Ranked

891 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 Baker College Owosso, Michigan $13,000 $24,526 45% 32% 1080 82%
362 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona $13,009 $29,933 32% 56% 90%
363 American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, Oregon $13,040 $29,923 61% 53%
364 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut $13,050 $24,870 49% 61% 1080 73%
365 University of Akron Akron, Ohio $13,135 $26,284 32% 46% 1081 60%
366 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky $13,136 $32,941 28% 59% 1150 79%
367 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, Texas $13,154 $32,696 26% 82% 1280 57%
368 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio $13,244 $30,305 29% 63% 1387 61%
369 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois $13,248 $28,851 47% 60% 70%
370 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland $13,256 $28,576 28% 67% 1323 72%
371 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon $13,260 $27,524 22% 69% 1150 95%
372 National University San Diego, California $13,284 $33,978 25% 50%
373 University of Minnesota - Crookston Crookston, Minnesota $13,288 $26,068 26% 70% 88%
374 University of Maine System Orono, Maine $13,326 $27,328 42% 72% 97%
375 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois $13,334 $28,329 45% 51% 1055 87%
376 Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, Rhode Island $13,365 $26,864 51% 68% 91%
377 Washington State University Pullman, Washington $13,391 $27,648 30% 72% 87%
378 Western Connecticut State University Danbury, Connecticut $13,401 $24,877 49% 64% 1110 87%
379 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut $13,438 $29,673 52% 61% 91%
380 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky $13,502 $34,391 34% 63% 1215 93%
381 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California $13,596 $32,265 25% 87% 31%
382 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois $13,679 $26,996 31% 58% 1000 65%
383 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania $13,720 $30,785 58% 72% 1120 87%
384 University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee $13,812 $33,678 29% 68% 1311 42%
385 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona $13,926 $29,423 26% 66% 1246 86%
386 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, Connecticut $13,928 $31,983 48% 70% 1160 83%
387 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio $13,976 $32,171 37% 57% 1282 85%
388 Ohio University Athens, Ohio $14,158 $30,586 48% 52% 1212 85%
389 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia $14,220 $28,604 31% 73% 1274 87%
390 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia $14,250 $31,735 29% 82% 1256 72%
391 Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan $14,277 $27,841 46% 57% 84%
392 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois $14,338 $27,521 22% 69% 1250 77%
393 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon $14,400 $31,653 33% 67% 1290 77%
394 Capella University Minneapolis, Minnesota $14,400 $22,820 47% 31%
395 New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey $14,460 $28,255 28% 50% 98%
396 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio $14,460 $33,007 48% 53% 1117 81%
397 Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison, Texas $14,520 $30,295 80% 70% 100%
398 University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, Minnesota $14,526 $27,039 36% 73% 1150 75%
399 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, Minnesota $14,610 $27,680 44% 75% 1251 89%
400 Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire $14,626 $29,644 69% 68% 88%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
Baker College — $13,000 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.