| Rank | College | Typical Cost | Acceptance Rate | # Students | Graduation Rate |
| 1 | Southern University at New Orleans | $5,909 | 11.5% | 1,371 | 14.0% |
| 2 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | $4,548 | 20.3% | 904 | 72.0% |
| 3 | University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | $4,244 | 22.7% | 4,301 | 40.0% |
| 4 | University of Puerto Rico-Carolina | $6,321 | 26.5% | 3,194 | 49.0% |
| 5 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | $9,510 | 30.7% | 11,288 | 66.0% |
| 6 | California State University-Long Beach | $9,867 | 31.9% | 27,953 | 65.0% |
| 7 | CUNY Lehman College | $6,159 | 32.5% | 6,600 | 37.0% |
| 8 | Berea College | $2,862 | 32.8% | 1,616 | 62.0% |
| 9 | Louisiana State University-Alexandria | $7,981 | 33.3% | 1,850 | 25.0% |
| 10 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | $8,530 | 33.8% | 9,831 | 44.0% |
| 11 | CUNY Brooklyn College | $9,771 | 37.5% | 10,198 | 50.0% |
| 12 | Coppin State University | $8,786 | 39.6% | 1,888 | 20.0% |
| 13 | CUNY York College | $7,528 | 41.0% | 5,066 | 29.0% |
| 14 | CUNY Queens College | $8,704 | 41.3% | 11,693 | 57.0% |
| 15 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | $5,239 | 41.6% | 1,706 | 39.0% |
| 16 | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $7,840 | 41.9% | 2,502 | 27.0% |
| 17 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon | $5,356 | 42.7% | 3,772 | 28.0% |
| 18 | University of Puerto Rico-Humacao | $5,432 | 42.8% | 3,718 | 44.0% |
| 19 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | $8,778 | 43.8% | 1,424 | 34.0% |
| 20 | University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | $6,748 | 44.8% | 3,401 | 41.0% |
| 21 | Universidad Central de Bayamon | $7,548 | 44.9% | 1,055 | 2.0% |
| 22 | CUNY City College | $8,547 | 45.4% | 10,067 | 44.0% |
| 23 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | $9,032 | 46.1% | 6,015 | 47.0% |
| 24 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | $7,328 | 46.5% | 3,296 | 31.0% |
| 25 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | $5,754 | 46.6% | 3,355 | 26.0% |
| 26 | Rust College | $9,360 | 46.9% | 872 | 18.0% |
| 27 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | $3,297 | 47.9% | 9,320 | 32.0% |
| 28 | California State University-Fullerton | $8,170 | 48.2% | 27,994 | 56.0% |
| 28 | California State University-Northridge | $6,574 | 48.2% | 29,104 | 47.0% |
| 30 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | $8,221 | 48.8% | 714 | 46.0% |
| 31 | University of Alaska Southeast | $8,719 | 49.0% | 659 | 14.0% |
| 31 | Kentucky State University | $6,503 | 49.0% | 1,049 | 20.0% |
| 31 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama | $7,532 | 49.0% | 1,443 | 31.0% |
| 34 | University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | $5,481 | 51.1% | 3,859 | 37.0% |
| 35 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | $2,048 | 51.3% | 12,057 | 47.0% |
| 36 | California State University-San Marcos | $8,985 | 51.8% | 10,469 | 49.0% |
| 37 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | $7,379 | 52.7% | 3,668 | 31.0% |
| 37 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | $8,674 | 52.7% | 975 | 19.0% |
| 39 | Texas A & M International University | $7,021 | 53.0% | 4,860 | 41.0% |
| 40 | California State University-Fresno | $6,177 | 53.5% | 18,843 | 52.0% |
| 41 | North Carolina A & T State University | $9,548 | 53.6% | 8,747 | 48.0% |
| 42 | Elizabeth City State University | $3,156 | 57.2% | 1,197 | 39.0% |
| 43 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | $7,380 | 57.4% | 1,194 | 48.0% |
| 44 | East Central University | $6,853 | 57.8% | 2,868 | 34.0% |
| 45 | Farmingdale State College | $8,687 | 58.0% | 6,942 | 43.0% |
| 46 | California State University-San Bernardino | $6,444 | 58.1% | 16,478 | 48.0% |
| 47 | University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | $6,463 | 58.2% | 1,803 | 52.0% |
| 48 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | $6,416 | 58.3% | 4,155 | 29.0% |
| 49 | Fayetteville State University | $5,787 | 59.3% | 4,141 | 35.0% |
| 50 | Minot State University | $9,987 | 59.8% | 2,021 | 40.0% |
| 51 | University of New Orleans | $9,428 | 60.0% | 4,684 | 34.0% |
| 52 | Indiana University-East | $8,548 | 60.3% | 1,868 | 27.0% |
| 53 | University of Connecticut-Avery Point | $7,273 | 62.4% | 623 | 54.0% |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | $9,906 | 62.5% | 3,248 | 31.0% |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech University | $9,497 | 63.2% | 7,850 | 54.0% |
| 56 | California State University-Los Angeles | $3,933 | 63.7% | 20,022 | 41.0% |
| 56 | McNeese State University | $9,978 | 63.7% | 5,467 | 41.0% |
| 58 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | $4,432 | 63.9% | 17,854 | 43.0% |
| 59 | National University College | $9,238 | 64.8% | 3,559 | 13.0% |
| 60 | Fairmont State University | $8,738 | 65.0% | 3,281 | 32.0% |
| 61 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | $8,123 | 65.6% | 2,514 | 16.0% |
| 62 | California State University-Bakersfield | $6,143 | 67.8% | 7,066 | 41.0% |
| 63 | University of Hawaii-West Oahu | $8,522 | 68.1% | 1,566 | 40.0% |
| 64 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German | $7,608 | 69.1% | 3,618 | 37.0% |
| 64 | Indiana University-Kokomo | $8,718 | 69.1% | 2,089 | 27.0% |
| 66 | EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan | $7,459 | 69.9% | 971 | 18.0% |
| 67 | University of Missouri-St Louis | $8,774 | 70.6% | 5,434 | 42.0% |
| 68 | Middle Georgia State University | $9,538 | 70.7% | 4,769 | 22.0% |
| 69 | California State University-Sacramento | $9,127 | 71.9% | 23,234 | 44.0% |
| 70 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo | $5,905 | 72.3% | 1,727 | 30.0% |
| 71 | University of Puerto Rico-Utuado | $8,018 | 73.3% | 1,373 | 24.0% |
| 72 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $9,097 | 73.5% | 3,189 | 42.0% |
| 73 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | $7,625 | 73.8% | 11,328 | 41.0% |
| 74 | California State University-Stanislaus | $7,557 | 74.3% | 7,217 | 53.0% |
| 75 | Midwestern State University | $9,777 | 74.5% | 4,122 | 45.0% |
| 75 | CUNY New York City College of Technology | $7,498 | 74.5% | 10,912 | 20.0% |
| 77 | Rhode Island College | $9,145 | 74.7% | 5,598 | 43.0% |
| 78 | University of North Georgia | $9,608 | 75.0% | 12,567 | 52.0% |
| 79 | University of Wisconsin Colleges | $8,171 | 75.4% | 5,766 | 23.0% |
| 80 | Indiana University-Northwest | $7,374 | 75.8% | 2,776 | 29.0% |
| 81 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $9,145 | 76.1% | 5,208 | 40.0% |
| 82 | Indiana University-South Bend | $9,734 | 77.0% | 3,815 | 26.0% |
| 83 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | $8,482 | 77.3% | 2,409 | 29.0% |
| 84 | Arizona State University-West | $8,692 | 77.9% | 2,698 | 59.0% |
| 85 | Southern Oregon University | $8,939 | 78.2% | 3,670 | 40.0% |
| 86 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus | $8,940 | 80.3% | 4,426 | 67.0% |
| 87 | Concord University | $7,928 | 81.1% | 1,878 | 33.0% |
| 88 | The University of Texas of the Permian Basin | $9,109 | 81.5% | 2,186 | 34.0% |
| 89 | University of Houston-Downtown | $6,450 | 82.9% | 6,329 | 19.0% |
| 90 | Bluefield State College | $8,560 | 83.3% | 1,117 | 27.0% |
| 91 | University of Washington-Tacoma Campus | $8,539 | 83.8% | 3,761 | 55.0% |
| 92 | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla | $2,033 | 84.4% | 3,151 | 35.0% |
| 93 | Prairie View A & M University | $9,813 | 85.5% | 6,817 | 36.0% |
| 94 | Texas Woman's University | $8,881 | 85.9% | 7,014 | 44.0% |
| 95 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | $8,274 | 88.6% | 1,659 | 31.0% |
| 96 | Marshall University | $9,037 | 89.4% | 7,997 | 45.0% |
| 97 | Northern Kentucky University | $8,910 | 91.1% | 9,184 | 36.0% |
| 98 | Yeshivath Viznitz | $6,676 | 91.5% | 527 | 95.0% |
| 99 | Shepherd University | $9,692 | 91.9% | 2,700 | 40.0% |
| 100 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne | $7,270 | 93.3% | 6,384 | 25.0% |
| 101 | Northeastern State University | $8,365 | 93.7% | 4,862 | 31.0% |
| 102 | Missouri Southern State University | $9,203 | 94.3% | 4,460 | 36.0% |
| 103 | Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary | $3,481 | 94.8% | 532 | 84.0% |
| 104 | Colegio Universitario de San Juan | $837 | 95.5% | 1,284 | 61.0% |
| 105 | Brigham Young University-Idaho | $8,344 | 95.8% | 16,538 | 49.0% |
| 106 | West Virginia State University | $9,613 | 96.3% | 1,797 | 22.0% |
| 107 | University of Puerto Rico-Cayey | $5,369 | 96.4% | 3,488 | 44.0% |
| 108 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | $5,818 | 97.3% | 542 | 22.0% |
| 109 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | $7,452 | 97.7% | 4,590 | 32.0% |
| 110 | CUNY Medgar Evers College | $9,901 | 98.4% | 4,760 | 14.0% |
| 111 | Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | $8,798 | 98.7% | 1,138 | 37.0% |
| 112 | Wright State University-Lake Campus | $8,968 | 98.8% | 915 | 33.0% |
| 113 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | $6,034 | 99.6% | 1,279 | 25.0% |
| 114 | The University of Texas at El Paso | $5,713 | 100.0% | 13,341 | 38.0% |
| 114 | Le Moyne-Owen College | $8,587 | 100.0% | 847 | 20.0% |
