2026 Best Value Colleges

Name: 2026 Best Value Colleges (Kollegio college rankings)
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1,430 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Value Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Value Colleges

University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston

Galveston

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#2 Best Value Colleges

Princeton University

Princeton

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#3 Best Value Colleges

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point

Acceptance rate

32.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

N/A

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,000

#4 Best Value Colleges

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,593

Avg. Cost after Aid

$1,113

#5 Best Value Colleges

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland

Acceptance rate

66.4%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$14,760

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,892

#6 Best Value Colleges

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.0%

Institution type

GRAD

Total Tuition Cost

$12,835

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#7 Best Value Colleges

Stanford University

Stanford

Acceptance rate

3.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,473

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#8 Best Value Colleges

Excelsior University

Albany

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$12,240

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#9 Best Value Colleges

Baruch College of the City University of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

50.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,991

#10 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#11 Best Value Colleges

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#12 Best Value Colleges

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#13 Best Value Colleges

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,702

#14 Best Value Colleges

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla

Acceptance rate

26.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#15 Best Value Colleges

Yeshivath Viznitz

Monsey

Acceptance rate

93.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$8,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,815

#16 Best Value Colleges

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$11,340

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#17 Best Value Colleges

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock

Acceptance rate

25.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,708

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#18 Best Value Colleges

University of California - Irvine

Irvine

Acceptance rate

28.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,268

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#19 Best Value Colleges

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

9.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#20 Best Value Colleges

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#21 Best Value Colleges

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#22 Best Value Colleges

University of Washington Bothell

Bothell

Acceptance rate

90.6%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$10,927

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,000

#23 Best Value Colleges

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$7,182

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,343

#24 Best Value Colleges

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Acceptance rate

15.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,019

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#25 Best Value Colleges

University of Washington

Seattle

Acceptance rate

39.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,927

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

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