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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
Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN · Public	$7,258	$37,186	58,267	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	$16,264	$63,742	37,806	Find Alternatives
Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	$18,589	$63,386	25,367	Find Alternatives
Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	$19,398	$62,117	19,057	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	$11,668	$55,198	13,830	Find Alternatives
Indian River State College Fort Pierce, FL · Public	$3,815	$38,315	11,822	Find Alternatives
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · Public	$2,090	$49,156	10,286	Find Alternatives
Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · Public	$1,115	$34,487	7,652	Find Alternatives
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID · Public	$12,193	$45,608	7,583	Find Alternatives
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA · Public	$16,804	$51,019	6,764	Find Alternatives
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN · Private Nonprofit	$16,898	$59,986	6,656	Find Alternatives
Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public	$10,873	$48,387	6,188	Find Alternatives
Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL · Public	$12,961	$37,366	5,052	Find Alternatives
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY · Private Nonprofit	$33,926	$63,548	4,242	Find Alternatives
Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Public	$4,616	$32,912	4,167	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN · Public	$8,653	$44,947	3,933	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,284	$29,936	3,476	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN · Public	$7,888	$47,596	3,170	Find Alternatives
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA · Public	$9,328	$42,046	3,103	Find Alternatives
Iona University New Rochelle, NY · Private Nonprofit	$29,188	$73,595	2,951	Find Alternatives
Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA · Public	$14,629	$42,793	2,916	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR · Private Nonprofit	$8,742	$24,776	2,906	Find Alternatives
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit	$18,425	$82,592	2,833	Find Alternatives
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies Fort Wayne, IN · Private Nonprofit	$20,473	$47,327	2,686	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · Public	$5,130	$43,361	2,661	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,788	$30,821	2,607	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-East Richmond, IN · Public	$8,134	$47,156	2,589	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,148	$25,416	2,569	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,026	$26,721	2,404	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama Guayama, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,316	$25,827	2,393	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · Public	$3,968	$49,917	2,352	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,217	$24,539	2,220	Find Alternatives
Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN · Public	$11,636	$49,898	2,193	Find Alternatives
Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL · Public	$2,232	$40,810	2,040	Find Alternatives
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Private Nonprofit	$22,866	$59,986	1,974	Find Alternatives
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney, IL · Public	$10,092	$37,533	1,634	Find Alternatives
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL · Private Nonprofit	$28,199	$70,871	1,582	Find Alternatives
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA · Public	$10,693	$40,507	1,495	Find Alternatives
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee Muskogee, OK · Public	$4,895	$33,208	1,491	Find Alternatives
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN · Private Nonprofit	$23,206	$47,327	1,441	Find Alternatives
Institute of Technology Clovis, CA · Private For-Profit	$23,159	$35,095	1,377	Find Alternatives
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA · Private Nonprofit	$24,258	$75,701	1,320	Find Alternatives
Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC · Public	$10,758	$33,325	1,169	Find Alternatives
Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO · Private For-Profit	$19,216	$31,541	1,077	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo, PR · Private Nonprofit	$9,230	$23,132	1,072	Find Alternatives
Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IA · Public	$13,933	$43,108	941	Find Alternatives
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas Barranquitas, PR · Private Nonprofit	$8,726	$23,204	937	Find Alternatives
Illinois College Jacksonville, IL · Private Nonprofit	$18,298	$52,575	930	Find Alternatives
Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh, PA · Private For-Profit	$21,392	-	845	Find Alternatives
Institute for Business and Technology San Jose, CA · Private For-Profit	$27,207	$38,015	765	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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