Colleges that cost families under $48,000 the least

289 colleges on DreamSchool.co are in this group. This list ranks four-year colleges by the average net price for families who earn $30,001 to $48,000 a year and receive federal aid. Each charges those families $12,000 or less, and at least half of its students graduate. The median admission rate among them is 72%, and the median average net price, across all family incomes, is $14,362 a year.

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

64% admitted · $1,272/yr after aid

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

58% admitted · $950/yr after aid

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

54% admitted · $1,051/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Brown University

Providence, RI

5.4% admitted · $26,976/yr after aid

Extremely selective

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

5.4% admitted · $29,577/yr after aid

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY

57% admitted · $1,110/yr after aid

Very selective

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

12% admitted · $13,360/yr after aid

Very selective

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

13% admitted · $15,060/yr after aid

Very selective

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

14% admitted · $25,279/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

4.6% admitted · $7,815/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Yale University

New Haven, CT

3.9% admitted · $11,340/yr after aid

Extremely selective

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

4.5% admitted · $16,776/yr after aid

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

92% admitted · $13,446/yr after aid

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY

34% admitted · $1,516/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Rice University

Houston, TX

8.0% admitted · $11,164/yr after aid

California State University-Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

98% admitted · $3,565/yr after aid

California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

91% admitted · $2,385/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

24% admitted · $5,969/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

5.9% admitted · $15,497/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

3.7% admitted · $19,148/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

6.4% admitted · $18,431/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Colby College

Waterville, ME

7.1% admitted · $19,835/yr after aid

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

94% admitted · $3,946/yr after aid

Very selective

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

14% admitted · $23,995/yr after aid

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

91% admitted · $5,115/yr after aid

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

42% admitted · $13,042/yr after aid

Very selective

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

15% admitted · $11,305/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

9.0% admitted · $19,536/yr after aid

BEY

Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary

Spring Valley, NY

$3,313/yr after aid

University of Minnesota-Morris

Morris, MN

75% admitted · $10,989/yr after aid

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

95% admitted · $23,759/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

16% admitted · $14,362/yr after aid

BMG

Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret Torah

Brooklyn, NY

89% admitted · $3,033/yr after aid

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

62% admitted · $13,511/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

8.3% admitted · $15,157/yr after aid

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX

94% admitted · $4,858/yr after aid

DUH

Dewey University-Hato Rey

Hato Rey, PR

$3,836/yr after aid

Very selective

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

17% admitted · $23,014/yr after aid

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

96% admitted · $7,341/yr after aid

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

45% admitted · $16,600/yr after aid

KYR

Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary

Ossining, NY

$3,925/yr after aid

California State University-Fresno

Fresno, CA

95% admitted · $5,418/yr after aid

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

43% admitted · $8,648/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

4.0% admitted · $15,370/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

9.6% admitted · $26,039/yr after aid

Murray State University

Murray, KY

86% admitted · $7,350/yr after aid

University of Illinois Springfield

Springfield, IL

86% admitted · $7,528/yr after aid

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

89% admitted · $6,313/yr after aid

Very selective

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

24% admitted · $8,605/yr after aid

Very selective

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

12% admitted · $35,780/yr after aid

UMR

University of Minnesota-Rochester

Rochester, MN

71% admitted · $13,319/yr after aid

UCW

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT

87% admitted · $8,616/yr after aid

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

34% admitted · $18,880/yr after aid

Very selective

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

14% admitted · $25,793/yr after aid

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

94% admitted · $6,346/yr after aid

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

76% admitted · $9,479/yr after aid

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

84% admitted · $12,759/yr after aid

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

28% admitted · $27,851/yr after aid

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

71% admitted · $15,585/yr after aid

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT

88% admitted · $11,184/yr after aid

TSB

Talmudical Seminary of Bobov

Brooklyn, NY

98% admitted · $5,091/yr after aid

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

45% admitted · $14,296/yr after aid

Very selective

Berea College

Berea, KY

19% admitted · $5,836/yr after aid

Very selective

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

18% admitted · $38,829/yr after aid

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

85% admitted · $13,902/yr after aid

MTV

Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary

Brooklyn, NY

80% admitted · $9,232/yr after aid

Very selective

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

11% admitted · $14,538/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Pomona College

Claremont, CA

7.1% admitted · $18,978/yr after aid

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

85% admitted · $9,161/yr after aid

UMK

Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel

Monroe, NY

$5,694/yr after aid

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX

100% admitted · $6,803/yr after aid

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

61% admitted · $17,269/yr after aid

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

50% admitted · $14,851/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

7.1% admitted · $15,595/yr after aid

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

56% admitted · $7,863/yr after aid

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

84% admitted · $12,317/yr after aid

Portland State University

Portland, OR

91% admitted · $8,337/yr after aid

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

66% admitted · $10,394/yr after aid

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, MN

89% admitted · $17,395/yr after aid

Very selective

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York, NY

21% admitted · $12,999/yr after aid

New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL

73% admitted · $8,222/yr after aid

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston Salem, NC

30% admitted · $14,859/yr after aid

AU

Atlantic University

Guaynabo, PR

$6,021/yr after aid

California State University-Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

95% admitted · $8,534/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

8.8% admitted · $33,934/yr after aid

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

90% admitted · $8,127/yr after aid

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

58% admitted · $9,443/yr after aid

Very selective

Smith College

Northampton, MA

21% admitted · $25,519/yr after aid

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA

75% admitted · $9,404/yr after aid

University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA

83% admitted · $11,900/yr after aid

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

46% admitted · $9,426/yr after aid

Very selective

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

22% admitted · $28,165/yr after aid

BMT

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed

Lakewood, NJ

58% admitted · $6,306/yr after aid

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

29% admitted · $13,866/yr after aid

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

68% admitted · $8,976/yr after aid

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

94% admitted · $10,307/yr after aid

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI

87% admitted · $11,122/yr after aid

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

78% admitted · $16,003/yr after aid

University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

95% admitted · $16,375/yr after aid

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

42% admitted · $16,486/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

11% admitted · $25,339/yr after aid

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

93% admitted · $10,759/yr after aid

Very selective

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

14% admitted · $12,028/yr after aid

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

39% admitted · $13,663/yr after aid

University of California-Merced

Merced, CA

91% admitted · $11,583/yr after aid

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

80% admitted · $17,330/yr after aid

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

87% admitted · $9,872/yr after aid

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

77% admitted · $9,540/yr after aid

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

96% admitted · $9,803/yr after aid

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA

91% admitted · $13,802/yr after aid

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

98% admitted · $13,111/yr after aid

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

87% admitted · $13,462/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

7.7% admitted · $34,420/yr after aid

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

76% admitted · $12,672/yr after aid

Very selective

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

13% admitted · $27,390/yr after aid

SXU

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

84% admitted · $10,171/yr after aid

Very selective

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

14% admitted · $29,409/yr after aid

California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

95% admitted · $10,939/yr after aid

Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

90% admitted · $11,452/yr after aid

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

86% admitted · $13,877/yr after aid

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