Where Minnesota's 4-year schools stand on the feds' affordability list
I've begun delving into the recently released federal database of college prices to see where Minnesota stands.
So far, here are the lists on which our four-year colleges and universities appear. (The lists show the most-expensive five percent and least expensive 10 percent in each sector.) Notice that our for-profits are among the least expensive.
(Two-year schools, as well as schools with the highest cost increases will be in later posts.)
You can look up the full lists here and view the various explanatory notes. (Note that the there are a few snags with the data. Several colleges, including Bates, include room and board in their cost estimates, while others don't.)
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Four-year public – Highest net prices
University of Minnesota-Duluth -- $16,081
National Average: $10,747
Most expensive on list: Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio -- $24,192
Least expensive on the list: Christopher Newport University, VA -- $15,948
Four-year private not-for-profit – Highest tuition
Carleton College -- $39,777
National Average: $21,324
Most expensive on list: Bates College, ME -- $51,300
Least expensive on list: Lehigh University, PA -- $38,630
Four-year private not-for-profit – Highest net prices
Northwestern Health Sciences University -- $35,062
Minneapolis College of Art and Design -- $30,527
National Average: $19,009
Most expensive on list: Art Center College of Design, CA -- $39,672
Least expensive on list: Western New England College, MA -- $29,533
Four-year private for-profit -- Lowest net prices
National American University-Roseville -- $12,969
Capella University -- $13,125
National American University-Brooklyn Center -- $14,019
National American University-Bloomington -- $14,739
National Average: $23,057
Most expensive on list: Chamberlain College of Nursing–Addison Campus, IL -- $15,027
Least expensive on list: National American University-Ellsworth AFB Extension, SD -- $2,785