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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in California.
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 California.
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 | 4100 | 88600 | 0.9536 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4500 | 30400 | 0.8511 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 4700 | 88800 | 0.9475 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 5 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 7700 | 31800 | 0.7589 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 6 | Emory University | 7800 | 90100 | 0.9135 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10300 | 22900 | 0.5512 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 8 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.579 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 10 | Bluefield State University | 12000 | 29500 | 0.5938 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 11 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12100 | 30700 | 0.6055 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 11 | University of Central Florida | 12100 | 23600 | 0.4873 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | 12300 | 23200 | 0.4707 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 14 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4727 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 15 | Indiana University-South Bend | 13900 | 27500 | 0.4946 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 16 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 17 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14200 | 31600 | 0.5508 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 18 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 14500 | 29300 | 0.5047 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 19 | University of Michigan-Flint | 14600 | 36600 | 0.601 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 21 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 22 | Central Michigan University | 15000 | 40600 | 0.6307 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 15400 | 23700 | 0.3492 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 23 | University of Florida | 15400 | 22300 | 0.3095 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 23 | University of Southern Indiana | 15400 | 26000 | 0.4081 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 23 | Western Carolina University | 15400 | 16500 | 0.0666 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 27 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 28 | Oakland University | 15600 | 28000 | 0.4434 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 29 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15900 | 30800 | 0.4842 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 29 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 16400 | 67600 | 0.758 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16500 | 25700 | 0.3579 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 33 | Ferris State University | 16700 | 31000 | 0.462 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 33 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 33 | Rogers State University | 16700 | 24900 | 0.3288 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 33 | Weber State University | 16700 | 22100 | 0.2445 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 37 | California State University-Fullerton | 16800 | 20600 | 0.1848 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 37 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 16800 | 27400 | 0.3866 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 39 | San Francisco State University | 17000 | 33400 | 0.4916 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 40 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17100 | 35800 | 0.5221 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 41 | Holy Family University | 17200 | 54000 | 0.6811 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 41 | Midwestern State University | 17200 | 29000 | 0.4065 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 41 | University of Mary | 17200 | 32600 | 0.4728 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 44 | University of South Alabama | 17300 | 22400 | 0.2281 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17300 | 21300 | 0.1892 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 46 | Alabama A & M University | 17400 | 35300 | 0.5064 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 46 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 48 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 49 | Georgia Southern University | 17700 | 23800 | 0.2567 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 50 | Campbellsville University | 18300 | 41800 | 0.5621 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 50 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 52 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18500 | 27500 | 0.3272 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 53 | McNeese State University | 18700 | 29200 | 0.36 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 54 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 55 | San Jose State University | 18900 | 30000 | 0.3702 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 55 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 57 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 57 | Youngstown State University | 19100 | 29300 | 0.3477 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 59 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19600 | 24500 | 0.1996 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 60 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20000 | 49400 | 0.5947 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 61 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 61 | Marshall University | 20100 | 36300 | 0.4466 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 63 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 64 | University of Montevallo | 20300 | 31500 | 0.3561 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 65 | University of St Francis | 20800 | 57200 | 0.6367 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 66 | Bowie State University | 20900 | 28800 | 0.2742 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 66 | Northern Arizona University | 20900 | 31200 | 0.3288 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 68 | University of Miami | 21000 | 70800 | 0.7038 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 69 | Austin Peay State University | 21100 | 32700 | 0.3552 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 70 | Madonna University | 21600 | 50400 | 0.5714 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 71 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 72 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 73 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 74 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 75 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23200 | 40800 | 0.4311 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 75 | The University of Alabama | 23200 | 29900 | 0.2244 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 77 | Briar Cliff University | 23400 | 55700 | 0.5798 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 78 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 78 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 80 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23700 | 76300 | 0.6896 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 81 | La Roche University | 24000 | 55400 | 0.567 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 81 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24000 | 37400 | 0.358 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 83 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24100 | 62200 | 0.613 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 83 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24100 | 34800 | 0.3072 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 85 | San Diego State University | 24300 | 28100 | 0.1367 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 86 | Friends University | 24400 | 59300 | 0.5888 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 86 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 89 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 90 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 24800 | 25600 | 0.0313 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 91 | Lewis University | 24900 | 57400 | 0.5658 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 92 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 93 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 93 | Mount Marty University | 25800 | 55200 | 0.5325 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 95 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 96 | Evangel University | 26200 | 39900 | 0.3435 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 96 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26200 | 35600 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 98 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 99 | Northern Kentucky University | 26600 | 31600 | 0.1581 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 99 | St. Francis College | 26600 | 39400 | 0.3253 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 101 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 102 | University of North Texas | 27200 | 37400 | 0.2729 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 103 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1625 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 104 | Rowan University | 27400 | 40500 | 0.3234 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 105 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1454 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 105 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2375 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 107 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 108 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3298 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 108 | Regis College | 28000 | 70400 | 0.6021 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 108 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 111 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 31500 | 0.0953 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 113 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 114 | Westminster College | 29500 | 57500 | 0.4866 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 116 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 117 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 118 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 30100 | 43700 | 0.3109 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 119 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30400 | 39600 | 0.2326 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 119 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 30400 | 39500 | 0.2302 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 119 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 122 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 123 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30700 | 0 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 124 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64600 | 0.5216 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 125 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 126 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 127 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 31200 | 53900 | 0.4211 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 128 | Washington Adventist University | 31300 | 37800 | 0.1721 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 129 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 130 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 131 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 131 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32000 | 44800 | 0.2857 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 133 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32100 | 39900 | 0.1954 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 133 | University of Central Missouri | 32100 | 34300 | 0.0643 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 135 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 136 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32600 | 46200 | 0.2946 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 137 | Colorado Mesa University | 32700 | 40000 | 0.1828 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 138 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 139 | Appalachian State University | 33200 | 35800 | 0.0726 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 140 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 141 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 141 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 143 | California State University-Los Angeles | 34200 | 39400 | 0.1321 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 144 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 145 | Asbury University | 34900 | 49100 | 0.2892 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 146 | Boise State University | 35300 | 48800 | 0.2766 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 147 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 148 | Towson University | 36000 | 45700 | 0.2122 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 149 | Western Kentucky University | 36100 | 41900 | 0.1385 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 151 | Ashland University | 36500 | 52700 | 0.3072 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 151 | Clark Atlanta University | 36500 | 49800 | 0.2673 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 153 | Rhode Island College | 36600 | 45800 | 0.2009 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 154 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 155 | Augusta University | 36900 | 50500 | 0.2692 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 156 | Champlain College | 38300 | 70000 | 0.4531 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 157 | Hofstra University | 38500 | 74600 | 0.4837 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 158 | Suffolk University | 38600 | 73600 | 0.4758 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 159 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38800 | 63600 | 0.3901 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 160 | Wayne State University | 39000 | 45500 | 0.1428 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 161 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 53300 | 0.2551 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 162 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4093 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 163 | Pepperdine University | 40200 | 89600 | 0.5512 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 164 | Temple University | 40600 | 56100 | 0.2762 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 165 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 165 | New England Institute of Technology | 41200 | 61100 | 0.3259 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 167 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 168 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 170 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41700 | 52100 | 0.1996 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 171 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45700 | 0.0834 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 171 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | St. John's University-New York | 42000 | 80100 | 0.4754 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 174 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 175 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 81900 | 0.464 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 176 | Saint Louis University | 45800 | 74500 | 0.3853 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 177 | Montclair State University | 46200 | 46600 | 0.0086 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 178 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 179 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 49800 | 52300 | 0.0478 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 180 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 181 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 184 | MCPHS University | 53200 | 71800 | 0.259 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 53400 | 61600 | 0.1331 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 56100 | 0.0053 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 186 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 188 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0664 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 189 | Elon University | 66100 | 67300 | 0.0178 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 190 | 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.