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
441 Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, New York $16,299 $21,430 82% 19% — —
442 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California $16,347 $45,619 17% 80% — 11%
443 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California $16,414 $41,573 18% 75% — 33%
444 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio $16,448 $25,676 97% 36% — 41%
445 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan $16,458 $32,198 34% 67% 1269 85%
446 University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California $16,758 $38,701 21% 82% — 27%
447 University of California Davis Davis, California $16,774 $41,238 20% 83% — 42%
448 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey $16,777 $29,483 38% 73% 1211 71%
449 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware $16,810 $30,952 50% 80% 1292 71%
450 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia $16,828 $33,766 37% 76% 1180 86%
451 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia $16,945 $38,954 39% 57% 1137 93%
452 University of Massachusetts at Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts $16,966 $30,786 53% 64% 1285 83%
453 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire $17,200 $40,918 58% 47% — 100%
454 Park University Parkville, Missouri $17,500 $29,427 31% 48% — —
455 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan $17,736 $34,654 24% 79% 1465 16%
456 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts $17,772 $34,549 47% 77% 1423 60%
457 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona $17,850 $32,702 53% 35% 1077 79%
458 South University-Savannah Online Savannah, Georgia $18,145 $34,298 73% 25% — —
459 Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, Pennsylvania $18,240 $33,192 60% 65% — —
460 ECPI University Virginia Beach, Virginia $18,484 $30,055 57% 33% — 75%
461 Bethel University McKenzie, Tennessee $18,712 $31,203 38% 34% 972 60%
462 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont $19,058 $35,649 37% 81% 1374 65%
463 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan $19,123 $34,152 46% 80% 1258 92%
464 University of Advancing Technology Tempe, Arizona $19,365 $32,794 68% 50% — 98%
465 Upper Iowa University Fayette, Iowa $19,475 $34,022 40% 50% 1090 96%
466 The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey $19,632 $38,860 48% 84% 1246 62%
467 Gallaudet University Washington, District of Columbia $19,654 $40,374 38% 56% 868 58%
468 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey $19,974 $32,859 31% 71% 1337 65%
469 William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri $20,610 $35,785 48% 77% 1095 38%
470 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania $20,644 $39,694 40% 68% 1337 61%
471 Central College Pella, Iowa $20,988 $37,773 70% 77% 1147 86%
472 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia $21,046 $34,824 59% 84% 1244 71%
473 Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina $21,300 $34,923 75% 26% — 45%
474 Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois $21,315 $35,332 54% 46% 1011 97%
475 Lindenwood University Saint Charles, Missouri $21,600 $35,436 49% 52% 1190 57%
476 Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia $21,650 $32,838 57% 43% 1153 38%
477 University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota $21,750 $34,274 67% 74% — 83%
478 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia $21,803 $39,926 20% 86% 1480 17%
479 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado $21,914 $40,560 32% 91% 1412 61%
480 Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina $22,214 $35,258 65% 44% — 94%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
Bryant & Stratton College-Online — $16,299 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.