2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the People Pasadena, CA | $1,200 | - | - | - | 42,867 | 37% | 27 to 1 |
| 2 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX | $3,873 | - | - | - | 4,961 | 28% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 | Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT | $3,888 | - | - | - | 5,973 | 31% | 20 to 1 |
| 4 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | $4,656 | - | 1,090 | 97.0% | 42,996 | 55% | 20 to 1 |
| 5 | Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX | $4,656 | - | - | - | 11,977 | 27% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | $4,711 | - | - | - | 4,100 | 39% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 | Odessa College Odessa, TX | $4,806 | - | - | - | 8,708 | 28% | 24 to 1 |
| 8 | Green River College Auburn, WA | $5,105 | - | - | - | 7,361 | 41% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Highline College Des Moines, WA | $5,156 | - | - | - | 5,126 | 39% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 | Pierce College District Lakewood, WA | $5,211 | - | - | - | 7,427 | 31% | 20 to 1 |
| 11 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR | $5,274 | $3,800 | - | 52.2% | 10,716 | 47% | 19 to 1 |
| 12 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | $5,324 | $4,470 | - | 53.2% | 11,493 | 52% | 12 to 1 |
| 13 | San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX | $5,352 | - | - | - | 31,494 | 34% | 25 to 1 |
| 14 | South Seattle College Seattle, WA | $5,354 | - | - | - | 5,295 | 26% | 31 to 1 |
| 15 | Houston Community College Houston, TX | $5,460 | - | - | - | 49,749 | 17% | 20 to 1 |
| 16 | Spokane Community College Spokane, WA | $5,494 | - | - | - | 6,286 | 37% | 17 to 1 |
| 17 | Spokane Falls Community College Spokane, WA | $5,494 | - | - | - | 3,903 | 30% | 14 to 1 |
| 18 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR | $5,542 | $4,791 | - | 46.7% | 3,295 | 39% | 27 to 1 |
| 19 | North Seattle College Seattle, WA | $5,547 | - | - | - | 5,017 | 32% | 17 to 1 |
| 20 | Seattle Central College Seattle, WA | $5,547 | - | - | - | 5,210 | 31% | 18 to 1 |
| 21 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 50.7% | 3,163 | 43% | 25 to 1 |
| 22 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 66.4% | 4,360 | 32% | 19 to 1 |
| 23 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR | $5,580 | $3,456 | - | 70.3% | 3,130 | 43% | 22 to 1 |
| 24 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR | $5,580 | $4,830 | - | 36.4% | 3,535 | 33% | 28 to 1 |
| 25 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX | $5,614 | - | - | - | 37,772 | 22% | 21 to 1 |
| 26 | Yakima Valley College Yakima, WA | $5,697 | - | - | - | 3,523 | 34% | 14 to 1 |
| 27 | Laredo College Laredo, TX | $5,748 | - | - | - | 10,191 | 31% | 30 to 1 |
| 1175 | Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL | $5,808 | $3,820 | - | - | 18,487 | 37% | 28 to 1 |
| 28 | Grayson College Denison, TX | $5,850 | - | - | - | 4,176 | 20% | 20 to 1 |
| 29 | Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX | $5,970 | - | - | - | 5,300 | 24% | 16 to 1 |
| 30 | Dallas College Dallas, TX | $6,000 | - | - | - | 66,592 | 36% | 23 to 1 |
| 31 | Midland College Midland, TX | $6,030 | - | - | - | 5,219 | 17% | 13 to 1 |
| 32 | Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX | $6,050 | - | - | - | 9,720 | 13% | 12 to 1 |
| 33 | American College of Education Indianapolis, IN | $6,240 | $6,600 | - | - | 11,961 | - | 14 to 1 |
| 34 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | $6,340 | $6,911 | 1,285 | 90.3% | 5,562 | 48% | 22 to 1 |
| 35 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | $6,360 | $6,105 | - | 53.4% | 4,660 | 44% | 21 to 1 |
| 47 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $6,496 | $8,096 | 1,360 | 69.2% | 35,074 | 82% | 21 to 1 |
| 36 | Navarro College Corsicana, TX | $6,578 | - | - | - | 6,549 | 24% | 20 to 1 |
| 37 | Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA | $6,634 | - | - | - | 3,040 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| 38 | College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID | $6,840 | - | - | - | 8,775 | 35% | 27 to 1 |
| 39 | Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO | $6,872 | - | - | - | 11,036 | 32% | 16 to 1 |
| 40 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 5,986 | 31% | 21 to 1 |
| 41 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 5,223 | 36% | 23 to 1 |
| 42 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR | $6,920 | $4,652 | - | - | 9,718 | 30% | 26 to 1 |
| 43 | Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX | $6,960 | - | - | - | 70,991 | 19% | 22 to 1 |
| 1032 | Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies Fayette, MO | $6,960 | $6,390 | - | 87.1% | 3,601 | - | 17 to 1 |
| 44 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | $6,990 | - | - | - | 14,627 | 18% | 18 to 1 |
| 1294 | Aspen University Phoenix, AZ | $7,010 | $5,085 | - | - | 5,195 | - | 4 to 1 |
| 45 | Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI | $7,027 | $7,027 | - | - | 13,281 | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| 46 | Solano Community College Fairfield, CA | $7,028 | - | - | - | 8,868 | 34% | 27 to 1 |
| 47 | Renton Technical College Renton, WA | $7,257 | - | - | - | 3,060 | 55% | 14 to 1 |
| 48 | Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND | $7,279 | - | - | - | 4,065 | 48% | 13 to 1 |
| 49 | South Texas College McAllen, TX | $7,500 | - | - | - | 26,440 | 28% | 22 to 1 |
| 50 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI | $7,540 | - | - | - | 11,239 | 11% | 22 to 1 |
| 51 | Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon, WA | $7,560 | - | - | - | 4,098 | 34% | 17 to 1 |
| 1141 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $7,571 | $19,910 | - | 92.4% | 7,630 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
| 52 | Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA | $7,605 | - | - | - | 6,765 | 33% | 16 to 1 |
| 53 | Clark State College Springfield, OH | $7,809 | - | - | - | 4,724 | 25% | 13 to 1 |
| 54 | Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI | $7,906 | - | - | - | 7,596 | 15% | 21 to 1 |
| 1194 | Wayne State College Wayne, NE | $7,923 | $9,960 | - | - | 4,807 | 56% | 19 to 1 |
| 1105 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | $7,969 | $17,262 | 950 | 79.9% | 6,847 | 35% | 19 to 1 |
| 55 | Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL | $8,062 | - | - | - | 11,699 | 37% | 24 to 1 |
| 56 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA | $8,228 | - | - | - | 12,937 | 31% | 24 to 1 |
| 57 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA | $8,239 | - | - | - | 6,729 | 28% | 19 to 1 |
| 58 | Shasta College Redding, CA | $8,277 | - | - | - | 8,081 | 29% | 26 to 1 |
| 1154 | University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR | $8,280 | $4,800 | - | - | 3,742 | 24% | 20 to 1 |
| 1107 | Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT | $8,300 | $8,856 | - | - | 185,015 | 51% | 42 to 1 |
| 59 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH | $8,316 | - | - | - | 17,431 | 32% | 15 to 1 |
| 490 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK | $8,325 | $7,939 | - | 100.0% | 4,811 | 35% | 19 to 1 |
| 976 | American Public University System Charles Town, WV | $8,400 | $8,160 | - | - | 50,187 | 53% | 25 to 1 |
| 833 | Colorado State University Global Aurora, CO | $8,400 | $9,000 | - | 92.9% | 9,507 | - | 25 to 1 |
| 925 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | $8,532 | $18,497 | 1,155 | 86.7% | 11,628 | 59% | 16 to 1 |
| 1257 | Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ | $8,598 | $12,150 | - | - | 7,587 | - | 15 to 1 |
| 60 | Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL | $8,635 | - | - | - | 4,959 | 45% | 20 to 1 |
| 188 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM | $8,718 | $7,226 | 960 | 54.9% | 5,386 | 40% | 17 to 1 |
| 61 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH | $8,730 | - | - | - | 9,410 | 33% | 14 to 1 |
| 62 | Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA | $8,870 | - | - | - | 17,152 | 26% | 28 to 1 |
| 1234 | Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | $8,886 | $12,432 | - | - | 14,476 | 56% | 17 to 1 |
| 63 | Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL | $8,952 | - | - | - | 29,140 | 36% | 30 to 1 |
| 64 | Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ | $8,958 | - | - | - | 18,631 | 4% | 31 to 1 |
| 65 | Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ | $8,959 | - | - | - | 13,480 | 14% | 17 to 1 |
| 66 | GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ | $8,959 | - | - | - | 5,123 | 20% | 13 to 1 |
| 67 | Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ | $8,959 | - | - | - | 5,880 | 20% | 13 to 1 |
| 68 | San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA | $9,094 | - | - | - | 19,243 | 34% | 24 to 1 |
| 69 | Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL | $9,099 | - | - | - | 20,004 | 33% | 23 to 1 |
| 70 | MiraCosta College Oceanside, CA | $9,120 | - | - | - | 11,707 | 41% | 22 to 1 |
| 71 | Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL | $9,189 | - | - | - | 12,698 | 52% | 17 to 1 |
| 72 | James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH | $9,217 | - | - | - | 3,968 | 33% | 19 to 1 |
| 73 | Trident University International Cypress, CA | $9,240 | $6,120 | - | - | 6,861 | - | 16 to 1 |
| 418 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA | $9,266 | $9,347 | 1,015 | 96.0% | 6,180 | 54% | 17 to 1 |
| 74 | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL | $9,286 | - | - | - | 23,350 | 37% | 25 to 1 |
| 75 | Georgia Highlands College Rome, GA | $9,296 | - | - | - | 4,955 | 21% | 20 to 1 |
| 76 | Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA | $9,316 | - | - | - | 23,164 | 36% | 27 to 1 |
| 77 | Yavapai College Prescott, AZ | $9,344 | - | - | - | 7,200 | 32% | 19 to 1 |
| 78 | Valencia College Orlando, FL | $9,383 | - | - | - | 42,524 | 44% | 23 to 1 |
| 79 | Cypress College Cypress, CA | $9,399 | - | - | - | 13,992 | 35% | 23 to 1 |
| 80 | Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL | $9,407 | - | - | - | 8,518 | 42% | 23 to 1 |
| 81 | Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA | $9,460 | - | - | - | 26,073 | 32% | 32 to 1 |
| 82 | Darton State College Albany, GA | $9,470 | - | - | - | 4,120 | - | 17 to 1 |
| 83 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN | $9,480 | $10,391 | - | - | 12,750 | 37% | 19 to 1 |