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50 best public colleges ranked from most to least expensive


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50 best public colleges ranked from most to least expensive

College campus building and lawn



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#50. Colorado School of Mines

Administration building on Colorado School of Mines campus



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#49. Penn State

Penn State campus building



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#48. Auburn University

Auburn University located in Auburn, Alabama



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#47. Clemson University

Tillman Hall at Clemson University



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#46. University of Massachusetts – Amherst

University of Massachusetts (UMASS) Amherst Campus landscape



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#45. University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in North Oakland



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#44. University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma OU campus banner and Evans Hall



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#43. University of South Carolina

McKissick Museum on the campus of the University of South Carolina



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#42. California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo

Grant M. Brown engineering building on street intersection



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#41. Virginia Tech

Burruss Hall on Virginia Tech Campus on a sunny day



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#40. Texas A&M University

Jack K. Williams Systems Administration building at Texas A&M University



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#39. University of Delaware

South facade of Memorial Hall



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#38. University of California – Berkeley

Aerial view of buildings in University of California, Berkeley campus on a sunny autumn day



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#37. University of Virginia

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia at night



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#36. Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia



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#35. The Ohio State University

Campus of The Ohio State University



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#34. James Madison University

Campus of James Madison University



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#33. College of William & Mary

College of William & Mary campus



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#32. Rutgers University – New Brunswick

Buildings on Rutgers University New Brunswick campus



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#31. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

Buildings on University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus



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#30. University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Williams Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota



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#29. University of Maryland – College Park

Entrance Sign at the University of Maryland



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#28. University of Iowa

Campus of University of Iowa



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#27. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech sign on the building in Atlanta, Georgia



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#26. Michigan Technological University

The campus of Michigan Technological University



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#25. University of California – Santa Barbara

Closeup of name and seal of UCSB at Monumental brown stone Henley Gate



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#24. University of California – Davis

Campus of University of California Davis



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#23. University of Texas – Austin

George Washington statue at University of Texas



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#22. Michigan State University

Michigan State University campus with students walking



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#21. University of Georgia

University of Georgia campus buildings



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#20. University of California – Los Angeles

Campus of University of California in Los Angeles



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#19. Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University Bulldogs statue and stadium



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#18. Iowa State University

Campus of Iowa State University



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#17. University of California – San Diego

Campus buildings of University of California San Diego



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#16. Oklahoma State University

The OSU Spirt Rider on the campus of Oklahoma State University



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#15. Arizona State University

Entrance sign to the campus of Arizona State University



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#14. North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University entrance sign on the Central Campus



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#13. University of Wisconsin

Campus of University of Wisconsin



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#12. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Students outside on Quad lawn on the University of Illinois campus



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#11. Indiana University – Bloomington

Campus of Indiana University Bloomington



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#10. University of California – Irvine

Students walk towards the Student Center on the UCI Campus



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#9. University of Utah

University of Utah campus building



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#8. Florida State University

Westcott fountain on Florida State University campus



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#7. Purdue University

Purdue Welcome Center at Purdue University



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#6. University of Central Florida

UCF College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida



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#5. University of Florida

University of Florida entrance sign and building



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#4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Aerial view of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



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#3. University of South Florida

University of South Florida campus building and bull



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#2. University of Washington

University of Washington campus building



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#1. United States Military Academy at West Point

Cadets in formation at the West Point Military Academy


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