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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
$7,280
#1 · University of Tennessee at Martin
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN
$13,310
Median
of 359 schools, Division I
1.8×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
$8,824
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1University of Tennessee at MartinDivision I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN$7,280
  2. 2Alabama State UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL$7,690
  3. 3University of North AlabamaDivision I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL$7,900
  4. 4Idaho State UniversityDivision I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID$7,924
  5. 5Troy UniversityDivision I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL$7,996
  6. 6University of Wisconsin-Green BayDivision I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI$8,042
  7. 7Mississippi Valley State UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS$8,112
  8. 8Utah State UniversityDivision I · Pac-12 Conference · Logan, UT$8,644
  9. 9University of Central ArkansasDivision I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR$8,662
  10. 10Southern Utah UniversityDivision I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT$8,824
  11. 11University of South AlabamaDivision I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL$8,830
  12. 12North Carolina A&T State UniversityDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC$8,832
  13. 13Jacksonville State UniversityDivision I · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL$8,894
  14. 14Morehead State UniversityDivision I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY$8,942
  15. 15South Carolina State UniversityDivision I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC$9,000

Every school, Division I

$7,280$23,270
#1 · University of Tennessee at Martinevery school

The spread across 359 schools; the median is $13,310.

The full list · top 100

#SchoolOn-campus food and housingSettingSticker (out-of-state)
1University of Tennessee at Martin
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN
$7,280Town$30k
2Alabama State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL
$7,690City$32k
3University of North Alabama
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL
$7,900City$35k
4Idaho State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID
$7,924City$42k
5Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
$7,996Town$34k
6University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
$8,042City$30k
7Mississippi Valley State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS
$8,112Rural$21k
8Utah State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Logan, UT
$8,644City$38k
9University of Central Arkansas
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
$8,662City$33k
10Southern Utah University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT
$8,824Town$34k
11University of South Alabama
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL
$8,830City$35k
12North Carolina A&T State University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC
$8,832City$34k
13Jacksonville State University
Division I · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL
$8,894Suburb$35k
14Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
$8,942Town$27k
15South Carolina State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC
$9,000Town$41k
16University of South Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Vermillion, SD
$9,060Town$28k
17University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
$9,122Town$31k
18The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
$9,146City$59k
19Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
$9,232City$33k
20Utah Tech University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · St. George, UT
$9,308City$35k
21University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
$9,352City$37k
22Southern University, Baton Rouge
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Baton Rouge, LA
$9,366City$33k
23Oral Roberts University
Division I · The Summit League · Tulsa, OK
$9,400City$50k
24Louisiana Tech University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Ruston, LA
$9,447Town$32k
25South Dakota State University
Division I · The Summit League · Brookings, SD
$9,562Town$28k
26North Dakota State University
Division I · The Summit League · Fargo, ND
$9,565City$29k
27University of Northern Iowa
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
$9,648City$34k
28The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX
$9,662City$35k
29Brigham Young University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT
$9,720City$23k
30Iowa State University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Ames, IA
$9,726City$41k
31East Texas A&M University
Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX
$9,808Town$37k
32University of South Carolina Upstate
Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC
$10,040Suburb$38k
33University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Division I · Southern Conference · Chattanooga, TN
$10,052City$35k
34Tennessee State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Nashville, TN
$10,120City$40k
35University of Louisiana Monroe
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA
$10,182City$39k
36Missouri State University
Division I · Conference USA · Springfield, MO
$10,230City$34k
37Southeastern Louisiana University
Division I · Southland Conference · Hammond, LA
$10,240City$38k
38Bellarmine University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Louisville, KY
$10,250City$65k
39Alcorn State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS
$10,255Rural$24k
40East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
$10,270City$32k
41Lamar University
Division I · Southland Conference · Beaumont, TX
$10,272City$35k
42Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
$10,317Rural$43k
43Purdue University Fort Wayne
Division I · Horizon League · Fort Wayne, IN
$10,332City$39k
44University of Memphis
Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN
$10,344City$33k
45University of Idaho
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Moscow, ID
$10,380Town$45k
46Youngstown State University
Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH
$10,384City$27k
47Bethune-Cookman University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Daytona Beach, FL
$10,396City$30k
48Texas Tech University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX
$10,460City$41k
49Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
$10,488City$46k
50Tennessee Technological University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cookeville, TN
$10,502Town$37k
51The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC
$10,534City$38k
52Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Edwardsville, IL
$10,562Suburb$30k
53University of Texas at Arlington
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX
$10,582City$47k
54Murray State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY
$10,594Town$37k
55McNeese State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA
$10,596City$28k
56Northwestern State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA
$10,617Town$37k
57University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Princess Anne, MD
$10,636Town$37k
58University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
$10,738City$47k
59Gardner-Webb University
Division I · Big South Conference · Boiling Springs, NC
$10,770Rural$48k
60University of Southern Indiana
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
$10,798Suburb$37k
61Lindenwood University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · St. Charles, MO
$10,800City$36k
62University of North Texas
Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX
$10,805City$37k
63Houston Christian University
Division I · Southland Conference · Houston, TX
$10,816City$55k
64University of Kansas
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS
$10,818City$45k
65University of Houston
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX
$10,830City$39k
66Tarleton State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Stephenville, TX
$10,846Town$34k
67University of Texas at El Paso
Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX
$10,864City$42k
68Wright State University
Division I · Horizon League · Dayton, OH
$10,900Suburb$36k
69University of North Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL
$10,910City$38k
70Florida Gulf Coast University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Fort Myers, FL
$10,914Suburb$43k
71Texas Southern University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX
$10,914City$40k
72Western Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Macomb, IL
$10,920Town$29k
73Nicholls State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA
$10,938City$28k
74University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Division I · Horizon League · Milwaukee, WI
$10,980City$37k
75Grambling State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA
$10,990Town$35k
76Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
$10,990Town$66k
77Georgia Southern University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Statesboro, GA
$10,993Town$37k
78East Carolina University
Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC
$11,000City$41k
79University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
$11,018City$40k
80University of North Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Grand Forks, ND
$11,046City$31k
81University of Akron
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Akron, OH
$11,070City$33k
82Arkansas State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR
$11,100City$32k
83Stephen F. Austin State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Nacogdoches, TX
$11,142Town$37k
84Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
$11,162City$34k
85The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
$11,192City$67k
86University of Georgia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA
$11,246City$47k
87Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
$11,298Town$30k
88Oklahoma State University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Stillwater, OK
$11,300Town$44k
89Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
$11,309Suburb$38k
90Alabama A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Normal, AL
$11,402City$36k
91Coastal Carolina University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC
$11,418City$46k
92Indiana State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Terre Haute, IN
$11,483City$37k
93Southeast Missouri State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Cape Girardeau, MO
$11,486City$27k
94University of Florida
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL
$11,500City$45k
95Chicago State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL
$11,550City$32k
96Illinois State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL
$11,584Suburb$46k
97Charleston Southern University
Division I · Big South Conference · Charleston, SC
$11,590City$47k
98University of Nebraska at Omaha
Division I · The Summit League · Omaha, NE
$11,610City$39k
99California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
$11,630City$56k
100California State University, Fresno
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA
$11,634City$36k
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