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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 | 4800 | 88600 | 0.9457 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Boston University | 6600 | 88800 | 0.9261 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 3 | Emory University | 8800 | 90100 | 0.9024 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11200 | 22900 | 0.5118 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.579 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 7 | Marshall University | 11800 | 27100 | 0.5636 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12100 | 30700 | 0.6055 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 9 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 11 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 12 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 13 | Indiana University-South Bend | 14800 | 27500 | 0.4618 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 13 | University of Houston | 14800 | 23600 | 0.3734 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | Midwestern State University | 14900 | 21600 | 0.3098 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 15 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14900 | 31600 | 0.5286 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 17 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 18 | University of Michigan-Flint | 15300 | 36600 | 0.5819 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 19 | Western Carolina University | 15400 | 16500 | 0.0666 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 20 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 20 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 40600 | 0.6183 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 22 | Troy University | 15900 | 26800 | 0.4056 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16300 | 28000 | 0.4176 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 16300 | 19000 | 0.1422 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 25 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28000 | 0.4077 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 26 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 27 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 28 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32100 | 0.4729 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 29 | Alabama A & M University | 17000 | 35400 | 0.5182 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 30 | Arkansas State University | 17100 | 28100 | 0.3917 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 30 | Weber State University | 17100 | 22100 | 0.2264 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 32 | Avila University | 17300 | 67600 | 0.7446 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 33 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17400 | 35800 | 0.5138 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 34 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 34 | Morehead State University | 17600 | 28000 | 0.3716 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 36 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3576 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 33600 | 0.4669 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 38 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 18000 | 32100 | 0.4399 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 39 | Husson University | 18200 | 48100 | 0.621 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 39 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4406 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 41 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 54000 | 0.6608 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 41 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 43 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 43 | University of Mississippi | 18600 | 27000 | 0.311 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 45 | University of South Alabama | 18800 | 22400 | 0.1642 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 46 | Campbellsville University | 18900 | 41800 | 0.5478 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 47 | McNeese State University | 19200 | 29200 | 0.3429 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 48 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2698 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 49 | Saint Cloud State University | 19600 | 24500 | 0.2014 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 49 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 51 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 52 | Wayne State University | 20100 | 32300 | 0.3782 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 53 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 53 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 55 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 56 | Rhode Island College | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2652 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 57 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20800 | 49400 | 0.5785 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 58 | Bluefield State University | 21000 | 38900 | 0.4599 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 58 | University of Montevallo | 21000 | 31500 | 0.3341 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 60 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 61 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 62 | Bowie State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2534 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 63 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21600 | 29400 | 0.2654 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 63 | University of St Francis | 21600 | 57200 | 0.6227 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 65 | Austin Peay State University | 21700 | 32700 | 0.3368 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 65 | Northern Arizona University | 21700 | 32000 | 0.3209 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 67 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 68 | University of Florida | 22300 | 44000 | 0.4936 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 69 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 70 | Boise State University | 22700 | 41000 | 0.4461 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 70 | Sam Houston State University | 22700 | 23000 | 0.013 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 72 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 73 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 74 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 75 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 76 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 76 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 78 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 78 | Saint Ambrose University | 23600 | 54500 | 0.567 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 78 | University of Central Florida | 23600 | 31400 | 0.2482 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 81 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 82 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 83 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24300 | 34800 | 0.3015 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 84 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 85 | La Roche University | 24600 | 55400 | 0.5562 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 85 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24600 | 37400 | 0.3419 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 85 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 88 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 89 | Friends University | 25100 | 59300 | 0.577 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 89 | Rogers State University | 25100 | 33400 | 0.2482 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 91 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25200 | 76300 | 0.67 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25200 | 62200 | 0.5953 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 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 | |
| 95 | Lewis University | 25500 | 57400 | 0.5554 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 96 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 97 | California State University-Fullerton | 25800 | 41400 | 0.3769 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 98 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 99 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 100 | California State University-Northridge | 26300 | 36600 | 0.2815 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 101 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 102 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26500 | 36500 | 0.2741 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 102 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.558 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 104 | University of North Alabama | 26600 | 41500 | 0.3592 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 105 | La Sierra University | 26700 | 55100 | 0.5159 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 105 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 107 | Northern Kentucky University | 27400 | 31600 | 0.1328 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 107 | Rowan University | 27400 | 40500 | 0.3234 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 109 | Capital University | 27500 | 68600 | 0.5992 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 110 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2375 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 111 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 112 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 113 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 113 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 115 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3133 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 116 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29000 | 31400 | 0.0766 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 117 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 118 | Westminster College | 29300 | 57500 | 0.4901 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 119 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 120 | North Central College | 29900 | 62700 | 0.5229 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 120 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 122 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 30000 | 38200 | 0.2149 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 123 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30200 | 34000 | 0.1117 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 124 | California State University-Chico | 30500 | 41000 | 0.2563 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 124 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 126 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 127 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30800 | 0.0033 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 127 | San Jose State University | 30700 | 41000 | 0.251 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 129 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 129 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 131 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 132 | San Francisco State University | 31400 | 45200 | 0.3055 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 133 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 134 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 135 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 136 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 137 | University of Central Missouri | 32100 | 34300 | 0.0643 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 138 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32700 | 39900 | 0.1804 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 139 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 139 | University of Southern Indiana | 32800 | 44900 | 0.2696 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 141 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 142 | Colorado Mesa University | 33300 | 40000 | 0.1678 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 143 | California State University-Los Angeles | 33400 | 39400 | 0.1525 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 144 | Ithaca College | 33500 | 72500 | 0.5379 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 144 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 146 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 147 | Appalachian State University | 33900 | 35800 | 0.0531 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 148 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 149 | Asbury University | 34900 | 49100 | 0.2892 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 150 | California Baptist University | 35100 | 65200 | 0.4616 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 151 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 152 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 153 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 155 | Augusta University | 37300 | 50500 | 0.2613 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 156 | Long Island University | 37600 | 59600 | 0.3693 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 157 | Suffolk University | 38300 | 73600 | 0.4799 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 158 | Champlain College | 38700 | 70000 | 0.4474 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 159 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38900 | 63600 | 0.3885 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 160 | Hofstra University | 39100 | 74600 | 0.4757 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 161 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 162 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 53300 | 0.2551 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 163 | San Diego State University | 40400 | 40500 | 0.0025 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 164 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 53900 | 0.2356 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 164 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 166 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 167 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 167 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 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 | 48500 | 64400 | 0.247 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 179 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 180 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 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 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 186 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 188 | Elon University | 65600 | 67300 | 0.0253 | 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.