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US institutions with published tuition and fees under $20,000

Compare institutions with reported out-of-state undergraduate tuition and required fees below this amount. This is a historical price screen, not a current quote or a total study budget.

Basis: latest connected academic-year cost record for each institution; excludes housing, meals, insurance and other living expenses. Out-of-state is not a confirmed international-student price.

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TN · Four-year

South College ↗

Knoxville, TN

$18,535 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

NY · Four-year

Farmingdale State College ↗

Farmingdale, NY

$18,536 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

MO · Four-year

Truman State University ↗

Kirksville, MO

$18,566 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

CA · Four-year

Charter College-Canyon Country ↗

Canyon Country, CA

$18,568 tuition & fees · 2016-17

Private for-profit · Directory 2015

PA · Two-year

Aria Health School of Nursing ↗

Trevose, PA

$18,585 tuition & fees · 2017-18

Private nonprofit · Directory 2019

MO · Four-year

University of Central Missouri ↗

Warrensburg, MO

$18,600 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

FL · Two-year

Fortis College-Tampa ↗

Tampa, FL

$18,606 tuition & fees · 2013-14

Private for-profit · Directory 2013

FL · Two-year

City College-Altamonte Springs ↗

Altamonte Springs, FL

$18,612 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

TX · Less than two-year

ATI Career Training Center-Waco ↗

Waco, TX

$18,613 tuition & fees · 2009-10

Private for-profit · Directory 2012

FL · Four-year

City College-Hollywood ↗

Hollywood, FL

$18,615 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

PA · Two-year

Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury ↗

Sunbury, PA

$18,628 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2024

TN · Two-year

Roane State Community College ↗

Harriman, TN

$18,630 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

AL · Four-year

Alabama A & M University ↗

Normal, AL

$18,634 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

MA · Four-year

The New England Institute of Art ↗

Brookline, MA

$18,636 tuition & fees · 2015-16

Private for-profit · Directory 2017

AL · Four-year

Judson College ↗

Marion, AL

$18,640 tuition & fees · 2020-21

Private nonprofit · Directory 2020

CA · Four-year

Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood ↗

North Hollywood, CA

$18,648 tuition & fees · 2018-19

Private for-profit · Directory 2018

CA · Four-year

Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-San Diego ↗

San Diego, CA

$18,648 tuition & fees · 2018-19

Private for-profit · Directory 2018

NY · Four-year

SUNY College at Potsdam ↗

Potsdam, NY

$18,678 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

NY · Four-year

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill ↗

Cobleskill, NY

$18,678 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

MN · Four-year

Academy College ↗

Bloomington, MN

$18,680 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

MI · Four-year

Grace Christian University ↗

Wyoming, MI

$18,690 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

TN · Four-year

Bethel University ↗

McKenzie, TN

$18,712 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

WI · Four-year

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ↗

Whitewater, WI

$18,716 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

MA · Four-year

THE ART INSTITUTE OF BOSTON AT LESLEY UNIVERSITY ↗

BOSTON, MA

$18,725 tuition & fees · 2004-05

Private nonprofit · Directory 2004