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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 Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | Savannah State University | 6900 | 29000 | 0.7616 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | 7500 | 91800 | 0.9183 | 987 | 1557 | 0.0257 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8400 | 97100 | 0.914 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 4 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | 10200 | 10300 | 0.0106 | 6,139 | 1070 | 0.9052 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 6 | San Jacinto Community College | 10700 | 14300 | 0.2516 | 31,812 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Fort Hays State University | 13000 | 22600 | 0.4262 | 10,172 | 1075 | 0.9026 | |
| 7 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13000 | 25800 | 0.4962 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 7 | University of North Florida | 13000 | 22400 | 0.4202 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 10 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 13500 | 13500 | 0 | 1,973 | 1189 | 0.8135 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13500 | 46300 | 0.7082 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 13600 | 19400 | 0.299 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 50700 | 0.7294 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 14 | Alabama State University | 14200 | 31300 | 0.5476 | 3,521 | 945 | 0.9755 | |
| 15 | University of North Georgia | 14500 | 21400 | 0.3224 | 18,322 | 1100 | 0.6794 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 14500 | 19600 | 0.2601 | 10,632 | 1075 | 0.8859 | |
| 17 | Dickinson State University | 14600 | 25000 | 0.4179 | 1,339 | 990 | 0.3702 | |
| 18 | Goshen College | 15000 | 55900 | 0.7314 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 18 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15000 | 29600 | 0.4939 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | Salisbury University | 15000 | 28700 | 0.4776 | 6,288 | 1250 | 0.8747 | |
| 21 | Northern Kentucky University | 15100 | 25900 | 0.4175 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 22 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 20300 | 0.2463 | 3,902 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 15600 | 25800 | 0.3938 | 5,386 | 1050 | 0.9092 | |
| 24 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 15900 | 38400 | 0.5856 | 37,140 | 1406 | 0.4237 | |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 16100 | 38700 | 0.5837 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 26 | Jacksonville State University | 16200 | 27000 | 0.4007 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 27 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16400 | 27800 | 0.4093 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 27 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | 16400 | 23400 | 0.2995 | 11,756 | 1124 | 0.8698 | |
| 29 | Frostburg State University | 16500 | 26600 | 0.3794 | 3,422 | 1095 | 0.8918 | |
| 29 | University of North Texas | 16500 | 26200 | 0.3709 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 31 | Emporia State University | 16600 | 22900 | 0.2753 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 32 | Grove City College | 16700 | 39700 | 0.5801 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 32 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16700 | 64800 | 0.7418 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 35 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 35 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 37 | Westfield State University | 17200 | 33100 | 0.481 | 3,868 | 1085 | 0.8141 | |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 17500 | 44500 | 0.6063 | 352 | 1180 | 0.9647 | |
| 39 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto | 17800 | 43500 | 0.5903 | 581 | 1132 | 0.9821 | |
| 40 | Boston College | 18100 | 97600 | 0.8144 | 10,314 | 1490 | 0.1643 | |
| 41 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 18200 | 54300 | 0.6647 | 10,051 | 1064 | 0.9234 | |
| 41 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | 18200 | 28700 | 0.3678 | 4,218 | 1030 | 0.9489 | |
| 43 | College of Charleston | 18300 | 33900 | 0.4607 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 43 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 18300 | 35300 | 0.4813 | 1,813 | 1109 | 0.9484 | |
| 45 | Angelo State University | 18500 | 35400 | 0.4781 | 9,702 | 1055 | 0.8301 | |
| 45 | Central Connecticut State University | 18500 | 34000 | 0.4554 | 8,170 | 1075 | 0.7333 | |
| 45 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | 18500 | 25200 | 0.2654 | 6,835 | 1090 | 0.7147 | |
| 48 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 18600 | 39000 | 0.5243 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 49 | University of Houston-Victoria | 19600 | 35800 | 0.4528 | 2,627 | 1095 | 0.959 | |
| 50 | Norwich University | 20000 | 73800 | 0.7288 | 2,626 | 1186 | 0.7444 | |
| 50 | Rutgers University-Newark | 20000 | 38000 | 0.4735 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 52 | Cleveland State University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3491 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 53 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 20200 | 30400 | 0.3352 | 3,224 | 1085 | 0.7643 | |
| 54 | Dakota State University | 20400 | 22500 | 0.0912 | 3,066 | 1192 | 0.8805 | |
| 55 | University of Colorado Boulder | 20500 | 31900 | 0.3559 | 32,244 | 1351 | 0.7808 | |
| 56 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20700 | 39900 | 0.4815 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 57 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | 20800 | 57800 | 0.6408 | 1,932 | 1193 | 0.9278 | |
| 58 | Tarleton State University | 21000 | 23000 | 0.087 | 15,254 | 1080 | 0.8955 | |
| 59 | Luther College | 21400 | 71900 | 0.7019 | 1,384 | 1226 | 0.7154 | |
| 60 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 21800 | 37300 | 0.4156 | 26,221 | 1204 | 0.8854 | |
| 61 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 62 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 63 | New Mexico Highlands University | 22600 | 27200 | 0.169 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22600 | 33700 | 0.3297 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 65 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 22700 | 53000 | 0.5712 | 1,472 | 1075 | 0.8459 | |
| 66 | Florida Memorial University | 23200 | 42000 | 0.4471 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 66 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 1,162 | 1277 | 0.8866 | |
| 68 | Robert Morris University | 23300 | 58000 | 0.5988 | 4,325 | 1145 | 0.8989 | |
| 68 | San Jose State University | 23300 | 41100 | 0.4332 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 70 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 23400 | 45900 | 0.4906 | 502 | 1189 | 0.9641 | |
| 71 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3458 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 72 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24000 | 24900 | 0.0361 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 73 | Dominican University | 24100 | 56000 | 0.5705 | 2,690 | 1005 | 0.9032 | |
| 74 | Bradley University | 24500 | 50800 | 0.5177 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 75 | Stockton University | 24700 | 32100 | 0.2304 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 76 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25200 | 34400 | 0.2672 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 77 | Doane University | 25400 | 71000 | 0.6426 | 1,315 | 1125 | 0.9801 | |
| 78 | Bethune-Cookman University | 25800 | 32700 | 0.2111 | 2,738 | 910 | 0.8824 | |
| 79 | LeTourneau University | 26100 | 54200 | 0.5182 | 3,187 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 79 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 26100 | 37500 | 0.3044 | 1,236 | 1193 | 0.9811 | |
| 79 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 83 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26300 | 28400 | 0.0756 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 84 | Columbia College | 26400 | 46900 | 0.4372 | 5,207 | 1145 | 0.4714 | |
| 85 | Kennesaw State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 42,760 | 1120 | 0.6919 | |
| 86 | Albright College | 26700 | 49300 | 0.4583 | 1,230 | 1050 | 0.7633 | |
| 86 | Southern University at New Orleans | 26700 | 42300 | 0.3686 | 2,179 | 950 | 0.789 | |
| 88 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 14,783 | 1124 | 0.8096 | |
| 88 | Northwood University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5087 | 2,045 | 1055 | 0.6451 | |
| 90 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6713 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 91 | Rowan University | 27500 | 41300 | 0.3345 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 92 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 27600 | 27600 | 0 | 10,767 | 1326 | 0.7243 | |
| 92 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 27600 | 36500 | 0.244 | 7,505 | 1073 | 0.9633 | |
| 94 | Dallas Baptist University | 27900 | 63500 | 0.5605 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 94 | Fairmont State University | 27900 | 32200 | 0.1336 | 3,088 | 970 | 0.9862 | |
| 94 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks | 27900 | 36700 | 0.24 | 1,880 | 1185 | 0.9867 | |
| 97 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 98 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 99 | Elmhurst University | 28800 | 67000 | 0.5704 | 3,213 | 1148 | 0.7364 | |
| 99 | Western Oregon University | 28800 | 28800 | 0 | 3,167 | 1040 | 0.981 | |
| 101 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 101 | University of Utah | 28900 | 32000 | 0.0984 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 103 | George Fox University | 29000 | 69400 | 0.5824 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 104 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 29100 | 29200 | 0.0034 | 18,288 | 1090 | 0.9068 | |
| 105 | Clemson University | 29200 | 37100 | 0.2141 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 106 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29300 | 42400 | 0.3093 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 107 | Morgan State University | 29600 | 41900 | 0.2938 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 108 | University of Toledo | 29800 | 42000 | 0.2895 | 11,013 | 1229 | 0.9202 | |
| 109 | Towson University | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 110 | University of South Carolina-Upstate | 30100 | 39700 | 0.2419 | 4,487 | 1115 | 0.6726 | |
| 111 | East Texas A&M University | 30200 | 36500 | 0.1725 | 9,992 | 1045 | 0.9224 | |
| 112 | Grambling State University | 30300 | 35300 | 0.1417 | 4,313 | 950 | 0.4486 | |
| 112 | Mercy University | 30300 | 44500 | 0.3192 | 6,774 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 114 | Colorado State University Pueblo | 30400 | 33600 | 0.0938 | 5,086 | 1124 | 0.949 | |
| 115 | Central College | 30500 | 36800 | 0.1713 | 1,084 | 1145 | 0.8617 | |
| 115 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 30500 | 54700 | 0.4419 | 1,427 | 1025 | 0.4941 | |
| 117 | Lincoln University | 30600 | 34500 | 0.1129 | 1,926 | 0 | 0 | |
| 117 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4387 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 119 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1161 | 0.9523 | |
| 119 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | 30900 | 36900 | 0.1624 | 5,552 | 1305 | 0.7255 | |
| 121 | Hampton University | 31300 | 54800 | 0.4288 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 122 | Saint Michael's College | 31700 | 68500 | 0.5375 | 1,120 | 1240 | 0.8451 | |
| 123 | Washington Adventist University | 32300 | 37800 | 0.1457 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 124 | SUNY Brockport | 32400 | 35800 | 0.095 | 5,816 | 1195 | 0.7068 | |
| 125 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 32500 | 40900 | 0.2054 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 125 | University of Scranton | 32500 | 78700 | 0.5874 | 3,613 | 1250 | 0.8123 | |
| 127 | State University of New York at Oswego | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1767 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 127 | Suffolk University | 33100 | 70300 | 0.5291 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 129 | George Washington University | 33800 | 81800 | 0.5869 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 130 | Thomas Jefferson University | 33900 | 68100 | 0.5024 | 3,772 | 1255 | 0.8097 | |
| 131 | Charleston Southern University | 34300 | 48400 | 0.2921 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 132 | Coastal Carolina University | 35000 | 45100 | 0.2237 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 133 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 35100 | 35100 | 0 | 30,564 | 1302 | 0.416 | |
| 134 | Adelphi University | 35200 | 63300 | 0.4445 | 5,325 | 1237 | 0.6591 | |
| 134 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 35200 | 56700 | 0.3792 | 12,122 | 1283 | 0.8304 | |
| 136 | Averett University | 35300 | 57200 | 0.3831 | 1,244 | 1054 | 0.5659 | |
| 137 | Christopher Newport University | 35400 | 36200 | 0.0221 | 4,369 | 1189 | 0.8604 | |
| 138 | California Lutheran University | 35500 | 70000 | 0.4931 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 139 | Loyola University Maryland | 36400 | 78800 | 0.5381 | 3,881 | 1303 | 0.7549 | |
| 140 | Furman University | 36700 | 82900 | 0.5571 | 2,383 | 1359 | 0.4295 | |
| 141 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 36900 | 37100 | 0.0054 | 5,939 | 1065 | 0.5878 | |
| 142 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 143 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 37500 | 38100 | 0.0157 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 144 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 145 | McKendree University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,757 | 1098 | 0.7172 | |
| 146 | Wayne State University | 40700 | 46200 | 0.1191 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 147 | Pace University | 40900 | 74800 | 0.4531 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 148 | Immaculata University | 41700 | 47900 | 0.1295 | 1,652 | 1245 | 0.8576 | |
| 149 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42200 | 55200 | 0.2354 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 150 | University of Mount Olive | 42300 | 50400 | 0.1617 | 1,944 | 1075 | 0.7575 | |
| 151 | University of Maryland-College Park | 43400 | 53600 | 0.1904 | 31,133 | 1463 | 0.4479 | |
| 152 | Merrimack College | 43500 | 78800 | 0.4474 | 4,102 | 1115 | 0.7002 | |
| 153 | Radford University | 43600 | 45700 | 0.047 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 154 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 43900 | 57100 | 0.2305 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 155 | University of Illinois Chicago | 45600 | 50600 | 0.0988 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 156 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 47700 | 67900 | 0.2974 | 3,965 | 1229 | 0.9121 | |
| 157 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 157 | Mercer University | 48800 | 63700 | 0.234 | 4,690 | 1273 | 0.6889 | |
| 159 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 160 | University of California-Riverside | 49500 | 66000 | 0.2501 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 161 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | 50600 | 55400 | 0.0867 | 5,444 | 1220 | 0.7064 | |
| 162 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 50900 | 84700 | 0.3991 | 34,454 | 1435 | 0.1564 | |
| 163 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 164 | Molloy University | 59700 | 62300 | 0.0418 | 3,240 | 1199 | 0.8174 | |
| 165 | Thiel College | 60500 | 69100 | 0.1244 | 833 | 1065 | 0.7155 | |
| 166 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 63700 | 63700 | 0 | 10,200 | 1325 | 0.6507 | |
| 167 | Fordham University | 69900 | 95100 | 0.2649 | 10,582 | 1406 | 0.5931 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.