Cost & value
Lowest net price for families under $30k
The average net price for aided students from families earning under $30,000 — where a generous school shows it.
$76
#1 · Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
$14,240
Median
of 1,072 schools, all divisions
187.4×
Median vs top
how many times the median the leader is below
$1,667
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · Washington and Lee Universityevery school
The spread across 1,072 schools; the median is $14,240.
How it is measured
Aided first-year students in the lowest income band; small cohorts swing.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Net price, income under $30k | Net price | Sticker (out-of-state) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | $76 | $25k | $87k | |
| 2 | Hunter College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY | $262 | $4k | $32k | |
| 3 | Baruch College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY | $745 | $4k | $39k | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania Division I · The Ivy League · Philadelphia, PA | $1,026 | $26k | $89k | |
| 5 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | $1,243 | $23k | $91k | |
| 6 | John Jay College of Criminal Justice Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY | $1,290 | $4k | — | |
| 7 | Brooklyn College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY | $1,466 | $4k | — | |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | $1,473 | $23k | $86k | |
| 9 | The City College of New York Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY | $1,579 | $5k | $39k | |
| 10 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | $1,667 | $23k | $87k | |
| 11 | Ohio University Division I · Mid-American Conference · Athens, OH | $1,679 | $4k | — | |
| 12 | Northern Kentucky University Division I · Horizon League · Highland Heights, KY | $1,813 | $8k | $36k | |
| 13 | Queens College (New York) Division II · East Coast Conference · Queens, NY | $1,816 | $5k | $37k | |
| 14 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | $1,888 | $18k | $88k | |
| 15 | Lehman College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY | $2,047 | $4k | — | |
| 16 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | $2,387 | $12k | $45k | |
| 17 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | $2,518 | $20k | $84k | |
| 18 | California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Carson, CA | $2,624 | $4k | $41k | |
| 19 | California State University, Fullerton Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA | $2,675 | $6k | $43k | |
| 20 | Texas A&M International University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Laredo, TX | $2,677 | $4k | $33k | |
| 21 | Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Decatur, IL | $2,842 | $10k | $60k | |
| 22 | California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Los Angeles, CA | $2,855 | $5k | $45k | |
| 23 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | $2,895 | $18k | $87k | |
| 24 | Dartmouth College Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH | $2,978 | $17k | $88k | |
| 25 | California State University, Bakersfield Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA | $3,070 | $7k | $39k | |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic University Division I · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL | $3,120 | $10k | $37k | |
| 27 | Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA | $3,152 | $17k | $66k | |
| 28 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | $3,165 | $11k | $56k | |
| 29 | California State University, Stanislaus Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Turlock, CA | $3,218 | $7k | $37k | |
| 30 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | $3,221 | $21k | $78k | |
| 31 | College of Staten Island Division II · East Coast Conference · Staten Island, NY | $3,243 | $6k | $41k | |
| 32 | York College (New York) Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Jamaica, NY | $3,267 | $6k | — | |
| 33 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | $3,275 | $23k | $85k | |
| 34 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | $3,295 | $23k | $87k | |
| 35 | California State University, San Bernardino Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Bernardino, CA | $3,298 | $7k | $37k | |
| 36 | Bryn Mawr College Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA | $3,323 | $39k | $83k | |
| 37 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | $3,341 | $27k | $87k | |
| 38 | University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL | $3,367 | $9k | $36k | |
| 39 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Division III · Skyline Conference · Kings Point, NY | $3,476 | $5k | $9k | |
| 40 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | $3,600 | $23k | $90k | |
| 41 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | $3,603 | $16k | $60k | |
| 42 | St. Mary's College of Maryland Division III · United East Conference · St. Mary's City, MD | $3,618 | $21k | $49k | |
| 43 | University of Minnesota, Crookston Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Crookston, MN | $3,746 | $13k | $27k | |
| 44 | Farmingdale State College Division III · Skyline Conference · Farmingdale, NY | $3,865 | $8k | $36k | |
| 45 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | $3,883 | $14k | $52k | |
| 46 | Berea College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Berea, KY | $4,070 | $4k | $61k | |
| 47 | Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY | $4,079 | $26k | $88k | |
| 48 | Purdue University Northwest Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Hammond, IN | $4,256 | $10k | $30k | |
| 49 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | $4,263 | $27k | $84k | |
| 50 | Elizabeth City State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Elizabeth City, NC | $4,342 | $7k | $19k | |
| 51 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | $4,391 | $22k | $88k | |
| 52 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | $4,432 | $20k | $89k | |
| 53 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | $4,447 | $7k | $36k | |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | $4,458 | $14k | $58k | |
| 55 | University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, IL | $4,473 | $9k | $38k | |
| 56 | Coppin State University Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD | $4,635 | $8k | $33k | |
| 57 | Eastern New Mexico University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Portales, NM | $4,722 | $7k | $23k | |
| 58 | Medgar Evers College Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY | $4,741 | $6k | — | |
| 59 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | $4,785 | $12k | $37k | |
| 60 | Marshall University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Huntington, WV | $4,820 | $10k | $37k | |
| 61 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | $4,906 | $26k | $84k | |
| 62 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | $4,926 | $19k | $76k | |
| 63 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | $4,927 | $12k | $44k | |
| 64 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Division I · Southland Conference · Edinburg, TX | $5,006 | $7k | $35k | |
| 65 | Michigan Technological University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Houghton, MI | $5,021 | $18k | $58k | |
| 66 | New Mexico State University Division I · Conference USA · Las Cruces, NM | $5,104 | $8k | $43k | |
| 67 | California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference · Northridge, CA | $5,153 | $8k | $36k | |
| 68 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Buzzards Bay, MA | $5,269 | $21k | $44k | |
| 69 | Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC | $5,340 | $38k | $89k | |
| 70 | Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA | $5,477 | $10k | $40k | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Kenosha, WI | $5,551 | $9k | $31k | |
| 72 | Murray State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY | $5,594 | $10k | $37k | |
| 73 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | $5,638 | $17k | $85k | |
| 74 | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Division II · Independent · San Juan, PR | $5,691 | $7k | — | |
| 75 | Wellesley College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA | $5,695 | $22k | $86k | |
| 76 | Fayetteville State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Fayetteville, NC | $5,742 | $7k | $22k | |
| 77 | Indiana University Indianapolis Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN | $5,748 | $12k | $50k | |
| 78 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | $5,777 | $15k | $39k | |
| 79 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | $5,797 | $27k | $90k | |
| 80 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | $5,851 | $33k | $90k | |
| 81 | State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY | $5,890 | $10k | $36k | |
| 82 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | $5,895 | $17k | $76k | |
| 83 | Northeastern University Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA | $5,900 | $35k | $85k | |
| 84 | Ferris State University Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Big Rapids, MI | $5,957 | $13k | $28k | |
| 85 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University Division II · Great American Conference · Durant, OK | $6,043 | $8k | $29k | |
| 86 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | $6,072 | $15k | $85k | |
| 87 | Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN | $6,125 | $16k | $58k | |
| 88 | Florida Gulf Coast University Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Fort Myers, FL | $6,146 | $11k | $43k | |
| 89 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | $6,170 | $13k | $41k | |
| 90 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | $6,200 | $15k | $49k | |
| 91 | Sul Ross State University Division II · Lone Star Conference · Alpine, TX | $6,209 | $12k | $35k | |
| 92 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | $6,259 | $20k | $57k | |
| 93 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | $6,342 | $21k | $90k | |
| 94 | Utah Valley University Division I · Big West Conference · Orem, UT | $6,381 | $9k | — | |
| 95 | University of Minnesota Duluth Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Duluth, MN | $6,393 | $20k | $33k | |
| 96 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $6,398 | $11k | $64k | |
| 97 | East Central University Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK | $6,438 | $9k | $31k | |
| 98 | University of North Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Jacksonville, FL | $6,465 | $11k | $38k | |
| 99 | California Polytechnic State University Division I · Big West Conference · San Luis Obispo, CA | $6,476 | $17k | $52k | |
| 100 | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC | $6,479 | $11k | $38k |
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