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
241 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi $9,772 $28,660 37% 62% 1184 97%
242 Truman State University Kirksville, Missouri $9,838 $25,115 27% 77% 1320 84%
243 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, Minnesota $9,840 $25,172 31% 57% 1020 99%
244 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, Texas $9,892 $24,060 38% 48% 1050 91%
245 Murray State University Murray, Kentucky $9,900 $23,485 35% 57% 1133 86%
246 Bellevue University Bellevue, Nebraska $9,903 $23,531 23% 53% — —
247 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri $9,903 $25,177 33% 57% 950 74%
248 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado $9,927 $24,046 31% 49% 1055 82%
249 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa $9,936 $22,278 46% 73% 1122 93%
250 Washburn University Topeka, Kansas $9,945 $21,512 31% 50% — —
251 Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado $9,958 $27,030 30% 58% 1111 77%
252 Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, Arkansas $9,960 $24,951 63% 49% 1047 75%
253 The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas $9,987 $16,830 26% 51% 985 94%
254 University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland $9,992 $26,406 38% 43% 940 79%
255 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi $9,998 $26,566 48% 55% 1190 99%
256 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky $10,024 $21,961 34% 47% — 77%
257 Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia $10,043 $27,661 76% 27% 948 89%
258 University of Maine at Machias Machias, Maine $10,050 — — 72% — —
259 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri $10,050 $22,947 32% 53% 1050 64%
260 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana $10,066 $22,383 26% 59% 1141 96%
261 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia $10,104 $26,415 45% 58% 1122 89%
262 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama $10,116 $25,476 47% 47% 1147 71%
263 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana $10,125 $24,280 27% 66% 1191 86%
264 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico $10,140 $21,259 44% 48% 1038 95%
265 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado $10,149 $24,595 34% 63% 1133 97%
266 Troy University Troy, Alabama $10,176 $23,165 67% 35% 1088 96%
267 Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia $10,180 $26,633 64% 27% 927 88%
268 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi $10,202 $29,267 39% 63% 1219 78%
269 Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland $10,220 $27,056 38% 58% — 89%
270 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma $10,234 $28,290 37% 64% 1150 75%
271 Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota $10,237 $22,744 42% 68% 1090 56%
272 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, Minnesota $10,245 $21,116 24% 66% 1092 95%
273 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana $10,258 $24,535 26% 50% — 81%
274 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee $10,266 $24,289 28% 50% 1121 69%
275 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky $10,320 $23,735 41% 48% 1149 78%
276 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota $10,361 $24,757 15% 66% 1050 62%
277 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin $10,398 $22,756 42% 62% 1090 91%
278 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota $10,428 $25,197 48% 66% 1090 59%
279 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska $10,434 $26,697 33% 74% 1191 87%
280 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee $10,448 $25,489 37% 57% 1147 81%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
University of Mississippi — $9,772 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.