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Public four-year colleges and universities

572 colleges, A–Z, 150 on this page. Medians for the whole group: net price $14,241, admission 84%, graduation 52%, earnings $59,268.

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CollegeSectorUndergradsAdmitNet priceGrad.EarningsDebt
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, GAPublic3,20876%$6,87440%$41,999$18,363
Adams State University logoAdams State UniversityAlamosa, COPublic1,250—$8,58537%$51,295$18,000
Alabama A & M University logoAlabama A & M UniversityNormal, ALPublic6,12458%$18,25528%$41,266$27,204
Alabama State University logoAlabama State UniversityMontgomery, ALPublic3,47798%$9,77531%$40,585$28,197
Albany State University logoAlbany State UniversityAlbany, GAPublic5,956—$14,51130%$44,975$21,750
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MSPublic2,36345%$14,79149%$40,721$27,500
Angelo State University logoAngelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TXPublic5,64383%$13,39445%$51,945$18,564
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NCPublic19,44490%$16,08271%$57,488$19,500
Arizona State University Campus Immersion logoArizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZPublic64,67490%$14,69467%$69,111$19,151
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, AZPublic53,78267%$11,594—$69,111$19,151
Arkansas State University logoArkansas State UniversityJonesboro, ARPublic9,11082%$15,44158%$47,220$19,498
Auburn University logoAuburn UniversityAuburn, ALPublic26,81646%$25,42482%$73,273$19,500
Auburn University at Montgomery logoAuburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, ALPublic2,54292%$13,78935%$51,305$25,094
Augusta University logoAugusta UniversityAugusta, GAPublic5,61386%$12,01748%$52,071$20,000
Austin Peay State University logoAustin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TNPublic7,56096%$9,04942%$48,900$19,570
Ball State UniversityMuncie, INPublic13,98886%$13,87762%$56,674$20,500
Bemidji State University logoBemidji State UniversityBemidji, MNPublic3,13956%$16,32751%$58,173$18,827
Binghamton University logoBinghamton UniversityVestal, NYPublic14,65539%$20,90782%$89,136$17,750
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SDPublic1,92896%$19,25242%$49,283$19,822
Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, NJPublic78170%$13,24936%$63,846$19,500
Bluefield State University logoBluefield State UniversityBluefield, WVPublic1,04297%$11,13034%$45,981$21,000
Boise State University logoBoise State UniversityBoise, IDPublic17,67487%$18,42361%$60,091$19,678
Bowie State University logoBowie State UniversityBowie, MDPublic5,04372%$17,83537%$61,890$20,550
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus logoBowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OHPublic12,81281%$21,45366%$52,269$23,250
Bridgewater State University logoBridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MAPublic7,82988%$18,06152%$61,441$23,465
Cal Poly Maritime AcademyVallejo, CAPublic80495%$17,79358%$105,475$23,644
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo logoCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CAPublic21,99631%$18,83287%$96,304$16,500
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt logoCalifornia State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CAPublic5,61298%$13,75144%$54,882$17,297
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona logoCalifornia State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, CAPublic25,04275%$9,40468%$77,464$15,500
California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CAPublic8,57794%$4,00148%$62,381$13,246
California State University-Channel Islands logoCalifornia State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CAPublic5,01395%$8,53455%$66,328$14,000
California State University-Chico logoCalifornia State University-ChicoChico, CAPublic13,63193%$14,15760%$70,012$14,259
California State University-Dominguez Hills logoCalifornia State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CAPublic12,53893%$7,24442%$62,587$15,000
California State University-East Bay logoCalifornia State University-East BayHayward, CAPublic9,80997%$6,85849%$73,868$16,500
California State University-Fresno logoCalifornia State University-FresnoFresno, CAPublic21,60595%$5,41858%$62,756$13,156
California State University-Fullerton logoCalifornia State University-FullertonFullerton, CAPublic38,54690%$5,11568%$69,015$13,594
California State University-Long Beach logoCalifornia State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CAPublic35,92446%$9,42670%$69,554$14,195
California State University-Los Angeles logoCalifornia State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CAPublic19,56291%$2,38555%$62,555$14,576
California State University-Monterey Bay logoCalifornia State University-Monterey BaySeaside, CAPublic6,81997%$13,86162%$63,891$11,000
California State University-Northridge logoCalifornia State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CAPublic32,69194%$6,34657%$63,721$15,000
California State University-Sacramento logoCalifornia State University-SacramentoSacramento, CAPublic28,35094%$11,18654%$69,014$15,000
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CAPublic15,02394%$3,94653%$61,951$14,625
California State University-San Marcos logoCalifornia State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CAPublic14,87795%$10,93955%$67,217$16,000
California State University-Stanislaus logoCalifornia State University-StanislausTurlock, CAPublic8,38598%$3,56552%$65,560$13,000
Cameron UniversityLawton, OKPublic2,492—$7,47226%$42,927$21,504
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CTPublic7,82273%$15,53750%$65,779$20,500
Central Michigan University logoCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MIPublic10,03590%$17,20159%$59,879$25,000
Central State University logoCentral State UniversityWilberforce, OHPublic2,62099%$13,30721%$36,832$18,250
Central Washington University logoCentral Washington UniversityEllensburg, WAPublic7,83391%$21,20151%$65,578$19,170
Chadron State College logoChadron State CollegeChadron, NEPublic1,540—$12,66248%$51,365$18,574
Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CTPublic1,821—$14,5940%$65,844$18,610
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PAPublic617—$12,25520%$43,275$20,000
Chicago State University logoChicago State UniversityChicago, ILPublic1,38443%$7,27315%$48,395$29,308
Christopher Newport University logoChristopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VAPublic4,36586%$22,31075%$65,183$20,000
Citadel Military College of South Carolina logoCitadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SCPublic2,70523%$22,01979%$82,609$18,500
Clayton  State University logoClayton State UniversityMorrow, GAPublic4,34868%$8,86838%$54,701$25,250
Clemson University logoClemson UniversityClemson, SCPublic23,30038%$22,03288%$79,064$19,500
Cleveland State University logoCleveland State UniversityCleveland, OHPublic8,96991%$13,75451%$56,979$22,000
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SCPublic10,37775%$15,28754%$54,702$22,312
College of Charleston logoCollege of CharlestonCharleston, SCPublic10,55860%$18,17765%$63,018$20,500
College of Staten Island CUNY logoCollege of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NYPublic9,65792%$3,15336%$59,992$13,500
Colorado School of Mines logoColorado School of MinesGolden, COPublic6,15561%$32,90182%$102,077$21,287
Colorado State University GlobalDenver, COPublic6,56398%$17,73226%$82,047$23,000
Colorado State University Pueblo logoColorado State University PuebloPueblo, COPublic3,04295%$8,85142%$58,700$20,307
Colorado State University-Fort Collins logoColorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, COPublic25,53888%$22,24768%$66,947$18,750
Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GAPublic5,62599%$15,71142%$49,706$23,968
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PAPublic9,21093%$17,46854%$56,416$19,500
Concord University logoConcord UniversityAthens, WVPublic1,50493%$9,48441%$45,054$18,087
Coppin State University logoCoppin State UniversityBaltimore, MDPublic1,84446%$12,63221%$53,198$23,750
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College logoCUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NYPublic16,15448%$65770%$83,742$12,500
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NYPublic10,54358%$95053%$66,519$12,250
CUNY City College logoCUNY City CollegeNew York, NYPublic12,50560%$1,55750%$69,594$11,695
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NYPublic3,25468%$4,766—$69,504$12,594
CUNY Hunter College logoCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NYPublic16,28954%$1,05159%$70,502$11,908
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice logoCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NYPublic11,59057%$1,11054%$65,870$10,500
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NYPublic10,69657%$54148%$65,181$12,179
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NYPublic3,23386%$3,24520%$49,242$11,000
CUNY New York City College of Technology logoCUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, NYPublic13,58080%$2,81819%$57,019$11,500
CUNY Queens College logoCUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NYPublic12,55064%$1,27253%$68,324$10,500
CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NYPublic4,34564%$1,95627%$62,351$11,350
Dakota State University logoDakota State UniversityMadison, SDPublic2,07188%$20,55449%$53,378$21,730
Dalton State CollegeDalton, GAPublic4,553—$2,35329%$46,083$13,419
Delaware State University logoDelaware State UniversityDover, DEPublic4,39847%$19,83242%$51,864$25,000
Delta State University logoDelta State UniversityCleveland, MSPublic1,620100%$12,67750%$44,639$19,487
Dickinson State University logoDickinson State UniversityDickinson, NDPublic1,09037%$14,07640%$55,221$15,125
East Carolina University logoEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NCPublic19,89689%$16,88063%$60,387$20,500
East Central University logoEast Central UniversityAda, OKPublic2,46758%$8,72228%$47,782$18,350
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania logoEast Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, PAPublic4,81492%$21,08446%$59,893$21,500
East Tennessee State University logoEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, TNPublic10,00486%$14,20855%$48,646$18,636
East Texas A&M University logoEast Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TXPublic9,91292%$13,97440%$52,631$18,349
Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CTPublic3,41883%$20,50254%$60,748$20,988
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, ILPublic4,18865%$12,71750%$55,885$19,623
Eastern Kentucky University logoEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYPublic12,31878%$11,92551%$50,885$20,500
Eastern Michigan University logoEastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MIPublic10,05580%$16,62846%$55,390$24,738
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus logoEastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, NMPublic3,35792%$5,23839%$44,198$13,750
Eastern Oregon University logoEastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, ORPublic2,17298%$15,66538%$53,987$20,000
Eastern Washington University logoEastern Washington UniversityCheney, WAPublic6,22291%$13,64743%$62,463$18,000
Elizabeth City State University logoElizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NCPublic1,97564%$8,04846%$44,614$20,745
Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, NYPublic7,585—$11,13148%$59,509$18,750
Emporia State University logoEmporia State UniversityEmporia, KSPublic2,23998%$14,36457%$50,860$17,728
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico logoEscuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto RicoSan Juan, PRPublic466100%$7,22540%$24,622—
Fairmont State University logoFairmont State UniversityFairmont, WVPublic2,59099%$14,59955%$49,370$18,392
Farmingdale State College logoFarmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NYPublic9,55263%$6,14648%$75,278$14,178
Fayetteville State University logoFayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NCPublic5,76282%$10,00937%$47,125$20,500
Ferris State University logoFerris State UniversityBig Rapids, MIPublic8,10691%$8,40244%$60,457$19,500
Fitchburg State University logoFitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MAPublic2,75287%$13,80353%$63,428$20,615
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University logoFlorida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FLPublic7,58221%$15,22062%$52,104$17,500
Florida Atlantic University logoFlorida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FLPublic23,75766%$10,39464%$61,062$17,500
Florida Gulf Coast University logoFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FLPublic13,87463%$11,55557%$59,401$16,289
Florida International University logoFlorida International UniversityMiami, FLPublic39,50855%$11,46278%$65,722$15,547
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FLPublic1,68958%$11,27858%—$19,500
Florida State University logoFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, FLPublic32,21224%$8,60586%$68,225$13,000
Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KSPublic9,73390%$16,33353%$53,030$19,500
Fort Lewis College logoFort Lewis CollegeDurango, COPublic3,07977%$20,09036%$49,164$16,591
Fort Valley State University logoFort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GAPublic2,68466%$12,42139%$41,857$26,738
Framingham State University logoFramingham State UniversityFramingham, MAPublic2,56684%$15,95146%$63,249$24,000
Francis Marion University logoFrancis Marion UniversityFlorence, SCPublic2,62886%$10,89038%$47,527$25,000
Frostburg State University logoFrostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MDPublic2,90989%$16,76845%$60,300$17,959
George Mason University logoGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VAPublic27,75288%$14,69766%$79,923$18,500
Georgia College & State University logoGeorgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, GAPublic5,94778%$20,80360%$64,452$21,500
Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GAPublic11,34496%$10,08022%$48,736$19,000
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus logoGeorgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GAPublic18,78514%$12,02894%$114,210$19,500
Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GAPublic21,79088%$16,78554%$59,167$20,568
Georgia Southwestern State University logoGeorgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GAPublic2,42475%$10,17033%$55,890$18,250
Georgia State University logoGeorgia State UniversityAtlanta, GAPublic26,62355%$12,36551%$51,903$21,500
Glenville State UniversityGlenville, WVPublic1,096—$10,74829%$44,924$19,500
Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, GAPublic2,54486%$8,77922%$46,001$17,008
Governors State University logoGovernors State UniversityUniversity Park, ILPublic2,55648%$15,83323%$61,863$18,750
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LAPublic4,16445%$19,21436%$41,535$34,500
Grand Valley State University logoGrand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MIPublic18,85483%$16,49565%$60,120$22,500
Harris-Stowe State UniversitySaint Louis, MOPublic960—$11,18233%$39,919$23,328
Henderson State University logoHenderson State UniversityArkadelphia, ARPublic1,456—$21,84336%$46,244$20,500
Idaho State University logoIdaho State UniversityPocatello, IDPublic7,583—$8,91041%$50,919$18,500
Illinois State University logoIllinois State UniversityNormal, ILPublic19,05788%$17,82967%$67,557$17,000
Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, INPublic6,18881%$10,10344%$52,316$21,500
Indiana University of Pennsylvania logoIndiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PAPublic6,76491%$17,39152%$57,182$24,989
Indiana University-Bloomington logoIndiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, INPublic37,80678%$16,00380%$70,105$19,000
Indiana University-EastRichmond, INPublic2,58967%$9,11741%$52,038$19,469
Indiana University-Indianapolis logoIndiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, INPublic13,83076%$9,47954%$58,990$18,750
Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, INPublic2,35286%$5,70746%$52,440$17,750
Indiana University-Northwest logoIndiana University-NorthwestGary, INPublic2,66173%$5,56736%$48,764$19,884
Indiana University-South Bend logoIndiana University-South BendSouth Bend, INPublic3,93384%$8,60735%$50,051$19,500
Indiana University-SoutheastNew Albany, INPublic3,17084%$10,02639%$52,768$17,278
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, NMPublic33498%$11,19918%$26,385—
Iowa State University logoIowa State UniversityAmes, IAPublic25,36789%$18,51777%$67,568$21,250
Jackson State University logoJackson State UniversityJackson, MSPublic4,60093%$34,11943%$42,075$27,000
Jacksonville State University logoJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, ALPublic7,03678%$17,11148%$51,004$21,767
James Madison University logoJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VAPublic20,88872%$23,55080%$75,482$19,500
Kansas State University logoKansas State UniversityManhattan, KSPublic15,14282%$18,21071%$61,473$19,200
Kean University logoKean UniversityUnion, NJPublic11,43376%$14,46548%$62,318$19,500
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard