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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 | 7200 | 88600 | 0.9186 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 8500 | 31800 | 0.7337 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 11800 | 27100 | 0.5636 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11800 | 27800 | 0.5744 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 12000 | 23600 | 0.4916 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 8 | Bluefield State University | 12300 | 29500 | 0.5836 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 8 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 10 | Northern Kentucky University | 12700 | 25900 | 0.5105 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 11 | California State University-Northridge | 13100 | 23200 | 0.435 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 13600 | 88800 | 0.8472 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 15 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 16 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 17 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 14500 | 29300 | 0.5047 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 19 | Goshen College | 14800 | 55800 | 0.7357 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 20 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14900 | 31600 | 0.5277 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 20 | University of Central Missouri | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4125 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 22 | University of Michigan-Flint | 15200 | 36600 | 0.5847 | 5,011 | 1084 | 0.7047 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 23500 | 0.3486 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 24 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 24 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 40600 | 0.6183 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 26 | Troy University | 15900 | 26800 | 0.4056 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 27 | Appalachian State University | 16100 | 19500 | 0.1742 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 27 | University of Florida | 16100 | 22300 | 0.2781 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 29 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16200 | 28800 | 0.4373 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 30 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16300 | 32100 | 0.4916 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 31 | Western Carolina University | 16400 | 19600 | 0.1633 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 32 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16600 | 25700 | 0.3541 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 33 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 33 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 35 | Sam Houston State University | 16900 | 23000 | 0.2652 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 36 | Alabama A & M University | 17000 | 35400 | 0.5182 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 36 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 38 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17100 | 27400 | 0.3757 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 39 | Avila University | 17300 | 67600 | 0.7446 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 40 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.9407 | |
| 41 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17700 | 33600 | 0.4728 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 42 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.358 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 42 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17800 | 32100 | 0.4461 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 44 | Husson University | 18200 | 48100 | 0.621 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 44 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4409 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 46 | Colorado Mesa University | 18300 | 24800 | 0.2596 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 46 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 54000 | 0.6608 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 46 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18300 | 35800 | 0.4886 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 46 | Midwestern State University | 18300 | 29000 | 0.3686 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 50 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 51 | University of South Alabama | 18800 | 22400 | 0.1642 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 52 | Campbellsville University | 18900 | 41800 | 0.5478 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 52 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 54 | McNeese State University | 19200 | 29200 | 0.3429 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 55 | University of Mississippi | 19400 | 27000 | 0.2814 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 56 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 57 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19700 | 39400 | 0.5005 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 58 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19900 | 26500 | 0.2493 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 59 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20000 | 24500 | 0.1833 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 60 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 61 | Minot State University | 20300 | 23500 | 0.1361 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 62 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20800 | 49400 | 0.5784 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 63 | Bowie State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2534 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.75 | |
| 63 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 63 | University of St Francis | 21500 | 57200 | 0.6239 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 66 | Austin Peay State University | 21700 | 32700 | 0.3368 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 66 | Northern Arizona University | 21700 | 32000 | 0.3211 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 68 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 69 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 70 | Boise State University | 22600 | 41000 | 0.4485 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 71 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 71 | Henderson State University | 22800 | 35900 | 0.3653 | 1,493 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 73 | Murray State University | 23000 | 27600 | 0.166 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 74 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 75 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 75 | Saint Ambrose University | 23500 | 54500 | 0.5689 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 77 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 77 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 79 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 80 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23900 | 38000 | 0.3706 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 81 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24300 | 34800 | 0.3015 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 82 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.1719 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 82 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3901 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 84 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 85 | La Roche University | 24600 | 55400 | 0.5562 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 85 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.647 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 87 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 88 | Friends University | 25100 | 59300 | 0.5765 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 88 | Rogers State University | 25100 | 33400 | 0.2482 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 90 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25200 | 76300 | 0.67 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 90 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25200 | 62200 | 0.5953 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 90 | Western Kentucky University | 25200 | 26800 | 0.0598 | 14,151 | 960 | 0.9387 | |
| 93 | Temple University | 25300 | 36300 | 0.3033 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 94 | University of North Texas | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25400 | 25600 | 0.0078 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 96 | Lewis University | 25500 | 57400 | 0.5554 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 97 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5024 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 98 | California State University-Fullerton | 25800 | 41400 | 0.3762 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 99 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 100 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 101 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 102 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.558 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 103 | La Sierra University | 26700 | 55100 | 0.5159 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 103 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 105 | Pennsylvania Western University | 27000 | 35600 | 0.2418 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 106 | Oakland University | 27300 | 39800 | 0.3142 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 107 | Morehead State University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 108 | Capital University | 27500 | 68600 | 0.5992 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 108 | Rowan University | 27500 | 40500 | 0.3209 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 108 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 111 | Weber State University | 27800 | 33300 | 0.1652 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 112 | North Dakota State University | 27900 | 30400 | 0.0815 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 112 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27900 | 36400 | 0.234 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 114 | North Central College | 28000 | 62700 | 0.5531 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 115 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 116 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 117 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 118 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3134 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 119 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29100 | 31400 | 0.0725 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 120 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 121 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57500 | 0.4884 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 122 | Huntington University | 29800 | 44300 | 0.3276 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 123 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 123 | Towson University | 30000 | 30000 | 0 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 123 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30000 | 46100 | 0.3485 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 126 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30200 | 34000 | 0.1117 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 127 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 128 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30800 | 0.0032 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 128 | San Jose State University | 30700 | 41000 | 0.251 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 128 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4374 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 131 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 132 | Manhattanville University | 31200 | 68500 | 0.5442 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 132 | Siena Heights University | 31200 | 46300 | 0.3259 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 134 | San Francisco State University | 31400 | 45200 | 0.3055 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 134 | Washington Adventist University | 31400 | 37800 | 0.1695 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 136 | Adrian College | 31700 | 67500 | 0.53 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 136 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4102 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 138 | Misericordia University | 32100 | 65100 | 0.5065 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 139 | University of Southern Indiana | 32800 | 44900 | 0.2696 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 140 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 141 | Indiana University-South Bend | 33000 | 46100 | 0.2841 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 142 | Ithaca College | 33500 | 72500 | 0.5379 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 143 | Lasell University | 33600 | 47000 | 0.2849 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 144 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 34200 | 46200 | 0.2599 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 145 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 145 | University of Vermont | 34600 | 66300 | 0.4782 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 147 | Asbury University | 35000 | 49100 | 0.2866 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 148 | California Baptist University | 35200 | 65200 | 0.4601 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 149 | University of Montevallo | 35300 | 46700 | 0.244 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 150 | Chicago State University | 35600 | 37600 | 0.0551 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 151 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 152 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 153 | Augusta University | 37300 | 50500 | 0.2613 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 154 | Rhode Island College | 37400 | 45800 | 0.1835 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 155 | Long Island University | 37600 | 59600 | 0.3693 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 156 | Suffolk University | 38400 | 73600 | 0.4785 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 157 | Champlain College | 38700 | 70000 | 0.4474 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 158 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39100 | 63600 | 0.3854 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 159 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 160 | Wayne State University | 39700 | 45500 | 0.1274 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 161 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39800 | 53300 | 0.2532 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 162 | San Diego State University | 40400 | 40500 | 0.0025 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 163 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 164 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41400 | 53900 | 0.2319 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 164 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 166 | Hofstra University | 41600 | 74600 | 0.4422 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 167 | Bellarmine University | 41700 | 66100 | 0.3689 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 167 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 169 | New England Institute of Technology | 42200 | 61100 | 0.3096 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 169 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 171 | Susquehanna University | 42300 | 76800 | 0.4494 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 172 | Quinnipiac University | 42500 | 79200 | 0.4633 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43400 | 52100 | 0.167 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 173 | The University of Alabama | 43400 | 48800 | 0.1106 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 175 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 176 | Saint Louis University | 46200 | 74500 | 0.3799 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 177 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 178 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 179 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50800 | 52900 | 0.0392 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 180 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 181 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 182 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 183 | Emerson College | 55700 | 82600 | 0.3257 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56000 | 56100 | 0.0018 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 187 | Pepperdine University | 63800 | 92800 | 0.3124 | 3,553 | 1341 | 0.6286 | |
| 188 | Elon University | 65700 | 67300 | 0.0238 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 189 | Columbia College Chicago | 67200 | 67200 | 0 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.