The Inkwell
Rankings
Lowest student debt

Graduates with the lowest median debt

Median federal loan debt at graduation, for colleges with a graduation rate of 50% or more. Top 100 of 940 qualifying colleges.

Highest-earning graduates Lowest net price Best graduation rate Most selective Highest SAT scores Lowest student debt Best first-year retention Pell Grant access Largest colleges Earnings vs. price Oldest colleges

#	College	State	Sector	Lowest student debt	Net price	Grad.	Earnings
1	Albizu University-San JuanSan Juan	PR	Nonprofit	$5,500	$9,208	60%	$48,006
2	Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo	PR	Nonprofit	$5,500	$6,021	54%	$27,588
3	Berea CollegeBerea	KY	Nonprofit	$5,500	$5,836	66%	$48,071
4	United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point	NY	Public	$5,500	$1,516	78%	$103,283
5	University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce	PR	Public	$5,500	$10,710	50%	$35,162
6	University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo	PR	Public	$5,500	$13,088	52%	$33,308
7	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	CA	Nonprofit	$7,500	$8,509	90%	$166,642
8	Smith CollegeNorthampton	MA	Nonprofit	$8,000	$25,519	86%	$69,936
9	Williams CollegeWilliamstown	MA	Nonprofit	$8,000	$15,157	95%	$95,954
10	Grinnell CollegeGrinnell	IA	Nonprofit	$8,750	$15,203	86%	$72,106
11	Wellesley CollegeWellesley	MA	Nonprofit	$9,788	$23,995	91%	$90,458
12	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York	NY	Public	$10,500	$1,110	54%	$65,870
13	CUNY Queens CollegeQueens	NY	Public	$10,500	$1,272	53%	$68,324
14	Cleary UniversityHowell	MI	Nonprofit	$10,502	$19,651	68%	$64,883
15	Stanford UniversityStanford	CA	Nonprofit	$10,750	$12,307	92%	$125,340
16	California State University-Monterey BaySeaside	CA	Public	$11,000	$13,861	62%	$63,891
17	University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	CA	Public	$11,776	$16,807	84%	$82,568
18	CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York	NY	Public	$11,908	$1,051	59%	$70,502
19	Yale UniversityNew Haven	CT	Nonprofit	$11,982	$11,340	96%	$118,356
20	Colgate UniversityHamilton	NY	Nonprofit	$12,000	$29,409	89%	$96,328
21	Cornell UniversityIthaca	NY	Nonprofit	$12,000	$33,934	94%	$113,531
22	Emory UniversityAtlanta	GA	Nonprofit	$12,000	$16,754	91%	$93,897
23	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	MD	Nonprofit	$12,000	$18,431	93%	$104,590
24	New College of FloridaSarasota	FL	Public	$12,000	$8,222	62%	$53,164
25	University of ChicagoChicago	IL	Nonprofit	$12,000	$16,776	95%	$103,872
26	University of California-DavisDavis	CA	Public	$12,038	$14,318	86%	$86,999
27	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	NC	Public	$12,086	$11,305	91%	$81,094
28	Bates CollegeLewiston	ME	Nonprofit	$12,250	$27,390	88%	$98,373
29	Brigham Young UniversityProvo	UT	Nonprofit	$12,250	$13,397	81%	$80,228
30	CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn	NY	Public	$12,250	$950	53%	$66,519
31	The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg	TX	Public	$12,250	$4,858	55%	$52,947
32	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	NJ	Nonprofit	$12,400	$7,815	97%	$133,523
33	University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley	CA	Public	$12,416	$14,538	94%	$100,212
34	CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York	NY	Public	$12,500	$657	70%	$83,742
35	Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines	IA	Nonprofit	$12,500	$25,670	55%	$63,983
36	Parker UniversityDallas	TX	Nonprofit	$12,500	$28,806	83%	$56,771
37	Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City	UT	Nonprofit	$12,500	$12,748	50%	$76,999
38	University of California-IrvineIrvine	CA	Public	$12,821	$13,866	87%	$83,432
39	California State University-StanislausTurlock	CA	Public	$13,000	$3,565	52%	$65,560
40	Dartmouth CollegeHanover	NH	Nonprofit	$13,000	$26,707	95%	$111,162
41	Duke UniversityDurham	NC	Nonprofit	$13,000	$23,706	96%	$113,937
42	Florida State UniversityTallahassee	FL	Public	$13,000	$8,605	86%	$68,225
43	Rice UniversityHouston	TX	Nonprofit	$13,000	$11,164	95%	$90,773
44	Southern Utah UniversityCedar City	UT	Public	$13,000	$10,887	62%	$53,925
45	University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla	CA	Public	$13,000	$14,794	86%	$96,197
46	California State University-FresnoFresno	CA	Public	$13,156	$5,418	58%	$62,756
47	Amherst CollegeAmherst	MA	Nonprofit	$13,250	$19,536	92%	$95,161
48	Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont	CA	Nonprofit	$13,450	$26,039	90%	$127,532
49	University of FloridaGainesville	FL	Public	$13,496	$5,969	92%	$78,456
50	University of Florida-OnlineGainesville	FL	Public	$13,496	$4,336	83%	$78,456
51	Scripps CollegeClaremont	CA	Nonprofit	$13,500	$29,998	84%	$84,025
52	University of California-MercedMerced	CA	Public	$13,500	$11,583	68%	$69,352
53	California State University-FullertonFullerton	CA	Public	$13,594	$5,115	68%	$69,015
54	University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles	CA	Public	$13,750	$14,659	93%	$88,581
55	Haverford CollegeHaverford	PA	Nonprofit	$13,795	$31,075	89%	$76,397
56	New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro	NM	Public	$13,892	$20,862	55%	$71,723
57	California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo	CA	Public	$14,000	$8,534	55%	$66,328
58	Lafayette CollegeEaston	PA	Nonprofit	$14,000	$35,879	85%	$102,336
59	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	MA	Nonprofit	$14,000	$14,815	96%	$152,553
60	Mississippi University for WomenColumbus	MS	Public	$14,000	$11,452	53%	$52,685
61	Pomona CollegeClaremont	CA	Nonprofit	$14,000	$18,978	92%	$84,281
62	Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown	CT	Nonprofit	$14,000	$23,014	90%	$86,811
63	University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell	WA	Public	$14,008	$13,802	68%	$83,105
64	University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle	WA	Public	$14,008	$13,663	85%	$83,105
65	University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma	WA	Public	$14,008	$11,900	60%	$83,105
66	University of North FloridaJacksonville	FL	Public	$14,174	$11,689	68%	$59,626
67	California State University-Long BeachLong Beach	CA	Public	$14,195	$9,426	70%	$69,554
68	California State University-ChicoChico	CA	Public	$14,259	$14,157	60%	$70,012
69	San Diego State UniversitySan Diego	CA	Public	$14,500	$13,243	78%	$73,494
70	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	IL	Public	$14,500	$9,540	62%	$73,666
71	Brown UniversityProvidence	RI	Nonprofit	$14,567	$26,976	96%	$99,974
72	California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles	CA	Public	$14,576	$2,385	55%	$62,555
73	California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino	CA	Public	$14,625	$3,946	53%	$61,951
74	Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown	WI	Nonprofit	$14,646	$27,172	66%	$46,953
75	Georgetown UniversityWashington	DC	Nonprofit	$14,746	$33,661	94%	$110,516
76	San Jose State UniversitySan Jose	CA	Public	$14,750	$14,241	68%	$83,493
77	Touro UniversityNew York	NY	Nonprofit	$14,750	$28,433	67%	$57,553
78	University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg	KY	Nonprofit	$14,827	$13,885	50%	$47,477
79	New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces	NM	Public	$14,980	$6,313	54%	$43,922
80	Barnard CollegeNew York	NY	Nonprofit	$15,000	$28,930	92%	$98,280
81	Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick	ME	Nonprofit	$15,000	$15,595	93%	$90,153
82	California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge	CA	Public	$15,000	$6,346	57%	$63,721
83	California State University-SacramentoSacramento	CA	Public	$15,000	$11,186	54%	$69,014
84	Davidson CollegeDavidson	NC	Nonprofit	$15,000	$15,060	90%	$89,297
85	Florida CollegeTemple Terrace	FL	Nonprofit	$15,000	$25,840	61%	$52,207
86	Hamilton CollegeClinton	NY	Nonprofit	$15,000	$25,793	90%	$84,956
87	Heritage UniversityToppenish	WA	Nonprofit	$15,000	$10,747	57%	$58,279
88	SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse	NY	Public	$15,000	$18,375	72%	$64,530
89	San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco	CA	Public	$15,000	$9,803	50%	$73,299
90	Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park	CA	Public	$15,000	$10,759	55%	$71,264
91	Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore	PA	Nonprofit	$15,000	$17,392	92%	$86,311
92	Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia	PA	Nonprofit	$15,000	$25,555	71%	$78,311
93	University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz	CA	Public	$15,000	$18,549	74%	$73,362
94	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	PA	Nonprofit	$15,000	$29,577	97%	$121,687
95	University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville	VA	Public	$15,000	$18,056	94%	$96,468
96	Utah State UniversityLogan	UT	Public	$15,000	$12,644	60%	$59,177
97	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville	TN	Nonprofit	$15,000	$15,497	93%	$99,080
98	University of West FloridaPensacola	FL	Public	$15,139	$9,443	60%	$52,902
99	SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica	NY	Public	$15,250	$12,893	56%	$73,261
100	Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis	MO	Nonprofit	$15,250	$13,360	93%	$91,497

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education · ties broken alphabetically