Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - OTA Majors

Most Affordable Botany/Plant Biology, Botany/Plant Biology, Other Colleges in the state of Kentucky for 2027

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for OTA majors who live in Kentucky.
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 Kentucky.
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 Northern Kentucky University 7700 25900 0.704 10,136 1110 0.9666
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Sticker Price

$25,900

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

10,136

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

96.7 %

2 Eastern Kentucky University 11000 22900 0.5212 13,448 1075 0.9683
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Sticker Price

$22,900

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

13,448

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

96.8 %

3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 12400 31100 0.6022 39,193 1418 0.4081
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

Sticker Price

$31,100

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

39,193

Est. Median SAT

1,418

Acceptance Rate

40.8 %

4 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 12600 29300 0.57 8,421 1054 0.9444
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

8,421

Est. Median SAT

1,054

Acceptance Rate

94.4 %

5 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt 13400 38300 0.6495 5,677 985 0.9301
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Arcata, CA

Sticker Price

$38,300

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

5,677

Est. Median SAT

985

Acceptance Rate

93.0 %

6 University of California-Riverside 14800 66000 0.7762 24,034 1199 0.8609
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

24,034

Est. Median SAT

1,199

Acceptance Rate

86.1 %

7 University of Hawaii at Manoa 14900 57100 0.7386 15,735 1069 0.8797
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

15,735

Est. Median SAT

1,069

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

8 University of Maine 15200 29300 0.4815 9,182 1195 0.9562
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

9,182

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

95.6 %

9 Western New Mexico University 16000 47200 0.6606 2,409 0 1
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

10 Connecticut College 18900 93000 0.7965 1,953 1284 0.3923
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

80%

Undergraduates

1,953

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

11 University of Wyoming 20300 27900 0.2742 8,138 1163 0.9695
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

8,138

Est. Median SAT

1,163

Acceptance Rate

97.0 %

12 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 20500 26500 0.2262 23,003 1164 0.7367
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

Sticker Price

$26,500

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

23,003

Est. Median SAT

1,164

Acceptance Rate

73.7 %

13 Purdue University-Main Campus 20700 30600 0.3258 43,633 1342 0.4343
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Sticker Price

$30,600

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

43,633

Est. Median SAT

1,342

Acceptance Rate

43.4 %

14 Ohio University-Main Campus 21100 21100 0 20,786 1225 0.8689
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH

Sticker Price

$21,100

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

20,786

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

86.9 %

15 Utah State University 21800 38800 0.4382 26,629 1168 0.9212
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Sticker Price

$38,800

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

26,629

Est. Median SAT

1,168

Acceptance Rate

92.1 %

16 University of Florida 22600 42800 0.4725 37,283 1406 0.2033
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Sticker Price

$42,800

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

37,283

Est. Median SAT

1,406

Acceptance Rate

20.3 %

17 Miami University-Oxford 24600 28300 0.1307 16,405 1284 0.74
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH

Sticker Price

$28,300

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

16,405

Est. Median SAT

1,284

Acceptance Rate

74.0 %

18 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 25500 32900 0.2268 19,787 1197 0.8807
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$32,900

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

19,787

Est. Median SAT

1,197

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

19 Weber State University 27100 31500 0.1399 31,672 1075 1
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Sticker Price

$31,500

% Savings

14%

Undergraduates

31,672

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

20 University of Georgia 27200 27200 0 32,824 1348 0.3425
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Sticker Price

$27,200

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

32,824

Est. Median SAT

1,348

Acceptance Rate

34.3 %

21 Kent State University at Kent 30900 37500 0.1751 21,144 1104 0.7603
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Sticker Price

$37,500

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

21,144

Est. Median SAT

1,104

Acceptance Rate

76.0 %

22 Western Kentucky University 31000 42800 0.276 13,732 1090 0.9145
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Sticker Price

$42,800

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

13,732

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

91.5 %

23 North Carolina State University 32400 54800 0.4083 29,340 1374 0.3954
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

29,340

Est. Median SAT

1,374

Acceptance Rate

39.5 %

24 University of Vermont 34300 66300 0.4821 12,159 1372 0.7304
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

12,159

Est. Median SAT

1,372

Acceptance Rate

73.0 %

25 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 37500 40100 0.064 25,054 1225 0.7762
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$40,100

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

25,054

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

77.6 %

26 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 42900 88100 0.5129 35,358 1448 0.1642
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Sticker Price

$88,100

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

35,358

Est. Median SAT

1,448

Acceptance Rate

16.4 %

27 Oregon State University 44800 61900 0.2766 31,253 1272 0.773
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Sticker Price

$61,900

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

31,253

Est. Median SAT

1,272

Acceptance Rate

77.3 %

28 Michigan State University 49200 56200 0.1245 41,415 1212 0.8324
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Sticker Price

$56,200

% Savings

12%

Undergraduates

41,415

Est. Median SAT

1,212

Acceptance Rate

83.2 %

29 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 49400 67600 0.2693 40,996 1399 0.4175
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$67,600

% Savings

27%

Undergraduates

40,996

Est. Median SAT

1,399

Acceptance Rate

41.8 %

30 University of Minnesota Twin Cities 50600 63800 0.2065 42,565 1339 0.7887
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Sticker Price

$63,800

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

42,565

Est. Median SAT

1,339

Acceptance Rate

78.9 %

31 University of California-Berkeley 51900 76600 0.3224 33,513 1407 0.1145
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Sticker Price

$76,600

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

33,513

Est. Median SAT

1,407

Acceptance Rate

11.5 %

32 University of California-Davis 68000 69900 0.0272 31,695 1290 0.4435
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Davis
Davis, CA

Sticker Price

$69,900

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

31,695

Est. Median SAT

1,290

Acceptance Rate

44.4 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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