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Considering a degree in Hospitality?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Hospitality majors who live in Florida.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Hospitality degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Florida.
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 | Miami Dade College | 7300 | 26000 | 0.7201 | 58,941 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 12300 | 92800 | 0.8676 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 12400 | 22000 | 0.4346 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic University | 12900 | 25800 | 0.5009 | 24,876 | 1130 | 0.6613 | |
| 6 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 26500 | 0.5089 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 6 | University of the Virgin Islands | 13000 | 22800 | 0.4292 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 8 | Livingstone College | 13300 | 29900 | 0.5558 | 924 | 890 | 0.5925 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 28000 | 0.5246 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 10 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 10 | Western Kentucky University | 13400 | 27000 | 0.5029 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 12 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 34400 | 0.5815 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 14500 | 25400 | 0.4281 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 14 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37800 | 0.6131 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 15 | Northern Illinois University | 14700 | 30400 | 0.5173 | 11,348 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 16 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 14800 | 22500 | 0.3418 | 14,463 | 1125 | 0.6344 | |
| 17 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14900 | 37400 | 0.601 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15100 | 23400 | 0.3543 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 19 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0729 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 20 | Indian River State College | 15500 | 22200 | 0.3021 | 15,429 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 15600 | 26900 | 0.4197 | 2,476 | 930 | 0.9641 | |
| 22 | Florida State University | 15900 | 23100 | 0.3101 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 22 | University of South Florida | 15900 | 17200 | 0.0745 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 24 | University of North Texas at Dallas | 16000 | 25000 | 0.3601 | 2,953 | 975 | 0.8445 | |
| 25 | Ball State University | 16100 | 22400 | 0.2817 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 26 | Appalachian State University | 16200 | 19500 | 0.1693 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 27 | California State University-Long Beach | 16300 | 25800 | 0.3683 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 28 | Eastern Michigan University | 16700 | 36100 | 0.5365 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 29 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 16800 | 28200 | 0.4038 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 31 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 17200 | 26300 | 0.3445 | 19,701 | 1214 | 0.8749 | |
| 32 | West Virginia University | 17400 | 40900 | 0.5743 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 33 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17800 | 27400 | 0.3502 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 34 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | 18100 | 25300 | 0.285 | 1,817 | 905 | 0.4118 | |
| 35 | College of Charleston | 18300 | 33900 | 0.4607 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 36 | Central Connecticut State University | 18500 | 34000 | 0.4554 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 37 | Central Washington University | 18800 | 22700 | 0.1716 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 37 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 39 | Cleary University | 19100 | 56600 | 0.6622 | 769 | 1060 | 0.6754 | |
| 39 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 19100 | 31000 | 0.3843 | 13,432 | 1225 | 0.8701 | |
| 41 | Madonna University | 19400 | 49200 | 0.606 | 1,828 | 980 | 0.6339 | |
| 42 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 26700 | 0.2701 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 42 | University of New Orleans | 19500 | 27200 | 0.283 | 5,419 | 1040 | 0.7431 | |
| 42 | Virginia State University | 19500 | 29500 | 0.3387 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 45 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19600 | 30600 | 0.3581 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 46 | University of Mississippi | 19800 | 27000 | 0.2666 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 47 | Davis & Elkins College | 19900 | 48300 | 0.5871 | 661 | 902 | 0.9433 | |
| 48 | Bay Path University | 20100 | 55400 | 0.637 | 1,177 | 1110 | 0.852 | |
| 48 | Columbia College | 20100 | 35800 | 0.4386 | 1,391 | 950 | 0.9393 | |
| 50 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 50 | Youngstown State University | 20200 | 34000 | 0.4059 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 52 | Bellevue University | 20300 | 36400 | 0.4434 | 11,037 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Eastern Illinois University | 20400 | 28100 | 0.2756 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 53 | Georgia State University | 20400 | 26000 | 0.2155 | 27,415 | 1080 | 0.5544 | |
| 55 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 20500 | 26500 | 0.2262 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 56 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20700 | 39900 | 0.4815 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 57 | Husson University | 20900 | 42900 | 0.5133 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 58 | Belhaven University | 21600 | 43300 | 0.5018 | 1,614 | 1105 | 0.4975 | |
| 59 | Northern Michigan University | 21700 | 33100 | 0.3444 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 60 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 61 | New York University | 22600 | 91800 | 0.7535 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 62 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3737 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 62 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1029 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 62 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 65 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5988 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 65 | San Jose State University | 23300 | 41100 | 0.4332 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 65 | Southern Connecticut State University | 23300 | 36800 | 0.3665 | 7,252 | 1005 | 0.9147 | |
| 68 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 69 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3459 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 70 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24000 | 24900 | 0.0361 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 71 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24400 | 67400 | 0.6384 | 5,690 | 1055 | 0.9071 | |
| 72 | Bradley University | 24500 | 50800 | 0.5177 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 73 | SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | 24600 | 36300 | 0.3219 | 2,881 | 1040 | 0.8901 | |
| 74 | Stockton University | 24700 | 32100 | 0.2304 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 75 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4082 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 75 | South Dakota State University | 25600 | 28700 | 0.1097 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 77 | Saint Leo University | 25700 | 50100 | 0.4867 | 7,516 | 1110 | 0.784 | |
| 78 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25800 | 38400 | 0.3285 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 79 | Lakeland University | 25900 | 56500 | 0.5412 | 2,411 | 1015 | 0.8628 | |
| 80 | Fort Hays State University | 26100 | 36100 | 0.2781 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 80 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 82 | Salem State University | 26400 | 43200 | 0.3891 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 83 | Kennesaw State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 83 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48800 | 0.4551 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 85 | College of Coastal Georgia | 26700 | 36000 | 0.2584 | 3,468 | 1005 | 0.9813 | |
| 86 | Northwood University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5087 | 2,045 | 1055 | 0.6451 | |
| 87 | Flagler College | 26900 | 61300 | 0.5611 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 87 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 89 | Keystone College | 27100 | 36000 | 0.2472 | 894 | 1020 | 0.848 | |
| 90 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27300 | 41500 | 0.342 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 91 | Kansas State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0991 | 15,650 | 1164 | 0.8169 | |
| 92 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 66600 | 0.5841 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 93 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.084 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 94 | University of North Alabama | 27900 | 37300 | 0.2521 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 95 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 96 | Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | 28600 | 50700 | 0.4365 | 926 | 1010 | 0.7653 | |
| 97 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 97 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 43300 | 0.3368 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 97 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 100 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28900 | 69300 | 0.5828 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 100 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 100 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2143 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 100 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2124 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 104 | California State University-East Bay | 29500 | 45100 | 0.3461 | 9,909 | 940 | 0.9739 | |
| 105 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29700 | 34000 | 0.1264 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 106 | Montana State University | 29800 | 31900 | 0.0657 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 106 | University of West Florida | 29800 | 38000 | 0.2156 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 108 | Montclair State University | 29900 | 36300 | 0.1764 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 109 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 110 | Southern Utah University | 30200 | 40800 | 0.2599 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 111 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6093 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 112 | North Carolina Central University | 30700 | 40000 | 0.2324 | 6,595 | 1060 | 0.8696 | |
| 113 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 113 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 55800 | 0.4442 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 115 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31100 | 77600 | 0.599 | 5,044 | 1274 | 0.8883 | |
| 115 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3275 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 117 | San Diego State University | 31300 | 36100 | 0.1329 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 118 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 31800 | 41200 | 0.2284 | 25,255 | 1134 | 0.7517 | |
| 119 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.536 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 120 | Lipscomb University | 32500 | 57800 | 0.4374 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 120 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 122 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3115 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 123 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32900 | 35000 | 0.0614 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 124 | Framingham State University | 33000 | 38100 | 0.1339 | 2,782 | 1190 | 0.8361 | |
| 125 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 126 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 127 | Wilkes University | 33900 | 61900 | 0.4516 | 2,076 | 1144 | 0.9064 | |
| 128 | Colorado Mesa University | 34100 | 40000 | 0.1486 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 129 | Meredith College | 34500 | 64200 | 0.4628 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 130 | Southern New Hampshire University | 34600 | 44300 | 0.2188 | 164,423 | 965 | 0.9951 | |
| 131 | Southeastern University | 34800 | 60600 | 0.4252 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 131 | University of Denver | 34800 | 76900 | 0.5478 | 6,614 | 1347 | 0.7781 | |
| 133 | Culinary Institute of America | 35200 | 69900 | 0.4967 | 3,011 | 1050 | 0.9115 | |
| 134 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35400 | 64400 | 0.4506 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 134 | Webber International University | 35400 | 44400 | 0.2009 | 833 | 950 | 0.694 | |
| 136 | California Lutheran University | 35500 | 70000 | 0.4931 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 136 | Mount Mercy University | 35500 | 61200 | 0.4206 | 1,139 | 1110 | 0.8252 | |
| 136 | Temple University | 35500 | 56400 | 0.3707 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 139 | New Jersey City University | 35600 | 39800 | 0.1056 | 3,871 | 1015 | 0.9838 | |
| 140 | Baldwin Wallace University | 36000 | 66100 | 0.4556 | 2,862 | 1203 | 0.757 | |
| 141 | Florida International University | 36500 | 36800 | 0.0081 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 142 | East Carolina University | 37000 | 42700 | 0.1324 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 143 | University of South Carolina Beaufort | 37800 | 38500 | 0.0182 | 2,162 | 1025 | 0.725 | |
| 144 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38000 | 66300 | 0.427 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 145 | Washington State University | 38200 | 53900 | 0.2906 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 146 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38700 | 38700 | 0 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 147 | Nichols College | 39600 | 59600 | 0.3359 | 1,163 | 1135 | 0.8084 | |
| 148 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 149 | Endicott College | 40200 | 64200 | 0.3738 | 3,194 | 1275 | 0.7121 | |
| 150 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 40500 | 66000 | 0.3866 | 3,908 | 1050 | 0.8841 | |
| 151 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 57000 | 0.2756 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 152 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41700 | 46000 | 0.0934 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 153 | University of Alaska Anchorage | 42200 | 42200 | 0 | 9,853 | 990 | 0.6652 | |
| 154 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42500 | 56200 | 0.2439 | 11,355 | 1222 | 0.8816 | |
| 155 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 156 | Campbell University | 44100 | 68700 | 0.3586 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 157 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 158 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 159 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 160 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 161 | Lynn University | 48300 | 65100 | 0.2583 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 162 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 163 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 164 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53700 | 62800 | 0.1449 | 23,920 | 1397 | 0.5973 | |
| 165 | University of San Francisco | 54000 | 84800 | 0.3631 | 5,321 | 1292 | 0.6171 | |
| 166 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 167 | Mercyhurst University | 60900 | 68000 | 0.1044 | 2,274 | 1090 | 0.8102 | |
| 168 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 61900 | 64200 | 0.0358 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.