Real costs by region · Mid-Atlantic · families earning $30,000–$48,000
Across 168 Mid-Atlantic colleges, families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid between $75 and $47,477 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $11,000 — and 10 of them are private.
| School | Type | Admit | Sticker / yr | This band paidPaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee University | Private | 14% | $87,000 | $75 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Private | 5% | $89,028 | $316 |
| Princeton University | Private | 5% | $84,040 | $352 |
| William & Mary | Public | 34% | $43,035 | $881 |
| Marshall University | Public | 96% | $22,022 | $4,430 |
| Swarthmore College | Private | 7% | $84,103 | $4,951 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Public | 45% | $29,299 | $6,051 |
| University of Richmond | Private | 22% | $80,961 | $6,507 |
| Concord University | Public | 93% | $20,434 | $6,930 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Private | 12% | $83,654 | $6,994 |
| Lafayette College | Private | 31% | $83,133 | $7,445 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Public | 29% | $26,593 | $7,668 |
| Shepherd University | Public | 97% | $19,601 | $7,753 |
| Kean University | Public | 76% | $26,949 | $7,859 |
| Trinity Washington University | Private | 100% | $33,903 | $8,554 |
| Fairmont State University | Public | 99% | $20,018 | $8,679 |
| Radford University | Public | 90% | $28,405 | $8,724 |
| Coppin State University | Public | 46% | $23,748 | $9,135 |
| Virginia Military Institute | Public | 71% | $34,824 | $9,246 |
| Holy Family University | Private | 71% | $40,539 | $9,369 |
| Haverford College | Private | 12% | $90,382 | $9,388 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Public | 17% | $39,926 | $9,696 |
| Salisbury University | Public | 87% | $28,310 | $9,915 |
| University of Delaware | Public | 71% | $30,952 | $10,099 |
| Old Dominion University | Public | 90% | $29,446 | $10,114 |
"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at $30,000–$48,000 household income — planning data, not an offer. Public colleges show in-state prices; out-of-state families typically pay more. Colleges enrolling fewer than 1,000 students are excluded, because federal price cells at very small schools are volatile enough to manufacture patterns that disappear at scale. A low price and a low admit rate are different things — the admit column is there so the two are never confused.
under $30,000 · $48,000–$75,000 · $75,000–$110,000 · over $110,000
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