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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
Washburn University Topeka, KS · Public	$15,280	$49,774	4,562	Find Alternatives
Park University Parkville, MO · Private Nonprofit	$21,032	$56,309	4,555	Find Alternatives
Dalton State College Dalton, GA · Public	$5,012	$40,251	4,553	Find Alternatives
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH · Private Nonprofit	$29,519	$97,434	4,541	Find Alternatives
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR · Private Nonprofit	$7,646	$24,490	4,540	Find Alternatives
GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ · Public	$13,339	$46,147	4,538	Find Alternatives
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private Nonprofit	$20,111	$143,372	4,535	Find Alternatives
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · Public	$5,473	$41,984	4,533	Find Alternatives
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX · Private For-Profit	$27,830	$33,070	4,530	Find Alternatives
Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ · Public	$12,254	$44,356	4,512	Find Alternatives
College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD · Public	$9,204	$44,435	4,512	Find Alternatives
Mercer University Macon, GA · Private Nonprofit	$23,847	$58,354	4,500	Find Alternatives
University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA · Public	$32,654	$65,703	4,491	Find Alternatives
College of Alameda Alameda, CA · Public	$8,496	$42,563	4,487	Find Alternatives
Jersey College Teterboro, NJ · Private For-Profit	$52,558	$66,087	4,478	Find Alternatives
Bentley University Waltham, MA · Private Nonprofit	$37,930	$120,959	4,474	Find Alternatives
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD · Public	-	-	4,474	View Profile
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR · Private Nonprofit	$7,761	$24,328	4,468	Find Alternatives
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA · Public	$25,110	$52,567	4,464	Find Alternatives
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Private For-Profit	$23,958	$31,102	4,462	Find Alternatives
Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY · Public	$8,562	$41,190	4,456	Find Alternatives
Berkeley City College Berkeley, CA · Public	$9,096	$41,217	4,456	Find Alternatives
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR · Private Nonprofit	$12,924	$31,754	4,442	Find Alternatives
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX · Private Nonprofit	$22,775	$56,733	4,440	Find Alternatives
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL · Public	$13,170	$39,842	4,423	Find Alternatives
University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · Public	$7,007	$53,230	4,411	Find Alternatives
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL · Public	$12,937	$54,163	4,410	Find Alternatives
United States Military Academy West Point, NY · Public	-	-	4,408	View Profile
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
Saint Johns River State College Palatka, FL · Public	$6,135	$41,728	4,403	Find Alternatives
Delaware State University Dover, DE · Public	$13,910	$49,307	4,398	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
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
Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH · Public	$10,369	$37,275	4,361	Find Alternatives
Rock Valley College Rockford, IL · Public	$5,242	$39,158	4,359	Find Alternatives
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH · Public	$16,508	$54,810	4,354	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
Butler University Indianapolis, IN · Private Nonprofit	$36,041	$77,235	4,317	Find Alternatives
San Juan College Farmington, NM · Public	$5,769	$36,513	4,304	Find Alternatives
Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA · Private For-Profit	$18,318	$40,092	4,299	Find Alternatives
Salem State University Salem, MA · Public	$15,996	$56,662	4,291	Find Alternatives
Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI · Public	$12,285	$46,297	4,272	Find Alternatives
Suffolk University Boston, MA · Private Nonprofit	$29,618	$67,506	4,268	Find Alternatives
Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ · Public	$7,761	$36,972	4,260	Find Alternatives
Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA · Public	$5,720	$35,759	4,244	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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