Cheapest colleges after financial aid for families earning $48,000–$75,000

The list (100 of 967)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where at least 50% of students finish within six years, sorted by the average yearly price paid after grants by students from families earning $48,000–$75,000, 100 lowest of 967 shown. Prices: College Scorecard, 2024-25. Graduation rates: College Scorecard, students who started in 2019.

1. Williams College $722 a year Williamstown, MA · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
2. Yale University $854 a year New Haven, CT · 96% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
3. Princeton University $1,346 a year Princeton, NJ · 97% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
4. Dartmouth College $1,680 a year Hanover, NH · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
5. South Florida State College $1,817 a year in-state Avon Park, FL · Out of state: about $10,511 · 52% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
6. Chipola College $1,860 a year in-state Marianna, FL · Out of state: about $7,690 · 59% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
7. Salish Kootenai College $1,980 a year in-state Pablo, MT · Out of state: about $9,612 · 50% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
8. Northeastern University $2,038 a year Boston, MA · 91% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
9. California State University-Los Angeles $2,270 a year in-state Los Angeles, CA · Out of state: about $15,590 · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
10. United States Merchant Marine Academy $2,336 a year Kings Point, NY · 78% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
11. California State University-Stanislaus $2,576 a year in-state Turlock, CA · Out of state: about $15,896 · 52% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
12. University of Chicago $2,800 a year Chicago, IL · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
13. Washington and Lee University $3,023 a year Lexington, VA · 96% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
14. Colby College $3,132 a year Waterville, ME · 87% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
15. California State University-San Bernardino $3,156 a year in-state San Bernardino, CA · Out of state: about $16,476 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
16. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College $3,285 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $11,235 · 70% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
17. CUNY Queens College $3,302 a year in-state Queens, NY · Out of state: about $11,252 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
18. CUNY Hunter College $3,335 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $11,285 · 59% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
19. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice $3,535 a year in-state New York, NY · Out of state: about $11,485 · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
20. CUNY Brooklyn College $3,802 a year in-state Brooklyn, NY · Out of state: about $11,752 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
21. California State University-Fullerton $3,852 a year in-state Fullerton, CA · Out of state: about $17,172 · 68% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
22. Johns Hopkins University $4,014 a year Baltimore, MD · 93% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
23. Harvard University $4,126 a year Cambridge, MA · 97% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
24. California Institute of Technology $4,144 a year Pasadena, CA · 90% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
25. Massachusetts Institute of Technology $4,283 a year Cambridge, MA · 96% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
26. University of Minnesota-Rochester $4,337 a year Rochester, MN · 61% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
27. California State University-Fresno $4,466 a year in-state Fresno, CA · Out of state: about $17,786 · 58% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
28. Marshall University $4,552 a year in-state Huntington, WV · Out of state: about $15,554 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
29. Duke University $4,608 a year Durham, NC · 96% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
30. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley $4,614 a year in-state Edinburg, TX · Out of state: about $14,334 · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
31. Murray State University $4,615 a year in-state Murray, KY · Out of state: about $14,971 · 60% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
32. Columbia University in the City of New York $4,878 a year New York, NY · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
33. Brigham Young University-Idaho $4,926 a year Rexburg, ID · 52% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
34. Talmudical Seminary of Bobov $4,954 a year Brooklyn, NY · 50% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
35. University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus $5,045 a year in-state Waterbury, CT · Out of state: about $27,713 · 51% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
36. Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary $5,142 a year Spring Valley, NY · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
37. Virginia Military Institute $5,212 a year in-state Lexington, VA · Out of state: about $35,804 · 72% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
38. University of Florida $5,221 a year in-state Gainesville, FL · Out of state: about $29,726 · 92% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
39. Michigan Technological University $5,282 a year in-state Houghton, MI · Out of state: about $30,178 · 70% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
40. Rice University $5,420 a year Houston, TX · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
41. Wellesley College $5,535 a year Wellesley, MA · 91% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
42. Vanderbilt University $5,651 a year Nashville, TN · 93% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
43. University of Michigan-Dearborn $5,718 a year in-state Dearborn, MI · Out of state: about $23,646 · 61% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
44. University of Michigan $5,768 a year in-state Ann Arbor, MI · Out of state: about $51,384 · 93% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
45. New Mexico State University $5,768 a year in-state Las Cruces, NM · Out of state: about $22,892 · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
46. Pomona College $5,790 a year Claremont, CA · 92% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
47. University of Illinois Springfield $5,885 a year in-state Springfield, IL · Out of state: about $16,040 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
48. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $5,924 a year in-state Champaign, IL · Out of state: about $26,276 · 86% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
49. California State University-Northridge $5,948 a year in-state Northridge, CA · Out of state: about $19,268 · 57% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
50. Smith College $5,996 a year Northampton, MA · 86% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
51. University of Wisconsin–Madison $6,026 a year in-state Madison, WI · Out of state: about $38,051 · 90% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
52. University of South Florida $6,040 a year in-state Tampa, FL · Out of state: about $18,046 · 78% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
53. Berea College $6,084 a year Berea, KY · 66% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
54. Shepherd University $6,162 a year in-state Shepherdstown, WV · Out of state: about $16,464 · 50% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
55. Atlantic University $6,166 a year Guaynabo, PR · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
56. The University of Texas at El Paso $6,329 a year in-state El Paso, TX · Out of state: about $21,667 · 51% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
57. William & Mary $6,345 a year in-state Williamsburg, VA · Out of state: about $32,614 · 88% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
58. University of Minnesota-Morris $6,383 a year in-state Morris, MN · Out of state: about $8,677 · 58% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
59. Youngstown State University $6,505 a year Youngstown, OH · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
60. Indiana University-Indianapolis $6,635 a year in-state Indianapolis, IN · Out of state: about $31,100 · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
61. New College of Florida $6,674 a year in-state Sarasota, FL · Out of state: about $29,702 · 62% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
62. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $6,761 a year in-state Chapel Hill, NC · Out of state: about $42,894 · 91% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
63. Cornell University $6,797 a year Ithaca, NY · 95% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
64. Massachusetts Maritime Academy $6,816 a year in-state Buzzards Bay, MA · Out of state: about $19,486 · 74% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
65. Florida State University $6,953 a year in-state Tallahassee, FL · Out of state: about $21,413 · 86% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
66. Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel $6,971 a year Monroe, NY · 71% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
67. California State University-Channel Islands $7,141 a year in-state Camarillo, CA · Out of state: about $20,461 · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
68. Saint Peter's University $7,297 a year Jersey City, NJ · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
69. Washington University in St Louis $7,361 a year St. Louis, MO · 93% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
70. Portland State University $7,522 a year in-state Portland, OR · Out of state: about $27,772 · 53% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
71. California State University-Long Beach $7,576 a year in-state Long Beach, CA · Out of state: about $20,896 · 70% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
72. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona $7,638 a year in-state Pomona, CA · Out of state: about $20,958 · 68% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
73. The University of Texas at San Antonio $7,920 a year in-state San Antonio, TX · Out of state: about $20,840 · 52% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
74. Saint Xavier University $7,951 a year Chicago, IL · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
75. Truman State University $8,084 a year in-state Kirksville, MO · Out of state: about $17,153 · 74% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
76. University of Washington-Tacoma Campus $8,115 a year in-state Tacoma, WA · Out of state: about $39,349 · 61% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
77. University of Minnesota-Duluth $8,211 a year in-state Duluth, MN · Out of state: about $13,961 · 64% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
78. Southern Utah University $8,260 a year in-state Cedar City, UT · Out of state: about $22,812 · 62% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
79. Florida Atlantic University $8,268 a year in-state Boca Raton, FL · Out of state: about $20,713 · 64% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
80. Cooper Union $8,301 a year New York, NY · 82% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
81. Regent University $8,312 a year Virginia Beach, VA · 52% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
82. Western Kentucky University $8,394 a year in-state Bowling Green, KY · Out of state: about $23,322 · 56% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
83. North Carolina A & T State University $8,492 a year in-state Greensboro, NC · Out of state: about $22,552 · 56% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
84. University of Illinois Chicago $8,493 a year in-state Chicago, IL · Out of state: about $24,595 · 62% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
85. University of Houston $8,529 a year in-state Houston, TX · Out of state: about $21,239 · 66% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
86. San Francisco State University $8,572 a year in-state San Francisco, CA · Out of state: about $21,892 · 50% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
87. University of Washington $8,585 a year in-state Seattle, WA · Out of state: about $39,819 · 85% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
88. University of Tulsa $8,648 a year Tulsa, OK · 69% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
89. The University of Tennessee-Martin $8,669 a year in-state Martin, TN · Out of state: about $14,709 · 51% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
90. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $8,673 a year Edwardsville, IL · 56% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
91. Washington State University $8,683 a year in-state Pullman, WA · Out of state: about $25,789 · 63% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
92. Bowdoin College $8,694 a year Brunswick, ME · 93% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
93. Sonoma State University $8,725 a year in-state Rohnert Park, CA · Out of state: about $22,045 · 55% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
94. Northern Kentucky University $8,734 a year in-state Highland Heights, KY · Out of state: about $19,990 · 54% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
95. University of Maryland $8,768 a year in-state College Park, MD · Out of state: about $38,531 · 88% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
96. Wesleyan University $8,768 a year Middletown, CT · 90% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
97. Valley City State University $8,809 a year in-state Valley City, ND · Out of state: about $14,047 · 50% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
98. Northwestern University $8,811 a year Evanston, IL · 96% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
99. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale $8,884 a year Carbondale, IL · 59% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
100. Oakland University $8,905 a year in-state Rochester Hills, MI · Out of state: about $15,679 · 58% finish within six years Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25

What are the cheapest colleges for families earning $48,000–$75,000?

For families earning $48,000–$75,000, the lowest average prices after grants at four-year colleges where most students graduate were at Williams ($722 a year), Yale ($854 a year) and Princeton ($1,346 a year), for 2024-25.

How much do these colleges cost for families earning $48,000–$75,000?

On this list the average yearly price after grants runs from $722 at Williams to $8,905 at Oakland University, for 2024-25.

What does price after aid mean here?

It's what a student who got federal aid paid for a year of tuition, fees, housing, food and books after grants and scholarships, before loans. It comes from the College Scorecard, which the U.S. Department of Education publishes.