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
481 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $23,011 $40,903 53% 68% — 80%
482 Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana $23,918 $39,202 79% 55% 1050 42%
483 Spring Hill College Mobile, Alabama $24,054 $39,936 44% 61% 1120 77%
484 Davenport University Grand Rapids, Michigan $24,466 $37,319 46% 36% — 98%
485 Bob Jones University Greenville, South Carolina $24,470 $36,580 24% 83% — —
486 University of Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota $24,990 $38,013 61% 75% — 88%
487 College of Biomedical Equipment Technology Schertz, Texas $25,000 — 0% — — —
488 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama $25,386 $43,454 59% 50% 1120 49%
489 York College of Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania $25,588 $37,319 58% 73% 1162 74%
490 Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee $25,858 $39,450 53% 40% 1200 37%
491 University of the Ozarks Clarksville, Arkansas $25,950 $38,666 44% 59% 1105 60%
492 Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, Virginia $26,160 $43,898 47% 72% 1230 76%
493 Wartburg College Waverly, Iowa $26,250 $64,359 67% 79% 1136 76%
494 Harding University Searcy, Arkansas $26,262 $39,534 44% 73% 1182 71%
495 Millikin University Decatur, Illinois $26,892 $57,475 56% 64% 1034 67%
496 Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida $26,906 $47,530 63% 24% — —
497 Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma $27,180 $39,106 45% 74% 1122 97%
498 Capitol Technology University Laurel, Maryland $27,592 $42,471 47% 68% — 74%
499 Hiram College Hiram, Ohio $27,600 $40,572 56% 57% — 94%
500 Kuyper College Grand Rapids, Michigan $27,660 $38,366 47% 68% — 69%
501 San Diego Christian College Santee, California $28,012 $31,745 35% 45% — 31%
502 Stephens College Columbia, Missouri $28,300 $46,643 62% 60% — 77%
503 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana $28,733 $40,434 56% 53% 1080 69%
504 Huntingdon College Montgomery, Alabama $29,070 $40,908 71% 51% 1142 69%
505 Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania $29,082 $43,711 74% 71% — 76%
506 Eureka College Eureka, Illinois $29,096 $39,578 76% 67% — 85%
507 Aurora University Aurora, Illinois $29,170 $40,625 47% 62% 1076 81%
508 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania $29,392 $42,972 69% 78% — 81%
509 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, Florida $30,000 $45,264 32% 36% — 78%
510 Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi $30,250 $39,793 68% 46% 1124 50%
511 William Woods University Fulton, Missouri $30,340 $49,094 49% 68% — 71%
512 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, Missouri $30,566 $40,301 50% 59% 1088 68%
513 Hampton University Hampton, Virginia $30,592 $46,027 56% 43% 969 62%
514 East Texas Baptist University Marshall, Texas $30,680 $44,211 51% 55% — 58%
515 Lyon College Batesville, Arkansas $31,000 $44,978 64% 67% — 63%
516 Newberry College Newberry, South Carolina $31,100 $46,442 73% 56% — 90%
517 Concordia College - Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota $31,170 $45,942 53% 85% 1190 63%
518 Southern Nazarene University Bethany, Oklahoma $31,190 $46,465 60% 61% — —
519 Ashland University Ashland, Ohio $31,210 $43,434 38% 68% 1120 76%
520 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana $31,361 $45,879 69% 32% — 70%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
Temple University — $23,011 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.