Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges in the state of Illinois for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Illinois.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering OTA degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Illinois.
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:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
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Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 12700 34600 0.6336 8,975 1065 0.9721
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

Sticker Price

$34,600

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

8,975

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

97.2 %

2 University of California-Riverside 13000 36500 0.6434 22,599 1199 0.7685
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$36,500

% Savings

64%

Undergraduates

22,599

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

76.9 %

3 Northern Illinois University 13200 29000 0.5435 11,349 1070 0.6979
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Sticker Price

$29,000

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

11,349

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

69.8 %

4 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13700 51900 0.7365 39,083 1412 0.4517
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$51,900

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

39,083

Est. Median SAT

1,412

Acceptance Rate

45.2 %

5 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 14300 28100 0.4911 8,553 1054 0.8688
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

8,553

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

6 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 14400 26500 0.4563 22,351 1159 0.7504
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

22,351

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

75.0 %

7 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 14700 24900 0.409 5,474 1138 0.9198
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$24,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

5,474

Est. Median SAT

1,138

Acceptance Rate

92.0 %

8 University of Hawaii at Manoa 14800 64500 0.7705 15,375 1179 0.866
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$64,500

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

15,375

Est. Median SAT

1,179

Acceptance Rate

86.6 %

9 Ohio University-Main Campus 16100 23200 0.306 19,888 1209 0.8517
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$23,200

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

19,888

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

85.2 %

10 University of Maine 16900 29300 0.4235 591 1199 0.9684
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

591

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

11 Weber State University 17400 41300 0.5782 31,672 1075 1
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$41,300

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

12 University of Vermont 18300 37800 0.5164 12,276 1379 0.653
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

12,276

Est. Median SAT

1,379

Acceptance Rate

65.3 %

13 Connecticut College 19300 115500 0.8326 1,990 1287 0.3704
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$115,500

% Savings

83%

Undergraduates

1,990

Est. Median SAT

1,287

Acceptance Rate

37.0 %

14 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 20600 31100 0.3359 19,701 1214 0.8749
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

19,701

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

87.5 %

15 Kent State University at Kent 30000 37500 0.2 20,841 1105 0.8634
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

20,841

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

86.3 %

16 Ohio Wesleyan University 32400 93400 0.6533 1,525 1283 0.556
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH

Sticker Price

$93,400

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

1,525

Est. Median SAT

1,283

Acceptance Rate

55.6 %

17 North Carolina State University 32800 54800 0.4004 28,422 1335 0.4167
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

28,422

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

41.7 %

18 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 36800 38900 0.0548 23,351 1239 0.766
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$38,900

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

23,351

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

19 University of Wyoming 40200 45300 0.1134 8,130 1159 0.9688
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

8,130

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

20 University of Florida 43100 45600 0.0548 36,573 1399 0.242
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$45,600

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

36,573

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

24.2 %

21 Oregon State University 44900 61900 0.2745 31,253 1272 0.773
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

22 University of Georgia 45900 51600 0.1108 31,514 1336 0.3719
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$51,600

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

31,514

Est. Median SAT

1,336

Acceptance Rate

37.2 %

23 Michigan State University 47200 56200 0.1601 41,234 1223 0.848
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

41,234

Est. Median SAT

1,223

Acceptance Rate

84.8 %

24 Purdue University-Main Campus 48600 51200 0.0514 44,170 1327 0.4979
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$51,200

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

44,170

Est. Median SAT

1,327

Acceptance Rate

49.8 %

25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 51000 84700 0.398 34,454 1435 0.1564
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$84,700

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

34,454

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

15.6 %

26 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 53300 61000 0.1267 41,303 1338 0.7975
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$61,000

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

41,303

Est. Median SAT

1,338

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

27 Miami University-Oxford 56600 56600 0 16,816 1299 0.754
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$56,600

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,816

Est. Median SAT

1,299

Acceptance Rate

75.4 %

28 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 58100 66100 0.121 40,754 1391 0.3915
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$66,100

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

40,754

Est. Median SAT

1,391

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

29 University of California-Davis 69800 69800 0 32,273 1290 0.4183
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$69,800

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

32,273

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

30 University of California-Berkeley 70600 75900 0.0698 33,469 1407 0.1104
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$75,900

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

33,469

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.0 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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