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Lowest net price for families earning $0–30,000

The 100 core colleges with the lowest average yearly net price after grants for families earning $0–30,000, lowest first. Public colleges show the price for in-state students.

Source: College Scorecard net price by family income bracket (federal financial aid data)

100 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

100 colleges

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CollegeStateNet price at this incomeDistance
University of PennsylvaniaPA$-3,012
Williams CollegeMA$-2,610
Stanford UniversityCA$-2,536
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$-2,533
California Institute of TechnologyCA$-2,133
Washington and Lee UniversityVA$-1,777
University of ChicagoIL$-1,264
Colegio Universitario de San JuanPR$-982
Indiana University-KokomoIN$-583
Brown UniversityRI$-420
Dartmouth CollegeNH$41
Princeton UniversityNJ$41
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$428
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY$607
Duke UniversityNC$735
San Diego Christian CollegeCA$992
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$1,029
CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$1,029
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$1,043
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$1,073
Amherst CollegeMA$1,086
Trinity International University-IllinoisIL$1,242
CUNY City CollegeNY$1,251
Smith CollegeMA$1,363
Indiana University-NorthwestIN$1,419
Purdue University NorthwestIN$1,432
University of Florida-OnlineFL$1,477
University of Michigan-FlintMI$1,517
CUNY Queens CollegeNY$1,541
CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$1,589
University of Minnesota-MorrisMN$1,694
Washington University in St LouisMO$1,716
Northwestern UniversityIL$1,764
United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY$1,773
Cornell UniversityNY$1,776
University of FloridaFL$1,982
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$2,004
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$2,038
Michigan Technological UniversityMI$2,045
Northeastern UniversityMA$2,264
Bates CollegeME$2,397
Wellesley CollegeMA$2,546
Ferris State UniversityMI$2,556
Northern Kentucky UniversityKY$2,603
California State University-San BernardinoCA$2,681
CUNY York CollegeNY$2,861
California State University-Los AngelesCA$2,877
St. Mary's College of MarylandMD$2,889
Texas A&M University-Central TexasTX$2,949
University of Maryland-College ParkMD$2,962
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$3,022
Texas A & M International UniversityTX$3,097
William & MaryVA$3,106
Bowdoin CollegeME$3,145
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC$3,165
University of New Hampshire at ManchesterNH$3,181
California State University-FullertonCA$3,315
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$3,414
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaOK$3,493
Lake Superior State UniversityMI$3,516
California State University-BakersfieldCA$3,536
New College of FloridaFL$3,591
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusNM$3,663
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNY$3,749
Indiana University-SoutheastIN$3,782
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$3,785
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY$3,810
Universidad Central de BayamonPR$3,827
College of Staten Island CUNYNY$3,903
Utah Valley UniversityUT$3,904
California State University-StanislausCA$3,938
Dalton State CollegeGA$3,962
Colby CollegeME$4,049
University of South FloridaFL$4,122
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$4,200
Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$4,246
Boston CollegeMA$4,284
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$4,368
Brigham Young University-IdahoID$4,378
Oakland UniversityMI$4,422
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusWA$4,458
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$4,570
Indiana University-South BendIN$4,637
Marshall UniversityWV$4,648
University of North Texas at DallasTX$4,713
University of West FloridaFL$4,815
Pomona CollegeCA$4,841
Wesleyan UniversityCT$4,871
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$4,885
California State University-NorthridgeCA$4,905
Farmingdale State CollegeNY$4,933
Louisiana State University-AlexandriaLA$5,008
Georgetown UniversityDC$5,064
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$5,087
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$5,098
California State University-FresnoCA$5,105
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyNM$5,136
Indiana University-EastIN$5,154
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityOK$5,193
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoPR$5,208

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