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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
Lemoore College Lemoore, CA · Public	$10,832	$40,292	3,373	Find Alternatives
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Public	$3,085	$41,900	3,372	Find Alternatives
Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe, NM · Public	$11,067	$38,005	3,369	Find Alternatives
College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · Public	$1,342	$39,639	3,368	Find Alternatives
Savannah Technical College Savannah, GA · Public	$6,114	$33,018	3,366	Find Alternatives
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public	$14,435	$45,287	3,365	Find Alternatives
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM · Public	$4,904	$38,550	3,357	Find Alternatives
Central Community College Grand Island, NE · Public	$7,024	$39,429	3,353	Find Alternatives
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC · Public	$10,648	$44,236	3,351	Find Alternatives
Parkland College Champaign, IL · Public	$8,048	$38,320	3,348	Find Alternatives
Alvin Community College Alvin, TX · Public	$8,525	$45,762	3,342	Find Alternatives
Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS · Public	$16,744	$40,795	3,319	Find Alternatives
Athens Technical College Athens, GA · Public	$6,949	$35,951	3,318	Find Alternatives
Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA · Public	$9,433	$40,437	3,317	Find Alternatives
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Public	$3,537	$34,242	3,308	Find Alternatives
Southwest Texas College Uvalde, TX · Public	$7,372	$35,563	3,306	Find Alternatives
Hope College Holland, MI · Private Nonprofit	$27,182	$58,427	3,288	Find Alternatives
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA · Private Nonprofit	$18,556	$61,012	3,265	Find Alternatives
Barnard College New York, NY · Private Nonprofit	$28,800	$80,516	3,264	Find Alternatives
Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI · Public	$10,303	$44,925	3,257	Find Alternatives
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY · Public	-	$65,991	3,254	Find Alternatives
Roane State Community College Harriman, TN · Public	$4,270	$39,407	3,250	Find Alternatives
Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO · Public	$8,656	$44,592	3,250	Find Alternatives
School of Visual Arts New York, NY · Private For-Profit	$57,914	$46,459	3,244	Find Alternatives
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA · Public	$24,558	$63,435	3,240	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
University of St Thomas Houston, TX · Private Nonprofit	$19,359	$59,224	3,220	Find Alternatives
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ · Private Nonprofit	$40,287	$84,131	3,218	Find Alternatives
Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ · Public	$5,974	$35,522	3,216	Find Alternatives
Kilgore College Kilgore, TX · Public	$5,364	$37,975	3,215	Find Alternatives
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, GA · Public	$6,842	$34,996	3,208	Find Alternatives
University of the Pacific Stockton, CA · Private Nonprofit	$25,447	$78,445	3,204	Find Alternatives
Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA · Public	$7,409	$38,955	3,199	Find Alternatives
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY · Public	$18,913	$45,092	3,197	Find Alternatives
Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA · Public	$6,013	$41,000	3,195	Find Alternatives
Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX · Private Nonprofit	$26,182	$55,736	3,195	Find Alternatives
Bryant University Smithfield, RI · Private Nonprofit	$41,219	$90,008	3,194	Find Alternatives
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · Private Nonprofit	$22,992	$58,375	3,193	Find Alternatives
West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County Anaheim, CA · Private For-Profit	$32,879	$102,672	3,192	Find Alternatives
Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA · Private Nonprofit	$38,729	$63,998	3,188	Find Alternatives
Western Technical College La Crosse, WI · Public	$11,008	$45,303	3,183	Find Alternatives
Anderson University Anderson, SC · Private Nonprofit	$23,544	$42,101	3,183	Find Alternatives
Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private Nonprofit	$28,786	$85,139	3,180	Find Alternatives
Temple College Temple, TX · Public	$10,682	$38,678	3,178	Find Alternatives
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest, CA · Public	$18,306	$34,963	3,171	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN · Public	$7,888	$47,596	3,170	Find Alternatives
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Public	$5,725	$36,147	3,167	Find Alternatives
Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY · Private Nonprofit	$24,347	$77,789	3,162	Find Alternatives
Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public	$10,272	$49,460	3,157	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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