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Considering a degree in Management Science?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Management Science majors who live in Iowa.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Management Science degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Iowa.
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 | Rice University | 4300 | 85500 | 0.9496 | 4,789 | 1535 | 0.08 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4700 | 86800 | 0.9456 | 4,576 | 1535 | 0.0485 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 6100 | 93000 | 0.9346 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 4 | Emory University | 8500 | 90100 | 0.9057 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 5 | Georgetown University | 9200 | 92200 | 0.9003 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 6 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | 9400 | 20000 | 0.5299 | 3,207 | 1050 | 0.8034 | |
| 7 | Arkansas Tech University | 9900 | 22900 | 0.5671 | 8,145 | 1035 | 0.9589 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 10000 | 86100 | 0.8838 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | Wake Forest University | 10900 | 88400 | 0.8762 | 5,471 | 1457 | 0.2156 | |
| 10 | Brigham Young University | 11000 | 29000 | 0.6203 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 11 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5884 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 12 | New York University | 12100 | 91800 | 0.868 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 12 | Utah State University | 12100 | 20300 | 0.4035 | 25,920 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 14 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4727 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 14 | Saginaw Valley State University | 12900 | 28600 | 0.5491 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 16 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 13100 | 38500 | 0.6596 | 17,901 | 1470 | 0.1681 | |
| 17 | Western Washington University | 13800 | 31600 | 0.5637 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 18 | University of California-Merced | 14400 | 40300 | 0.6422 | 8,372 | 1070 | 0.9152 | |
| 19 | Northern Illinois University | 14500 | 29300 | 0.5068 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 20 | Trinity University | 14600 | 64800 | 0.7748 | 2,518 | 1402 | 0.2592 | |
| 21 | University of North Texas | 15000 | 25400 | 0.4101 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 22 | Florida International University | 15100 | 23700 | 0.3621 | 44,904 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 23 | University of Southern Maine | 15400 | 23000 | 0.3301 | 5,525 | 1129 | 0.7931 | |
| 24 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 15500 | 24800 | 0.3744 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 25 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 28000 | 0.439 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 26 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 27 | Grand Valley State University | 16200 | 25300 | 0.3601 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 28 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 16500 | 22300 | 0.2598 | 24,868 | 1214 | 0.796 | |
| 29 | University of Southern California | 16700 | 76000 | 0.7802 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 30 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 31 | University of Kansas | 17300 | 34900 | 0.5048 | 22,085 | 1176 | 0.9348 | |
| 32 | Cornell College | 17600 | 73600 | 0.7606 | 1,085 | 1243 | 0.8066 | |
| 32 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 34 | Bucknell University | 17700 | 88400 | 0.7996 | 3,920 | 1284 | 0.2893 | |
| 34 | University of Rochester | 17700 | 93100 | 0.8101 | 6,580 | 1469 | 0.4008 | |
| 36 | Holy Family University | 17900 | 54000 | 0.6682 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 36 | University of Arkansas | 17900 | 27700 | 0.3538 | 28,859 | 1179 | 0.7431 | |
| 38 | The University of Texas at Dallas | 18400 | 29800 | 0.3832 | 21,858 | 1283 | 0.6513 | |
| 39 | Quincy University | 18600 | 62900 | 0.7047 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 40 | Illinois College | 18900 | 52300 | 0.6391 | 940 | 1054 | 0.7819 | |
| 41 | Mid-America Christian University | 19000 | 36800 | 0.4841 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill | 19200 | 32900 | 0.417 | 624 | 1115 | 0.9664 | |
| 42 | University of Illinois Chicago | 19200 | 30300 | 0.366 | 22,495 | 1252 | 0.7735 | |
| 44 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 45 | Lee University | 20100 | 37100 | 0.4577 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 45 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 43700 | 0.5405 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5499 | |
| 47 | Piedmont University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5699 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 47 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20300 | 36200 | 0.4395 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 49 | Boston College | 20600 | 94600 | 0.7822 | 9,654 | 1490 | 0.1619 | |
| 49 | George Mason University | 20600 | 33500 | 0.3852 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 51 | Texas Wesleyan University | 20900 | 69500 | 0.6996 | 1,910 | 1045 | 0.6239 | |
| 52 | Felician University | 21300 | 58700 | 0.6373 | 1,870 | 1005 | 0.9511 | |
| 52 | University of St Francis | 21300 | 57200 | 0.628 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 54 | Saint Ambrose University | 22000 | 54600 | 0.5969 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 55 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | 22200 | 28000 | 0.207 | 5,789 | 1115 | 0.5774 | |
| 56 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 56 | Sterling College | 22400 | 53600 | 0.5819 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 58 | Saint Norbert College | 22700 | 62300 | 0.6357 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 59 | Manchester University | 22800 | 54100 | 0.5778 | 915 | 1044 | 0.913 | |
| 59 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington | 22800 | 36400 | 0.3732 | 2,884 | 1175 | 0.9677 | |
| 59 | University of South Dakota | 22800 | 26000 | 0.1232 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 62 | Ouachita Baptist University | 23200 | 52200 | 0.5561 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 63 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3067 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 63 | Averett University | 23300 | 57200 | 0.593 | 1,180 | 1010 | 0.478 | |
| 65 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 66 | Oral Roberts University | 24000 | 55600 | 0.5688 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 67 | Hamline University | 24100 | 56500 | 0.573 | 1,716 | 1145 | 0.8983 | |
| 68 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 69 | La Roche University | 24400 | 55400 | 0.5598 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 69 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 71 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 25000 | 46200 | 0.4584 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 71 | Creighton University | 25000 | 56600 | 0.5584 | 4,647 | 1328 | 0.7975 | |
| 73 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 74 | La Salle University | 25800 | 58100 | 0.5559 | 2,675 | 1005 | 0.9552 | |
| 75 | Northwood University | 25900 | 54500 | 0.5252 | 1,989 | 1075 | 0.839 | |
| 76 | Ball State University | 26000 | 26000 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 76 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 78 | University of North Alabama | 26900 | 41500 | 0.352 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 79 | Indiana State University | 27100 | 30900 | 0.1231 | 6,224 | 1140 | 0.8077 | |
| 80 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 81 | Drake University | 28300 | 68500 | 0.5868 | 2,585 | 1226 | 0.6385 | |
| 81 | Washburn University | 28300 | 38100 | 0.2573 | 5,331 | 1015 | 1 | |
| 83 | Salem State University | 29500 | 38900 | 0.2414 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 84 | Bridgewater State University | 29600 | 37000 | 0.1999 | 8,172 | 1135 | 0.8919 | |
| 84 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 29600 | 36500 | 0.1892 | 7,505 | 1059 | 0.9633 | |
| 86 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3648 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 86 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 81700 | 0.6355 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 88 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 29900 | 51100 | 0.4151 | 1,477 | 1075 | 0.8068 | |
| 88 | William Peace University | 29900 | 50200 | 0.4056 | 722 | 1170 | 0.9425 | |
| 90 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 91 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 92 | Jacksonville University | 30400 | 66200 | 0.5411 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5696 | |
| 93 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 30700 | 41800 | 0.2657 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 94 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 1,972 | 1150 | 0.9523 | |
| 94 | Ohio Northern University | 30900 | 63500 | 0.5131 | 2,592 | 1289 | 0.7335 | |
| 96 | University of Houston | 31100 | 35200 | 0.1166 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 97 | Rider University | 31800 | 64300 | 0.5053 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 98 | University of Scranton | 32400 | 78700 | 0.5881 | 3,613 | 1220 | 0.812 | |
| 99 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver | 32600 | 40200 | 0.1892 | 482 | 1195 | 0.9565 | |
| 100 | California Lutheran University | 32700 | 65800 | 0.5027 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 101 | New Jersey City University | 32800 | 39800 | 0.176 | 4,209 | 1015 | 0.8918 | |
| 101 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 103 | Illinois State University | 33000 | 35200 | 0.0626 | 19,107 | 1115 | 0.8815 | |
| 104 | Hardin-Simmons University | 33300 | 49700 | 0.33 | 1,283 | 1080 | 0.9653 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 33400 | 40900 | 0.1835 | 1,236 | 1203 | 0.9811 | |
| 106 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5882 | 11,677 | 1421 | 0.4709 | |
| 107 | LeTourneau University | 34000 | 54600 | 0.3772 | 3,184 | 1178 | 0.3801 | |
| 107 | Valparaiso University | 34000 | 62700 | 0.4572 | 2,123 | 1247 | 0.8934 | |
| 109 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34200 | 35100 | 0.0256 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 110 | DePaul University | 34900 | 59100 | 0.4093 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 111 | University of Montevallo | 35900 | 46700 | 0.2312 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 112 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 36200 | 56300 | 0.3569 | 1,817 | 1055 | 0.5187 | |
| 113 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 114 | Farmingdale State College | 36500 | 37800 | 0.0344 | 10,007 | 1145 | 0.6329 | |
| 115 | University of Connecticut | 37600 | 41800 | 0.1005 | 19,388 | 1324 | 0.5395 | |
| 116 | Seattle University | 38000 | 69800 | 0.4554 | 4,103 | 1256 | 0.7703 | |
| 117 | Xavier University | 38400 | 67500 | 0.4312 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 118 | University of Wyoming | 38600 | 43800 | 0.1187 | 8,130 | 1159 | 0.9688 | |
| 119 | Hofstra University | 38900 | 74600 | 0.4784 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 120 | Cumberland University | 39200 | 47500 | 0.1729 | 2,652 | 1125 | 0.67 | |
| 121 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 122 | McKendree University | 40000 | 52200 | 0.2338 | 1,605 | 1098 | 0.6388 | |
| 123 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton | 40200 | 45400 | 0.1145 | 502 | 1204 | 0.9641 | |
| 123 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 123 | University of Portland | 40200 | 71700 | 0.4393 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 | |
| 126 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 126 | University of California-San Diego | 40500 | 61100 | 0.3373 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2677 | |
| 128 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 40600 | 56700 | 0.284 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 | |
| 129 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 130 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | 41300 | 41300 | 0 | 3,244 | 1224 | 0.9683 | |
| 131 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 132 | Bryant University | 42400 | 73800 | 0.4255 | 3,200 | 1265 | 0.6546 | |
| 132 | Mercyhurst University | 42400 | 66400 | 0.3616 | 2,274 | 1189 | 0.8102 | |
| 132 | Saint Joseph's University | 42400 | 74500 | 0.4308 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 132 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 136 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 55100 | 0.2234 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 136 | University of Maryland-College Park | 42800 | 52900 | 0.1909 | 31,133 | 1456 | 0.448 | |
| 138 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 43000 | 46200 | 0.0693 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 139 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43600 | 50300 | 0.1332 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 139 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 141 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2748 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 142 | Duquesne University | 45300 | 70500 | 0.3575 | 5,371 | 1269 | 0.8356 | |
| 143 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 74500 | 0.3813 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 144 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 145 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 146 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 147 | Drexel University | 51100 | 82600 | 0.3812 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 148 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 149 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 51900 | 57000 | 0.0895 | 6,546 | 1153 | 0.9252 | |
| 150 | Auburn University | 55400 | 55400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 151 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 55500 | 74600 | 0.2559 | 5,472 | 1214 | 0.906 | |
| 152 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 153 | Elon University | 65800 | 67300 | 0.0223 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 154 | Loyola Marymount University | 72500 | 94300 | 0.2311 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.