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Cheapest room and board

The school’s own budget for a year of on-campus food and housing — often what an athletic scholarship covers.

All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
$5,520
#1 · Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Alva, OK
$12,954
Median
of 1,063 schools, all divisions
2.3×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
$7,368
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Alva, OK$5,520
  2. 2LeMoyne-Owen CollegeDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Memphis, TN$6,100
  3. 3Livingstone CollegeDivision II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Salisbury, NC$6,794
  4. 4Benedict CollegeDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC$7,000
  5. 5Missouri Southern State UniversityDivision II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Joplin, MO$7,172
  6. 6University of Wisconsin-SuperiorDivision III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Superior, WI$7,227
  7. 7Martin Luther CollegeDivision III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · NEW ULM, MN$7,280
  8. 8University of Tennessee at MartinDivision I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN$7,280
  9. 9Miles CollegeDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL$7,348
  10. 10Auburn University at MontgomeryDivision II · Gulf South Conference · Montgomery, AL$7,368
  11. 11Black Hills State UniversityDivision II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Spearfish, SD$7,400
  12. 12Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Weatherford, OK$7,410
  13. 13Southern Arkansas UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Magnolia, AR$7,601
  14. 14Lane CollegeDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jackson, TN$7,610
  15. 15Regent UniversityDivision III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA$7,658

Every school, all divisions

$5,520$23,270
#1 · Northwestern Oklahoma State Universityevery school

The spread across 1,063 schools; the median is $12,954.

The full list · top 100

#SchoolOn-campus food and housingSettingSticker (out-of-state)
1Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Alva, OK
$5,520Town$25k
2LeMoyne-Owen College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Memphis, TN
$6,100City$20k
3Livingstone College
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Salisbury, NC
$6,794Suburb$28k
4Benedict College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC
$7,000City$32k
5Missouri Southern State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Joplin, MO
$7,172City$28k
6University of Wisconsin-Superior
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Superior, WI
$7,227Suburb$30k
7Martin Luther College
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · NEW ULM, MN
$7,280Town$29k
8University of Tennessee at Martin
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN
$7,280Town$30k
9Miles College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL
$7,348Suburb$23k
10Auburn University at Montgomery
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Montgomery, AL
$7,368City$33k
11Black Hills State University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Spearfish, SD
$7,400Town$25k
12Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Weatherford, OK
$7,410Town$25k
13Southern Arkansas University
Division II · Great American Conference · Magnolia, AR
$7,601Town$31k
14Lane College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jackson, TN
$7,610City$24k
15Regent University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
$7,658City$33k
16University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · River Falls, WI
$7,658Town$29k
17Alabama State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL
$7,690City$32k
18East Central University
Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK
$7,752Town$31k
19Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Division II · Great American Conference · Durant, OK
$7,760Town$29k
20University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Whitewater, WI
$7,770Town$29k
21University of Arkansas, Monticello
Division II · Great American Conference · Monticello, AR
$7,820Town$29k
22Berea College
Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Berea, KY
$7,892Town$61k
23University of North Alabama
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL
$7,900City$35k
24Idaho State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID
$7,924City$42k
25University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI
$7,960City$29k
26Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
$7,996Town$34k
27University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
$8,042City$30k
28Minot State University
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Minot, ND
$8,058City$22k
29Mississippi Valley State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS
$8,112Rural$21k
30University of West Alabama
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Livingston, AL
$8,166Rural$33k
31University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Platteville, WI
$8,174Town$31k
32Kentucky State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Frankfort, KY
$8,186Town$26k
33University of Hawaii at Hilo
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Hilo, HI
$8,248Town$34k
34Bethany Lutheran College
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Mankato, MN
$8,270City$41k
35University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Kenosha, WI
$8,286Rural$31k
36Fort Valley State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fort Valley, GA
$8,372Town$31k
37Mississippi University for Women
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Columbus, MS
$8,387Town$23k
38Salem University (West Virginia)
Division II · Independent · Salem, WV
$8,400Rural$25k
39Delta State University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Cleveland, MS
$8,427Town$23k
40Eastern New Mexico University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Portales, NM
$8,446Town$23k
41Spalding University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY
$8,480City$45k
42University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Stevens Point, WI
$8,500Town$30k
43University of Mary
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Bismarck, ND
$8,506Rural$34k
44Allen University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC
$8,584City$27k
45Utah State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Logan, UT
$8,644City$38k
46University of Central Arkansas
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
$8,662City$33k
47Oklahoma Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Edmond, OK
$8,680City$40k
48University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Menomonie, WI
$8,718Town$32k
49University of South Carolina Aiken
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Aiken, SC
$8,736Suburb$34k
50Fort Hays State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Hays, KS
$8,772Town$32k
51Maranatha Baptist University
Division III · Independent · Watertown, WI
$8,800Town$38k
52South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Rapid City, SD
$8,800City$31k
53Southern Utah University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT
$8,824Town$34k
54University of South Alabama
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL
$8,830City$35k
55North Carolina A&T State University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC
$8,832City$34k
56Cameron University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Lawton, OK
$8,883City$33k
57University of Central Oklahoma
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Edmond, OK
$8,886Suburb$38k
58Jacksonville State University
Division I · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL
$8,894Suburb$35k
59Francis Marion University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Florence, SC
$8,898Rural$36k
60Lubbock Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Lubbock, TX
$8,898City$43k
61University of Jamestown
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Jamestown, ND
$8,920Town$38k
62Valdosta State University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Valdosta, GA
$8,922City$33k
63Shaw University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Raleigh, NC
$8,940City$31k
64University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
$8,940City$29k
65Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
$8,942Town$27k
66Southwest Baptist University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Bolivar, MO
$8,952Town$41k
67Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
$8,953City$46k
68University of Sioux Falls
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD
$8,960City$35k
69South Carolina State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC
$9,000Town$41k
70Johnson C. Smith University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC
$9,014City$36k
71University of South Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Vermillion, SD
$9,060Town$28k
72Albany State University (Georgia)
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Albany, GA
$9,066City$30k
73Elizabeth City State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Elizabeth City, NC
$9,079Town$19k
74Cedarville University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Cedarville, OH
$9,094Rural$50k
75Purdue University Northwest
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Hammond, IN
$9,097Suburb$30k
76Blackburn College
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Carlinville, IL
$9,120Town$39k
77University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
$9,122Town$31k
78The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
$9,146City$59k
79University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eau Claire, WI
$9,200City$31k
80Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
$9,232City$33k
81Oklahoma Baptist University
Division II · Great American Conference · Shawnee, OK
$9,240Town$49k
82Ouachita Baptist University
Division II · Great American Conference · Arkadelphia, AR
$9,240Town$47k
83Chadron State College
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Chadron, NE
$9,248Town$23k
84Utah Tech University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT
$9,308City$35k
85Lee University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Cleveland, TN
$9,340City$37k
86University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
$9,352City$37k
87Southern University, Baton Rouge
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Baton Rouge, LA
$9,366City$33k
88Southern Virginia University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA
$9,376Town$34k
89North Central University
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN
$9,380City$44k
90Pittsburg State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Pittsburg, KS
$9,398Town$36k
91Belhaven University
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS
$9,400City$40k
92Oral Roberts University
Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK
$9,400City$50k
93Louisiana Tech University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Ruston, LA
$9,447Town$32k
94West Texas A&M University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Canyon, TX
$9,449Town$26k
95Augustana University (South Dakota)
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD
$9,470City$56k
96Claflin University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Orangeburg, SC
$9,480Town$34k
97University of the Ozarks (Arkansas)
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Clarksville, AR
$9,490Town$38k
98Thomas More University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Crestview Hills, KY
$9,530Suburb$52k
99Franciscan University of Steubenville
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Steubenville, OH
$9,540City$45k
100Virginia Union University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA
$9,552City$29k
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