United States Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution

Cheapest Colleges in the United States by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 2335 colleges in the United States with the lowest in state tution. What is the cheapest college in the United States? Athens State University tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $0. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published price. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tution with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeSimply Best Value Colleges in the United States list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of United States Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Athens State University

Athens, AL

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$0
Ottawa University Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

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$0
California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, CA

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$0
Casa Loma College Los Angeles

Sherman Oaks, CA

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$0
Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

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$0
Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

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$0
Samuel Merritt University

Oakland, CA

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$0
United States Air Force Academy

USAFA, Colorado

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$0
United States Coast Guard Academy

New London, Connecticut

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$0
Adler University

Chicago, IL

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$0
Rush University

Chicago, IL

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$0
Oak Point University

Oak Brook, IL

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$0
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

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$0
United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland

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$0
William James College

Newton, MA

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$0
Walsh College

Troy, MI

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$0
Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College

Brooklyn, NY

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$0
Excelsior University

Albany, NY

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$0