Cost & value
Lowest net price
What first-year students who received aid actually paid on average after grants and scholarships — the number that matters more than the sticker.
$3,897
#1 · Ohio University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Athens, OH
$17,987
Median
of 363 schools, Division I
4.6×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
$8,353
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · Ohio Universityevery school
The spread across 363 schools; the median is $17,987.
How it is measured
Average net price for aided first-time, full-time students (in-state at public schools). Athletic aid is separate.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Average net price | Sticker (out-of-state) | Type | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Athens, OH | $3,897 | — | Public | 19% | |
| 2 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | $6,283 | $43k | Public | 69% | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA | $6,567 | $39k | Public | 49% | |
| 4 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX | $6,978 | $35k | Public | 49% | |
| 5 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | $7,303 | $36k | Public | 55% | |
| 6 | University of New Mexico Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM | $7,528 | $44k | Public | 52% | |
| 7 | Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD | $7,684 | $33k | Public | 26% | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League · Highland Heights, KY | $8,151 | $36k | Public | 49% | |
| 9 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | $8,222 | $36k | Public | 56% | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University Division I · Conference USA · Las Cruces, NM | $8,353 | $43k | Public | 52% | |
| 11 | Utah Valley University Division I · Big West Conference · Orem, UT | $8,650 | — | Public | 37% | |
| 12 | University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL | $8,908 | $36k | Public | 62% | |
| 13 | Tennessee State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Nashville, TN | $9,231 | $40k | Public | 34% | |
| 14 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | $9,731 | $40k | Public | 70% | |
| 15 | Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV | $9,734 | $37k | Public | 49% | |
| 16 | Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY | $9,738 | $37k | Public | 63% | |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL | $9,839 | $37k | Public | 64% | |
| 18 | Chicago State University Division I · Northeast Conference · Chicago, IL | $9,852 | $32k | Public | 17% | |
| 19 | Morehead State University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY | $10,017 | $27k | Public | 49% | |
| 20 | North Carolina A&T State University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC | $10,258 | $34k | Public | 55% | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI | $10,289 | $30k | Public | 53% | |
| 22 | University of Texas at El Paso Division I · Mountain West Conference · El Paso, TX | $10,333 | $42k | Public | 46% | |
| 23 | University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL | $10,441 | $35k | Public | 54% | |
| 24 | Kent State University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Kent, OH | $10,502 | — | Public | 0% | |
| 25 | Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Fort Myers, FL | $10,548 | $43k | Public | 56% | |
| 26 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | $10,592 | $38k | Public | 58% | |
| 27 | University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | $10,628 | $38k | Public | 63% | |
| 28 | Florida International University Division I · Conference USA · Miami, FL | $10,742 | $38k | Public | 74% | |
| 29 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | $10,831 | $38k | Public | 51% | |
| 30 | Eastern Kentucky University Division I · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY | $10,852 | $35k | Public | 55% | |
| 31 | Lamar University Division I · Southland Conference · Beaumont, TX | $10,999 | $35k | Public | 37% | |
| 32 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $11,023 | $64k | Public | 84% | |
| 33 | Nicholls State University Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA | $11,029 | $28k | Public | 53% | |
| 34 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | $11,140 | $56k | Public | 92% | |
| 35 | University of Tennessee at Martin Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN | $11,151 | $30k | Public | 55% | |
| 36 | University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Monroe, LA | $11,160 | $39k | Public | 48% | |
| 37 | California State University, Sacramento Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA | $11,183 | $41k | Public | 56% | |
| 38 | LSU New Orleans Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA | $11,190 | $33k | Public | 43% | |
| 39 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR | $11,225 | $37k | Public | 39% | |
| 40 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV | $11,388 | $43k | Public | 50% | |
| 41 | McNeese State University Division I · Southland Conference · Lake Charles, LA | $11,393 | $28k | Public | 51% | |
| 42 | University of Illinois Chicago Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Chicago, IL | $11,499 | $51k | Public | 60% | |
| 43 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | $11,521 | $45k | Public | 91% | |
| 44 | Weber State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT | $11,572 | $33k | Public | 46% | |
| 45 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | $11,578 | $37k | Public | 75% | |
| 46 | Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN | $11,592 | $50k | Public | 54% | |
| 47 | University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR | $11,649 | $31k | Public | 40% | |
| 48 | Youngstown State University Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH | $11,740 | $27k | Public | 53% | |
| 49 | East Texas A&M University Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX | $11,902 | $37k | Public | 46% | |
| 50 | Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference · Hammond, LA | $12,007 | $38k | Public | 45% | |
| 51 | Western Kentucky University Division I · Conference USA · Bowling Green, KY | $12,054 | $42k | Public | 56% | |
| 52 | Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Macomb, IL | $12,168 | $29k | Public | 45% | |
| 53 | Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC | $12,252 | $24k | Public | 59% | |
| 54 | Norfolk State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Norfolk, VA | $12,272 | $39k | Public | 33% | |
| 55 | Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS | $12,304 | $21k | Public | 22% | |
| 56 | Idaho State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID | $12,353 | $42k | Public | 35% | |
| 57 | Southern Utah University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cedar City, UT | $12,375 | $34k | Public | 51% | |
| 58 | Miami University (Ohio) Division I · Mid-American Conference · Oxford, OH | $12,407 | — | Public | 20% | |
| 59 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | $12,421 | $44k | Public | 83% | |
| 60 | Troy University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL | $12,504 | $34k | Public | 46% | |
| 61 | Portland State University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR | $12,509 | $47k | Public | 53% | |
| 62 | Louisiana Tech University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Ruston, LA | $12,593 | $32k | Public | 57% | |
| 63 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Division I · Horizon League · Fort Wayne, IN | $12,619 | $39k | Public | 32% | |
| 64 | Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA · Murfreesboro, TN | $12,700 | $47k | Public | 54% | |
| 65 | Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Jonesboro, AR | $13,002 | $32k | Public | 53% | |
| 66 | Ball State University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Muncie, IN | $13,017 | $45k | Public | 63% | |
| 67 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | $13,110 | $41k | Public | 75% | |
| 68 | Alcorn State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS | $13,155 | $24k | Public | 45% | |
| 69 | Northwestern State University Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA | $13,156 | $37k | Public | 44% | |
| 70 | University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League · Omaha, NE | $13,284 | $39k | Public | 49% | |
| 71 | University of California, San Diego Division I · Big West Conference · San Diego, CA | $13,293 | $69k | Public | 88% | |
| 72 | University of Wyoming Division I · Mountain West Conference · Laramie, WY | $13,299 | $42k | Public | 60% | |
| 73 | Indiana State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Terre Haute, IN | $13,321 | $37k | Public | 41% | |
| 74 | University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT | $13,341 | $51k | Public | 64% | |
| 75 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Lafayette, LA | $13,443 | $43k | Public | 52% | |
| 76 | Alabama State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL | $13,504 | $32k | Public | 30% | |
| 77 | Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL | $13,533 | $30k | Public | 50% | |
| 78 | University of California, Riverside Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA | $13,533 | $71k | Public | 77% | |
| 79 | University of South Alabama Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Mobile, AL | $13,613 | $35k | Public | 52% | |
| 80 | University of Memphis Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN | $13,656 | $33k | Public | 49% | |
| 81 | West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV | $13,691 | $45k | Public | 60% | |
| 82 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | $13,738 | $39k | Public | 65% | |
| 83 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC | $13,768 | $39k | Public | 68% | |
| 84 | Eastern Washington University Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA | $13,786 | $45k | Public | 47% | |
| 85 | University of South Carolina Upstate Division I · Big South Conference · Spartanburg, SC | $13,794 | $38k | Public | 42% | |
| 86 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference · Chattanooga, TN | $13,801 | $35k | Public | 53% | |
| 87 | San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference · San Jose, CA | $13,833 | $44k | Public | 65% | |
| 88 | North Carolina Central University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC | $13,884 | $40k | Public | 46% | |
| 89 | The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS | $14,050 | $29k | Public | 51% | |
| 90 | Alabama A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Normal, AL | $14,064 | $36k | Public | 29% | |
| 91 | Prairie View A&M University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX | $14,065 | $43k | Public | 43% | |
| 92 | University of Southern Indiana Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN | $14,066 | $37k | Public | 52% | |
| 93 | University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC | $14,175 | $40k | Public | 55% | |
| 94 | Wichita State University Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS | $14,184 | $38k | Public | 51% | |
| 95 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | $14,201 | $46k | Public | 55% | |
| 96 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | $14,216 | $58k | Public | 89% | |
| 97 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | $14,297 | $52k | Public | 85% | |
| 98 | University of Idaho Division I · Big Sky Conference · Moscow, ID | $14,377 | $45k | Public | 61% | |
| 99 | Coastal Carolina University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC | $14,453 | $46k | Public | 51% | |
| 100 | East Carolina University Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC | $14,470 | $41k | Public | 62% |
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