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Real costs by region · West · families earning over $110,000

25 West colleges under $19,000 a year — if you earn over $110,000.

Across 144 West colleges, families earning over $110,000 paid between $11,101 and $65,081 a year. The 25 cheapest are all under $19,000 — and 2 of them are private.

School	Type	Admit	Sticker / yr	This band paidPaid
University of Puerto Rico	Public	35%	$12,501	$11,101
University of the Virgin Islands	Public	99%	$17,771	$11,863
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	Public	52%	$17,193	$12,404
Colorado State University Pueblo	Public	95%	$23,937	$12,858
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Public	55%	$15,118	$13,018
Fort Lewis College	Public	77%	$27,030	$13,158
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Public	53%	$15,909	$13,433
California State University-Los Angeles	Public	91%	$18,403	$13,578
Brigham Young University-Idaho	Private	96%	$15,246	$13,764
California State University-San Bernardino	Public	94%	$17,427	$14,316
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	Public	81%	$14,498	$14,498
Southern Utah University	Public	82%	$19,416	$14,917
California State University-Fullerton	Public	91%	$18,269	$15,631
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Public	96%	$19,638	$15,905
California State University-Bakersfield	Public	94%	$19,522	$16,069
California State University-Stanislaus	Public	98%	$19,739	$16,810
California State University-Fresno	Public	95%	$20,095	$16,899
University of Hawaii at Hilo	Public	61%	$21,173	$17,403
University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Public	95%	$18,410	$17,718
California State University-Northridge	Public	93%	$20,485	$18,040
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina	Public	55%	$19,396	$18,229
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	Public	57%	$21,637	$18,466
California State University-San Marcos	Public	95%	$21,649	$18,734
Mount Saint Mary's University	Private	73%	$66,726	$18,762
University of Idaho	Public	76%	$23,738	$18,791

"Paid" is the average net price reported to the U.S. Department of Education for aided families at over $110,000 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. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.

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