2024 Cheapest College Costs Rankings
The tuition & fees are the costs for attending class at a college and it varies by academic programs. The tuition & fees may be charged per semester, per course, or per credit hour.
In general, public colleges such as University of Florida and UCLA have in-state and out-of-state tuition rate. Students living in state in which they attend school pay the in-state rate of tuition and the cost is cheaper than out-of-state rate. The out-of-state tuition is charted by colleges to students who do not meet the school or state's residency requirement. Some public schools also offer in-district rate of tuition and it is relatively cheaper than in-state rate as well as out-of-state rate. Private schools do not offer tuition for state residents and its tuition & fees are usually higher than public schools' tuition & fees.
University of the People has the cheapest tuition & fees ($1,200) and College of the Mainland has the second lowest tuition & fees ($3,873) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Cheapest College Costs having lowest tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 3,000 students have enrolled in.
Cheapest College Costs
Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | University of the People Pasadena, CA | $1,200 | - | - | - | 34,192 | 27% | 23 to 1 |
2 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX | $3,873 | - | - | - | 4,482 | 25% | 16 to 1 |
3 | Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT | $3,888 | - | - | - | 4,058 | 21% | 14 to 1 |
4 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | $4,656 | - | 1,090 | 95.6% | 43,023 | 53% | 19 to 1 |
5 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | $4,711 | - | - | - | 4,044 | 37% | 13 to 1 |
6 | Odessa College Odessa, TX | $4,806 | - | - | - | 7,995 | 23% | 21 to 1 |
7 | Green River College Auburn, WA | $5,105 | - | - | - | 6,252 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
8 | Highline College Des Moines, WA | $5,156 | - | - | - | 4,684 | 40% | 14 to 1 |
9 | Pierce College District Lakewood, WA | $5,211 | - | - | - | 8,635 | 38% | 21 to 1 |
10 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | $5,274 | $3,800 | - | 54.4% | 11,062 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
11 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | $5,324 | $4,470 | - | 51.6% | 12,037 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
12 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX | $5,352 | - | - | - | 30,593 | 32% | 23 to 1 |
13 | South Seattle College Seattle, WA | $5,354 | - | - | - | 4,901 | 33% | 32 to 1 |
14 | Seattle Central College Seattle, WA | $5,354 | - | - | - | 4,476 | 24% | 17 to 1 |
15 | Spokane Community College Spokane, WA | $5,494 | - | - | - | 6,502 | 35% | 17 to 1 |
16 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA | $5,494 | - | - | - | 3,795 | 29% | 14 to 1 |
17 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $5,542 | $4,791 | - | 45.7% | 3,178 | 37% | 27 to 1 |
18 | North Seattle College Seattle, WA | $5,547 | - | - | - | 4,675 | 27% | 17 to 1 |
19 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 40.1% | 3,249 | 42% | 25 to 1 |
20 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 46.8% | 5,001 | 35% | 18 to 1 |
21 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR | $5,580 | $3,456 | - | 52.8% | 3,267 | 43% | 23 to 1 |
22 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 33.8% | 3,820 | 32% | 27 to 1 |
23 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX | $5,614 | - | - | - | 35,077 | 17% | 21 to 1 |
24 | Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA | $5,697 | - | - | - | 3,279 | 26% | 15 to 1 |
25 | Laredo College Laredo, TX | $5,748 | - | - | - | 9,317 | 37% | 26 to 1 |
26 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | $5,752 | - | - | - | 11,901 | 20% | 20 to 1 |
1175 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | $5,808 | $3,820 | - | - | 15,948 | 32% | 28 to 1 |
27 | Grayson College Denison, TX | $5,850 | - | - | - | 3,938 | 24% | 20 to 1 |
28 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX | $5,970 | - | - | - | 5,362 | 25% | 16 to 1 |
29 | Dallas College Dallas, TX | $6,000 | - | - | - | 64,156 | 34% | 22 to 1 |
30 | Midland College Midland, TX | $6,030 | - | - | - | 5,404 | 24% | 14 to 1 |
31 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | $6,050 | - | - | - | 9,725 | 16% | 11 to 1 |
32 | American College of Education Indianapolis, IN | $6,240 | $6,600 | - | - | 10,003 | - | 14 to 1 |
1294 | Aspen University Phoenix, AZ | $6,264 | $5,085 | - | - | 7,386 | - | 5 to 1 |
33 | University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $6,284 | - | - | 93.2% | 3,022 | 39% | 21 to 1 |
34 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | $6,340 | $6,911 | - | 94.7% | 5,776 | 42% | 21 to 1 |
35 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | $6,360 | $6,105 | - | 55.2% | 4,224 | 39% | 22 to 1 |
47 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $6,496 | $8,096 | 1,360 | 66.7% | 34,464 | 78% | 21 to 1 |
36 | College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID | $6,840 | - | - | - | 8,096 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
37 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO | $6,872 | - | - | - | 10,889 | 30% | 16 to 1 |
38 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 6,120 | 34% | 20 to 1 |
39 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 5,558 | 34% | 24 to 1 |
40 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 10,133 | 32% | 28 to 1 |
1032 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | $6,960 | $6,390 | - | 100.0% | 3,145 | - | 19 to 1 |
41 | Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI | $7,027 | $7,027 | - | - | 12,982 | 22% | 12 to 1 |
42 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI | $7,040 | - | - | - | 11,204 | 11% | 22 to 1 |
43 | Renton Technical College Renton, WA | $7,257 | - | - | - | 3,072 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
44 | Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND | $7,279 | - | - | - | 3,771 | 51% | 14 to 1 |
45 | South Texas College McAllen, TX | $7,500 | - | - | - | 27,894 | 25% | 22 to 1 |
46 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA | $7,561 | - | - | - | 3,860 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
1141 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $7,571 | $19,910 | - | 89.7% | 7,666 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
47 | Clark State College Springfield, OH | $7,809 | - | - | - | 4,703 | 31% | 13 to 1 |
48 | Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI | $7,906 | - | - | - | 7,650 | 16% | 21 to 1 |
1105 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | $7,969 | $17,262 | 930 | 81.2% | 6,787 | 43% | 18 to 1 |
1194 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE | $7,970 | $9,960 | - | - | 4,773 | 51% | 22 to 1 |
49 | Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL | $8,062 | - | - | - | 11,266 | 36% | 23 to 1 |
50 | Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA | $8,112 | - | - | - | 6,998 | 37% | 14 to 1 |
51 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN | $8,216 | $10,391 | - | - | 10,012 | 40% | 17 to 1 |
52 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA | $8,228 | - | - | - | 11,840 | 30% | 22 to 1 |
53 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA | $8,239 | - | - | - | 6,192 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
54 | Shasta College Redding, CA | $8,277 | - | - | - | 7,363 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
1154 | University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR | $8,280 | $4,800 | - | - | 5,436 | 24% | 33 to 1 |
1107 | Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT | $8,300 | $8,856 | - | - | 156,935 | 48% | 42 to 1 |
55 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH | $8,316 | - | - | - | 17,591 | 30% | 15 to 1 |
490 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK | $8,325 | $7,939 | - | 76.8% | 4,777 | 39% | 18 to 1 |
976 | American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $8,400 | $8,160 | - | - | 48,668 | 55% | 24 to 1 |
833 | Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO | $8,400 | $9,000 | - | 96.9% | 9,565 | - | 15 to 1 |
925 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $8,532 | $18,497 | 1,150 | 84.8% | 11,635 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
1257 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ | $8,598 | $12,150 | - | - | 8,248 | - | 15 to 1 |
56 | Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL | $8,635 | - | - | - | 4,694 | 38% | 19 to 1 |
57 | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX | $8,700 | - | - | - | 68,415 | 18% | 21 to 1 |
58 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH | $8,730 | - | - | - | 9,170 | 26% | 14 to 1 |
188 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $8,843 | $7,226 | 950 | 27.6% | 5,106 | 41% | 16 to 1 |
59 | Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA | $8,870 | - | - | - | 16,224 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
1234 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | $8,886 | $12,432 | - | - | 13,841 | 40% | 13 to 1 |
60 | Solano Community College Fairfield, CA | $8,900 | - | - | - | 8,426 | 33% | 25 to 1 |
61 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL | $8,952 | - | - | - | 30,057 | 34% | 29 to 1 |
62 | San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA | $9,094 | - | - | - | 18,076 | 33% | 24 to 1 |
63 | Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL | $9,111 | - | - | - | 19,504 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
64 | MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA | $9,120 | - | - | - | 10,860 | 42% | 19 to 1 |
65 | Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL | $9,189 | - | - | - | 12,729 | 50% | 20 to 1 |
66 | Trident University International Cypress, CA | $9,240 | $6,120 | - | - | 6,861 | - | 16 to 1 |
418 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA | $9,266 | $9,347 | 1,025 | 98.4% | 5,883 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
67 | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL | $9,286 | - | - | - | 23,501 | 38% | 22 to 1 |
68 | Georgia Highlands College Rome, GA | $9,296 | - | - | - | 4,768 | 18% | 20 to 1 |
69 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | $9,316 | - | - | - | 22,375 | 32% | 26 to 1 |
70 | Valencia College Orlando, FL | $9,383 | - | - | - | 43,370 | 44% | 23 to 1 |
71 | Cypress College Cypress, CA | $9,399 | - | - | - | 13,523 | 33% | 22 to 1 |
72 | Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Kansas City, MO | $9,400 | $8,020 | - | 94.3% | 3,772 | 40% | 17 to 1 |
73 | Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL | $9,407 | - | - | - | 7,981 | 37% | 21 to 1 |
74 | Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | $9,460 | - | - | - | 23,852 | 26% | 31 to 1 |
75 | Darton State College Albany, GA | $9,470 | - | - | - | 4,120 | - | 17 to 1 |
621 | Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO | $9,496 | $7,371 | 1,080 | 86.3% | 9,927 | 56% | 20 to 1 |
1199 | University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ | $9,552 | $16,215 | - | - | 88,891 | 18% | 110 to 1 |
76 | Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK | $9,564 | - | - | - | 4,340 | 12% | 17 to 1 |
77 | Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN | $9,576 | $10,350 | - | 24.4% | 4,344 | - | 8 to 1 |
78 | Franklin University Columbus, OH | $9,577 | $12,060 | - | - | 8,044 | 49% | 16 to 1 |
79 | Weatherford College Weatherford, TX | $9,630 | - | - | - | 5,445 | 22% | 21 to 1 |
80 | Miami Dade College Miami, FL | $9,661 | - | - | - | 47,245 | 44% | 19 to 1 |
81 | Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL | $9,739 | - | - | - | 13,114 | 51% | 18 to 1 |