Talladega College

Though an unfamiliar name to many, Talladega College has, in its favor, an excellent marching band (like, excellent enough that they’ve played at presidential inaugurations). Talladega College is also the oldest historically black college in the state of Alabama. The campus consists of 50 acres with 17 primary buildings, as well as 32 campus buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

However, excellent marching bands and a multitude of historic buildings do not an affordable college make in the quaint southern town of Talladega, Alabama. For the costly sum of $22,000 a year, graduates of Talladega College can, on average, expect to lose more than $156,000 by the time they’ve finally graduated and been in the work force for 20 years.