Most Affordable Colleges in the US (Lowest Net Price)
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are applied — usually a fraction of the headline tuition. These are the schools where the typical student walks away with the lowest bill. Note: some of these are highly selective (and only show this number because they meet 100% of need), so being on this list doesn't automatically mean easy to get in.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
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Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Texas · Public
$1kavg net price / year - 2
Trinity International University-Illinois
Illinois · Private nonprofit
$3kavg net price / year - 3T
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
New York · Private nonprofit
$3kavg net price / year - 4
CUNY Hunter College
New York · Public
$3kavg net price / year - 5
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York · Public
$3kavg net price / year - 6
CUNY Brooklyn College
New York · Public
$3kavg net price / year - 7C
CUNY Lehman College
New York · Public
$3kavg net price / year - 8
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York · Public
$3kavg net price / year - 9D
Dewey University-Hato Rey
Puerto Rico · Private nonprofit
$4kavg net price / year - 10
Texas A & M International University
Texas · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 11
CUNY City College
New York · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 12K
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
New York · Private nonprofit
$4kavg net price / year - 13O
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Ohio · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 14
California State University-Los Angeles
California · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 15
Indiana University-Kokomo
Indiana · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 16U
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
New York · Private nonprofit
$4kavg net price / year - 17
CUNY Queens College
New York · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 18
CUNY York College
New York · Public
$4kavg net price / year - 19B
Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary
New York · Private nonprofit
$5kavg net price / year - 20C
California State University-San Bernardino
California · Public
$5kavg net price / year - 21U
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Puerto Rico · Private nonprofit
$5kavg net price / year - 22
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas · Public
$5kavg net price / year - 23
Rabbinical Seminary of America
New York · Private nonprofit
$5kavg net price / year - 24M
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
New York · Private nonprofit
$5kavg net price / year - 25E
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
New Mexico · Public
$5kavg net price / year
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