Ranked

888 uS universities with the lowest tuition

Published in-state tuition, lowest first. The sticker price is not what most families pay — the net price by income sits on each university page.

#UniversityIn-stateCost of attendance BorrowPaying downSATAcceptance
361 American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, Oregon $13,040 $29,923 61% — — 53%
362 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut $13,050 $24,870 49% 61% 1080 73%
363 University of Akron Akron, Ohio $13,135 $26,284 32% 46% 1081 60%
364 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky $13,136 $32,941 28% 59% 1150 79%
365 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, Texas $13,154 $32,696 26% 82% 1280 57%
366 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio $13,244 $30,305 29% 63% 1387 61%
367 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois $13,248 $28,851 47% 60% — 70%
368 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland $13,256 $28,576 28% 67% 1323 72%
369 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon $13,260 $27,524 22% 69% 1150 95%
370 National University San Diego, California $13,284 $33,978 25% 50% — —
371 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, Minnesota $13,288 $26,068 26% 70% — 88%
372 University of Maine System Orono, Maine $13,326 $27,328 42% 72% — 97%
373 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois $13,334 $28,329 45% 51% 1055 87%
374 Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, Rhode Island $13,365 $26,864 51% 68% — 91%
375 Washington State University Pullman, Washington $13,391 $27,648 30% 72% — 87%
376 Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut $13,401 $24,877 49% 64% 1110 87%
377 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut $13,438 $29,673 52% 61% — 91%
378 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky $13,502 $34,391 34% 63% 1215 93%
379 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California $13,596 $32,265 25% 87% — 31%
380 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois $13,679 $26,996 31% 58% 1000 65%
381 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania $13,720 $30,785 58% 72% 1120 87%
382 University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee $13,812 $33,678 29% 68% 1311 42%
383 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona $13,926 $29,423 26% 66% 1246 86%
384 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Connecticut $13,928 $31,983 48% 70% 1160 83%
385 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio $13,976 $32,171 37% 57% 1282 85%
386 Ohio University Athens, Ohio $14,158 $30,586 48% 52% 1212 85%
387 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia $14,220 $28,604 31% 73% 1274 87%
388 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia $14,250 $31,735 29% 82% 1256 72%
389 Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan $14,277 $27,841 46% 57% — 84%
390 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois $14,338 $27,521 22% 69% 1250 77%
391 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon $14,400 $31,653 33% 67% 1290 77%
392 Capella University Minneapolis, Minnesota $14,400 $22,820 47% 31% — —
393 New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey $14,460 $28,255 28% 50% — 98%
394 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio $14,460 $33,007 48% 53% 1117 81%
395 Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison, Texas $14,520 $30,295 80% 70% — 100%
396 University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, Minnesota $14,526 $27,039 36% 73% 1150 75%
397 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota $14,610 $27,680 44% 75% 1251 89%
398 Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire $14,626 $29,644 69% 68% — 88%
399 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia $14,640 $31,137 29% 74% 1272 80%
400 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas $14,644 $29,807 33% 65% 1286 65%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
American College of Healthcare Sciences — $13,040 in-state tuition.
Where does this data come from?
The US Department of Education College Scorecard, which publishes what institutions charge, what students borrow and repay, and the test scores of admitted students. Nothing here is estimated — universities without a published figure are left out of the ranking.
Is the cheapest university the best value?
Not necessarily. Price is one half of value; the other is what graduates earn and whether they clear the debt. Each university page links to its earnings and repayment record.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.