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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
De Anza College Cupertino, CA · Public	$6,642	$56,596	15,264	Find Alternatives
Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA · Public	$6,806	$38,319	15,259	Find Alternatives
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA · Private Nonprofit	$49,430	$45,954	15,243	Find Alternatives
Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM · Public	$4,621	$36,869	15,203	Find Alternatives
Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	$19,406	$57,262	15,142	Find Alternatives
Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · Public	$2,818	$42,368	15,109	Find Alternatives
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA · Public	$6,331	$47,224	15,080	Find Alternatives
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Public	$3,345	$37,865	15,067	Find Alternatives
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	$15,664	$57,624	15,029	Find Alternatives
California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	$4,564	$59,977	15,023	Find Alternatives
Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	$15,327	$52,093	15,002	Find Alternatives
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	$20,109	$54,967	14,922	Find Alternatives
California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Public	$10,229	$62,908	14,877	Find Alternatives
Baylor University Waco, TX · Private Nonprofit	$41,104	$65,793	14,785	Find Alternatives
University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	$17,988	$53,899	14,727	Find Alternatives
Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	$21,620	$80,596	14,655	Find Alternatives
Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ · Public	$12,132	$44,034	14,460	Find Alternatives
Montana State University Bozeman, MT · Public	$22,499	$53,263	14,451	Find Alternatives
Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Public	$3,405	$39,810	14,242	Find Alternatives
Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY · Public	$5,258	$49,907	14,218	Find Alternatives
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA · Public	$23,331	$61,258	14,164	Find Alternatives
Sierra College Rocklin, CA · Public	$7,245	$45,294	14,122	Find Alternatives
DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit	$30,902	$68,751	14,090	Find Alternatives
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	$10,965	$48,160	14,062	Find Alternatives
Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL · Private For-Profit	$31,837	$92,405	14,027	Find Alternatives
Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA · Public	$5,981	$42,446	14,023	Find Alternatives
Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,525	$42,490	13,993	Find Alternatives
Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	$14,940	$51,833	13,988	Find Alternatives
Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Public	$1,618	$41,596	13,876	Find Alternatives
Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public	$12,568	$54,560	13,874	Find Alternatives
Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	$9,844	$43,729	13,872	Find Alternatives
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	$11,668	$55,198	13,830	Find Alternatives
Montgomery College Rockville, MD · Public	$8,027	$50,159	13,773	Find Alternatives
Georgia State University-Perimeter College Atlanta, GA · Public	$11,453	$47,384	13,693	Find Alternatives
California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	$14,480	$64,172	13,631	Find Alternatives
Post University Waterbury, CT · Private For-Profit	$21,634	$38,696	13,603	Find Alternatives
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · Public	$5,127	$49,365	13,580	Find Alternatives
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	$21,193	$62,569	13,544	Find Alternatives
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills, CA · Public	$13,270	$44,521	13,436	Find Alternatives
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH · Public	$4,266	$35,654	13,382	Find Alternatives
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · Public	$21,440	$69,743	13,381	Find Alternatives
University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	$10,154	$56,343	13,359	Find Alternatives
Cypress College Cypress, CA · Public	$4,606	$43,533	13,354	Find Alternatives
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	$17,613	$49,827	13,313	Find Alternatives
Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH · Public	$5,992	$37,558	13,308	Find Alternatives
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private Nonprofit	$38,509	$84,648	13,233	Find Alternatives
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · Private Nonprofit	$34,906	$76,571	13,215	Find Alternatives
Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	$9,552	$57,906	13,182	Find Alternatives
St Philip's College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,273	$38,224	12,914	Find Alternatives
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private Nonprofit	$37,244	$75,328	12,913	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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