Middle-class affordability (net price)
For public institutions we sort on net price for the $48,001–$75,000 family-income band where published. For private nonprofit and for-profit schools (no parallel band in this extract), we use average net price overall as the sort key—labeled in the table. Lower is better.
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.
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| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | Primary metric | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Biblical Studies-Houston | TX | Private nonprofit | 419 | $672 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $180,061 |
| 2 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | TX | Public | 1,750 | $1,300 | Mid-income band · ROI $262,564 |
| 3 | Indiana University-Kokomo | IN | Public | 2,352 | $2,375 | Mid-income band · ROI $210,106 |
| 4 | Talmudical Seminary of Bobov | NY | Private nonprofit | 602 | $2,840 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $91,821 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota-Morris | MN | Public | 936 | $3,213 | Mid-income band · ROI $193,204 |
| 6 | University of Michigan-Flint | MI | Public | 4,411 | $3,752 | Mid-income band · ROI $216,868 |
| 7 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | OH | Public | 691 | $3,791 | Mid-income band · ROI $228,596 |
| 8 | Texas A & M International University | TX | Public | 6,667 | $3,840 | Mid-income band · ROI $197,116 |
| 9 | University of Maine at Fort Kent | ME | Public | 599 | $4,122 | Mid-income band · ROI $242,829 |
| 10 | Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel | NY | Private nonprofit | 2,957 | $4,156 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $125,106 |
| 11 | Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | NY | Private nonprofit | 765 | $4,543 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $87,270 |
| 12 | California State University-San Bernardino | CA | Public | 15,023 | $4,735 | Mid-income band · ROI $234,415 |
| 13 | Universidad Central de Bayamon | PR | Private nonprofit | 539 | $4,827 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $84,442 |
| 14 | Rabbinical Seminary of America | NY | Private nonprofit | 397 | $4,844 | Avg net (overall) · ROI — |
| 15 | Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary | NY | Private nonprofit | 399 | $4,876 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $68,290 |
| 16 | New College of Florida | FL | Public | 843 | $4,880 | Mid-income band · ROI $169,122 |
| 17 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | Public | 34,177 | $4,895 | Mid-income band · ROI $326,971 |
| 18 | Caribbean University-Ponce | PR | Private nonprofit | 414 | $4,964 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $78,882 |
| 19 | California State University-Los Angeles | CA | Public | 19,562 | $5,002 | Mid-income band · ROI $240,710 |
| 20 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | NH | Public | 443 | $5,018 | Mid-income band · ROI $247,095 |
| 21 | Indiana University-Northwest | IN | Public | 2,661 | $5,159 | Mid-income band · ROI $181,454 |
| 22 | University of Florida-Online | FL | Public | 4,627 | $5,171 | Mid-income band · ROI $298,588 |
| 23 | Kentucky State University | KY | Public | 1,309 | $5,256 | Mid-income band · ROI $126,803 |
| 24 | Elizabeth City State University | NC | Public | 1,975 | $5,354 | Mid-income band · ROI $151,605 |
| 25 | Wilberforce University | OH | Private nonprofit | 822 | $5,567 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $145,411 |
| 26 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | TX | Public | 28,666 | $5,665 | Mid-income band · ROI $192,905 |
| 27 | California State University-Bakersfield | CA | Public | 8,577 | $5,835 | Mid-income band · ROI $229,018 |
| 28 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | NY | Public | 962 | $5,897 | Mid-income band · ROI $443,240 |
| 29 | William & Mary | VA | Public | 7,055 | $5,916 | Mid-income band · ROI $244,636 |
| 30 | California State University-Stanislaus | CA | Public | 8,385 | $5,947 | Mid-income band · ROI $246,046 |
| 31 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | NM | Public | 3,357 | $5,960 | Mid-income band · ROI $156,594 |
| 32 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | LA | Public | 2,153 | $5,969 | Mid-income band · ROI $181,428 |
| 33 | CUNY Hunter College | NY | Public | 16,289 | $6,003 | Mid-income band · ROI $266,978 |
| 34 | Dalton State College | GA | Public | 4,553 | $6,042 | Mid-income band · ROI $169,493 |
| 35 | California State University-Fullerton | CA | Public | 38,546 | $6,090 | Mid-income band · ROI $248,396 |
| 36 | College of the Ozarks | MO | Private nonprofit | 1,444 | $6,100 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $166,664 |
| 37 | Berea College | KY | Private nonprofit | 1,513 | $6,106 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $166,627 |
| 38 | Princeton University | NJ | Private nonprofit | 5,709 | $6,128 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $490,486 |
| 39 | Michigan Technological University | MI | Public | 5,955 | $6,187 | Mid-income band · ROI $302,153 |
| 40 | CUNY Brooklyn College | NY | Public | 10,543 | $6,193 | Mid-income band · ROI $251,864 |
| 41 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | Public | 16,154 | $6,312 | Mid-income band · ROI $332,190 |
| 42 | Atlantic University | PR | Private nonprofit | 1,451 | $6,425 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $77,456 |
| 43 | University of Maine at Presque Isle | ME | Public | 1,913 | $6,564 | Mid-income band · ROI $151,632 |
| 44 | United Talmudical Seminary | NY | Private nonprofit | 2,241 | $6,640 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $79,060 |
| 45 | University of Akron Wayne College | OH | Public | 457 | $6,663 | Mid-income band · ROI $189,476 |
| 46 | Oakland University | MI | Public | 12,351 | $6,711 | Mid-income band · ROI $222,628 |
| 47 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | WA | Public | 4,185 | $6,748 | Mid-income band · ROI $303,288 |
| 48 | University of Minnesota-Rochester | MN | Public | 568 | $6,748 | Mid-income band · ROI $248,740 |
| 49 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | Public | 11,590 | $6,760 | Mid-income band · ROI $257,069 |
| 50 | Northern Kentucky University | KY | Public | 8,246 | $6,761 | Mid-income band · ROI $191,206 |
| 51 | CUNY Queens College | NY | Public | 12,550 | $6,785 | Mid-income band · ROI $257,028 |
| 52 | CUNY City College | NY | Public | 12,505 | $6,811 | Mid-income band · ROI $260,197 |
| 53 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | PR | Public | 466 | $6,821 | Mid-income band · ROI $62,308 |
| 54 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | GA | Public | 3,208 | $6,824 | Mid-income band · ROI $141,578 |
| 55 | CUNY Lehman College | NY | Public | 10,696 | $6,834 | Mid-income band · ROI $257,022 |
| 56 | Marshall University | WV | Public | 7,266 | $6,837 | Mid-income band · ROI $178,260 |
| 57 | Purdue University Northwest | IN | Public | 5,671 | $7,026 | Mid-income band · ROI $213,476 |
| 58 | Indiana University-Southeast | IN | Public | 3,170 | $7,046 | Mid-income band · ROI $185,113 |
| 59 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | PR | Private nonprofit | 7,868 | $7,051 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $88,900 |
| 60 | Wiley University | TX | Private nonprofit | 712 | $7,092 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $116,780 |
| 61 | Le Moyne-Owen College | TN | Private nonprofit | 581 | $7,099 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $121,108 |
| 62 | Indiana University-East | IN | Public | 2,589 | $7,100 | Mid-income band · ROI $188,272 |
| 63 | University of Florida | FL | Public | 35,629 | $7,151 | Mid-income band · ROI $289,958 |
| 64 | East Central University | OK | Public | 2,467 | $7,155 | Mid-income band · ROI $169,628 |
| 65 | California State University-Fresno | CA | Public | 21,605 | $7,196 | Mid-income band · ROI $226,732 |
| 66 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | OK | Public | 941 | $7,223 | Mid-income band · ROI $158,594 |
| 67 | College of Staten Island CUNY | NY | Public | 9,657 | $7,364 | Mid-income band · ROI $205,059 |
| 68 | CUNY York College | NY | Public | 4,345 | $7,426 | Mid-income band · ROI $237,312 |
| 69 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | VA | Public | 1,101 | $7,455 | Mid-income band · ROI $164,551 |
| 70 | Louisiana State University at Alexandria | LA | Public | 5,632 | $7,524 | Mid-income band · ROI $161,986 |
| 71 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | MN | Public | 1,729 | $7,587 | Mid-income band · ROI $215,674 |
| 72 | Ferris State University | MI | Public | 8,106 | $7,638 | Mid-income band · ROI $214,421 |
| 73 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | PR | Private nonprofit | 4,540 | $7,646 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $77,279 |
| 74 | University of North Texas at Dallas | TX | Public | 2,878 | $7,725 | Mid-income band · ROI $226,480 |
| 75 | California State University-Northridge | CA | Public | 32,691 | $7,744 | Mid-income band · ROI $223,868 |
| 76 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus | PR | Private nonprofit | 4,468 | $7,761 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $75,376 |
| 77 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | NY | Public | 13,580 | $7,886 | Mid-income band · ROI $199,506 |
| 78 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | Public | 36,258 | $7,982 | Mid-income band · ROI $295,067 |
| 79 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | Public | 5,952 | $7,997 | Mid-income band · ROI $233,291 |
| 80 | University of West Florida | FL | Public | 9,330 | $8,077 | Mid-income band · ROI $179,196 |
| 81 | Murray State University | KY | Public | 6,688 | $8,104 | Mid-income band · ROI $161,543 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic University | FL | Public | 23,757 | $8,106 | Mid-income band · ROI $213,482 |
| 83 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | Public | 31,942 | $8,110 | Mid-income band · ROI $283,648 |
| 84 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Public | 36,902 | $8,134 | Mid-income band · ROI $255,566 |
| 85 | Indiana University-South Bend | IN | Public | 3,933 | $8,195 | Mid-income band · ROI $171,924 |
| 86 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | OK | Public | 3,018 | $8,247 | Mid-income band · ROI $173,190 |
| 87 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | Public | 5,457 | $8,415 | Mid-income band · ROI $292,508 |
| 88 | Pillar College | NJ | Private nonprofit | 498 | $8,470 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $161,879 |
| 89 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | Public | 20,752 | $8,538 | Mid-income band · ROI $266,778 |
| 90 | Lamar University | TX | Public | 8,150 | $8,545 | Mid-income band · ROI $191,226 |
| 91 | University of the Virgin Islands | VI | Public | 1,518 | $8,551 | Mid-income band · ROI $140,506 |
| 92 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | NY | Public | 3,233 | $8,661 | Mid-income band · ROI $178,896 |
| 93 | Rhode Island College | RI | Public | 5,049 | $8,701 | Mid-income band · ROI $201,708 |
| 94 | Brescia University | KY | Private nonprofit | 545 | $8,709 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $166,190 |
| 95 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | PR | Private nonprofit | 937 | $8,726 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $59,133 |
| 96 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | PR | Private nonprofit | 2,906 | $8,742 | Avg net (overall) · ROI $72,179 |
| 97 | Central State University | OH | Public | 2,620 | $8,773 | Mid-income band · ROI $83,940 |
| 98 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | CA | Public | 12,538 | $8,855 | Mid-income band · ROI $220,484 |
| 99 | Morehead State University | KY | Public | 4,578 | $8,874 | Mid-income band · ROI $152,669 |
| 100 | Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music | PR | Public | 307 | $8,875 | Mid-income band · ROI $53,008 |