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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
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public	$9,919	$53,557	33,048	Find Alternatives
NUC University Bayamon, PR · Private For-Profit	$8,920	$24,785	28,918	Find Alternatives
New York University New York, NY · Private Nonprofit	$37,050	$82,509	28,663	Find Alternatives
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	$17,303	$68,758	27,371	Find Alternatives
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	$14,158	$54,384	22,903	Find Alternatives
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private Nonprofit	$30,915	$92,538	17,326	Find Alternatives
Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,525	$42,490	13,993	Find Alternatives
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public	$10,846	$44,440	12,182	Find Alternatives
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Public	$8,889	$39,067	11,946	Find Alternatives
Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	$13,391	$57,808	11,301	Find Alternatives
National University San Diego, CA · Private Nonprofit	$22,878	$67,548	10,794	Find Alternatives
Nassau Community College Garden City, NY · Public	$7,095	$48,248	10,630	Find Alternatives
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND · Public	$15,543	$62,203	9,471	Find Alternatives
Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private Nonprofit	$29,167	$89,363	9,201	Find Alternatives
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ · Public	$16,504	$84,276	9,019	Find Alternatives
Norco College Norco, CA · Public	$5,169	$51,206	8,779	Find Alternatives
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public	$8,191	$50,220	8,246	Find Alternatives
Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA · Public	$12,119	$41,566	7,667	Find Alternatives
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private Nonprofit	$30,371	$59,209	7,240	Find Alternatives
Normandale Community College Bloomington, MN · Public	$12,972	$50,207	7,044	Find Alternatives
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI · Public	$14,085	$47,107	6,556	Find Alternatives
Northeast Lakeview College Universal City, TX · Public	$5,029	-	6,471	Find Alternatives
North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public	$15,359	$42,968	6,081	Find Alternatives
Nightingale College Salt Lake City, UT · Private For-Profit	$30,852	$27,126	5,986	Find Alternatives
North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX · Public	$6,587	$45,809	5,863	Find Alternatives
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI · Public	$9,918	$44,553	5,704	Find Alternatives
Nashville State Community College Nashville, TN · Public	$6,777	$38,519	5,653	Find Alternatives
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA · Public	$13,606	$47,021	5,519	Find Alternatives
Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS · Public	$7,911	$36,396	5,452	Find Alternatives
Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA · Public	$15,282	$44,666	5,392	Find Alternatives
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM · Public	$6,048	$39,067	5,177	Find Alternatives
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR · Public	$7,196	$43,505	4,953	Find Alternatives
Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK · Public	$12,710	$45,379	4,772	Find Alternatives
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA · Public	$12,947	$45,454	4,737	Find Alternatives
National Louis University Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit	$12,641	$45,799	4,406	Find Alternatives
Northeast State Community College Blountville, TN · Public	$6,864	$34,553	4,404	Find Alternatives
North Shore Community College Danvers, MA · Public	$9,000	$45,391	4,393	Find Alternatives
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO · Public	$16,244	$47,885	4,378	Find Alternatives
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL · Public	$14,109	$52,234	3,982	Find Alternatives
Napa Valley College Napa, CA · Public	$14,644	$49,517	3,813	Find Alternatives
Navarro College Corsicana, TX · Public	$14,820	$38,716	3,781	Find Alternatives
Nevada State University Henderson, NV · Public	$14,068	$53,166	3,762	Find Alternatives
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA · Public	$6,046	$42,862	3,685	Find Alternatives
New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public	$16,053	$52,745	3,681	Find Alternatives
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public	$12,186	$51,142	3,451	Find Alternatives
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY · Private Nonprofit	$22,443	$70,080	3,440	Find Alternatives
Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI · Public	$10,303	$44,925	3,257	Find Alternatives
Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY · Public	$6,876	$42,285	3,084	Find Alternatives
North Seattle College Seattle, WA · Public	$10,740	$47,728	3,074	Find Alternatives
Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL · Public	$4,571	$39,664	3,010	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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