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207 Colleges
#17 College overall
Williamstown, MA
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#19 College overall
Claremont, CA
$59KIn-state tuition
$59KOut-of-state tuition
#20 College overall
Brunswick, ME
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#24 College overall
Amherst, MA
$64KIn-state tuition
$64KOut-of-state tuition
#25 College overall
Wellesley, MA
$62KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#26 College overall
Claremont, CA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#29 College overall
Swarthmore, PA
$59KIn-state tuition
$59KOut-of-state tuition
#32 College overall
Middlebury, VT
$62KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#33 College overall
Lexington, VA
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#34 College overall
Haverford, PA
$63KIn-state tuition
$63KOut-of-state tuition
#37 College overall
Middletown, CT
$64KIn-state tuition
$64KOut-of-state tuition
#38 College overall
Northfield, MN
$62KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#40 College overall
Clinton, NY
$68KIn-state tuition
$68KOut-of-state tuition
#41 College overall
Davidson, NC
$57KIn-state tuition
$57KOut-of-state tuition
#42 College overall
Poughkeepsie, NY
$64KIn-state tuition
$64KOut-of-state tuition
#45 College overall
Hamilton, NY
$64KIn-state tuition
$64KOut-of-state tuition
#47 College overall
New York, NY
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#50 College overall
Waterville, ME
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#51 College overall
Claremont, CA
$63KIn-state tuition
$63KOut-of-state tuition
#56 College overall
Colorado Springs, CO
$65KIn-state tuition
$65KOut-of-state tuition
#57 College overall
University of Richmond, VA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#58 College overall
Northampton, MA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#59 College overall
Lewiston, ME
$70KIn-state tuition
$70KOut-of-state tuition
#62 College overall
Grinnell, IA
$72KIn-state tuition
$72KOut-of-state tuition
#63 College overall
Easton, PA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#66 College overall
Claremont, CA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#69 College overall
Bryn Mawr, PA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#74 College overall
Hartford, CT
$70KIn-state tuition
$70KOut-of-state tuition
#76 College overall
Saint Paul, MN
$65KIn-state tuition
$65KOut-of-state tuition
#78 College overall
Lancaster, PA
$66KIn-state tuition
$66KOut-of-state tuition
#80 College overall
Lewisburg, PA
$67KIn-state tuition
$67KOut-of-state tuition
#83 College overall
Worcester, MA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#86 College overall
South Hadley, MA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#87 College overall
Claremont, CA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#91 College overall
Saratoga Springs, NY
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#92 College overall
Gambier, OH
$66KIn-state tuition
$66KOut-of-state tuition
#100 College overall
Carlisle, PA
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#101 College overall
Lexington, VA
$10KIn-state tuition
$40KOut-of-state tuition
#103 College overall
Los Angeles, CA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#105 College overall
Schenectady, NY
$69KIn-state tuition
$69KOut-of-state tuition
#106 College overall
Granville, OH
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#107 College overall
Walla Walla, WA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#111 College overall
Oberlin, OH
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#113 College overall
Memphis, TN
$52KIn-state tuition
$52KOut-of-state tuition
#115 College overall
New London, CT
$63KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#122 College overall
Portland, OR
$67KIn-state tuition
$67KOut-of-state tuition
#123 College overall
Northfield, MN
$55KIn-state tuition
$55KOut-of-state tuition
#127 College overall
Gettysburg, PA
$62KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#152 College overall
Canton, NY
$62KIn-state tuition
$62KOut-of-state tuition
#153 College overall
Atlanta, GA
$26KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#155 College overall
Greenville, SC
$55KIn-state tuition
$55KOut-of-state tuition
#156 College overall
Greencastle, IN
$54KIn-state tuition
$54KOut-of-state tuition
#165 College overall
Bloomington, IL
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#166 College overall
Allentown, PA
$57KIn-state tuition
$57KOut-of-state tuition
#169 College overall
Sewanee, TN
$51KIn-state tuition
$51KOut-of-state tuition
#172 College overall
Geneva, NY
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#177 College overall
Wooster, OH
$57KIn-state tuition
$57KOut-of-state tuition
#182 College overall
Georgetown, TX
$48KIn-state tuition
$48KOut-of-state tuition
#183 College overall
Appleton, WI
$54KIn-state tuition
$54KOut-of-state tuition
#184 College overall
Wheaton, IL
$42KIn-state tuition
$42KOut-of-state tuition
#186 College overall
Crawfordsville, IN
$47KIn-state tuition
$47KOut-of-state tuition
#187 College overall
Spartanburg, SC
$50KIn-state tuition
$50KOut-of-state tuition
#205 College overall
Annapolis, MD
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#216 College overall
Bronxville, NY
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#223 College overall
Chestertown, MD
$51KIn-state tuition
$51KOut-of-state tuition
#224 College overall
Saint Peter, MN
$52KIn-state tuition
$52KOut-of-state tuition
#225 College overall
Decorah, IA
$48KIn-state tuition
$48KOut-of-state tuition
#227 College overall
Sherman, TX
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#230 College overall
Rock Island, IL
$48KIn-state tuition
$48KOut-of-state tuition
#231 College overall
Danville, KY
$48KIn-state tuition
$48KOut-of-state tuition
#234 College overall
Kalamazoo, MI
$56KIn-state tuition
$56KOut-of-state tuition
#235 College overall
Collegeville, MN
$51KIn-state tuition
$51KOut-of-state tuition
#237 College overall
Norton, MA
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#242 College overall
Moorhead, MN
$28KIn-state tuition
$28KOut-of-state tuition
#249 College overall
Meadville, PA
$53KIn-state tuition
$53KOut-of-state tuition
#252 College overall
Collegeville, PA
$58KIn-state tuition
$58KOut-of-state tuition
#258 College overall
Caldwell, ID
$34KIn-state tuition
$34KOut-of-state tuition
#266 College overall
Santa Barbara, CA
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#267 College overall
Holland, MI
$38KIn-state tuition
$38KOut-of-state tuition
#268 College overall
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#270 College overall
Leesburg, FL
$46KIn-state tuition
$46KOut-of-state tuition
#272 College overall
Irving, TX
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#277 College overall
Beloit, WI
$60KIn-state tuition
$60KOut-of-state tuition
#278 College overall
Hampden-Sydney, VA
$54KIn-state tuition
$54KOut-of-state tuition
#280 College overall
Ashland, VA
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#281 College overall
Manchester, NH
$44KIn-state tuition
$44KOut-of-state tuition
#284 College overall
Richmond, IN
$55KIn-state tuition
$55KOut-of-state tuition
#293 College overall
Conway, AR
$35KIn-state tuition
$35KOut-of-state tuition
#295 College overall
Hillsdale, MI
$30KIn-state tuition
$30KOut-of-state tuition
#307 College overall
Lake Forest, IL
$52KIn-state tuition
$52KOut-of-state tuition
#312 College overall
Huntingdon, PA
$53KIn-state tuition
$53KOut-of-state tuition
#322 College overall
Portland, OR
$59KIn-state tuition
$59KOut-of-state tuition
#325 College overall
Westminster, MD
$47KIn-state tuition
$47KOut-of-state tuition
#327 College overall
Latrobe, PA
$39KIn-state tuition
$39KOut-of-state tuition
#340 College overall
Mount Vernon, IA
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#346 College overall
Decatur, GA
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#360 College overall
Santa Paula, CA
$27KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#368 College overall
Salem, OR
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#373 College overall
New York, NY
$21KIn-state tuition
$21KOut-of-state tuition
#374 College overall
Pittsburgh, PA
$41KIn-state tuition
$41KOut-of-state tuition
#376 College overall
Liberty, MO
$18KIn-state tuition
$18KOut-of-state tuition
#379 College overall
Jackson, MS
$41KIn-state tuition
$41KOut-of-state tuition
#387 College overall
Loudonville, NY
$41KIn-state tuition
$41KOut-of-state tuition
#396 College overall
Madison, NJ
$50KIn-state tuition
$50KOut-of-state tuition
#399 College overall
New Wilmington, PA
$38KIn-state tuition
$38KOut-of-state tuition
#402 College overall
Bethlehem, PA
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#403 College overall
Delaware, OH
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#406 College overall
Williamsport, PA
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#408 College overall
Saint Joseph, MN
$51KIn-state tuition
$51KOut-of-state tuition
#411 College overall
Bar Harbor, ME
$44KIn-state tuition
$44KOut-of-state tuition
#417 College overall
Goshen, IN
$37KIn-state tuition
$37KOut-of-state tuition
#425 College overall
Galesburg, IL
$52KIn-state tuition
$52KOut-of-state tuition
#431 College overall
Tacoma, WA
$57KIn-state tuition
$57KOut-of-state tuition
#447 College overall
Alma, MI
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#450 College overall
Lincoln, NE
$39KIn-state tuition
$39KOut-of-state tuition
#453 College overall
Baltimore, MD
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#456 College overall
Atlanta, GA
$27KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#457 College overall
Newport News, VA
$9KIn-state tuition
$23KOut-of-state tuition
#464 College overall
Ripon, WI
$49KIn-state tuition
$49KOut-of-state tuition
#469 College overall
St. Mary's City, MD
$12KIn-state tuition
$28KOut-of-state tuition
#470 College overall
Winston-Salem, NC
$31KIn-state tuition
$31KOut-of-state tuition
#472 College overall
Washington, PA
$29KIn-state tuition
$29KOut-of-state tuition
#474 College overall
Albion, MI
$54KIn-state tuition
$54KOut-of-state tuition
#476 College overall
Amherst, MA
$53KIn-state tuition
$53KOut-of-state tuition
#481 College overall
Lexington, KY
$42KIn-state tuition
$42KOut-of-state tuition
#484 College overall
Roanoke, VA
$40KIn-state tuition
$40KOut-of-state tuition
#485 College overall
Salem, VA
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#487 College overall
Saint Petersburg, FL
$53KIn-state tuition
$53KOut-of-state tuition
#494 College overall
Clinton, SC
$43KIn-state tuition
$43KOut-of-state tuition
#503 College overall
Santa Fe, NM
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#509 College overall
Macon, GA
$26KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#520 College overall
Selinsgrove, PA
$54KIn-state tuition
$54KOut-of-state tuition
#532 College overall
Wenham, MA
$35KIn-state tuition
$35KOut-of-state tuition
#540 College overall
Houghton, NY
$20KIn-state tuition
$20KOut-of-state tuition
#545 College overall
Cedar Rapids, IA
$50KIn-state tuition
$50KOut-of-state tuition
#554 College overall
Batesville, AR
$30KIn-state tuition
$30KOut-of-state tuition
#555 College overall
Hiram, OH
$26KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#560 College overall
Whittier, CA
$50KIn-state tuition
$50KOut-of-state tuition
#574 College overall
Bennington, VT
$61KIn-state tuition
$61KOut-of-state tuition
#580 College overall
Elsah, IL
$31KIn-state tuition
$31KOut-of-state tuition
#581 College overall
Sarasota, FL
$5KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#585 College overall
Seaside, CA
$6KIn-state tuition
$18KOut-of-state tuition
#594 College overall
Emory, VA
$40KIn-state tuition
$40KOut-of-state tuition
#601 College overall
Hanover, IN
$41KIn-state tuition
$40KOut-of-state tuition
#608 College overall
Sweet Briar, VA
$23KIn-state tuition
$23KOut-of-state tuition
#631 College overall
Morris, MN
$13KIn-state tuition
$15KOut-of-state tuition
#633 College overall
Monmouth, IL
$45KIn-state tuition
$45KOut-of-state tuition
#654 College overall
Galloway, NJ
$13KIn-state tuition
$20KOut-of-state tuition
#658 College overall
Harrisonburg, VA
$41KIn-state tuition
$41KOut-of-state tuition
#669 College overall
Atlanta, GA
$44KIn-state tuition
$44KOut-of-state tuition
#685 College overall
Hastings, NE
$33KIn-state tuition
$33KOut-of-state tuition
#692 College overall
Wise, VA
$6KIn-state tuition
$22KOut-of-state tuition
#696 College overall
Carlinville, IL
$28KIn-state tuition
$28KOut-of-state tuition
#700 College overall
Bridgewater, VA
$39KIn-state tuition
$39KOut-of-state tuition
#703 College overall
Greensburg, PA
$44KIn-state tuition
$44KOut-of-state tuition
#728 College overall
Greensboro, NC
$40KIn-state tuition
$40KOut-of-state tuition
#744 College overall
New Concord, OH
$30KIn-state tuition
$30KOut-of-state tuition
#763 College overall
Georgetown, KY
$41KIn-state tuition
$41KOut-of-state tuition
#776 College overall
Springfield, OH
$42KIn-state tuition
$42KOut-of-state tuition
#792 College overall
Due West, SC
$34KIn-state tuition
$34KOut-of-state tuition
#807 College overall
Bristol, TN
$32KIn-state tuition
$32KOut-of-state tuition
#817 College overall
Reading, PA
$27KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#884 College overall
Columbia, MO
$25KIn-state tuition
$25KOut-of-state tuition
#896 College overall
Sterling, KS
$29KIn-state tuition
$29KOut-of-state tuition
#908 College overall
Montgomery, AL
$27KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#920 College overall
Lynchburg, VA
$27KIn-state tuition
$27KOut-of-state tuition
#936 College overall
Nashville, TN
$22KIn-state tuition
$22KOut-of-state tuition
#942 College overall
Oneonta, NY
$50KIn-state tuition
$50KOut-of-state tuition
#952 College overall
Buckhannon, WV
$32KIn-state tuition
$32KOut-of-state tuition
#970 College overall
Banner Elk, NC
$26KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#978 College overall
Fulton, MO
$30KIn-state tuition
$30KOut-of-state tuition
#1002 College overall
Asheville, NC
$4KIn-state tuition
$21KOut-of-state tuition
#1017 College overall
Greensboro, NC
$20KIn-state tuition
$20KOut-of-state tuition
#1031 College overall
Yellow Springs, OH
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#1043 College overall
Virginia Beach, VA
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#1050 College overall
Adrian, MI
$38KIn-state tuition
$38KOut-of-state tuition
#1056 College overall
Aurora, NY
$32KIn-state tuition
$32KOut-of-state tuition
#1104 College overall
Richmond, VA
$11KIn-state tuition
$11KOut-of-state tuition
#1146 College overall
Bradford, PA
$14KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#1159 College overall
Conway, SC
$11KIn-state tuition
$28KOut-of-state tuition
#1183 College overall
North Adams, MA
$1KIn-state tuition
$10KOut-of-state tuition
#1210 College overall
Laurinburg, NC
$29KIn-state tuition
$29KOut-of-state tuition
#1212 College overall
Kerrville, TX
$36KIn-state tuition
$36KOut-of-state tuition
#1217 College overall
Augusta, GA
$13KIn-state tuition
$13KOut-of-state tuition
#1230 College overall
Glendale, AZ
$33KIn-state tuition
$33KOut-of-state tuition
#1237 College overall
Grand Junction, CO
$8KIn-state tuition
$22KOut-of-state tuition
#1263 College overall
New York, NY
$37KIn-state tuition
$37KOut-of-state tuition
#1280 College overall
Portsmouth, OH
$9KIn-state tuition
$16KOut-of-state tuition
#1284 College overall
Columbia, KY
$26KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#1290 College overall
Olivet, MI
$32KIn-state tuition
$32KOut-of-state tuition
#1291 College overall
Greensburg, PA
$14KIn-state tuition
$26KOut-of-state tuition
#1304 College overall
Rosemont, PA
$20KIn-state tuition
$20KOut-of-state tuition
#1310 College overall
Rindge, NH
$39KIn-state tuition
$39KOut-of-state tuition
#1329 College overall
Gunnison, CO
$7KIn-state tuition
$19KOut-of-state tuition
#1338 College overall
Bethany, WV
$31KIn-state tuition
$31KOut-of-state tuition
#1371 College overall
Raleigh, NC
$11KIn-state tuition
$11KOut-of-state tuition
#1382 College overall
Portland, OR
$19KIn-state tuition
$19KOut-of-state tuition
#1394 College overall
Olympia, WA
$8KIn-state tuition
$29KOut-of-state tuition
#1402 College overall
Hilo, HI
$7KIn-state tuition
$20KOut-of-state tuition
#1440 College overall
Jacksonville, FL
$13KIn-state tuition
$13KOut-of-state tuition
#1452 College overall
Little Rock, AR
$9KIn-state tuition
$9KOut-of-state tuition
#1457 College overall
Tougaloo, MS
$10KIn-state tuition
$10KOut-of-state tuition
#1459 College overall
McKenzie, TN
$16KIn-state tuition
$16KOut-of-state tuition
#1487 College overall
Durango, CO
$7KIn-state tuition
$18KOut-of-state tuition
#1503 College overall
Presque Isle, ME
$8KIn-state tuition
$14KOut-of-state tuition
#1511 College overall
Jackson, TN
$9KIn-state tuition
$9KOut-of-state tuition
#1512 College overall
Greensboro, NC
$16KIn-state tuition
$16KOut-of-state tuition