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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Alabama.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Radio degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Alabama.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 91800 | 0.9709 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5500 | 69100 | 0.9208 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5500 | 44000 | 0.8754 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky University | 8000 | 26600 | 0.7005 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 93000 | 0.9142 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 8300 | 65100 | 0.8726 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 8900 | 96200 | 0.9077 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island College | 9400 | 62600 | 0.8497 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 10700 | 30200 | 0.6469 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.582 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 12 | San Francisco State University | 13400 | 47700 | 0.7193 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 13 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13700 | 52800 | 0.7408 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 14 | Western Carolina University | 13800 | 16500 | 0.1636 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 15 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 15 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.5011 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 17 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 18 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14700 | 41700 | 0.6471 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 19 | Idaho State University | 14800 | 29600 | 0.5004 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 14900 | 27000 | 0.4495 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 21 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7732 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 22 | Troy University | 15100 | 39100 | 0.6135 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 23 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15300 | 31600 | 0.5164 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 24 | Rogers State University | 15400 | 49200 | 0.687 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 25 | Avila University | 15600 | 64300 | 0.7578 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 25 | California State University-Chico | 15600 | 58100 | 0.7315 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 25 | Central Michigan University | 15600 | 38700 | 0.5967 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 25 | University of Mississippi | 15600 | 37400 | 0.5831 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 31 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16200 | 29300 | 0.4471 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 31 | Texas State University | 16200 | 25700 | 0.3702 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 33 | Weber State University | 16300 | 20300 | 0.1974 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 34 | Appalachian State University | 16500 | 22800 | 0.2766 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 34 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 36 | California State University-Long Beach | 16900 | 33300 | 0.4926 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 36 | McNeese State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3924 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 38 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 39 | University of Florida | 17100 | 22500 | 0.2399 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 40 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17200 | 21300 | 0.1948 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 41 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 42 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 43 | Marshall University | 17500 | 39800 | 0.5602 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 43 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 27100 | 0.3541 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 45 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4685 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 45 | Vermont State University | 17700 | 26900 | 0.3414 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 47 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17800 | 27400 | 0.3502 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 48 | Augusta University | 17900 | 62500 | 0.7139 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 48 | University of Kentucky | 17900 | 46800 | 0.6172 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 48 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 51 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18200 | 22800 | 0.202 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 52 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 40700 | 0.5496 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 52 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 54 | Austin Peay State University | 18400 | 31600 | 0.4184 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 54 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18400 | 23500 | 0.2166 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 54 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18400 | 68100 | 0.73 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 57 | Texas Tech University | 18600 | 27100 | 0.3135 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 58 | Holy Family University | 18700 | 69900 | 0.7323 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 60 | Alabama A & M University | 18900 | 51200 | 0.6306 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 60 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 41100 | 0.5379 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 63 | La Roche University | 19100 | 87300 | 0.7814 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 64 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 64 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 66 | California State University-Fullerton | 19500 | 61400 | 0.6822 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 67 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 68 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 19900 | 43200 | 0.5394 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3529 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 70 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 71 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 28400 | 0.2812 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 72 | Eastern Illinois University | 20600 | 28100 | 0.2663 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 72 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20600 | 57300 | 0.6409 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 74 | Bowie State University | 20800 | 50800 | 0.5906 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 74 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 76 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 77 | University of Montevallo | 21200 | 30300 | 0.3006 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 77 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 79 | Midwestern State University | 21600 | 38900 | 0.445 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 80 | Culver-Stockton College | 21700 | 50600 | 0.571 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 81 | University of Houston | 21800 | 21800 | 0 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 82 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22400 | 35700 | 0.3722 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 83 | Montclair State University | 22500 | 36800 | 0.3889 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 83 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22500 | 33600 | 0.3301 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 85 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 86 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 86 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 88 | Lewis University | 23200 | 59400 | 0.6097 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 89 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 89 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 91 | Marian University | 23400 | 47600 | 0.5079 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 92 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23500 | 36100 | 0.3487 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 93 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 26900 | 0.1227 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 94 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 48800 | 0.5113 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 95 | Campbellsville University | 24200 | 45200 | 0.465 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 95 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 97 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24300 | 90700 | 0.7321 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 98 | Susquehanna University | 24400 | 122200 | 0.8006 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 99 | Boise State University | 24800 | 31200 | 0.2052 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 99 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 43200 | 0.4261 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 99 | The University of Alabama | 24800 | 36800 | 0.3264 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 102 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6685 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 103 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 104 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25200 | 38400 | 0.3441 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 105 | Temple University | 25300 | 36100 | 0.2994 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 105 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 107 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 108 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26400 | 74700 | 0.6462 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 109 | Henderson State University | 26400 | 36600 | 0.2787 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 111 | Rider University | 26700 | 60200 | 0.5567 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 111 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 111 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 114 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 26800 | 40700 | 0.3414 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 115 | Bluefield State University | 27000 | 37000 | 0.2705 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 116 | Oakland University | 27200 | 39300 | 0.3075 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 117 | Capital University | 27300 | 63100 | 0.5674 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 117 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 119 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2399 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 120 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 121 | Mount Aloysius College | 28200 | 63500 | 0.5561 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 122 | Wayne State University | 28300 | 46800 | 0.3956 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 123 | Asbury University | 28400 | 50700 | 0.4397 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 124 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 125 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 36500 | 0.2167 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 126 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 126 | University of Southern Indiana | 28700 | 40000 | 0.282 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 128 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 129 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 130 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 30400 | 44700 | 0.3196 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 131 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 132 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72600 | 0.5755 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 133 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 134 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 135 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 35300 | 0.1161 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 136 | East Tennessee State University | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 136 | Suffolk University | 31300 | 110800 | 0.7174 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 138 | Lasell University | 31400 | 60000 | 0.4764 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 139 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 140 | Morehead State University | 31700 | 31800 | 0.0031 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 141 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 141 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 143 | Saint Ambrose University | 32900 | 57700 | 0.43 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 144 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 144 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 146 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 146 | University of Central Missouri | 33500 | 35800 | 0.0639 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 148 | Friends University | 34400 | 58000 | 0.4081 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 148 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34400 | 41000 | 0.161 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 150 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 150 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 152 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 153 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 154 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 155 | Bradley University | 35800 | 60000 | 0.4036 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 156 | New England Institute of Technology | 36400 | 89400 | 0.5927 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 157 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36500 | 38800 | 0.0591 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 158 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 159 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67700 | 0.4359 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 160 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 161 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 161 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 163 | Long Island University | 39000 | 60400 | 0.3546 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 164 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 165 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 82200 | 0.5099 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40700 | 69100 | 0.4109 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 167 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57400 | 0.2823 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Ashland University | 41500 | 57100 | 0.2732 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 168 | Saint Louis University | 41500 | 81100 | 0.4884 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 171 | Arkansas State University | 43300 | 45100 | 0.0399 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 171 | St. John's University-New York | 43300 | 82800 | 0.4772 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43800 | 108300 | 0.5955 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 174 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 175 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 176 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45600 | 107800 | 0.577 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 177 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 178 | Champlain College | 48600 | 76000 | 0.3607 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 179 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 58800 | 0.1547 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 180 | Quinnipiac University | 50000 | 118300 | 0.5772 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 181 | Towson University | 50200 | 68400 | 0.2663 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 182 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 51300 | 72700 | 0.2943 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 184 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 185 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52600 | 67000 | 0.2151 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 186 | Elon University | 54100 | 69600 | 0.2226 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 188 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83400 | 0.2901 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 189 | Howard University | 60000 | 67300 | 0.1084 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 190 | Columbia College Chicago | 63500 | 68500 | 0.073 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.