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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
Community College of Denver Denver, CO · Public	$9,450	$39,095	5,096	Find Alternatives
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ · Public	$12,726	$51,111	5,051	Find Alternatives
College of Central Florida Ocala, FL · Public	$12,088	$38,203	5,033	Find Alternatives
California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · Public	$9,849	$62,152	5,013	Find Alternatives
Clackamas Community College Oregon City, OR · Public	$7,855	$42,886	4,963	Find Alternatives
Columbia College Columbia, MO · Private Nonprofit	$22,715	$45,378	4,950	Find Alternatives
Clark College Vancouver, WA · Public	$11,465	$42,356	4,945	Find Alternatives
Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ · Public	$4,714	$40,513	4,912	Find Alternatives
CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · Public	$5,297	$40,485	4,900	Find Alternatives
Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette, AL · Public	$13,644	$34,894	4,798	Find Alternatives
Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA · Public	$8,317	$46,680	4,640	Find Alternatives
College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD · Public	$9,204	$44,435	4,512	Find Alternatives
College of Alameda Alameda, CA · Public	$8,496	$42,563	4,487	Find Alternatives
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public	$6,375	$41,625	4,372	Find Alternatives
Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA · Public	$23,015	$60,509	4,365	Find Alternatives
Creighton University Omaha, NE · Private Nonprofit	$31,568	$73,911	4,348	Find Alternatives
Clayton State University Morrow, GA · Public	$8,365	$49,179	4,348	Find Alternatives
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public	$4,456	$56,945	4,345	Find Alternatives
Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Public	$12,285	$46,297	4,272	Find Alternatives
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago, IL · Public	$7,397	$36,531	4,207	Find Alternatives
College of Marin Kentfield, CA · Public	$12,351	$42,654	4,042	Find Alternatives
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH · Private Nonprofit	$24,468	$55,443	4,024	Find Alternatives
Columbia State Community College Columbia, TN · Public	$4,734	$40,256	3,897	Find Alternatives
College of the Redwoods Eureka, CA · Public	$6,904	$36,243	3,829	Find Alternatives
College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID · Public	$6,095	$40,916	3,810	Find Alternatives
Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR · Public	$12,266	$38,940	3,789	Find Alternatives
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA · Private Nonprofit	$37,702	$42,712	3,603	Find Alternatives
Clark State College Springfield, OH · Public	$12,135	$39,584	3,456	Find Alternatives
College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · Public	$1,342	$39,639	3,368	Find Alternatives
Central Community College Grand Island, NE · Public	$7,024	$39,429	3,353	Find Alternatives
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY · Public	-	$65,991	3,254	View Profile
Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO · Public	$8,656	$44,592	3,250	Find Alternatives
Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · Public	$5,446	$33,525	3,237	Find Alternatives
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY · Public	$5,718	$46,498	3,233	Find Alternatives
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · Private Nonprofit	$22,992	$58,375	3,193	Find Alternatives
Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private Nonprofit	$28,786	$85,139	3,180	Find Alternatives
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA · Public	$18,306	$34,963	3,171	Find Alternatives
Compton College Compton, CA · Public	$12,647	$34,181	3,142	Find Alternatives
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA · Private Nonprofit	$38,782	$90,543	3,106	Find Alternatives
Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ · Public	$7,929	$38,033	3,096	Find Alternatives
Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public	$10,051	$55,563	3,042	Find Alternatives
Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN · Private Nonprofit	$18,462	$59,871	3,018	Find Alternatives
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY · Private Nonprofit	$36,113	$47,475	3,011	Find Alternatives
College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, GA · Public	$15,261	$39,318	2,979	Find Alternatives
Central Maine Community College Auburn, ME · Public	$6,975	$42,448	2,952	Find Alternatives
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA · Public	$8,296	$43,670	2,911	Find Alternatives
Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC · Private Nonprofit	$21,666	$45,898	2,893	Find Alternatives
Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT · Public	$13,696	$36,234	2,841	Find Alternatives
Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY · Private Nonprofit	$19,341	$41,583	2,840	Find Alternatives
Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs, CO · Public	$7,813	$44,127	2,816	Find Alternatives

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Most-recent institution + cost-of-attendance file · Institution data retrieved July 2026 Accessed 2026-08-01 Net price is the average for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. Institution earnings use federally aided entry cohorts and are not graduate-only.

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