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Cheapest 4-Year Colleges (2026)

The most affordable four-year colleges in America, ranked by average net price after financial aid. Many of these schools cost less than $10,000/year for the average student.

Showing top 50 of 727 qualifying colleges

727

Qualifying Colleges

$4,261

Avg Net Price

71%

Avg Acceptance Rate

$47,065

Avg Graduate Earnings

Top 6 — Cheapest 4-Year Colleges (2026)

Henry Ford College campus

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Publicmedium

Out-of-State Tuition

$7,040

Net Price

$576

Graduation Rate

11%

Median Earnings

$34,795

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South Texas College campus

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Publiclarge

Out-of-State Tuition

$7,500

Net Price

$1,291

Graduation Rate

27%

Median Earnings

$36,788

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College of the Mainland campus

College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX

Publicmedium

Out-of-State Tuition

$3,873

Net Price

$1,975

Graduation Rate

27%

Median Earnings

$39,639

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Pensacola State College campus

Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL

Publicmedium

Out-of-State Tuition

$9,407

Net Price

$2,254

Graduation Rate

39%

Median Earnings

$36,739

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Gulf Coast State College campus

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL

Publicmedium

Out-of-State Tuition

$8,635

Net Price

$2,339

Graduation Rate

42%

Median Earnings

$38,359

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CUNY Hunter College campus

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

3.2
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54%

54% Acceptance

Open Admissions

Out-of-State Tuition

$15,332

Net Price

$2,446

Graduation Rate

59%

Median Earnings

$63,163

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Full Rankings — Top 50

1
Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI · Public

$576

Avg Net Price

2
South Texas College

McAllen, TX · Public

$1,291

Avg Net Price

3
College of the Mainland

Texas City, TX · Public

$1,975

Avg Net Price

4
Pensacola State College

Pensacola, FL · Public

$2,254

Avg Net Price

5
Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL · Public

$2,339

Avg Net Price

6
CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · Public

$2,446

Avg Net Price

7
Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, FL · Public

$2,760

Avg Net Price

8
CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$2,943

Avg Net Price

9
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY · Public

$2,978

Avg Net Price

10
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY · Public

$3,046

Avg Net Price

11
Texas A & M International University

Laredo, TX · Public

$3,061

Avg Net Price

12
Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford, FL · Public

$3,119

Avg Net Price

13
CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY · Public

$3,482

Avg Net Price

14
CUNY City College

New York, NY · Public

$3,486

Avg Net Price

15
Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA · Public

$3,600

Avg Net Price

16
California State University-Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA · Public

$3,659

Avg Net Price

17
Shasta College

Redding, CA · Public

$3,743

Avg Net Price

18
Trinity Valley Community College

Athens, TX · Public

$3,801

Avg Net Price

19
CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Public

$3,830

Avg Net Price

20
Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA · Public

$3,854

Avg Net Price

21
Solano Community College

Fairfield, CA · Public

$3,869

Avg Net Price

22
California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$4,113

Avg Net Price

23
Dallas College

Dallas, TX · Public

$4,146

Avg Net Price

24
Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX · Public

$4,250

Avg Net Price

25
Lorain County Community College

Elyria, OH · Public

$4,598

Avg Net Price

26
Cypress College

Cypress, CA · Public

$4,683

Avg Net Price

27
Dalton State College

Dalton, GA · Public

$4,694

Avg Net Price

28
University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL · Public

$4,702

Avg Net Price

29
CUNY York College

Jamaica, NY · Public

$4,734

Avg Net Price

30
Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA · Public

$4,751

Avg Net Price

31
CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$4,783

Avg Net Price

32
Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, FL · Public

$4,929

Avg Net Price

33
College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY · Public

$5,115

Avg Net Price

34
Pasco-Hernando State College

New Port Richey, FL · Public

$5,154

Avg Net Price

35
Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL · Public

$5,202

Avg Net Price

36
San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX · Public

$5,290

Avg Net Price

37
Laredo College

Laredo, TX · Public

$5,309

Avg Net Price

38
Schoolcraft Community College District

Livonia, MI · Public

$5,372

Avg Net Price

39
Northwest Florida State College

Niceville, FL · Public

$5,554

Avg Net Price

40
California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA · Public

$5,646

Avg Net Price

41
California State University-Stanislaus

Turlock, CA · Public

$5,671

Avg Net Price

42
Midland College

Midland, TX · Public

$5,720

Avg Net Price

43
NUC University

Bayamon, PR

$5,732

Avg Net Price

44
Sinclair Community College

Dayton, OH · Public

$5,741

Avg Net Price

45
Lake-Sumter State College

Leesburg, FL · Public

$5,742

Avg Net Price

46
Saint Johns River State College

Palatka, FL · Public

$5,808

Avg Net Price

47
California State University-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA · Public

$5,825

Avg Net Price

48
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, OK · Public

$5,877

Avg Net Price

49
CUNY Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY · Public

$5,881

Avg Net Price

50
California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA · Public

$5,918

Avg Net Price

Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Rankings do not reflect editorial opinion and are generated algorithmically based on publicly available outcomes data.

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