Ranked on total cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and living costs as the institution reports them.
| # | University | In-state | Cost of attendance | Borrow | Paying down | SAT | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa | $11,283 | $28,596 | 42% | 71% | 1200 | 84% |
| 522 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland | $13,256 | $28,576 | 28% | 67% | 1323 | 72% |
| 523 | Towson University Towson, Maryland | $11,728 | $28,535 | 42% | 68% | 1095 | 82% |
| 524 | Lincoln University Lincoln University, Pennsylvania | $12,512 | $28,505 | 79% | 32% | 920 | 66% |
| 525 | Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington | $9,264 | $28,477 | 40% | 55% | 1216 | 96% |
| 526 | State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New York | $8,572 | $28,428 | 42% | 71% | 1265 | 62% |
| 527 | Radford University Radford, Virginia | $12,548 | $28,405 | 51% | 68% | 1060 | 90% |
| 528 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania | $10,775 | $28,394 | 54% | 75% | 1187 | 78% |
| 529 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | $15,140 | $28,367 | 50% | 64% | 1074 | 83% |
| 530 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois | $13,334 | $28,329 | 45% | 51% | 1055 | 87% |
| 531 | Salisbury University Salisbury, Maryland | $11,084 | $28,310 | 39% | 68% | 1252 | 87% |
| 532 | Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey | $15,912 | $28,305 | 41% | 65% | 1070 | 88% |
| 533 | Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma | $10,234 | $28,290 | 37% | 64% | 1150 | 75% |
| 534 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey | $14,460 | $28,255 | 28% | 50% | — | 98% |
| 535 | Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois | $15,264 | $28,254 | 32% | 59% | — | 71% |
| 536 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York | $9,035 | $28,244 | 57% | 63% | 1165 | 78% |
| 537 | Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | $8,664 | $28,241 | 40% | 44% | 1076 | 55% |
| 538 | Boise State University Boise, Idaho | $9,048 | $28,224 | 24% | 54% | — | 87% |
| 539 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia | $12,058 | $28,167 | 17% | 85% | 1480 | 14% |
| 540 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama | $9,098 | $28,145 | 40% | 51% | 1258 | 88% |
| 541 | Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | $11,450 | $28,073 | 41% | 57% | 1103 | 89% |
| 542 | North American University Stafford, Texas | $15,436 | $27,981 | 33% | 16% | — | — |
| 543 | Delaware State University Dover, Delaware | $10,670 | $27,939 | 52% | 31% | 940 | 47% |
| 544 | Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan | $14,277 | $27,841 | 46% | 57% | — | 84% |
| 545 | San Diego State University San Diego, California | $8,728 | $27,780 | 23% | 66% | — | 36% |
| 546 | University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota | $14,610 | $27,680 | 44% | 75% | 1251 | 89% |
| 547 | Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia | $10,043 | $27,661 | 76% | 27% | 948 | 89% |
| 548 | Washington State University Pullman, Washington | $13,391 | $27,648 | 30% | 72% | — | 87% |
| 549 | Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon | $13,260 | $27,524 | 22% | 69% | 1150 | 95% |
| 550 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | $14,338 | $27,521 | 22% | 69% | 1250 | 77% |
| 551 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | $11,852 | $27,443 | 41% | 65% | 1190 | 73% |
| 552 | Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas | $11,221 | $27,402 | 36% | 68% | 1151 | 82% |
| 553 | Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan | $15,190 | $27,350 | 38% | 38% | 1156 | 81% |
| 554 | University of Maine System Orono, Maine | $13,326 | $27,328 | 42% | 72% | — | 97% |
| 555 | Lander University Greenwood, South Carolina | $11,700 | $27,277 | 49% | 46% | 1057 | 81% |
| 556 | Community Christian College Quartzsite, Arizona | $9,675 | $27,218 | 93% | 30% | — | — |
| 557 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio | $12,988 | $27,159 | 74% | 47% | — | 91% |
| 558 | Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | $14,890 | $27,154 | 37% | 62% | — | — |
| 559 | Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland | $10,220 | $27,056 | 38% | 58% | — | 89% |
| 560 | Texas Southern University Houston, Texas | $9,173 | $27,052 | 67% | 27% | 914 | 97% |
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.