California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
2.6% admitted · $8,509/yr after aid
Best-value colleges with high earnings and low net price
547 colleges on DreamSchool.co are in this group. This list ranks four-year colleges with an average net price of $20,000 a year or less by what their graduates earn ten years after enrolling. All have median earnings of at least $50,000. The median admission rate among them is 80%, and the median average net price, across all family incomes, is $14,942 a year.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
4.6% admitted · $14,815/yr after aid
FWO
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA
25% admitted · $17,057/yr after aid
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
4.6% admitted · $7,815/yr after aid
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
3.6% admitted · $12,307/yr after aid
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
3.7% admitted · $19,148/yr after aid
Yale University
New Haven, CT
3.9% admitted · $11,340/yr after aid
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
14% admitted · $12,028/yr after aid
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
4.0% admitted · $15,370/yr after aid
Cal Poly Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA
95% admitted · $17,793/yr after aid
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
6.4% admitted · $18,431/yr after aid
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.5% admitted · $16,776/yr after aid
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY
34% admitted · $1,516/yr after aid
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
11% admitted · $14,538/yr after aid
CTU
Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD
74% admitted · $19,881/yr after aid
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
5.9% admitted · $15,497/yr after aid
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
17% admitted · $18,056/yr after aid
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
31% admitted · $18,832/yr after aid
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
27% admitted · $14,794/yr after aid
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
8.3% admitted · $15,157/yr after aid
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
9.0% admitted · $19,536/yr after aid
Rabbinical Seminary of America
Flushing, NY
99% admitted · $7,309/yr after aid
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
11% admitted · $16,754/yr after aid
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
16% admitted · $14,362/yr after aid
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL
58% admitted · $19,741/yr after aid
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
12% admitted · $13,360/yr after aid
Rice University
Houston, TX
8.0% admitted · $11,164/yr after aid
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
65% admitted · $18,783/yr after aid
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
7.1% admitted · $15,595/yr after aid
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
13% admitted · $15,060/yr after aid
University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
45% admitted · $14,296/yr after aid
Colby College
Waterville, ME
7.1% admitted · $19,835/yr after aid
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
9.0% admitted · $14,659/yr after aid
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
42% admitted · $13,042/yr after aid
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
42% admitted · $14,318/yr after aid
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
7.5% admitted · $17,392/yr after aid
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
73% admitted · $15,772/yr after aid
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
71% admitted · $15,585/yr after aid
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
92% admitted · $13,446/yr after aid
BMT
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed
Lakewood, NJ
58% admitted · $6,306/yr after aid
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
7.1% admitted · $18,978/yr after aid
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
71% admitted · $16,337/yr after aid
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY
48% admitted · $657/yr after aid
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
85% admitted · $14,241/yr after aid
William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
34% admitted · $18,880/yr after aid
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
29% admitted · $13,866/yr after aid
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
49% admitted · $18,902/yr after aid
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA
91% admitted · $13,802/yr after aid
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
39% admitted · $13,663/yr after aid
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA
83% admitted · $11,900/yr after aid
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
33% admitted · $16,807/yr after aid
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton, CT
88% admitted · $11,184/yr after aid
UCH
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford, CT
88% admitted · $13,961/yr after aid
UCS
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford, CT
83% admitted · $14,226/yr after aid
UCW
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury, CT
87% admitted · $8,616/yr after aid
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
27% admitted · $18,554/yr after aid
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
15% admitted · $11,305/yr after aid
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
66% admitted · $15,732/yr after aid
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ
71% admitted · $16,013/yr after aid
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
45% admitted · $16,600/yr after aid
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
68% admitted · $13,397/yr after aid
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
50% admitted · $14,851/yr after aid
Regis University
Denver, CO
87% admitted · $18,133/yr after aid
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
88% admitted · $14,697/yr after aid
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
24% admitted · $5,969/yr after aid
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
95% admitted · $17,499/yr after aid
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
83% admitted · $17,362/yr after aid
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
42% admitted · $16,486/yr after aid
TUW
Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA
$12,436/yr after aid
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
75% admitted · $9,404/yr after aid
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
38% admitted · $13,636/yr after aid
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
57% admitted · $19,916/yr after aid
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY
21% admitted · $12,999/yr after aid
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY
63% admitted · $6,146/yr after aid
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
65% admitted · $15,271/yr after aid
UMR
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Rochester, MN
71% admitted · $13,319/yr after aid
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
80% admitted · $17,330/yr after aid
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
75% admitted · $13,469/yr after aid
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA
97% admitted · $6,858/yr after aid
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
77% admitted · $9,540/yr after aid
CCN
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cincinnati, OH
59% admitted · $17,566/yr after aid
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
36% admitted · $13,243/yr after aid
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
66% admitted · $18,549/yr after aid
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
96% admitted · $9,803/yr after aid
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica, NY
81% admitted · $12,893/yr after aid
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Bradford, PA
89% admitted · $13,598/yr after aid
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
95% admitted · $17,075/yr after aid
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
95% admitted · $16,375/yr after aid
University of California-Riverside
Riverside, CA
76% admitted · $12,672/yr after aid
University at Albany
Albany, NY
69% admitted · $18,266/yr after aid
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
80% admitted · $17,040/yr after aid
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
87% admitted · $13,462/yr after aid
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
14% admitted · $15,203/yr after aid
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Abington, PA
97% admitted · $14,429/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver
Monaca, PA
96% admitted · $16,063/yr after aid
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks
Reading, PA
99% admitted · $19,570/yr after aid
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine
Media, PA
98% admitted · $18,053/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
DuBois, PA
97% admitted · $11,531/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly
Lemont Furnace, PA
96% admitted · $11,957/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny
McKeesport, PA
97% admitted · $14,194/yr after aid
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA
98% admitted · $16,753/yr after aid
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
96% admitted · $14,209/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley
Center Valley, PA
97% admitted · $12,029/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA
98% admitted · $16,748/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington
New Kensington, PA
95% admitted · $10,866/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill
Schuylkill Haven, PA
97% admitted · $15,199/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Dunmore, PA
99% admitted · $12,204/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango
Sharon, PA
92% admitted · $10,802/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Dallas, PA
97% admitted · $10,521/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
York, PA
97% admitted · $12,374/yr after aid
PSU
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
91% admitted · $12,651/yr after aid
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH
81% admitted · $13,247/yr after aid
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
71% admitted · $16,382/yr after aid
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
93% admitted · $10,759/yr after aid
La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
97% admitted · $19,758/yr after aid
UMS
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
85% admitted · $19,758/yr after aid
Holy Family University
Philadelphia, PA
71% admitted · $12,882/yr after aid
NMC
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE
73% admitted · $17,577/yr after aid
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
54% admitted · $1,051/yr after aid
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
67% admitted · $18,952/yr after aid
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