Best Value Colleges
The strongest graduate earnings for every dollar of net price.
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Houston, TX · Private nonprofit
- $672
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 419
- Enrolled
San Diego Christian College
Santee, CA · Private nonprofit
- $992
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 87
- Enrolled
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
- $3,033
- Net price
- 48%
- Admit rate
- 16,154
- Enrolled
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · Public
- $2,984
- Net price
- 54%
- Admit rate
- 16,289
- Enrolled
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY · Public
- $3,103
- Net price
- 58%
- Admit rate
- 10,543
- Enrolled
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY · Public
- $3,148
- Net price
- 57%
- Admit rate
- 10,696
- Enrolled
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
- $6,128
- Net price
- 5%
- Admit rate
- 5,709
- Enrolled
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY · Public
- $3,203
- Net price
- 57%
- Admit rate
- 11,590
- Enrolled
CUNY City College
New York, NY · Public
- $3,776
- Net price
- 60%
- Admit rate
- 12,505
- Enrolled
Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield, IL · Private nonprofit
- $2,835
- Net price
- 100%
- Admit rate
- 55
- Enrolled
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY · Public
- $4,195
- Net price
- 64%
- Admit rate
- 12,550
- Enrolled
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
- $3,967
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 19,562
- Enrolled
University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · Public
- $4,815
- Net price
- 61%
- Admit rate
- 4,627
- Enrolled
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY · Public
- $6,174
- Net price
- 34%
- Admit rate
- 962
- Enrolled
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, OH · Public
- $3,925
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 298
- Enrolled
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX · Public
- $3,637
- Net price
- 44%
- Admit rate
- 6,667
- Enrolled
California State University-San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA · Public
- $4,564
- Net price
- 94%
- Admit rate
- 15,023
- Enrolled
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY · Public
- $4,456
- Net price
- 64%
- Admit rate
- 4,345
- Enrolled
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo, IN · Public
- $3,968
- Net price
- 86%
- Admit rate
- 2,352
- Enrolled
Yeshiva Toras Chaim
Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit
- $5,356
- Net price
- 44%
- Admit rate
- 227
- Enrolled
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public
- $6,541
- Net price
- 24%
- Admit rate
- 35,629
- Enrolled
California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA · Public
- $5,652
- Net price
- 94%
- Admit rate
- 8,577
- Enrolled
California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock, CA · Public
- $6,067
- Net price
- 98%
- Admit rate
- 8,385
- Enrolled
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · Public
- $4,831
- Net price
- 94%
- Admit rate
- 28,666
- Enrolled
How this ranking is calculated
Ranked by a value score — median earnings 10 years after entry divided by the average annual net price. It rewards colleges that pair strong outcomes with low cost, so a school doesn't have to be the most expensive to rank well. Bachelor's-granting schools with both figures reported.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Schools that don't report the ranking metric are excluded. See our full methodology →