Real costs by region · Mid-Atlantic · families earning under $30,000
Across 167 Mid-Atlantic colleges, families earning under $30,000 paid between $41 and $46,051 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $10,000 — and 7 of them are private.
| School | Type | Admit | Sticker / yr | This band paidPaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | Private | 5% | $84,040 | $41 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Private | 6% | $85,947 | $428 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Public | 69% | $31,865 | $2,889 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Public | 45% | $29,299 | $2,962 |
| William & Mary | Public | 34% | $43,035 | $3,106 |
| Marshall University | Public | 96% | $22,022 | $4,648 |
| Georgetown University | Private | 13% | $88,741 | $5,064 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Public | 72% | $28,576 | $5,087 |
| Salisbury University | Public | 87% | $28,310 | $6,743 |
| Towson University | Public | 82% | $28,535 | $6,962 |
| Kean University | Public | 76% | $26,949 | $7,374 |
| Haverford College | Private | 12% | $90,382 | $7,531 |
| Swarthmore College | Private | 7% | $84,103 | $7,690 |
| Coppin State University | Public | 46% | $23,748 | $7,714 |
| Shepherd University | Public | 97% | $19,601 | $7,906 |
| The College of New Jersey | Public | 62% | $38,860 | $7,908 |
| Trinity Washington University | Private | 100% | $33,903 | $7,928 |
| Concord University | Public | 93% | $20,434 | $8,021 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Public | 17% | $39,926 | $8,174 |
| Fairmont State University | Public | 99% | $20,018 | $8,434 |
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Public | 29% | $26,593 | $8,891 |
| Radford University | Public | 90% | $28,405 | $8,965 |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Public | 71% | $29,483 | $9,008 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Private | 12% | $83,654 | $9,097 |
| West Virginia University | Public | 89% | $26,415 | $9,450 |
"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at under $30,000 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.
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