College comparison

Real cost and outcome data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (IPEDS), normalized across divisions.

60 programs

CollegeDivisionNet price (in / out)UndergradsAcceptance rateGrad rate

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · NESCAC

NCAA D3$23,367 / $23,3671,9119%93.9%

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · ACC

NCAA D1$41,704 / $41,70410,08516.4%90.8%

Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS · KJCCC

JUCO$15,724 / $18,4545,10432.3%

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN · Big East

NCAA D1$36,041 / $36,0414,31785.1%80.4%

Chipola College

Marianna, FL · Panhandle

JUCO$1,133 / $6,9631,31253.1%

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA · C2C

NCAA D3$23,015 / $37,3654,36586%71.6%

Clemson University

Clemson, SC · ACC

NCAA D1$22,253 / $47,56523,30038.3%86.6%

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC · Sun Belt

NCAA D1$13,966 / $31,95410,37775.3%48.5%

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO · RMAC

NCAA D2$28,690 / $52,6006,15560.7%81.7%

Concordia University-Nebraska

Seward, NE · GPAC

NAIA$23,965 / $23,9651,28385.7%64.9%

Duke University

Durham, NC · ACC

NCAA D1$29,612 / $29,6126,4425.7%96.8%

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · UAA

NCAA D3$22,585 / $22,5857,29810.7%91.1%

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA · West Coast

NCAA D1$35,119 / $35,1195,19881.7%86.3%

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI · GLIAC

NCAA D2$16,317 / $22,72518,85483%67%

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, KS · KJCCC

JUCO$6,727 / $7,9573,03953.5%

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Big Ten

NCAA D1$16,264 / $46,01137,80678.2%80.2%

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

Marion, IN · Crossroads

NAIA$22,866 / $22,8661,97488.9%66.7%

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA · ICCAC

JUCO$14,629 / $14,7792,91640%

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Sun Belt

NCAA D1$23,322 / $40,67620,88871.5%79.7%

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Centennial

NCAA D3$18,809 / $18,8095,6936.4%93.8%

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · NCAC

NCAA D3$38,512 / $38,5121,73231%82.3%

Lindsey Wilson University

Columbia, KY · Mid-South

NAIA$15,070 / $15,0701,58544.1%

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · SEC

NCAA D1$19,151 / $35,82830,59473.3%68.8%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · NEWMAC

NCAA D3$20,111 / $20,1114,5354.5%96.4%

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · NSIC

NCAA D2$19,139 / $28,50911,70388.4%53.9%

Northwest Florida State College

Niceville, FL · Panhandle

JUCO$4,571 / $12,6003,01038.9%

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Sunshine State

NCAA D2$30,371 / $30,3717,24073.2%63.3%

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Big Ten

NCAA D1$17,339 / $44,11745,63860.6%87.7%

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK · Sooner

NAIA$22,857 / $22,8571,51477%64.9%

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · Big Ten

NCAA D1$32,875 / $54,02142,28460.6%86.1%

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Big Ten

NCAA D1$14,600 / $33,40244,50349.9%83.1%

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL · Sunshine State

NCAA D2$21,293 / $21,2936,72178.4%45%

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA · PSAC

NCAA D2$19,608 / $23,7166,78871.5%65.6%

Snow College

Ephraim, UT · Scenic West

JUCO$5,552 / $15,5023,54945.8%

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL · Sun

NAIA$31,942 / $31,9424,81353%42.5%

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · ACC

NCAA D1$13,807 / $13,8077,5543.6%91.9%

Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX · SEC

NCAA D1$21,315 / $48,28559,61557.4%83.9%

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID · Cascade

NAIA$19,481 / $19,4811,04149.1%62.5%

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · SEC

NCAA D1$22,420 / $44,41233,22776.6%73.4%

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · SEC

NCAA D1$19,857 / $53,07742,85526.6%88.9%

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX · SAA

NCAA D3$23,464 / $23,4642,50525.9%84%

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Big Ten

NCAA D1$12,548 / $46,74833,4759%92.6%

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO · MIAA

NCAA D2$14,462 / $23,0125,64863.8%54.1%

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · SEC

NCAA D1$6,541 / $28,81935,62924.2%91.1%

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · SEC

NCAA D1$13,936 / $34,17432,13737.7%89.7%

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA · Big Ten

NCAA D1$22,531 / $44,61922,26483.6%74.6%

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Big Ten

NCAA D1$13,138 / $56,34834,17715.6%93.2%

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Big Ten

NCAA D1$17,747 / $35,89719,17887.5%67%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · ACC

NCAA D1$11,655 / $43,86420,75215.3%91.2%

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · ACC

NCAA D1$26,780 / $26,7808,81811.3%95.2%

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK · SEC

NCAA D1$15,300 / $32,88022,73476.6%75.3%

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Big Ten

NCAA D1$22,182 / $50,64320,49788.3%71.7%

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Big Ten

NCAA D1$32,740 / $32,74020,4439.8%91.8%

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Big Ten

NCAA D1$14,091 / $44,32731,94239.1%85.2%

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Big Ten

NCAA D1$17,354 / $47,85436,90245.2%89.5%

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI · WIAC

NCAA D3$14,158 / $24,2589,40585.7%58.9%

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Big East

NCAA D1$43,756 / $43,7566,93827%91.9%

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA · American Rivers

NCAA D3$32,908 / $32,9081,45275.8%64.3%

West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX · Lone Star

NCAA D2$19,487 / $21,3826,91798.7%55%

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · NESCAC

NCAA D3$17,716 / $17,7162,0768.2%93.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent cohorts. Net price is the average yearly cost after grant aid; out-of-state adds the published tuition differential. AI agents refresh program news daily.