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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in District of Columbia.
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 District of Columbia.
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 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Emory University | 8100 | 92500 | 0.9123 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1065 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 11600 | 36600 | 0.6827 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5818 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11700 | 22900 | 0.49 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | 11900 | 25300 | 0.529 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 8 | University of Houston | 12000 | 28400 | 0.5781 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 12400 | 92800 | 0.8665 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan-Flint | 12900 | 46300 | 0.7212 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 11 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13500 | 25700 | 0.4747 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13800 | 19000 | 0.2739 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 13 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 14 | Central Michigan University | 14300 | 37800 | 0.621 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 14 | Midwestern State University | 14300 | 21600 | 0.3375 | 4,303 | 1010 | 0.9352 | |
| 14 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14300 | 37400 | 0.6171 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 17 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 14700 | 31600 | 0.5354 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 18 | Texas State University | 15000 | 25500 | 0.412 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 19 | Austin Peay State University | 15100 | 29100 | 0.4815 | 8,926 | 1075 | 0.9641 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15100 | 28700 | 0.4739 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 22 | Troy University | 15200 | 26700 | 0.4306 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15300 | 31000 | 0.506 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 23 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0729 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 25 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15500 | 21700 | 0.2851 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 26 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 27 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 15900 | 26900 | 0.4096 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 28 | Goshen College | 16400 | 55900 | 0.7068 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern University | 16600 | 20100 | 0.1737 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 29 | Northwestern University | 16600 | 89500 | 0.8149 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 31 | Sam Houston State University | 16800 | 27000 | 0.3779 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 32 | Ferris State University | 17000 | 31000 | 0.4523 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 32 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17000 | 34200 | 0.5028 | 794 | 1070 | 0.8974 | |
| 34 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 35 | Augusta University | 17200 | 47400 | 0.6368 | 6,049 | 1065 | 0.8641 | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17200 | 21300 | 0.1942 | 9,501 | 1195 | 0.755 | |
| 37 | Rhode Island College | 17300 | 27400 | 0.369 | 5,154 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 38 | Avila University | 17600 | 64100 | 0.7252 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 39 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 40 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18100 | 23500 | 0.2293 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.8769 | |
| 40 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3465 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 42 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18200 | 33300 | 0.4535 | 1,009 | 1115 | 0.8854 | |
| 42 | University of St Francis | 18200 | 57800 | 0.6847 | 1,343 | 1145 | 0.6529 | |
| 45 | California State University-Fullerton | 18300 | 20600 | 0.1108 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 45 | Youngstown State University | 18300 | 34000 | 0.4618 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 47 | East Tennessee State University | 18400 | 26100 | 0.2945 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 48 | University of Mary | 18500 | 32600 | 0.4328 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 48 | University of Mississippi | 18500 | 45000 | 0.5893 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 50 | Holy Family University | 18600 | 56200 | 0.6696 | 2,643 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 51 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 51 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 53 | Campbellsville University | 19000 | 43200 | 0.5596 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 53 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19000 | 68100 | 0.7212 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 55 | University of South Alabama | 19100 | 22400 | 0.1476 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 56 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19600 | 38000 | 0.4843 | 19,586 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 57 | Lasell University | 19700 | 48500 | 0.5934 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 58 | Eastern Illinois University | 19800 | 28100 | 0.2944 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 59 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20000 | 57300 | 0.6514 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 60 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 61 | Alabama A & M University | 20200 | 28200 | 0.2833 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 62 | Marian University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5693 | 1,021 | 1020 | 0.7498 | |
| 63 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 63 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 39900 | 0.489 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 65 | Bowie State University | 20500 | 25600 | 0.1991 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.7241 | |
| 66 | Indiana University-South Bend | 20700 | 23900 | 0.137 | 4,083 | 1075 | 0.8384 | |
| 67 | Henderson State University | 21000 | 30600 | 0.3133 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 68 | Culver-Stockton College | 21200 | 50600 | 0.5809 | 861 | 1025 | 0.991 | |
| 68 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,241 | 1135 | 0.8289 | |
| 70 | La Roche University | 21700 | 72600 | 0.7014 | 1,828 | 1059 | 0.7576 | |
| 71 | Bluefield State University | 21900 | 32100 | 0.3183 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 72 | California State University-Chico | 22200 | 31000 | 0.2835 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 73 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22400 | 43200 | 0.4816 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 74 | University of the District of Columbia | 22800 | 35300 | 0.3545 | 3,610 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 75 | San Jose State University | 22900 | 41100 | 0.4429 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 77 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1079 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 77 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 79 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 80 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3476 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 81 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 82 | Bradley University | 24100 | 50800 | 0.5255 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 82 | Saint Ambrose University | 24100 | 55400 | 0.5646 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 82 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24100 | 43200 | 0.4423 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 85 | Lewis University | 24400 | 57700 | 0.5769 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7129 | |
| 86 | Pennsylvania Western University | 24700 | 34400 | 0.2817 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 86 | Temple University | 24700 | 36100 | 0.316 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 88 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6502 | 2,498 | 1140 | 0.9185 | |
| 89 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 90 | Northern Arizona University | 25500 | 43200 | 0.4101 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 91 | Briar Cliff University | 25800 | 74200 | 0.6521 | 766 | 1050 | 0.5834 | |
| 91 | Western Kentucky University | 25800 | 41800 | 0.3827 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 93 | Westminster College | 25900 | 57600 | 0.5504 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 94 | Mount Aloysius College | 26200 | 49200 | 0.4677 | 2,942 | 1045 | 0.8205 | |
| 95 | Regis College | 26300 | 70700 | 0.628 | 987 | 965 | 0.6978 | |
| 96 | Rogers State University | 26500 | 40000 | 0.3372 | 3,135 | 930 | 0.8184 | |
| 97 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 98 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26700 | 36600 | 0.2704 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 99 | California State University-Northridge | 27000 | 36500 | 0.2622 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 100 | Capital University | 27100 | 62400 | 0.5656 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 101 | Rowan University | 27400 | 41300 | 0.3369 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 102 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.1477 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 103 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 103 | Oakland University | 27700 | 39300 | 0.295 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 103 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2396 | 5,160 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 106 | Morehead State University | 27800 | 32600 | 0.1471 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 106 | St. Francis College | 27800 | 39400 | 0.2948 | 1,719 | 1119 | 0.8427 | |
| 106 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6653 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 109 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2289 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 110 | Weber State University | 28300 | 33900 | 0.1651 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 111 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 113 | University of North Texas | 28700 | 37400 | 0.2325 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 114 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2864 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44300 | 0.3407 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 115 | Manhattanville University | 29200 | 68500 | 0.5737 | 1,466 | 1160 | 0.8734 | |
| 115 | Montclair State University | 29200 | 36300 | 0.1957 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 118 | Northern Kentucky University | 29400 | 32100 | 0.0842 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 119 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4411 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 120 | San Francisco State University | 30700 | 47700 | 0.3565 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 121 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3303 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 122 | University of Southern Indiana | 31200 | 41800 | 0.2553 | 7,600 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 123 | Rider University | 31400 | 60600 | 0.4816 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 123 | San Diego State University | 31400 | 36100 | 0.1301 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 125 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 126 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 127 | Washington Adventist University | 32100 | 37800 | 0.151 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 128 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3124 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 128 | Suffolk University | 32800 | 70300 | 0.5334 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 130 | North Central College | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4931 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 131 | California Baptist University | 33400 | 65600 | 0.4908 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 131 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5067 | 1,720 | 1145 | 0.7093 | |
| 133 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5226 | 1,673 | 1045 | 0.7253 | |
| 134 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 135 | Colorado Mesa University | 33800 | 40000 | 0.155 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 136 | Southeastern University | 34300 | 60500 | 0.4328 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 137 | Texas Southern University | 34400 | 42500 | 0.1907 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 138 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 139 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.32 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 140 | Asbury University | 34800 | 49100 | 0.2908 | 1,789 | 1197 | 0.634 | |
| 140 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,301 | 1110 | 0.8963 | |
| 142 | University of Montevallo | 35300 | 44900 | 0.214 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 143 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 144 | Texas Tech University | 35500 | 38900 | 0.0874 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 145 | Vermont State University | 37300 | 38700 | 0.0362 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 146 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 147 | Hofstra University | 38100 | 76900 | 0.5045 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 147 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38100 | 65000 | 0.4136 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 149 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 51900 | 0.26 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 150 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 151 | Bellarmine University | 39200 | 66100 | 0.4068 | 2,240 | 1220 | 0.8611 | |
| 151 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.6152 | |
| 153 | Champlain College | 39400 | 76000 | 0.4818 | 2,778 | 1304 | 0.8292 | |
| 154 | Seton Hall University | 39700 | 67400 | 0.4107 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 155 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 40400 | 53600 | 0.2464 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 155 | Wayne State University | 40400 | 46200 | 0.1256 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 157 | Arkansas State University | 40500 | 41000 | 0.0122 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 158 | Appalachian State University | 40600 | 40600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 159 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2773 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 160 | Susquehanna University | 41900 | 76800 | 0.4546 | 2,246 | 1204 | 0.8143 | |
| 161 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 162 | Manhattan University | 43700 | 74100 | 0.4102 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 163 | Texas Christian University | 43800 | 87400 | 0.4991 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 164 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3604 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 165 | New England Institute of Technology | 44400 | 68200 | 0.3488 | 1,796 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 165 | St. John's University-New York | 44400 | 78000 | 0.4305 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 167 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 168 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 169 | Boise State University | 45000 | 50000 | 0.1 | 23,983 | 1135 | 0.8721 | |
| 170 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 80900 | 0.4299 | 10,413 | 1305 | 0.7504 | |
| 171 | MCPHS University | 47700 | 77500 | 0.3844 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 171 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 173 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 59400 | 0.1633 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 174 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0431 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 175 | University of Iowa | 50900 | 53200 | 0.0429 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 176 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 51500 | 52800 | 0.0246 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 177 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 68600 | 0.2334 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 178 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 179 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54300 | 66400 | 0.1823 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 180 | Howard University | 54900 | 66500 | 0.1745 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 181 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56300 | 0.0089 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 182 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 183 | Elon University | 56500 | 68900 | 0.1801 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.