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Browse U.S. colleges by cost and outcomes, using College Scorecard data across all 50 states. Find colleges similar to your target school that cost less but deliver comparable earnings.

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School	Net Price	Earnings (10yr)	Enrollment	Action
College of the Desert Palm Desert, CA · Public	$15,728	$39,020	10,207	Find Alternatives
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	$17,597	$55,874	10,035	Find Alternatives
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · Public	$9,320	$71,401	9,809	Find Alternatives
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC · Public	$9,610	$38,654	9,764	Find Alternatives
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public	$5,579	$53,501	9,657	Find Alternatives
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA · Public	$13,970	$39,449	9,544	Find Alternatives
College of Lake County Grayslake, IL · Public	$7,607	$43,424	9,420	Find Alternatives
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA · Public	$15,699	$52,416	9,210	Find Alternatives
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private Nonprofit	$21,590	$102,491	8,973	Find Alternatives
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	$14,764	$52,131	8,969	Find Alternatives
CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · Public	$4,458	$44,214	8,940	Find Alternatives
Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA · Public	$3,407	$37,138	8,727	Find Alternatives
California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · Public	$5,652	$59,009	8,577	Find Alternatives
California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA · Public	$6,067	$63,188	8,385	Find Alternatives
Citrus College Glendora, CA · Public	$4,135	$42,065	8,286	Find Alternatives
California Baptist University Riverside, CA · Private Nonprofit	$26,285	$61,504	8,179	Find Alternatives
Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO · Public	$15,103	$45,823	8,143	Find Alternatives
Cabrillo College Aptos, CA · Public	$15,843	$44,114	8,002	Find Alternatives
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · Public	$536	$54,172	7,977	Find Alternatives
Clovis Community College Fresno, CA · Public	$4,590	-	7,956	Find Alternatives
Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	$18,476	$61,580	7,833	Find Alternatives
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	$16,857	$58,562	7,822	Find Alternatives
CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY · Public	$5,606	$42,621	7,670	Find Alternatives
Chapman University Orange, CA · Private Nonprofit	$46,555	$70,070	7,478	Find Alternatives
Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA · Public	$16,341	$44,483	7,393	Find Alternatives
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · Private Nonprofit	$31,944	$114,862	7,304	Find Alternatives
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo, CA · Public	$12,124	$46,047	7,180	Find Alternatives
Cuyamaca College El Cajon, CA · Public	$6,618	$32,435	7,177	Find Alternatives
California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA · Public	$13,663	$59,247	6,819	Find Alternatives
Camden County College Blackwood, NJ · Public	$5,996	$41,212	6,636	Find Alternatives
Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR · Public	$8,200	$40,968	6,610	Find Alternatives
Colorado State University Global Denver, CO · Public	$16,510	$76,813	6,563	Find Alternatives
College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID · Public	$8,500	-	6,459	Find Alternatives
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Private Nonprofit	$41,190	$87,989	6,437	Find Alternatives
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College Chicago, IL · Public	$7,220	$32,427	6,409	Find Alternatives
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public	$10,906	$46,424	6,280	Find Alternatives
Central Texas College Killeen, TX · Public	$10,265	$40,995	6,247	Find Alternatives
Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA · Public	$7,052	$30,848	6,174	Find Alternatives
Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO · Public	$28,690	$97,335	6,155	Find Alternatives
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY · Public	$4,462	$41,307	5,964	Find Alternatives
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA · Public	$11,331	$42,553	5,687	Find Alternatives
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH · Public	$4,968	$40,137	5,667	Find Alternatives
Columbus State University Columbus, GA · Public	$13,115	$44,544	5,625	Find Alternatives
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA · Public	$13,171	$47,626	5,612	Find Alternatives
Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO · Private Nonprofit	$29,500	$50,416	5,549	Find Alternatives
Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit	$26,598	$42,195	5,368	Find Alternatives
County College of Morris Randolph, NJ · Public	$8,895	$50,243	5,360	Find Alternatives
Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN · Public	$5,283	$37,598	5,284	Find Alternatives
Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA · Public	$9,490	$40,850	5,203	Find Alternatives
Canada College Redwood City, CA · Public	$32	$50,087	5,175	Find Alternatives

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Most-recent institution + cost-of-attendance file · 2024 (latest release) Accessed 2026-07-01 Net price is the average annual cost paid by federal-aid recipients. Earnings reflect graduate income 10 years after enrollment, per IRS-linked Treasury data.

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