Private colleges with the lowest net price
Average net price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price. The gap between the two is often most of the cost.
30 colleges
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY$6,106 net1156–1335 SATOptional
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$6,128 net1510–1580 SATOptional
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY$13,269 net1295–1501 SATFlexible
- Rice UniversityHouston, TX$13,370 net1510–1570 SATOptional
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$13,807 net1510–1580 SATRequired
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME$14,398 net1470–1550 SATOptional
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL$14,860 net1510–1580 SAT~4.97 GPAOptional
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$15,846 net1500–1570 SATOptional
- Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA$17,127 net950–1113 SATOptional
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME$17,180 net1460–1550 SATOptional
- Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$17,379 net1400–1530 SATOptional
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA$17,648 net1410–1540 SATOptional
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$17,716 net1490–1570 SATOptional
- Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL$18,425 net1180–1440 SATOptional
- Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN$18,578 net1060–1280 SATOptional
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD$18,809 net1520–1570 SATRequired
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$19,066 net1510–1580 SATRequired
- Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA$19,285 net1490–1560 SATOptional
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA$20,111 net1520–1580 SATRequired
- University of La VerneLa Verne, CA$20,161 net986–1236 SATOptional
- Centre CollegeDanville, KY$20,781 net1160–1450 SATOptional
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY$21,590 net1510–1580 SATOptional
- Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO$21,786 net1500–1570 SATOptional
- DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN$22,264 net1200–1410 SATOptional
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$22,585 net1470–1550 SATOptional
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA$23,149 net1490–1560 SATOptional
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$23,367 net1490–1580 SATOptional
- Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI$23,401 net1200–1420 SATOptional
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH$23,458 net1220–1460 SATOptional
- Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX$23,464 net1340–1500 SATOptional
Acceptance rate and cost come from U.S. Department of Education reporting. Admitted SAT, ACT and GPA come from each college’s Common Data Set, where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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