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Considering a degree in Information Science/Studies?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Information Science/Studies majors who live in Ohio.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Information Science/Studies degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Ohio.
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 | California Institute of Technology | 6900 | 91800 | 0.9253 | 987 | 1557 | 0.0257 | |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky University | 7400 | 25900 | 0.7152 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 3 | University of Houston-Victoria | 7900 | 39700 | 0.8012 | 2,707 | 930 | 0.7671 | |
| 4 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 8000 | 36100 | 0.7793 | 10,049 | 1005 | 0.9234 | |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8400 | 98000 | 0.9146 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 8500 | 27100 | 0.6853 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 7 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9700 | 36900 | 0.7373 | 3,207 | 1060 | 0.8034 | |
| 8 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 9 | Savannah State University | 11400 | 40400 | 0.717 | 2,857 | 950 | 0.8368 | |
| 10 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 11500 | 21100 | 0.4561 | 6,029 | 1075 | 0.9173 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Flint | 11700 | 45600 | 0.7431 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 11900 | 19600 | 0.3927 | 10,656 | 1075 | 0.7289 | |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 12400 | 41800 | 0.7032 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 29100 | 0.5734 | 39,083 | 1412 | 0.4517 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 13000 | 23400 | 0.445 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8727 | |
| 16 | University of California-Riverside | 13100 | 36500 | 0.6406 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 13300 | 13300 | 0 | 18,667 | 1090 | 0.9711 | |
| 18 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 13500 | 13500 | 0 | 1,919 | 1245 | 0.7844 | |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina University | 13900 | 27200 | 0.4891 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 19 | Fort Hays State University | 13900 | 40700 | 0.6592 | 10,206 | 1110 | 0.9177 | |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13900 | 19400 | 0.2836 | 14,416 | 1205 | 0.8851 | |
| 22 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 14200 | 46000 | 0.6909 | 4,218 | 1020 | 0.9307 | |
| 23 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 14400 | 32200 | 0.5534 | 2,836 | 1135 | 0.3787 | |
| 24 | Alabama State University | 15300 | 37900 | 0.5967 | 3,322 | 970 | 0.9564 | |
| 24 | University of North Georgia | 15300 | 48000 | 0.6815 | 18,329 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 26 | Wayne State University | 15500 | 32900 | 0.5286 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 27 | Dickinson State University | 15600 | 21700 | 0.2822 | 1,339 | 1005 | 0.3695 | |
| 27 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3932 | 5,386 | 995 | 0.9092 | |
| 29 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15800 | 46800 | 0.6629 | 6,550 | 1110 | 0.7456 | |
| 30 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 31500 | 0.4949 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 30 | University of North Florida | 15900 | 33000 | 0.5186 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 30 | Wayne State College | 15900 | 20000 | 0.2049 | 3,902 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7042 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 33 | Jacksonville State University | 16500 | 27000 | 0.3896 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 33 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16500 | 42600 | 0.6129 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 33 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 16500 | 35700 | 0.5379 | 12,122 | 1283 | 0.8296 | |
| 37 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 38 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16800 | 64800 | 0.7416 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 39 | Cleveland State University | 17100 | 31000 | 0.4476 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 39 | Westfield State University | 17100 | 35600 | 0.5191 | 3,868 | 1105 | 0.8671 | |
| 41 | University of South Alabama | 17500 | 35200 | 0.5031 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 42 | Morgan State University | 17600 | 37200 | 0.5269 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 43 | Frostburg State University | 17700 | 26600 | 0.3344 | 2,619 | 1095 | 0.892 | |
| 44 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17800 | 39600 | 0.5512 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 45 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 17900 | 44900 | 0.6009 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 46 | Boston College | 18000 | 96200 | 0.8125 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 46 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 18000 | 36400 | 0.5049 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 46 | SUNY Brockport | 18000 | 26200 | 0.3124 | 5,816 | 1195 | 0.7068 | |
| 46 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 18000 | 52500 | 0.6571 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 50 | Southern University at New Orleans | 18100 | 34200 | 0.4706 | 1,773 | 885 | 0.6021 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3461 | 31,112 | 1114 | 0.8129 | |
| 50 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 18100 | 26700 | 0.3225 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 53 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 23100 | 0.2005 | 9,779 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 54 | Emporia State University | 18600 | 29800 | 0.3763 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 54 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 56 | Florida Memorial University | 18700 | 44900 | 0.5836 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.7431 | |
| 56 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 18700 | 42800 | 0.5625 | 581 | 1129 | 0.9821 | |
| 58 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 18800 | 43800 | 0.5703 | 352 | 1180 | 0.9647 | |
| 58 | Rutgers University-Newark | 18800 | 38000 | 0.505 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 60 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 19100 | 25200 | 0.2417 | 6,853 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 61 | Stockton University | 19300 | 44500 | 0.5666 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 19900 | 33600 | 0.4074 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 63 | Central Connecticut State University | 20100 | 29500 | 0.3185 | 8,170 | 1010 | 0.7333 | |
| 64 | Towson University | 20200 | 30000 | 0.3262 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 65 | Dakota State University | 20400 | 22500 | 0.0912 | 3,066 | 1192 | 0.8814 | |
| 66 | Central College | 20500 | 36800 | 0.4427 | 1,084 | 1140 | 0.8617 | |
| 66 | Grove City College | 20500 | 39700 | 0.4842 | 2,341 | 1256 | 0.7232 | |
| 68 | Lincoln University | 20800 | 24900 | 0.1646 | 1,707 | 920 | 0 | |
| 68 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 20800 | 57800 | 0.6406 | 1,083 | 1171 | 0.9278 | |
| 68 | Sinclair Community College | 20800 | 20800 | 0 | 17,431 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,130 | 1095 | 0.5256 | |
| 72 | Albright College | 21200 | 49300 | 0.5699 | 1,328 | 1050 | 0.8615 | |
| 73 | Northwestern University | 21300 | 89500 | 0.7623 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 74 | Kennesaw State University | 21500 | 27200 | 0.2096 | 42,840 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 74 | Luther College | 21500 | 71900 | 0.7017 | 1,384 | 1226 | 0.8402 | |
| 76 | Bradley University | 21600 | 50800 | 0.5747 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 76 | Elmhurst University | 21600 | 67000 | 0.6779 | 3,170 | 1148 | 0.7357 | |
| 78 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21800 | 28200 | 0.2273 | 7,586 | 0 | 0.9433 | |
| 79 | Averett University | 22100 | 57200 | 0.614 | 1,180 | 1070 | 0.478 | |
| 80 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 22300 | 45300 | 0.5073 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 81 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 22900 | 58100 | 0.6063 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 82 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3725 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 83 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 23200 | 44400 | 0.4771 | 1,809 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 84 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 23300 | 45200 | 0.4849 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 84 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5986 | 3,769 | 1180 | 0.9057 | |
| 86 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36100 | 0.3388 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 87 | Houghton University | 23900 | 61900 | 0.6142 | 939 | 1277 | 0.8866 | |
| 88 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5702 | 2,690 | 1060 | 0.9032 | |
| 89 | Norwich University | 24300 | 88400 | 0.7253 | 2,642 | 1182 | 0.7361 | |
| 90 | Western Oregon University | 24600 | 24600 | 0 | 3,343 | 1120 | 0.9871 | |
| 91 | Northwood University | 25200 | 54500 | 0.5381 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 92 | Columbia College | 25900 | 51600 | 0.4985 | 876 | 1025 | 0.8878 | |
| 92 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 25900 | 39200 | 0.3394 | 4,478 | 1065 | 0.8132 | |
| 94 | Doane University | 26000 | 77700 | 0.665 | 1,323 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 95 | University of Akron Main Campus | 26100 | 33500 | 0.2205 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 96 | Grand Valley State University | 26200 | 36300 | 0.2786 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 96 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0755 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 98 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 26300 | 43000 | 0.388 | 5,789 | 1060 | 0.5774 | |
| 99 | Bethune-Cookman University | 26700 | 32700 | 0.1835 | 2,739 | 910 | 0.8824 | |
| 99 | Furman University | 26700 | 79600 | 0.6643 | 2,383 | 1359 | 0.4295 | |
| 101 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 27000 | 40500 | 0.3334 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 102 | Fairmont State University | 27400 | 32200 | 0.1491 | 3,060 | 975 | 0.9924 | |
| 102 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 27400 | 47900 | 0.4277 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 104 | Thomas Jefferson University | 27600 | 67700 | 0.5922 | 3,772 | 1255 | 0.8098 | |
| 105 | George Fox University | 27800 | 76800 | 0.638 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 105 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 107 | California Lutheran University | 28000 | 70000 | 0.6002 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 108 | Mercy University | 28700 | 44500 | 0.3552 | 6,775 | 1074 | 0.8584 | |
| 109 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29200 | 33900 | 0.1387 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 110 | Saint Xavier University | 29800 | 53600 | 0.4438 | 3,039 | 1125 | 0.8575 | |
| 111 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4416 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.5568 | |
| 112 | University of North Texas | 30700 | 37400 | 0.179 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 112 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4385 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 114 | East Texas A&M University | 30800 | 36500 | 0.1561 | 9,666 | 1040 | 0.7498 | |
| 114 | University of Toledo | 30800 | 42000 | 0.2653 | 11,013 | 1159 | 0.9202 | |
| 116 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 117 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 31000 | 36900 | 0.162 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 118 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 31100 | 33200 | 0.0643 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 119 | Saint Michael's College | 32000 | 68500 | 0.5331 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 120 | Washington Adventist University | 32200 | 37800 | 0.1483 | 605 | 951 | 0.4536 | |
| 121 | Hampton University | 32300 | 62400 | 0.482 | 3,728 | 956 | 0.6225 | |
| 122 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 32500 | 35100 | 0.0742 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 122 | University of Scranton | 32500 | 78700 | 0.5872 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.8029 | |
| 124 | Grambling State University | 32600 | 38100 | 0.1445 | 4,279 | 955 | 0.2368 | |
| 124 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 69700 | 0.5326 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 126 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 32900 | 45100 | 0.2705 | 10,767 | 1326 | 0.7243 | |
| 127 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 128 | LeTourneau University | 34100 | 54800 | 0.378 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 128 | Salisbury University | 34100 | 41700 | 0.1821 | 6,288 | 1250 | 0.8747 | |
| 130 | Charleston Southern University | 34300 | 48400 | 0.2918 | 2,914 | 1060 | 0.7609 | |
| 131 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 132 | Loyola University Maryland | 34800 | 78800 | 0.5585 | 3,881 | 1309 | 0.7549 | |
| 133 | Christopher Newport University | 34900 | 36200 | 0.0359 | 4,407 | 1209 | 0.8796 | |
| 134 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 135 | Adelphi University | 35200 | 63300 | 0.4443 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 136 | Immaculata University | 35900 | 47800 | 0.2488 | 1,652 | 1245 | 0.8578 | |
| 137 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 36700 | 39900 | 0.0786 | 5,086 | 1000 | 0.9821 | |
| 138 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36800 | 38900 | 0.0548 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 139 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1120 | 0.8922 | |
| 140 | Stony Brook University | 39900 | 53000 | 0.2478 | 18,263 | 1404 | 0.4904 | |
| 141 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2324 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 142 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 42100 | 67900 | 0.3799 | 3,965 | 1335 | 0.9121 | |
| 143 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43100 | 53400 | 0.1929 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 144 | Merrimack College | 43600 | 78800 | 0.4472 | 4,199 | 1115 | 0.7361 | |
| 144 | Radford University | 43600 | 45700 | 0.0467 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 146 | University of Illinois Chicago | 44200 | 49300 | 0.1034 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 147 | James Madison University | 45300 | 45300 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 148 | University of Mount Olive | 48300 | 50400 | 0.0424 | 1,937 | 1020 | 0.7775 | |
| 149 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | 48500 | 54600 | 0.1117 | 5,444 | 1214 | 0.7064 | |
| 150 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 151 | DePaul University | 48900 | 67100 | 0.2712 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 151 | Mercer University | 48900 | 63700 | 0.2324 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 151 | Molloy University | 48900 | 62300 | 0.2152 | 3,240 | 1199 | 0.8174 | |
| 154 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 51000 | 84700 | 0.398 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 155 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 156 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 157 | University of Colorado Boulder | 55400 | 56600 | 0.0212 | 32,100 | 1290 | 0.8115 | |
| 158 | Dallas Baptist University | 55900 | 71900 | 0.2224 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 159 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.0921 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 160 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 59100 | 61200 | 0.0349 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 161 | Thiel College | 60600 | 69100 | 0.123 | 830 | 1065 | 0.7189 | |
| 162 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 60800 | 63200 | 0.038 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 163 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 61300 | 64200 | 0.0452 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 164 | Clemson University | 61500 | 63700 | 0.0335 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 165 | College of Charleston | 61600 | 61600 | 0 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 166 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 10,200 | 1346 | 0.6507 | |
| 167 | Fordham University | 70000 | 95000 | 0.263 | 10,582 | 1406 | 0.5931 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.