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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
San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · Public	$12,143	$43,062	22,969	Find Alternatives
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	$14,158	$54,384	22,903	Find Alternatives
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK · Public	$15,300	$63,126	22,734	Find Alternatives
University of the People Pasadena, CA · Private Nonprofit	-	-	22,688	View Profile
University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	$14,304	$67,699	22,593	Find Alternatives
Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA · Public	$3,133	$43,552	22,485	Find Alternatives
Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA · Public	$6,202	$38,870	22,427	Find Alternatives
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	$22,531	$64,762	22,264	Find Alternatives
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	$10,974	$68,740	22,170	Find Alternatives
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · Public	$16,665	$90,768	21,996	Find Alternatives
Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL · Public	$9,182	$41,923	21,956	Find Alternatives
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	$15,267	$53,236	21,790	Find Alternatives
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK · Public	$17,447	$57,413	21,773	Find Alternatives
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public	$18,267	$68,227	21,751	Find Alternatives
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	$7,000	$61,244	21,605	Find Alternatives
University of Mississippi University, MS · Public	$13,314	$50,994	21,473	Find Alternatives
Hillsborough College Tampa, FL · Public	$3,861	$40,782	21,472	Find Alternatives
Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA · Public	$3,864	$43,937	21,466	Find Alternatives
Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · Public	$2,779	$42,193	21,440	Find Alternatives
Fresno City College Fresno, CA · Public	$8,069	$37,361	21,251	Find Alternatives
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	$18,059	$61,945	21,217	Find Alternatives
Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	$14,971	$68,905	21,099	Find Alternatives
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	$9,403	$50,923	21,005	Find Alternatives
Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	$28,198	$63,727	20,970	Find Alternatives
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	$23,322	$69,954	20,888	Find Alternatives
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	$23,433	$58,128	20,753	Find Alternatives
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	$11,655	$72,200	20,752	Find Alternatives
University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	$22,182	$61,324	20,497	Find Alternatives
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private Nonprofit	$32,740	$92,498	20,443	Find Alternatives
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	$30,434	$66,125	20,370	Find Alternatives
Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	$14,936	$54,022	20,272	Find Alternatives
The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ · Public	$31,266	$35,404	20,152	Find Alternatives
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	$20,995	$70,814	20,112	Find Alternatives
East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	$15,739	$55,146	19,896	Find Alternatives
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	$25,097	$73,997	19,835	Find Alternatives
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public	$8,759	$41,769	19,675	Find Alternatives
Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · Public	$4,128	$42,244	19,648	Find Alternatives
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	$21,637	$52,581	19,633	Find Alternatives
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	$3,967	$59,211	19,562	Find Alternatives
Portland Community College Portland, OR · Public	$10,405	$44,592	19,531	Find Alternatives
Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	$16,836	$51,836	19,444	Find Alternatives
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	$20,787	$45,388	19,320	Find Alternatives
El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA · Public	$5,968	$41,589	19,210	Find Alternatives
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Public	$17,747	$56,887	19,178	Find Alternatives
University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	$17,799	$72,950	19,071	Find Alternatives
Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	$19,398	$62,117	19,057	Find Alternatives
St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · Public	$1,471	$42,557	18,950	Find Alternatives
Cerritos College Norwalk, CA · Public	$2,424	$41,156	18,870	Find Alternatives
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	$16,317	$56,118	18,854	Find Alternatives
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public	$12,116	$102,772	18,785	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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