | 15,770 | 990 | 0.9513 | |
| 38 | Mount Holyoke College | 14900 | 89900 | 0.8343 | 2,135 | 1419 | 0.3841 | |
| 38 | Sonoma State University | 14900 | 57500 | 0.7413 | 4,449 | 1050 | 0.9841 | |
| 40 | Wayne State College | 15000 | 26400 | 0.4314 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 41 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15300 | 25700 | 0.4046 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 41 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 15300 | 20600 | 0.2548 | 3,207 | 1084 | 0.9751 | |
| 43 | California State University-Chico | 15400 | 58100 | 0.7349 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 44 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 42900 | 0.638 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 45 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 46 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28500 | 0.4448 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 46 | Sam Houston State University | 15800 | 30100 | 0.4751 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 46 | Texas State University | 15800 | 26200 | 0.3967 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 49 | University of North Texas | 15900 | 26100 | 0.3905 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 50 | Northern Illinois University | 16000 | 30400 | 0.4735 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 51 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 16100 | 62800 | 0.7433 | 25,312 | 1134 | 0.7395 | |
| 52 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16200 | 22300 | 0.2733 | 26,213 | 1209 | 0.7778 | |
| 53 | University of Northern Colorado | 16300 | 64400 | 0.7465 | 6,598 | 1080 | 0.945 | |
| 54 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16400 | 47400 | 0.6546 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 55 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 55 | West Virginia University | 16600 | 40900 | 0.5939 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 57 | Kansas State University | 16900 | 26400 | 0.3596 | 16,555 | 1163 | 0.875 | |
| 58 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 35700 | 0.5043 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 58 | James Madison University | 17700 | 28900 | 0.388 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 58 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 17700 | 22400 | 0.2102 | 8,329 | 1209 | 0.385 | |
| 61 | University of Arkansas | 17900 | 36800 | 0.5129 | 29,252 | 1179 | 0.7388 | |
| 61 | University of South Alabama | 17900 | 40600 | 0.5585 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17900 | 22800 | 0.2152 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 64 | Kennesaw State University | 18100 | 61500 | 0.7052 | 46,069 | 1119 | 0.7944 | |
| 65 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 66 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 67 | Central Washington University | 18600 | 22700 | 0.1804 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 67 | Villanova University | 18600 | 113700 | 0.8362 | 6,933 | 1466 | 0.2814 | |
| 69 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | 18700 | 29400 | 0.3648 | 6,229 | 1174 | 0.8942 | |
| 70 | California State University-Fullerton | 18800 | 61400 | 0.6936 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 70 | San Jose State University | 18800 | 41100 | 0.5427 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 72 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19300 | 28200 | 0.3154 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 73 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19500 | 29900 | 0.3471 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 74 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 28800 | 0.3193 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 75 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 76 | Emory & Henry University | 19900 | 52400 | 0.6205 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8365 | |
| 76 | Salem State University | 19900 | 39400 | 0.4954 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 78 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20200 | 28400 | 0.2883 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 78 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20200 | 32300 | 0.3744 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 78 | University of Missouri-Columbia | 20200 | 38500 | 0.4738 | 25,141 | 1256 | 0.7613 | |
| 81 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20400 | 43700 | 0.5333 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 81 | Eastern Illinois University | 20400 | 28100 | 0.2735 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 83 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20500 | 25500 | 0.1961 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 84 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 21200 | 47800 | 0.5566 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 85 | University of Mary Washington | 21300 | 46900 | 0.5448 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 86 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | 21500 | 54200 | 0.6033 | 5,823 | 1115 | 0.8619 | |
| 87 | Salisbury University | 21600 | 29300 | 0.2628 | 6,477 | 1245 | 0.8826 | |
| 88 | Rocky Mountain College | 21700 | 67200 | 0.6772 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 89 | Montclair State University | 22200 | 36800 | 0.397 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 89 | Western Michigan University | 22200 | 37800 | 0.413 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 91 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania | 22300 | 52300 | 0.574 | 4,371 | 1084 | 0.865 | |
| 92 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32200 | 0.3047 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 93 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 94 | Indiana University-Southeast | 22600 | 25900 | 0.1269 | 3,200 | 1095 | 0.842 | |
| 95 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.6881 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 95 | Concordia University-Nebraska | 22700 | 60400 | 0.624 | 3,007 | 1135 | 0.8572 | |
| 97 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 97 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 22900 | 29600 | 0.2263 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 99 | Calvin University | 23300 | 85000 | 0.7262 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 99 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23300 | 34400 | 0.3224 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 101 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 23500 | 32900 | 0.2853 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 102 | Weber State University | 23700 | 31500 | 0.2479 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 103 | University of Maine at Farmington | 23800 | 33700 | 0.2934 | 1,661 | 1062 | 0.9832 | |
| 104 | University of Southern Mississippi | 24200 | 30400 | 0.204 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 105 | Indiana State University | 24300 | 32400 | 0.2501 | 6,352 | 1015 | 0.9157 | |
| 106 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 107 | Pittsburg State University | 24800 | 36200 | 0.3149 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 108 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0817 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 109 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 109 | University of North Dakota | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0977 | 11,837 | 1189 | 0.8157 | |
| 111 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 26300 | 75500 | 0.6519 | 1,906 | 1273 | 0.6099 | |
| 112 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 112 | Bemidji State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 3,751 | 1075 | 0.5598 | |
| 112 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 36800 | 0.2828 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 115 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3814 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 116 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 117 | California State University-Long Beach | 27400 | 43100 | 0.3647 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 118 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 119 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27800 | 44800 | 0.3795 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 120 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 121 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 29500 | 31800 | 0.0724 | 7,088 | 1100 | 0.7448 | |
| 122 | University of South Florida | 29600 | 36700 | 0.1934 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 123 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 124 | Southern Utah University | 30000 | 40800 | 0.2648 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 125 | Towson University | 30100 | 39200 | 0.2323 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 126 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 30200 | 44700 | 0.324 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 126 | University of West Georgia | 30200 | 46800 | 0.3546 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 128 | George Mason University | 30900 | 35700 | 0.1343 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 129 | University of Louisville | 31000 | 42100 | 0.2634 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 130 | San Diego State University | 31300 | 35300 | 0.1133 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 130 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 31300 | 35700 | 0.1231 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 132 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 31600 | 108100 | 0.7078 | 1,652 | 1281 | 0.6441 | |
| 133 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32300 | 35100 | 0.0799 | 32,041 | 1324 | 0.4358 | |
| 134 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44700 | 0.2573 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 135 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 33600 | 39400 | 0.1473 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 136 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 34000 | 47000 | 0.2767 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 137 | Temple University | 34100 | 57200 | 0.4036 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 138 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 139 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 140 | Samford University | 34700 | 93800 | 0.6301 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 141 | University of Idaho | 34800 | 48700 | 0.2854 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 142 | Valparaiso University | 35200 | 63000 | 0.441 | 2,056 | 1183 | 0.8994 | |
| 143 | Carthage College | 35800 | 61800 | 0.4207 | 2,914 | 1125 | 0.8445 | |
| 144 | East Carolina University | 36900 | 42700 | 0.1356 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 145 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 70600 | 0.4746 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 146 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37500 | 66600 | 0.4367 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 147 | Frostburg State University | 37700 | 55400 | 0.3196 | 3,436 | 1095 | 0.907 | |
| 148 | University of St Thomas | 38000 | 74700 | 0.4914 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 149 | Framingham State University | 38800 | 48000 | 0.1915 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8366 | |
| 150 | University of Denver | 39100 | 84100 | 0.5352 | 5,766 | 1292 | 0.8538 | |
| 151 | The University of Montana | 39300 | 75200 | 0.4772 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1168 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 153 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 154 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40900 | 42700 | 0.0421 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 155 | University at Buffalo | 41600 | 46400 | 0.1035 | 21,192 | 1309 | 0.8059 | |
| 156 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42500 | 57200 | 0.257 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 157 | University of Arizona | 42800 | 43800 | 0.0228 | 43,294 | 1186 | 0.8351 | |
| 158 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 159 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.067 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 160 | Appalachian State University | 46100 | 46100 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 160 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 46100 | 46600 | 0.0107 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 162 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 163 | Georgia Southern University | 47300 | 47900 | 0.0125 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 164 | University of Georgia | 48600 | 51800 | 0.0618 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 165 | University at Albany | 48900 | 48900 | 0 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 166 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 167 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 58800 | 0.1547 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 168 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 169 | University of Kentucky | 51400 | 74100 | 0.3059 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 170 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 171 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53600 | 63400 | 0.1547 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 173 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 58900 | 61200 | 0.0374 | 26,490 | 1183 | 0.8863 | |
| 174 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83400 | 0.2913 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.