2020 College Cost Guides and Price Rankings

The average four-year U.S. college tuition was $20,132 for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is a 9.41% increase over 2017-2018 and continues the long term trend of rising costs. Public four year colleges charged an average tuition of $7,203 or a 8.91% above the prior year while four year, private not-for-profits increased at a higher rate of 9.65% to $28,471.

Powered by public domain data from the U.S. Department of Education, CollegeCalc provides in-depth college cost estimations by school. Additionally regional, state and online college affordability guides, price rankings and cost calculators can help with your search.

Begin your college search by browsing the best value colleges in America, college listings alphabetically by state or our national and state university cost rankings to find the cheapest colleges in your region.. Explore individual college's in-state, out-of-state and average net prices then feed them into our school specific student loan calculators and future cost estimation tools.

If you're not ready to narrow your analysis down to a specific school, try the general student loan and college savings plan calculators to get an idea of future college costs, how much you should start saving and what potential student loan payments may look like.

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Colleges by State

The Best Value Colleges in America for 2020 explore the full list

School Average Net Price Rating
1 University of Washington Seattle Campus $9,443 88
2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $11,100 95
3 University of California Irvine $13,944 94
4 Purdue University Main Campus $12,117 82
5 Soka University of America $13,346 91

Most Expensive Tuition In America view all

1 Columbia University in the City of New York $56,608
2 Franklin and Marshall College $56,450
3 Harvey Mudd College $56,331
4 Vassar College $56,130
5 Reed College $56,030

Cheapest Tuition In America view all

1 Dine College $1,320
2 Turtle Mountain Community College $1,776
3 Broward College $1,968
4 Oglala Lakota College $2,016
5 Sinte Gleska University $2,640

Simplifying College Cost Calculation

Where can I find an affordable college? What will college cost when I or my child is old enough to attend? How much should I be saving for a university education now? What will my student loan payments be and can I afford them? These are questions asked every day by parents and prospective college students but require complex financial calculations to answer. We help cut through the confusion by offering accurate, easy to use college cost calculators.

CollegeCalc's college cost guides, student loan calculators and college saving planning tools will help you navigate the challenges of college cost calculation. Utilizing a comprehensive database of over 4,000 schools' prices, CollegeCalc enables you to see financial analysis tailored to your specific college or university. Get started by locating your prospective school.