{"id":736,"date":"2018-07-13T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelocity.com\/press\/?p=736"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T21:18:08","slug":"tailgate-travel-the-cheapest-college-campuses-to-visit-this-fall-ranked-by-cheaptickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheaptickets.com\/press\/tailgate-travel-the-cheapest-college-campuses-to-visit-this-fall-ranked-by-cheaptickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailgate Travel: The Cheapest College Campuses to Visit this Fall, Ranked by CheapTickets"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 3, 2018) \u2014 College football fans and alumni no longer have to wonder whether to travel for the big homecoming game or not this year. Today budget travel site CheapTickets<\/a> and Niche, which compiles reviews and statistics on schools, businesses and neighborhoods, released their ranking of the most affordable and least affordable college campuses to visit this fall[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CheapTickets calculated average airfare, hotel and car rental rates for 25 top college towns from Niche\u2019s 2019 best college athletics<\/a> in America list[2]<\/a>. Niche\u2019s ranking is based on student reviews, athletic department revenue, strength of conference and number of national championships won since 2000. The college town travel list includes more than a dozen colleges currently ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll<\/a> for NCAA College Football.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Tailgate Travel: The Most Affordable Colleges to Visit This Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n

CheapTickets and Niche ranked the top 25 best college athletic programs in America from most affordable to least affordable to travel to based on average airfare, hotel and car rental rates.<\/em><\/p>\n

Most Affordable to Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ranking<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege<\/strong><\/td>\nCity<\/strong><\/td>\nState<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nDuke University<\/td>\nDurham<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAuburn University<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\nAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nUniversity of Maryland \u2013 College Park<\/td>\nCollege Park<\/td>\nMD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe Ohio State University<\/td>\nColumbus<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/td>\nChapel Hill<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Least Affordable to Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ranking<\/strong><\/td>\nCollege<\/strong><\/td>\nCity<\/strong><\/td>\nState<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nLouisiana State University<\/td>\nBaton Rouge<\/td>\nLA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nPenn State<\/td>\nState College<\/td>\nPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMichigan State University<\/td>\nEast Lansing<\/td>\nMI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/td>\nStorrs<\/td>\nCT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nSyracuse University<\/td>\nSyracuse<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nUniversity of Notre Dame<\/td>\nSouth Bend<\/td>\nIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u201cMillions of travelers will visit a college campus this fall for athletics, leisure or school functions,\u201d said Carey Malloy, brand director for CheapTickets. \u201cCheapTickets is giving them information they can use to save now and manage their budget ahead of the busy holiday travel season. That means students, alumni and fans don\u2019t have to choose between tailgating today and Thanksgiving travel next month with our low-cost hotel options and pricing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The travel site also shared which colleges have the cheapest roundtrip airfare, daily hotel rates and car rentals in addition to creating a landing page [link TK]<\/u> with top-rated hotels under 50 dollars for the top 10 cheapest locales.<\/p>\n

Visit your Alma Mater on a College Kid Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n

CheapTickets and Niche ranked the best college athletic programs in America from most affordable to least affordable to travel to this fall.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Cheapest Roundtrip Flights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
College<\/strong><\/td>\nNearest Airport<\/strong><\/td>\nIATA <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auburn University<\/td>\nHartsfield-Jackson International<\/td>\nATL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Maryland \u2013 College Park<\/td>\nBaltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall<\/td>\nBWI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Southern California and University of California \u2013 Los Angeles<\/td>\nLos Angeles International Airport<\/td>\nLAX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Michigan<\/td>\nDetroit Wayne County<\/td>\nDTW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Miami<\/td>\nMiami International Airport<\/td>\nMIA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cheapest Average Daily Hotel Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
College<\/strong><\/td>\nCity <\/strong><\/td>\nState<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Oklahoma<\/td>\nNorman<\/td>\nOK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Tennessee<\/td>\nKnoxville<\/td>\nTN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisiana State University<\/td>\nBaton Rouge<\/td>\nLA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duke University<\/td>\nDurham<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of South Carolina<\/td>\nColumbia<\/td>\nSC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cheapest Average Daily Car Rental<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
College<\/strong><\/td>\nCity <\/strong><\/td>\nState<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of Miami<\/td>\nMiami<\/td>\nFL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio State<\/td>\nColumbus<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University<\/td>\nRaleigh<\/td>\nNC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penn State<\/td>\nState College<\/td>\nPA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auburn University<\/td>\nAuburn<\/td>\nAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Niche\u2019s 2019 best college athletic schools ranking was released last month. For more information on Niche\u2019s methodology and their rankings on schools, neighborhoods and workplaces, visit Niche.com. For budget-friendly travel tips and information, visit CheapTickets.com.<\/p>\n

About CheapTickets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 1986, CheapTickets.com has provided travelers access to its collection of budget-friendly flights, hotels, cruises, vacation packages and event tickets to help travelers get more out of their next vacation. Through the CheapTickets CheapCash<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0rewards program, customers can also earn rewards towards hotel stays when booking select flights through the website or\u00a0mobile apps<\/strong><\/a>. Follow CheapTickets.com on\u00a0Facebook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more cheap travel deals and giveaways.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> This report is based on CheapTickets and Orbitz demand data from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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