Average net prices below $20,000.

Whose average is this?

The connected COST2 measure covers full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates paying in-state or in-district tuition at public institutions with standard academic calendars who received qualifying federal, state/local or institutional grant or scholarship aid. Other grant sources are excluded.

Average net price includes a population cost of attendance less qualifying grant aid. This is not tuition alone, a personal aid award or a verified international price. Reported zero and negative averages are retained; a negative average does not promise a payment to you.