Lowest net price for families earning under $30,000
Average net price (cost of attendance minus grants) paid by first-time, full-time students from families earning $0–30,000 who received federal aid, 2022-23 (IPEDS). 1,133 traditional four-year colleges with at least 50 aided freshmen and a reported graduation rate.
Median, public
$10,647
Median, private nonprofit
$17,825
Lowest net price, graduation rate 70% or higher
| College | Net price, $0–30k | 6-yr grad rate |
|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University VA | $76 | 95% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | $745 | 72% |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | $1,026 | 97% |
| Northwestern University IL | $1,243 | 96% |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | $1,473 | 95% |
| California Institute of Technology CA | $1,667 | 93% |
| Amherst College MA | $1,888 | 93% |
| University of Florida FL | $2,387 | 91% |
| Princeton University NJ | $2,518 | 97% |
| Harvard University MA | $2,895 | 97% |
| Dartmouth College NH | $2,978 | 96% |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | $3,152 | 82% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC | $3,165 | 92% |
| Rice University TX | $3,221 | 96% |
| Bowdoin College ME | $3,275 | 96% |
| Duke University NC | $3,295 | 96% |
| Bryn Mawr College PA | $3,323 | 86% |
| Colgate University NY | $3,341 | 91% |
| Haverford College PA | $3,600 | 89% |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | $3,603 | 88% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL | $3,883 | 85% |
| Cornell University NY | $4,079 | 95% |
| Bates College ME | $4,263 | 91% |
| Washington University in St Louis MO | $4,391 | 94% |
| Wesleyan University CT | $4,432 | 92% |
Lowest net price, all graduation rates
| College | Net price, $0–30k | 6-yr grad rate |
|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University VA | $76 | 95% |
| CUNY Hunter College NY | $262 | 61% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | $745 | 72% |
| University of Pennsylvania PA | $1,026 | 97% |
| Northwestern University IL | $1,243 | 96% |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY | $1,290 | 55% |
| Talmudical Seminary of Bobov NY | $1,399 | 43% |
| Johns Hopkins University MD | $1,473 | 95% |
| New College of Florida FL | $1,528 | 62% |
| CUNY City College NY | $1,579 | 55% |
| California Institute of Technology CA | $1,667 | 93% |
| Amherst College MA | $1,888 | 93% |
| Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary NY | $2,334 | 47% |
| University of Florida FL | $2,387 | 91% |
| Princeton University NJ | $2,518 | 97% |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills CA | $2,624 | 47% |
| California State University-Fullerton CA | $2,675 | 69% |
| Texas A & M International University TX | $2,677 | 49% |
| Millikin University IL | $2,842 | 59% |
| California State University-Los Angeles CA | $2,855 | 53% |
| Harvard University MA | $2,895 | 97% |
| Dartmouth College NH | $2,978 | 96% |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester MN | $3,010 | 57% |
| California State University-Bakersfield CA | $3,070 | 49% |
| Virginia Military Institute VA | $3,152 | 82% |
Net price is an average for aided students; your price depends on your own aid offer. Use each college's net price calculator, linked on its page. The freshman figure can change after year one; see each college's aid drop. Sources: IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022-23 (net price by income), Graduation Rates 2023.
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