Where Data Tells the Story
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This visualization ranks 20 U.S. public colleges and universities that pair below-median attendance costs with relatively strong student outcomes.
The data for this visualization comes from SmartAsset, which evaluated more than 500 public colleges and universities using data published in March 2026.
Cost of attendance was used as an eligibility filter rather than as part of the final composite score. SmartAsset calculated the median cost of attendance among qualifying public bachelor’s degree-granting institutions and only considered schools below that threshold.
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