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
321 Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina $11,640 $26,692 57% 52% 1143 75%
322 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky $11,652 $24,188 35% 47% 971 94%
323 Portland State University Portland, Oregon $11,679 $21,590 32% 54% 91%
324 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas $11,688 $31,247 27% 77% 1395 27%
325 Lander University Greenwood, South Carolina $11,700 $27,277 49% 46% 1057 81%
326 Towson University Towson, Maryland $11,728 $28,535 42% 68% 1095 82%
327 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland $11,809 $29,299 22% 79% 1473 45%
328 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas $11,852 $27,443 41% 65% 1190 73%
329 Washington State University at Vancouver Vancouver, Washington $11,937 72%
330 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas $11,950 $25,261 31% 58% 1124 80%
331 Governors State University University Park, Illinois $12,004 $24,227 38% 45% 48%
332 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia $12,058 $28,167 17% 85% 1480 14%
333 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas $12,102 $26,751 37% 66% 1190 93%
334 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana $12,144 $28,801 27% 72% 1313 78%
335 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama $12,180 $33,382 32% 60% 1285 77%
336 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii $12,186 $26,433 27% 69% 1102 87%
337 Sonoran Desert Institute Tempe, Arizona $12,200 $25,566 28%
338 university of illinois springfield Springfield, Illinois $12,252 $25,521 37% 58% 1102 86%
339 EDvance College San Francisco, California $12,300 0% 100%
340 Los Angeles Pacific University Glendora, California $12,360 $29,884 74%
341 Reach University Oakland, California $12,374 $32,536 0% 100%
342 American InterContinental University System Chandler, Arizona $12,397 $22,256 70% 25%
343 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado $12,416 $29,254 37% 62% 1082 86%
344 Lincoln University Lincoln University, Pennsylvania $12,512 $28,505 79% 32% 920 66%
345 Radford University Radford, Virginia $12,548 $28,405 51% 68% 1060 90%
346 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri $12,587 $25,320 24% 56% 1204 72%
347 Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware $12,630 $19,644 46% 43%
348 Generations College Chicago, Illinois $12,700 $25,660 23% 24%
349 National-Louis University Chicago, Illinois $12,705 $24,154 22% 43% 95%
350 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio $12,744 $26,512 36% 47% 1235 92%
351 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia $12,750 $29,446 41% 52% 1197 90%
352 Walden University Minneapolis, Minnesota $12,762 $35,358 69% 30%
353 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama $12,890 $34,919 26% 72% 1345 46%
354 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama $12,894 $24,257 44% 42% 1059 78%
355 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois $12,922 $28,919 38% 58% 1100 98%
356 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, Michigan $12,930 $24,936 50% 49% 1052 72%
357 College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina $12,978 $32,362 38% 60% 1247 60%
358 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio $12,988 $27,159 74% 47% 91%
359 Baker College Owosso, Michigan $13,000 $24,526 45% 32% 1080 82%
360 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona $13,009 $29,933 32% 56% 90%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
Coastal Carolina University — $11,640 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.

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.