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78 four-year colleges

“Avg. paid” is what students with federal aid paid per year after grants (in-state at public colleges). Test rules and deadlines are the ones we've checked on each college's site. How we get our numbers

Likely: even the low end of our estimate is 60% or more, and the college admits at least 25% of applicants. Target: our estimate is 30% or more. Reach: our estimate is under 30%, or the college admits under 15%. Long shot: our estimate is under 12%, or the college admits under 12%. Estimates use the college's admit rate and score range plus your grades and scores. They are not a promise.

  1. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook · Public · 18,101 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $18,902
    Get in
    48%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    77%
    Due
    Jan 15
  2. Swarthmore College

    Swarthmore · Private · 1,613 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $17,392
    Get in
    7.5%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    92%
    Due
    Nov 15
  3. Temple University

    Philadelphia · Public · 20,970 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $23,058
    Get in
    80%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    73%
    Due
    Feb 1
  4. Texas A&M University

    College Station · Public · 59,615 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $21,527
    Get in
    52%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    85%
    Due
    Dec 1
  5. Trinity College

    Hartford · Private · 2,146 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $37,004
    Get in
    30%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    83%
    Due
    Nov 15
  6. Tufts University

    Medford · Private · 7,061 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $38,797
    Get in
    11%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    94%
    Due
    Jan 4
  7. Tulane University

    New Orleans · Private · 7,767 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $40,693
    Get in
    14%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    87%
    Due
    Nov 10
  8. UConn

    Storrs · Public · 19,835 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $24,342
    Get in
    54%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    84%
    Due
    Jan 15
  9. UMass Amherst

    Amherst · Public · 23,671 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $22,857
    Get in
    60%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    81%
    Due
    Jan 15
  10. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley · Public · 33,068 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $14,538
    Get in
    11%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    94%
    Due
    Nov 30
  11. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine · Public · 30,197 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $13,866
    Get in
    29%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    87%
    Due
    Nov 30
  12. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles · Public · 33,475 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $14,659
    Get in
    9.3%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    93%
    Due
    Nov 30
  13. University of California, San Diego

    La Jolla · Public · 34,948 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $14,794
    Get in
    29%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    86%
    Due
    Nov 30
  14. University of Chicago

    Chicago · Private · 7,569 undergrads

    Avg. paid
    $16,776
    Get in
    4.5%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    95%
    Due
    Jan 4
  15. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder · Public · 31,939 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $23,708
    Get in
    78%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    74%
    Due
    Nov 15
  16. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Champaign · Public · 36,258 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $13,042
    Get in
    37%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    86%
    Due
    Jan 5
  17. University of Iowa

    Iowa City · Public · 22,264 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $22,508
    Get in
    80%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    76%
    Due
    Feb 1
  18. University of Kentucky

    Lexington · Public · 24,763 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $18,868
    Get in
    94%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    72%
    Due
    Dec 1
  19. University of Maryland

    College Park · Public · 30,760 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $14,296
    Get in
    45%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    88%
    Due
    Jan 20
  20. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor · Public · 34,177 undergrads

    Avg. paid in-state
    $14,362
    Get in
    16%
    Grad in 6 yrs
    93%
    Due
    Feb 1

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