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Colleges that admit a healthy share of applicants (≥40%) yet deliver strong earnings-to-cost value — the underrated schools worth a serious look. Ranked from College Scorecard; model your odds and net price at each.
| # | College | Location | Value | Earnings (10 yr) | Net price | Accept. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York, NY | 25.0× | $75,971 | $3,033 | 48% |
| 2 | CUNY Hunter College | New York, NY | 21.2× | $63,163 | $2,984 | 54% |
| 3 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY | 19.6× | $60,752 | $3,103 | 58% |
| 4 | CUNY Lehman College | Bronx, NY | 18.4× | $58,013 | $3,148 | 57% |
| 5 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York, NY | 17.5× | $56,195 | $3,203 | 57% |
| 6 | CUNY City College | New York, NY | 17.5× | $66,039 | $3,776 | 60% |
| 7 | CUNY Queens College | Queens, NY | 15.0× | $62,763 | $4,195 | 64% |
| 8 | University of Florida-Online | Gainesville, FL | 14.9× | $71,588 | $4,815 | 61% |
| 9 | Texas A & M International University | Laredo, TX | 13.3× | $48,386 | $3,637 | 44% |
| 10 | CUNY York College | Jamaica, NY | 12.8× | $56,945 | $4,456 | 64% |
| 11 | Indiana University-Northwest | Gary, IN | 8.5× | $43,361 | $5,130 | 73% |
| 12 | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, IN | 7.9× | $48,318 | $6,079 | 72% |
| 13 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, NM | 7.7× | $76,489 | $9,873 | 44% |
| 14 | University of Michigan-Flint | Flint, MI | 7.6× | $53,230 | $7,007 | 70% |
| 15 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | 6.8× | $47,477 | $7,022 | 51% |
| 16 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | 6.5× | $60,249 | $9,288 | 55% |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | 6.5× | $56,746 | $8,752 | 66% |
| 18 | Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale, NY | 6.4× | $69,781 | $10,867 | 63% |
| 19 | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | Chickasha, OK | 6.3× | $41,913 | $6,624 | 66% |
| 20 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, NC | 6.3× | $40,026 | $6,364 | 64% |
| 21 | University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | 6.3× | $59,649 | $9,492 | 56% |
| 22 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Pomona, CA | 6.2× | $71,902 | $11,531 | 75% |
| 23 | California State University-Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | 6.2× | $64,403 | $10,440 | 46% |
| 24 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY | 6.1× | $50,220 | $8,191 | 68% |
| 25 | University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | 5.9× | $57,743 | $9,812 | 43% |
| 26 | Clayton State University | Morrow, GA | 5.9× | $49,179 | $8,365 | 68% |
| 27 | Indiana University-East | Richmond, IN | 5.8× | $47,156 | $8,134 | 67% |
| 28 | University of Minnesota-Morris | Morris, MN | 5.8× | $50,919 | $8,837 | 75% |
| 29 | Illinois | Champaign, IL | 5.6× | $81,054 | $14,355 | 42% |
| 30 | Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant, OK | 5.6× | $45,079 | $8,039 | 76% |
| 31 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | 5.6× | $58,308 | $10,411 | 40% |
| 32 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | 5.5× | $56,343 | $10,154 | 53% |
| 33 | UC Davis | Davis, CA | 5.5× | $80,838 | $14,741 | 42% |
| 34 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver, CO | 5.4× | $64,270 | $11,900 | 75% |
| 35 | Maryland | College Park, MD | 5.3× | $82,860 | $15,678 | 45% |
| 36 | University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | 5.2× | $49,137 | $9,364 | 58% |
| 37 | East Central University | Ada, OK | 5.2× | $44,962 | $8,683 | 58% |
| 38 | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Tifton, GA | 5.1× | $34,996 | $6,842 | 76% |
| 39 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | 5.1× | $84,276 | $16,504 | 65% |
| 40 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA | 5.1× | $50,135 | $9,823 | 68% |
| 41 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO | 5.1× | $82,957 | $16,298 | 73% |
| 42 | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | 5.0× | $72,424 | $14,600 | 50% |
| 43 | University of St Francis | Joliet, IL | 4.9× | $63,926 | $13,006 | 65% |
| 44 | BYU | Provo, UT | 4.9× | $75,790 | $15,564 | 68% |
| 45 | Saginaw Valley State University | University Center, MI | 4.8× | $51,955 | $10,775 | 72% |
| 46 | Holy Family University | Philadelphia, PA | 4.7× | $62,235 | $13,143 | 71% |
| 47 | UC Riverside | Riverside, CA | 4.7× | $67,699 | $14,304 | 76% |
| 48 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | 4.7× | $55,198 | $11,668 | 76% |
| 49 | Governors State University | University Park, IL | 4.7× | $58,169 | $12,329 | 48% |
| 50 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | 4.7× | $71,030 | $15,232 | 75% |
| 51 | Coppin State University | Baltimore, MD | 4.7× | $46,490 | $9,977 | 46% |
| 52 | SUNY Buffalo State University | Buffalo, NY | 4.6× | $52,334 | $11,346 | 73% |
| 53 | Kean University | Union, NJ | 4.6× | $57,237 | $12,447 | 76% |
| 54 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA | 4.5× | $77,369 | $17,113 | 71% |
| 55 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, GA | 4.5× | $49,361 | $10,945 | 72% |
| 56 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | Daytona Beach, FL | 4.5× | $84,131 | $18,725 | 58% |
| 57 | Illinois Tech | Chicago, IL | 4.5× | $82,592 | $18,425 | 55% |
| 58 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | 4.5× | $59,637 | $13,310 | 72% |
| 59 | Morehead State University | Morehead, KY | 4.4× | $43,197 | $9,793 | 77% |
| 60 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva, OK | 4.4× | $44,358 | $10,104 | 65% |
Earnings and net price are College Scorecard estimates that lag ~2 years and cover all students, not your specific major. Not a guarantee of individual outcomes.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.