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Lowest net price for families earning $30,001–48,000

The 100 core colleges with the lowest average yearly net price after grants for families earning $30,001–48,000, 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
California Institute of TechnologyCA$-2,886
Williams CollegeMA$-1,727
Indiana University-KokomoIN$-541
Duke UniversityNC$-361
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$-213
Stanford UniversityCA$-193
Colegio Universitario de San JuanPR$-175
Washington and Lee UniversityVA$75
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$93
University of PennsylvaniaPA$316
Indiana University-NorthwestIN$331
Princeton UniversityNJ$352
Dartmouth CollegeNH$489
Rice UniversityTX$563
Texas A&M University-Central TexasTX$750
William & MaryVA$881
University of ChicagoIL$914
Colby CollegeME$1,251
Amherst CollegeMA$1,570
Purdue University GlobalIN$1,665
Vanderbilt UniversityTN$1,876
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$1,878
Washington University in St LouisMO$1,928
CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$1,935
Brown UniversityRI$2,031
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNY$2,052
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$2,275
University of Florida-OnlineFL$2,286
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$2,287
CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$2,374
University of Michigan-FlintMI$2,386
Purdue University NorthwestIN$2,428
Northeastern UniversityMA$2,436
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY$2,506
Colgate UniversityNY$2,678
California State University-San BernardinoCA$2,680
Texas A & M International UniversityTX$2,745
University of FloridaFL$2,768
Bowdoin CollegeME$2,800
Wellesley CollegeMA$2,836
California State University-Los AngelesCA$2,974
CUNY City CollegeNY$2,990
Harvard UniversityMA$2,991
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusNM$3,080
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA$3,100
CUNY Queens CollegeNY$3,133
Michigan Technological UniversityMI$3,373
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaOK$3,548
New College of FloridaFL$3,582
Wesleyan UniversityCT$3,604
Northern Kentucky UniversityKY$3,630
Smith CollegeMA$3,737
Dalton State CollegeGA$3,788
California State University-BakersfieldCA$3,817
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$3,877
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC$3,918
Cornell UniversityNY$4,070
United States Merchant Marine AcademyNY$4,098
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$4,101
California State University-FullertonCA$4,123
University of Minnesota-MorrisMN$4,126
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL$4,135
CUNY York CollegeNY$4,161
Utah Valley UniversityUT$4,231
Ferris State UniversityMI$4,315
William Jewell CollegeMO$4,356
Marshall UniversityWV$4,430
California State University-StanislausCA$4,467
College of Staten Island CUNYNY$4,473
University of Maine at Presque IsleME$4,492
Scripps CollegeCA$4,522
Elizabeth City State UniversityNC$4,538
Oakland UniversityMI$4,560
Brigham Young University-IdahoID$4,579
Berea CollegeKY$4,598
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyNY$4,606
Universidad Central de BayamonPR$4,662
Caribbean University-BayamonPR$4,665
Louisiana State University-ShreveportLA$4,836
Mayville State UniversityND$4,878
Indiana University-South BendIN$4,926
Swarthmore CollegePA$4,951
Caribbean University-PoncePR$4,964
Indiana University-SoutheastIN$4,978
Louisiana State University-AlexandriaLA$5,075
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR$5,205
Wilberforce UniversityOH$5,313
Davidson CollegeNC$5,354
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$5,373
California State University-FresnoCA$5,429
University of South FloridaFL$5,444
California State University-NorthridgeCA$5,450
Indiana University-EastIN$5,454
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY$5,547
University of Houston-VictoriaTX$5,579
University of St FrancisIL$5,584
Western Michigan UniversityMI$5,734
University of North Texas at DallasTX$5,743
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$5,751
Central Christian College of KansasKS$5,816

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