2024 Cheapest Public Colleges

The 2024 average tuition & fees is $22,781 over 480 4-years public colleges.

Chadron State College is the cheapest public college with tuition & fees of $7,564.

University of North Carolina at Pembroke ($7,571) and Mississippi Valley State University ($7,912) are following it in the list of Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

The average acceptance rate is 78.12% and the average SAT score is 1,021 at the schools.

Table. Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Chadron State College Chadron, NEPublic, 4-year $7,564
($7,564)
$210		$11,183
($6,383)
$350		-2,260-44.00%16 to 1
2
1		University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year $7,571
($3,571)
$76		$19,910
($6,851)
$76		92.36%7,666-45.00%14 to 1
3
1		Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MSPublic, 4-year $7,912
($7,912)
$498		$8,285
($8,285)
$219		51.16%1,879-25.00%12 to 1
4
-		Wayne State College Wayne, NEPublic, 4-year $7,923
($7,923)
$235		$9,960
($5,640)
$303		-4,773-51.00%22 to 1
5
1		Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year $7,969
($3,969)
$63		$17,262
($6,197)
$61		79.89%6,78795043.00%18 to 1
6
1		Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year $8,092
($8,092)
$226		$8,092
($8,092)
$226		100.00%2,339-37.00%11 to 1
7
-		Peru State College Peru, NEPublic, 4-year $8,280
($8,280)
$360		$9,408
($9,408)
$288		-1,799-33.00%20 to 1
8
60		Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OKPublic, 4-year $8,325
($8,295)
$6,915		$7,939
($7,915)
$6,485		100.00%4,777-39.00%18 to 1
9
1		Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year $8,532
($4,532)
$79		$18,497
($7,778)
$524		86.66%11,6351,15560.00%16 to 1
10
2		Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MSPublic, 4-year $8,549
($8,549)
-		$9,263
($9,263)
$409		24.66%2,93392047.00%16 to 1
11
7		Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJPublic, 4-year $8,598
($6,638)
$958		$12,150
($12,150)
-		-8,248--15 to 1
12
1		Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year $8,605
($8,605)
-		$8,605
($8,605)
-		99.68%2,5561,10046.00%10 to 1
13
2		Minot State University Minot, NDPublic, 4-year $8,633
($8,633)
$125		$10,817
($10,817)
$125		72.21%2,7771,04044.00%10 to 1
14
-		Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NMPublic, 4-year $8,718
($6,738)
-		$7,226
($5,454)
-		54.92%5,10696041.00%16 to 1
15
1		Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LAPublic, 4-year $9,266
($8,173)
$17		$9,347
($8,254)
$13		96.02%5,8831,01545.00%17 to 1
16
73		Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MOPublic, 4-year $9,495
($9,495)
$6,090		$7,371
($7,371)
$4,567		78.50%9,92799056.00%20 to 1
17
3		Henderson State University Arkadelphia, ARPublic, 4-year $9,780
($7,572)
$12		$9,081
($6,903)
$41		81.92%2,519-39.00%16 to 1
17
2		Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year $9,780
($9,780)
$96		$10,977
($10,977)
$407		96.49%6,294-32.00%14 to 1
19
2		Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year $9,795
($8,795)
$350		$9,795
($8,795)
$350		91.03%6,90696034.00%15 to 1
20
4		McNeese State University Lake Charles, LAPublic, 4-year $9,960
($8,460)
$536		$9,997
($8,497)
$39		67.55%6,23098046.00%19 to 1
21
2		Bemidji State University Bemidji, MNPublic, 4-year $10,114
($10,114)
$16		$10,048
($10,048)
$337		70.66%4,023-49.00%16 to 1
22Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MNPublic, 4-year $10,117
($10,117)		$15,314
($10,484)		94.95%10,4201,10044.00%16 to 1
22
1		Youngstown State University Youngstown, OHPublic, 4-year $10,117
($9,757)
$172		$6,795
($6,615)
$53		80.32%11,0711,08048.00%18 to 1
24
2		Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MNPublic, 4-year $10,304
($10,304)
$182		$10,052
($10,052)
$419		68.94%6,930-40.00%15 to 1
25
175		Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MNPublic, 4-year $10,336
($10,336)
$8,736		$11,537
($11,537)
$247		52.62%4,682-55.00%17 to 1
Average$8,973
($8,088)		$10,756
($8,495)		78.12%5,6171,02143.46%16 to 1