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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 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 23100 | 0.7268 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 7000 | 15500 | 0.5492 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | 9600 | 88600 | 0.8915 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 10300 | 88800 | 0.8844 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 5 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 12000 | 27800 | 0.5675 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | 12300 | 23200 | 0.4698 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 8 | Morehead State University | 12800 | 28000 | 0.5432 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 8 | University of Central Florida | 12800 | 23600 | 0.4577 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 10 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 11 | Emory University | 13000 | 90100 | 0.8558 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech University | 14100 | 27000 | 0.4776 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 14 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14200 | 31600 | 0.5502 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 15 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 16 | Northern Arizona University | 14700 | 31200 | 0.5296 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 17 | Central Michigan University | 14900 | 40600 | 0.6331 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 18 | Murray State University | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4345 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 18 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0727 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 20 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 21 | Goshen College | 15600 | 55800 | 0.7198 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 22 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15900 | 30800 | 0.4842 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 23 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 16000 | 21700 | 0.2621 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 24 | Appalachian State University | 16400 | 19500 | 0.1588 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 24 | Avila University | 16400 | 67600 | 0.758 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 26 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 27 | Northwestern University | 17000 | 89500 | 0.8104 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 28 | Arkansas State University | 17100 | 28100 | 0.3917 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 28 | Weber State University | 17100 | 22100 | 0.2264 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 30 | Holy Family University | 17200 | 54000 | 0.6811 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 30 | Midwestern State University | 17200 | 29000 | 0.4065 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 30 | University of Mary | 17200 | 32600 | 0.4735 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 30 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17200 | 27400 | 0.3721 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 34 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 34 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17400 | 35800 | 0.5138 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 34 | Rogers State University | 17400 | 24900 | 0.3007 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 37 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17500 | 24400 | 0.2827 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 38 | California State University-Los Angeles | 18300 | 39400 | 0.5361 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 38 | Campbellsville University | 18300 | 41800 | 0.5621 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 38 | Colorado Mesa University | 18300 | 24800 | 0.2599 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 38 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 22400 | 0.1834 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 42 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 43 | McNeese State University | 18700 | 29200 | 0.36 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 44 | East Tennessee State University | 18800 | 26300 | 0.2854 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 44 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 46 | Minot State University | 19100 | 22100 | 0.136 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 46 | Youngstown State University | 19100 | 29300 | 0.3477 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 48 | University of Mississippi | 19800 | 27000 | 0.2666 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 49 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 19900 | 49400 | 0.5966 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 50 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 20000 | 26500 | 0.2456 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 50 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 52 | Bluefield State University | 20100 | 38900 | 0.483 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 52 | Marian University | 20100 | 46100 | 0.5637 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 52 | Marshall University | 20100 | 36300 | 0.4466 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 52 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 56 | Montclair State University | 20300 | 36300 | 0.441 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 57 | Rhode Island College | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2652 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 58 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20600 | 26900 | 0.2341 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 59 | University of St Francis | 20800 | 57200 | 0.6366 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 60 | Austin Peay State University | 21200 | 32700 | 0.3521 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 60 | North Dakota State University | 21200 | 25700 | 0.1744 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 62 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 62 | Madonna University | 21700 | 50400 | 0.5695 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 62 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 65 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 66 | Manhattanville University | 22600 | 65300 | 0.6532 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 67 | Saint Ambrose University | 22900 | 54500 | 0.5799 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 68 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23100 | 38000 | 0.3917 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 68 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 70 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23200 | 40800 | 0.4311 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 71 | Briar Cliff University | 23400 | 55800 | 0.5804 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 72 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 72 | University of Charleston | 23500 | 56300 | 0.583 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 74 | The University of Alabama | 23600 | 29900 | 0.211 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 75 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23700 | 76300 | 0.6896 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 76 | La Roche University | 24000 | 55400 | 0.567 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 76 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24000 | 37400 | 0.358 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 78 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24100 | 62200 | 0.613 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 79 | Friends University | 24300 | 59300 | 0.5902 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 79 | San Diego State University | 24300 | 28100 | 0.1367 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 81 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 82 | St Catherine University | 24800 | 69800 | 0.645 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 82 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 24800 | 25600 | 0.0313 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 84 | Lewis University | 25000 | 57400 | 0.5641 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 85 | California State University-Fullerton | 25100 | 41400 | 0.3933 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 86 | Temple University | 25300 | 36300 | 0.3033 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 87 | University of Sioux Falls | 25600 | 38500 | 0.3342 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 87 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51100 | 0.4996 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 89 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 89 | Mount Marty University | 25800 | 55200 | 0.5325 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 91 | University of the Incarnate Word | 25900 | 59900 | 0.568 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 92 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39800 | 0.3419 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 92 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26200 | 35600 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 94 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 95 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 95 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 97 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26500 | 28400 | 0.0663 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 98 | Northern Kentucky University | 26600 | 31600 | 0.1581 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 98 | St. Francis College | 26600 | 39400 | 0.3253 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27000 | 68600 | 0.6065 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 101 | University of North Texas | 27200 | 37400 | 0.2729 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 102 | Troy University | 27400 | 32600 | 0.1594 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 103 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 104 | Alabama A & M University | 27600 | 42800 | 0.355 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 105 | Rowan University | 27700 | 40500 | 0.316 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 106 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3301 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 106 | Regis College | 28000 | 70400 | 0.6021 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 106 | York College of Pennsylvania | 28000 | 41400 | 0.3238 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 109 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 28100 | 36400 | 0.2287 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 110 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 110 | University of Central Missouri | 28300 | 33200 | 0.1473 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 112 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 113 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 114 | Syracuse University | 29200 | 83100 | 0.6486 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 114 | University of Iowa | 29200 | 31100 | 0.0606 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 116 | California State University-Chico | 29400 | 41000 | 0.2831 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 117 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29500 | 38200 | 0.228 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 118 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29700 | 31800 | 0.0656 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 119 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 29900 | 43700 | 0.3155 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 119 | Westminster College | 29900 | 57500 | 0.4797 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 121 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 121 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 121 | San Jose State University | 30000 | 41000 | 0.2681 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 124 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 125 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30200 | 46100 | 0.3444 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 126 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30300 | 39600 | 0.2351 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 127 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 127 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 129 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64600 | 0.5216 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 129 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 129 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30900 | 54600 | 0.4339 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 132 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 133 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 134 | Bowie State University | 31300 | 44300 | 0.2938 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 134 | Washington Adventist University | 31300 | 37800 | 0.1721 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 136 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 136 | Siena Heights University | 31400 | 46300 | 0.3218 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 138 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 139 | Adrian College | 31900 | 67500 | 0.5272 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 139 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 141 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32000 | 46100 | 0.3058 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 142 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 142 | University of Southern Indiana | 32100 | 44900 | 0.2852 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 144 | Misericordia University | 32300 | 65100 | 0.5036 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 145 | Southeastern University | 32400 | 60500 | 0.4642 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 146 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 147 | Ithaca College | 33400 | 72500 | 0.5393 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 148 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34100 | 35100 | 0.0285 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 149 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34700 | 62700 | 0.4455 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 149 | University of Vermont | 34700 | 66300 | 0.4767 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 151 | Asbury University | 35200 | 49100 | 0.2827 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 152 | Boise State University | 35300 | 48800 | 0.2766 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 153 | University of Montevallo | 35700 | 46700 | 0.2355 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 154 | Chicago State University | 35800 | 37600 | 0.0501 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 155 | Western Kentucky University | 36200 | 41900 | 0.1361 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 156 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 156 | Clark Atlanta University | 36400 | 49800 | 0.2693 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 158 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 159 | Augusta University | 36700 | 50500 | 0.2732 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 159 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 161 | University of Michigan-Flint | 36800 | 39400 | 0.066 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 162 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 38000 | 53900 | 0.295 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 163 | Champlain College | 38300 | 70000 | 0.4531 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 164 | Suffolk University | 38900 | 73600 | 0.4717 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 164 | Wayne State University | 38900 | 45500 | 0.145 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39200 | 63600 | 0.3838 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 167 | Seton Hall University | 39800 | 67400 | 0.4093 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 169 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 169 | New England Institute of Technology | 41200 | 61100 | 0.3259 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 171 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41700 | 52100 | 0.1996 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 172 | Bellarmine University | 41900 | 66100 | 0.366 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 172 | Hofstra University | 41900 | 74600 | 0.4382 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 172 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 176 | St. John's University-New York | 42000 | 80100 | 0.4754 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 177 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 178 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 179 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 81900 | 0.464 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | 44700 | 74500 | 0.4001 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 181 | Pepperdine University | 47200 | 89600 | 0.4731 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 182 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 183 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 49900 | 52300 | 0.0458 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 184 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 185 | MCPHS University | 53200 | 71800 | 0.259 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 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 | Howard University | 58400 | 61600 | 0.052 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 189 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0649 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 190 | Elon University | 66300 | 67300 | 0.0149 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.