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
881 Colgate University Hamilton, New York $70,306 $87,070 12% 86% 1508 14%
882 Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut $70,342 $89,020 16% 88% 1501 16%
883 Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts $70,480 $87,640 8% 80% 1533 9%
884 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois $70,662 $90,360 5% 87% 1554 4%
885 Tufts University Medford, Massachusetts $70,704 $88,300 19% 91% 1513 11%
886 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado $70,734 $86,921 26% 89% 1365 18%
887 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, Pennsylvania $70,794 $85,776 44% 85% 1392 28%
888 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, New York $71,030 $87,419 39% 93% 1494 19%
889 Brown University Providence, Rhode Island $71,412 $87,648 10% 87% 1546 5%
890 Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio $71,520 $87,590 21% 87% 1429 31%
891 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California $72,097 $90,300 24% 80% 1495 10%

Questions

Cheapest tuition in the US: which university leads?
Colgate University — $70,306 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.