Tailgate Travel: The Cheapest College Campuses to Visit this Fall, Ranked by CheapTickets
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 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.
Duke University topped the list as the most affordable campus to visit with its low average hotel rates and cheap flights into Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
The University of Notre Dame in South Bend ranked at the bottom of the list due to average airfare prices well above $525 to the South Bend airport and high average car rental rates.
CheapTickets calculated average airfare, hotel and car rental rates for 25 top college towns from Niche’s 2019 best college athletics in America list. Niche’s 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 for NCAA College Football.
“Millions of travelers will visit a college campus this fall for athletics, leisure or school functions,” said Carey Malloy, brand director for CheapTickets. “CheapTickets 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’t have to choose between tailgating today and Thanksgiving travel next month with our low-cost hotel options and pricing.”
The travel site also shared which colleges have the cheapest roundtrip airfare, daily hotel rates and car rentals.
Niche’s 2019 best college athletic schools ranking was released last month. For more information on Niche’s methodology and their rankings on schools, neighborhoods and workplaces, visit Niche.com. For budget-friendly travel tips and information, visit CheapTickets.com.
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