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US institutions with published tuition and fees under $30,000

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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IL · Two-year

Vatterott College-Fairview Heights ↗

Fairview Heights, IL

$12,915 tuition & fees · 2018-19

Private for-profit · Directory 2018

IL · Four-year

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ↗

Edwardsville, IL

$12,922 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

TX · Two-year

Lamar Institute of Technology ↗

Beaumont, TX

$12,924 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

OH · Less than two-year

Tiffin Academy of Hair Design ↗

Tiffin, OH

$12,925 tuition & fees · 2012-13

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

SD · Four-year

University of South Dakota ↗

Vermillion, SD

$12,942 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

GA · Two-year

Brown College of Court Reporting ↗

Atlanta, GA

$12,945 tuition & fees · 2020-21

Private for-profit · Directory 2020

NY · Four-year

Jamestown Business College ↗

Jamestown, NY

$12,945 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2024

PA · Two-year

Oakbridge Academy of Arts ↗

Lower Burrell, PA

$12,975 tuition & fees · 2013-14

Private for-profit · Directory 2013

LA · Four-year

Strayer University-Louisiana ↗

Metairie, LA

$12,975 tuition & fees · 2014-15

Private for-profit · Directory 2014

FL · Two-year

American College for Medical Careers ↗

Orlando, FL

$12,976 tuition & fees · 2012-13

Private for-profit · Directory 2020

FL · Four-year

Florida SouthWestern State College ↗

Fort Myers, FL

$12,979 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

VA · Four-year

Centra College ↗

Lynchburg, VA

$12,983 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

KY · Two-year

Lincoln College of Technology-Florence ↗

Florence, KY

$12,995 tuition & fees · 2013-14

Private for-profit · Directory 2013

MI · Four-year

Baker College ↗

Owosso, MI

$13,000 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

CA · Two-year

Quality College of Culinary Careers ↗

Fresno, CA

$13,000 tuition & fees · 2007-08

Private for-profit · Directory 2007

NY · Four-year

Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland ↗

Suffern, NY

$13,000 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

PA · Two-year

Brightwood Career Institute-Harrisburg ↗

Harrisburg, PA

$13,002 tuition & fees · 2004-05

Private for-profit · Directory 2018

AR · Four-year

Philander Smith University ↗

Little Rock, AR

$13,014 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

NV · Four-year

College of Southern Nevada ↗

Las Vegas, NV

$13,024 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Public · Directory 2025

NY · Four-year

Boricua College ↗

New York, NY

$13,025 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private nonprofit · Directory 2025

ID · Four-year

Brown Mackie College-Boise ↗

Boise, ID

$13,032 tuition & fees · 2015-16

Private for-profit · Directory 2017

TX · Four-year

Brown Mackie College-San Antonio ↗

San Antonio, TX

$13,032 tuition & fees · 2015-16

Private for-profit · Directory 2017

OR · Four-year

American College of Healthcare Sciences ↗

Portland, OR

$13,040 tuition & fees · 2024-25

Private for-profit · Directory 2025

KS · Less than two-year

Wichita Technical Institute ↗

Wichita, KS

$13,040 tuition & fees · 2009-10

Private for-profit · Directory 2025