Cheapest Colleges & Universities in America by Average Net Price

Cheapest Colleges in America by Average Net Price

These are the least expensive colleges in America based on average net price paid. Net price is the average amount paid by students after factoring in scholarship and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Bethel College leads the list with a $148 average net price.

Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.

America's Cheapest Colleges by Average Net Price
College	Net Price	Discount
#1 Bethel College Virginia, Private	$148	99%
#2 Sitting Bull College North Dakota, Public	$496	95%
#3 Tri State Bible College Ohio, Private	$768	96%
#4 South Texas College Texas, Public	$1,630	87%
#5 Oglala Lakota College South Dakota, Public	$2,068	81%
#6 Talmudical Seminary of Bobov New York, Private	$2,154	89%
#7 Yeshiva Karlin Stolin New York, Private	$2,537	84%
#8 Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary New York, Private	$2,666	81%
#9 St Petersburg College Florida, Public	$2,702	82%
#10 Shasta Bible College and Graduate School California, Private	$2,781	85%
#11 Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York New York, Private	$3,230	70%
#12 Elizabeth City State University North Carolina, Public	$3,270	75%
#13 Florida State College at Jacksonville Florida, Public	$3,306	74%
#14 Pensacola State College Florida, Public	$3,351	69%
#15 Chipola College Florida, Public	$3,554	58%
#16 California State University Los Angeles California, Public	$3,859	84%
#17 Indian River State College Florida, Public	$3,878	69%
#18 The University of Texas at Brownsville Texas, Public	$3,892	72%
#19 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, Public	$3,897	86%
#20 CUNY Lehman College New York, Public	$3,913	85%

U.S. Average Net Price Ranking

Cheapest Colleges in America by Average Net Price