College Rankings - Most Affordable Campus Towns

College expenses include more than just tuition and textbooks. The cost of living on campus is a huge factor in making school affordable. Here's a look at the top colleges and universities where students are able to financially keep their head above water.

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1326
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
$36,090
7.26 / 10
1327
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
$30,618
7.26 / 10
1328
California College of the Arts
Oakland, CA
$38,448
7.24 / 10
1329
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$38,463
7.24 / 10
1330
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$37,424
7.24 / 10
1331
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
$30,750
7.22 / 10
1332
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
$39,130
7.20 / 10
1333
Boston University
Boston, MA
$39,864
7.18 / 10
1334
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
$35,419
7.18 / 10
1335
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
$17,988
7.10 / 10
1336
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
$34,900
7.06 / 10
1337
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
$30,935
7.06 / 10
1338
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn, NY
$38,980
7.06 / 10
1339
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
$36,188
7.04 / 10
1340
Parsons - The New School for Design
New York, NY
$39,350
7.04 / 10
1341
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
$28,526
6.98 / 10
1342
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
$27,343
6.98 / 10
1343
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
$39,048
6.95 / 10
1344
University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
$31,022
6.93 / 10
1345
UC Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
$31,531
6.93 / 10
1346
Massachusetts Pharmacy & Health
Boston, MA
$26,455
6.93 / 10
1347
Emerson College
Boston, MA
$30,063
6.91 / 10
1348
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
$39,183
6.89 / 10
1349
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
$37,850
6.85 / 10
1350
Howard University
Washington, DC
$16,075
6.81 / 10