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Finally, we ranked colleges based on their “net price,” a figure that in many cases is more accurate than reporting tuition rates alone. These figures come from College Navigator, a government-run data website that determines net price: “…by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees (lower of in-district or in-state), books and supplies, and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses.” – College Navigator This net price then gives students a more accurate assessment (although not necessarily precise for everyone) of what they can expect to pay in total costs per year at any given school. And ta-da! You have your list: the 100 universities with the lowest net prices are described below, arranged from most to least expensive. If you can believe it, even the most expensive of these universities has a net price that barely tops $10,000 a year, suggesting that you’ll get great “bang for your buck” with any of the 100 universities we detail below.