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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5200 | 43700 | 0.8815 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5300 | 69100 | 0.9237 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 7900 | 94200 | 0.9162 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | Morehead State University | 8100 | 26300 | 0.6915 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 8300 | 22000 | 0.6219 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 8500 | 96200 | 0.9115 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky University | 10400 | 27500 | 0.6216 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 9 | University of St Francis | 10700 | 83800 | 0.8722 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 10 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11000 | 22900 | 0.5206 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 10 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11000 | 36600 | 0.6991 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 12 | Marshall University | 11300 | 39800 | 0.7159 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 12 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11300 | 27800 | 0.5919 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 14 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 15 | Eastern Illinois University | 11900 | 24700 | 0.5167 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 17 | Wayne State University | 12500 | 32900 | 0.6197 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 19 | University of Houston | 13500 | 21800 | 0.3806 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13500 | 40800 | 0.6693 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 21 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 13600 | 40700 | 0.6654 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14000 | 22800 | 0.3865 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 23 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 24 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14200 | 27600 | 0.4864 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 24 | San Francisco State University | 14200 | 47700 | 0.7025 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 26 | Goshen College | 14500 | 56000 | 0.7411 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 27 | Troy University | 14800 | 34700 | 0.5735 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 28 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7731 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 28 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15000 | 50100 | 0.7003 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 30 | Texas State University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4338 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 31 | University of Mississippi | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4332 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 32 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 38700 | 0.6019 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 33 | Avila University | 15500 | 81100 | 0.8087 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 33 | Bluefield State University | 15500 | 45000 | 0.6561 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 33 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 41000 | 0.6224 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 33 | Rogers State University | 15500 | 39200 | 0.6038 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 37 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 38 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 39 | University of Florida | 15800 | 22500 | 0.2977 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 40 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15900 | 79400 | 0.7993 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 41 | University of North Texas | 16000 | 26100 | 0.3867 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 42 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 26900 | 0.4022 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 42 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16100 | 90700 | 0.8225 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 44 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 45 | McNeese State University | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4032 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 46 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 47 | Sam Houston State University | 17000 | 30300 | 0.4386 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 48 | University of South Alabama | 17200 | 22400 | 0.2326 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 48 | Weber State University | 17200 | 20300 | 0.153 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 50 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17300 | 33900 | 0.4895 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 50 | Montclair State University | 17300 | 36000 | 0.52 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 52 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 52 | Vermont State University | 17400 | 26900 | 0.3525 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 54 | State University of New York at Oswego | 17600 | 27700 | 0.3645 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 54 | University of Kentucky | 17600 | 36500 | 0.5173 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 54 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4715 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 57 | Augusta University | 17800 | 62500 | 0.7155 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 58 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 59 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 60 | Austin Peay State University | 18200 | 31600 | 0.4247 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 60 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18200 | 69500 | 0.7387 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 62 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 64 | Holy Family University | 18500 | 56900 | 0.675 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 65 | San Diego State University | 18600 | 28900 | 0.3565 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 66 | La Roche University | 18700 | 87300 | 0.786 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 67 | California State University-Fullerton | 18800 | 41600 | 0.5479 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 67 | University of Mary | 18800 | 32600 | 0.4234 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 69 | Louisiana Christian University | 18900 | 26000 | 0.2721 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 70 | Idaho State University | 19000 | 39100 | 0.5146 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 70 | University of Sioux Falls | 19000 | 43100 | 0.5598 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 72 | Western Carolina University | 19100 | 20500 | 0.0684 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 73 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51200 | 0.6181 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 74 | Minot State University | 19800 | 23500 | 0.1569 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 75 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20100 | 53600 | 0.6248 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 76 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 77 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 57800 | 0.6485 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 77 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 79 | Indiana University-South Bend | 20400 | 23900 | 0.1489 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 80 | Midwestern State University | 20500 | 33600 | 0.3904 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 81 | Bowie State University | 20600 | 50800 | 0.5945 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 82 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 82 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 31500 | 0.3434 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 84 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 85 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21500 | 33600 | 0.3598 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 86 | Boise State University | 21700 | 31200 | 0.3046 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 86 | Culver-Stockton College | 21700 | 70000 | 0.6904 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 88 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 88 | Southwestern Adventist University | 22300 | 58700 | 0.6205 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 90 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 91 | Saint Ambrose University | 22600 | 54900 | 0.5881 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 91 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 93 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23000 | 34400 | 0.3311 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 93 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 95 | Marian University | 23100 | 47600 | 0.5142 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 95 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 26700 | 0.1336 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 97 | Florida Memorial University | 23200 | 51000 | 0.5446 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 98 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 99 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.4929 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 100 | Campbellsville University | 24100 | 45100 | 0.4653 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 101 | Lewis University | 24500 | 59800 | 0.5902 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 102 | Seton Hall University | 24600 | 67400 | 0.6347 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 102 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24600 | 56700 | 0.5672 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 104 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 56400 | 0.5567 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 104 | St Catherine University | 25000 | 71900 | 0.6528 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 104 | Temple University | 25000 | 36100 | 0.3077 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 107 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5538 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 108 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26000 | 83900 | 0.69 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 110 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 111 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 112 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39600 | 0.3208 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 112 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 112 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 26900 | 34500 | 0.2193 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 115 | Capital University | 27100 | 63800 | 0.5751 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 116 | California State University-Long Beach | 27300 | 38800 | 0.2963 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 116 | Murray State University | 27300 | 32400 | 0.1565 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 118 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 119 | Mount Aloysius College | 27900 | 51100 | 0.4539 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 120 | Asbury University | 28100 | 50700 | 0.4451 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 121 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 122 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3197 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 123 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 36500 | 0.2194 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 123 | University of Southern Indiana | 28500 | 40000 | 0.2889 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 125 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 45200 | 0.3663 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 125 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28700 | 31400 | 0.0881 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 127 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 128 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 129 | Long Island University | 29500 | 60500 | 0.5127 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 129 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 131 | Towson University | 30000 | 30100 | 0.0033 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 132 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30200 | 54600 | 0.4463 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 133 | Ithaca College | 30500 | 72600 | 0.5796 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 134 | Siena Heights University | 30700 | 46300 | 0.3365 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 135 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 136 | Manhattanville University | 30900 | 68500 | 0.5483 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 137 | Suffolk University | 31100 | 83500 | 0.6276 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 138 | Lasell University | 31200 | 50800 | 0.3861 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 139 | Friends University | 31300 | 58000 | 0.4611 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 139 | Missouri Baptist University | 31300 | 53800 | 0.4193 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 141 | Northern Kentucky University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 142 | Elon University | 32200 | 69900 | 0.5397 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 143 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 32300 | 43900 | 0.2643 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 144 | Rider University | 32700 | 60200 | 0.4568 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 144 | Roosevelt University | 32700 | 47600 | 0.3145 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 146 | Misericordia University | 33100 | 67700 | 0.5109 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 147 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 148 | St. John's University-New York | 33900 | 83800 | 0.5958 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 149 | Lewis-Clark State College | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1389 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 150 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 150 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34300 | 50900 | 0.3256 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 152 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 65100 | 0.4679 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 153 | Chicago State University | 35200 | 37800 | 0.0678 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 154 | Bradley University | 35500 | 60300 | 0.4114 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 155 | New England Institute of Technology | 36300 | 89400 | 0.5938 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 156 | Rowan University | 36700 | 53600 | 0.3151 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 157 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 37000 | 53600 | 0.3099 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 158 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 159 | Washington Adventist University | 38100 | 45600 | 0.1658 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 160 | East Tennessee State University | 38500 | 38500 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 160 | University of Central Florida | 38500 | 42100 | 0.0855 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 162 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 163 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 164 | Champlain College | 39400 | 105100 | 0.6252 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 165 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 39700 | 43200 | 0.081 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40100 | 66900 | 0.4008 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 167 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 40900 | 58700 | 0.3035 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 169 | Rhode Island College | 41700 | 63300 | 0.3411 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 170 | Susquehanna University | 41900 | 85600 | 0.5104 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 171 | Saint Louis University | 42600 | 84300 | 0.4944 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 172 | Providence College | 43400 | 85000 | 0.4895 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 173 | Campbell University | 43700 | 68700 | 0.3646 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 175 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45400 | 104000 | 0.5635 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 176 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 177 | Ashland University | 47700 | 57000 | 0.163 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 177 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 179 | Quinnipiac University | 49000 | 79700 | 0.3854 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 180 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 58900 | 0.1562 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 181 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50500 | 64400 | 0.2158 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 184 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 185 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 58000 | 0.0741 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 186 | Howard University | 55100 | 88500 | 0.3776 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 188 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58400 | 67000 | 0.1279 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 189 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 190 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68500 | 0.0773 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.