Share of students taking federal loans, lowest first — strong aid, low price, or both.
| # | University | In-state | Cost of attendance | Borrow | Paying down | SAT | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641 | Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, Missouri | $30,566 | $40,301 | 50% | 59% | 1088 | 68% |
| 642 | Saginaw Valley State University University Center, Michigan | $12,930 | $24,936 | 50% | 49% | 1052 | 72% |
| 643 | Bennington College Bennington, Vermont | $66,262 | $87,284 | 50% | 74% | 1364 | 45% |
| 644 | Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey | $53,170 | $68,263 | 50% | 70% | 1322 | 73% |
| 645 | Presbyterian College Clinton, South Carolina | $44,910 | $60,242 | 51% | 73% | 1118 | 68% |
| 646 | Denison University Granville, Ohio | $67,000 | $81,900 | 51% | 80% | 1410 | 17% |
| 647 | University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts | $15,908 | $30,544 | 51% | 60% | 1194 | 84% |
| 648 | Guilford College Greensboro, North Carolina | $41,362 | $55,689 | 51% | 51% | 1105 | 80% |
| 649 | Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia | $36,950 | $51,928 | 51% | 64% | — | 77% |
| 650 | Radford University Radford, Virginia | $12,548 | $28,405 | 51% | 68% | 1060 | 90% |
| 651 | Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee | $57,110 | $71,136 | 51% | 84% | 1362 | 50% |
| 652 | East Texas Baptist University Marshall, Texas | $30,680 | $44,211 | 51% | 55% | — | 58% |
| 653 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York | $64,081 | $82,404 | 51% | 92% | 1456 | 63% |
| 654 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, Maryland | $48,630 | $63,731 | 51% | 75% | 1176 | 74% |
| 655 | Westmont College Santa Barbara, California | $53,584 | $71,150 | 51% | 82% | 1328 | 77% |
| 656 | Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, Rhode Island | $13,365 | $26,864 | 51% | 68% | — | 91% |
| 657 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Pennsylvania | $11,128 | $26,913 | 51% | 68% | 1110 | 86% |
| 658 | Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island | $52,677 | $69,964 | 52% | 87% | 1265 | 65% |
| 659 | Hanover College Hanover, Indiana | $44,638 | $58,821 | 52% | 71% | 1201 | 84% |
| 660 | Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota | $40,160 | $55,159 | 52% | 83% | 1195 | 68% |
| 661 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts | $60,965 | $78,679 | 52% | 92% | — | 60% |
| 662 | Prescott College Prescott, Arizona | $35,685 | $48,532 | 52% | 53% | — | 95% |
| 663 | Champlain College Burlington, Vermont | $47,850 | $65,009 | 52% | 74% | 1312 | 83% |
| 664 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana | $48,450 | $58,437 | 52% | 77% | 1178 | 89% |
| 665 | North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota | $11,110 | $23,716 | 52% | 81% | 1150 | 95% |
| 666 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland | $9,076 | $25,941 | 52% | 27% | — | 96% |
| 667 | Delaware State University Dover, Delaware | $10,670 | $27,939 | 52% | 31% | 940 | 47% |
| 668 | Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut | $13,438 | $29,673 | 52% | 61% | — | 91% |
| 669 | State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York | $8,825 | $27,052 | 52% | 68% | 1187 | 81% |
| 670 | Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio | $50,640 | $65,476 | 53% | 73% | 1217 | 86% |
| 671 | Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia | $50,604 | $63,283 | 53% | 56% | 1260 | 62% |
| 672 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, North Carolina | $41,500 | $56,966 | 53% | 66% | 1350 | 71% |
| 673 | Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey | $63,462 | $79,790 | 53% | 91% | 1446 | 48% |
| 674 | Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee | $25,858 | $39,450 | 53% | 40% | 1200 | 37% |
| 675 | Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $44,626 | $61,261 | 53% | 60% | 1198 | 62% |
| 676 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York | $59,274 | $74,626 | 53% | 77% | 1383 | 67% |
| 677 | University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth, Texas | — | — | 53% | — | — | — |
| 678 | Goucher College Baltimore, Maryland | $53,350 | $70,544 | 53% | 73% | 1248 | 78% |
| 679 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | $17,850 | $32,702 | 53% | 35% | 1077 | 79% |
| 680 | University of Massachusetts at Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts | $16,966 | $30,786 | 53% | 64% | 1285 | 83% |
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.