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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Brigham Young University Hawaii Laie, Hawaii | $6,630 | $25,098 | 7% | 71% | 1130 | 47% |
| 42 | Howard Community College Columbia, Maryland | $4,080 | $16,774 | 7% | 36% | — | — |
| 43 | Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey, Florida | $3,155 | $11,730 | 7% | 34% | — | — |
| 44 | Berea College Berea, Kentucky | $51,658 | $60,718 | 8% | 68% | 1249 | 19% |
| 45 | Frederick Community College Frederick, Maryland | $3,849 | $14,798 | 8% | 48% | — | — |
| 46 | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, Maryland | $4,322 | $19,841 | 8% | 40% | — | — |
| 47 | Pensacola State College Pensacola, Florida | $2,361 | $11,894 | 8% | 50% | — | — |
| 48 | Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts | $70,480 | $87,640 | 8% | 80% | 1533 | 9% |
| 49 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine | $67,832 | $85,100 | 8% | 90% | 1520 | 7% |
| 50 | Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts | $57,160 | $79,075 | 9% | — | — | 60% |
| 51 | Colby College Waterville, Maine | $69,600 | $85,420 | 9% | 87% | 1501 | 7% |
| 52 | Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina | $64,410 | $79,475 | 9% | 84% | 1469 | 13% |
| 53 | Utah Valley University Orem, Utah | $6,507 | $14,765 | 9% | 59% | — | — |
| 54 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland | $65,230 | $85,947 | 9% | 82% | 1553 | 6% |
| 55 | Pomona College Claremont, California | $65,420 | $85,300 | 9% | 85% | 1534 | 7% |
| 56 | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland | $4,432 | $15,781 | 9% | 32% | — | — |
| 57 | Glen Oaks Community College Centreville, Michigan | $4,176 | $17,124 | 10% | 39% | — | — |
| 58 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | $2,830 | $21,947 | 10% | 38% | — | — |
| 59 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee | $67,498 | $89,590 | 10% | 84% | 1549 | 6% |
| 60 | Brown University Providence, Rhode Island | $71,412 | $87,648 | 10% | 87% | 1546 | 5% |
| 61 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $68,686 | $89,028 | 10% | 84% | 1553 | 5% |
| 62 | Harford Community College Bel Air, Maryland | $4,032 | $13,821 | 10% | 46% | — | — |
| 63 | College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | $4,358 | $13,665 | 10% | 31% | — | — |
| 64 | Aspen University Phoenix, Arizona | $6,870 | — | 10% | 42% | — | — |
| 65 | Weber State University Ogden, Utah | $6,557 | $16,035 | 10% | 63% | — | — |
| 66 | Emory University Atlanta, Georgia | $64,280 | $83,622 | 11% | 80% | 1520 | 11% |
| 67 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | $65,494 | $84,103 | 11% | 86% | 1534 | 7% |
| 68 | Florida Southwestern State College Fort Myers, Florida | $3,401 | $14,254 | 11% | 45% | — | — |
| 69 | University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | $6,381 | $22,523 | 11% | 69% | 1403 | 24% |
| 70 | Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | $4,800 | $15,246 | 11% | 70% | 1118 | 96% |
| 71 | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | $6,688 | $22,690 | 11% | 80% | 1376 | 68% |
| 72 | Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, California | $10,476 | $57,740 | 11% | 45% | — | — |
| 73 | Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | $3,050 | $16,830 | 11% | 39% | — | — |
| 74 | University of Alaska - Southeast Juneau, Alaska | $7,056 | $21,043 | 11% | 58% | — | 63% |
| 75 | Nazarene Bible College Colorado Springs, Colorado | $10,482 | — | 11% | 40% | — | — |
| 76 | City University of Seattle Seattle, Washington | — | — | 12% | 53% | — | — |
| 77 | Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire | $68,268 | $87,793 | 12% | 87% | 1534 | 5% |
| 78 | Valencia College Orlando, Florida | $2,664 | $18,529 | 12% | 32% | — | — |
| 79 | American Public University System Charles Town, West Virginia | $8,400 | $18,768 | 12% | 23% | — | — |
| 80 | Colgate University Hamilton, New York | $70,306 | $87,070 | 12% | 86% | 1508 | 14% |
Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.