Syracuse University ranked first in the Best Public Finance and Budgeting Colleges rankings, followed by University of Kentucky and Indiana University-Bloomington.
The average tuition & fees of Best Public Finance and Budgeting Colleges is $13,953 for in-state and $44,484 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.
Syracuse University has the highest tuition & fees of $65,528 and University of Nebraska at Omaha has the lowest tuition & fees of $23,206 among Best Public Finance and Budgeting Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,169 for in-state and $39,129 for out-of-state students.
The average acceptance rate is 49.95% and the SAT score is 1348 for the Best Public Finance and Budgeting Colleges. Their acceptance rate is to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.
| Rank | School Name | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Acceptance Rate | SAT/ACT Scores | Student Population | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY | $65,528 $2,467 | $48,132 $1,814 | 45.92% 4.23% | 1,360 SAT 31 ACT 20 /1 | 22,589 -359 | 84% 3% |
| 2 | University of KentuckyLexington, KY | $34,140 ($13,502) $734 ($290) | $36,238 ($14,644) $779 ($314) | 92.94% 0.56% | 1,180 SAT 25 ACT 10 /0 | 34,709 2,006 | 71% 2% |
| 3 | Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN | $41,891 ($12,144) $1,409 ($354) | $33,454 ($11,756) $44 ($145) | 78.21% -2.16% | 1,290 SAT 30 ACT 10 /0 | 48,424 897 | 80% -1% |
| 4 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA | $24,840 ($8,664) $1,131 ($186) | $25,116 ($8,664) $1,134 ($180) | 55.44% -6.84% | 1,060 SAT 22 ACT -100 /0 | 34,944 -30 | 53% |
| 5 | University of GeorgiaAthens, GA | $31,688 ($11,450) $1,468 ($270) | $29,774 ($11,002) $3,198 ($734) | 37.70% 0.50% | 1,370 SAT 32 ACT 100 /3 | 43,146 1,531 | 90% 3% |
| 6 | University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, NE | $23,206 ($8,718) $848 ($348) | $17,500 ($8,305) $640 ($327) | 86.98% 0.08% | - | 14,972 -43 | 47% |
| 7 | University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT | $43,712 ($21,044) $678 ($678) | $44,784 ($22,872) $678 ($678) | 52.39% -1.56% | 1,340 SAT 31 ACT 10 /0 | 28,306 942 | 83% |
| 8 | New York UniversityNew York, NY | $62,796 $2,358 | $42,726 $1,602 | 9.23% -0.18% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT -10 /0 | 56,832 -503 | 88% |
| 9 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | $61,676 $2,600 | $57,248 $1,808 | 3.65% 0.20% | 1,550 SAT 35 ACT0 /0 | 30,259 -127 | 98% 1% |
| 10 | Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, NJ | $36,762 ($17,250) $1,414 ($664) | $37,669 ($23,221) $1,444 ($892) | 71.36% -7.37% | - | 11,315 506 | 64% -3% |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | $63,081 ($18,848) $2,974 ($539) | $57,776 ($28,886) $2,724 ($1,362) | 15.64% -2.30% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT -10 /0 | 52,855 790 | 93% |
| Average | $44,484 ($13,953) | $39,129 ($16,169) | 50% | 1,348 | 34,396 | 77% |