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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 | 4500 | 88600 | 0.9491 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Boston University | 6000 | 88800 | 0.9329 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 3 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 7900 | 31800 | 0.7526 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 4 | Emory University | 8500 | 90100 | 0.9057 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10900 | 22900 | 0.525 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 6 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.579 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12100 | 30700 | 0.6055 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 9 | Bluefield State University | 12500 | 29500 | 0.5769 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | 12600 | 23600 | 0.4661 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | 12900 | 25900 | 0.5028 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 12 | California State University-Northridge | 13100 | 23200 | 0.4363 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 14300 | 23600 | 0.3946 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | Western Carolina University | 14500 | 19600 | 0.2602 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 16 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 17 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14700 | 31600 | 0.535 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 18 | Goshen College | 14800 | 55800 | 0.7345 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 19 | University of Central Missouri | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4125 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 21 | Central Michigan University | 15300 | 40600 | 0.6233 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 22 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 23 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15700 | 28000 | 0.439 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 24 | California State University-Chico | 15800 | 23500 | 0.3273 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 25 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 26 | University of Florida | 16000 | 22300 | 0.2826 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 27 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16500 | 30700 | 0.4629 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 28 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4034 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 29 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 30 | Augusta University | 16800 | 30700 | 0.4528 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 32 | Avila University | 17000 | 67600 | 0.7491 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | Weber State University | 17000 | 22100 | 0.2309 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 34 | Rogers State University | 17200 | 24900 | 0.3087 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 34 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17200 | 27400 | 0.3721 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17300 | 21300 | 0.1892 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 37 | Eastern Illinois University | 17400 | 27700 | 0.3716 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 38 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 38 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17600 | 33600 | 0.4758 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 40 | San Francisco State University | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4684 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 41 | University of Mary | 17800 | 32600 | 0.4525 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 42 | Holy Family University | 17900 | 54000 | 0.6682 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 42 | Husson University | 17900 | 48100 | 0.6272 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 42 | Midwestern State University | 17900 | 29000 | 0.3824 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 42 | University of South Alabama | 17900 | 22400 | 0.2013 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 46 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18200 | 35800 | 0.4914 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 47 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 48 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 49 | Campbellsville University | 18700 | 41800 | 0.5526 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 49 | East Tennessee State University | 18700 | 26300 | 0.2892 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 51 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 52 | McNeese State University | 19000 | 29200 | 0.3497 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 52 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 42400 | 0.5514 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 54 | Saint Cloud State University | 19100 | 24500 | 0.2219 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 55 | San Jose State University | 19400 | 29900 | 0.3509 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 55 | Youngstown State University | 19400 | 29300 | 0.3375 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 57 | University of Mississippi | 19500 | 27000 | 0.2777 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 57 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2717 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 59 | University of Northern Iowa | 19800 | 24000 | 0.1751 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 60 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19900 | 26500 | 0.2493 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 61 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 61 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 63 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5846 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 63 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 65 | Marshall University | 20600 | 36300 | 0.4328 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 66 | San Diego State University | 20800 | 28100 | 0.2599 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 67 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 68 | Bowie State University | 21300 | 28800 | 0.2603 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 68 | University of St Francis | 21300 | 57200 | 0.628 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 70 | Austin Peay State University | 21400 | 32700 | 0.346 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 70 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 70 | Northern Arizona University | 21400 | 32000 | 0.3303 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 73 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 74 | Saint Ambrose University | 22000 | 54600 | 0.5969 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 75 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 76 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 77 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 78 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55800 | 0.5784 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 78 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 78 | The University of Alabama | 23500 | 29900 | 0.2144 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 81 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 82 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23800 | 24500 | 0.0285 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 83 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24300 | 34800 | 0.3015 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 84 | La Roche University | 24400 | 55400 | 0.5598 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 84 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24400 | 37400 | 0.3473 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 84 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 87 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 87 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 89 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24900 | 62200 | 0.6001 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 90 | Friends University | 25000 | 59300 | 0.5787 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 90 | Temple University | 25000 | 36300 | 0.3116 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 92 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25200 | 25600 | 0.0157 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 93 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 94 | California State University-Fullerton | 25600 | 41400 | 0.3817 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 95 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 96 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 97 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0776 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 97 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 99 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 100 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5596 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 101 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26700 | 0.0075 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 101 | La Sierra University | 26500 | 55100 | 0.5195 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 103 | Iowa State University | 26700 | 43300 | 0.3842 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 103 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26700 | 35600 | 0.2503 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 105 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 106 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39800 | 0.3243 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 107 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6021 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 107 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1625 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 109 | Rowan University | 27400 | 40500 | 0.3234 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 110 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 111 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 111 | University of North Texas | 27800 | 37400 | 0.2568 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 113 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 114 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3193 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 115 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 115 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 117 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 118 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 119 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57500 | 0.4884 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 120 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 121 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29800 | 38200 | 0.2201 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 122 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 123 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 124 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 30500 | 39500 | 0.2277 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 125 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 126 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 30700 | 43700 | 0.2972 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 127 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 128 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 129 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 129 | Washington Adventist University | 31600 | 37800 | 0.1642 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 131 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 132 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 133 | Sam Houston State University | 32200 | 39900 | 0.193 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 134 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32600 | 46100 | 0.2927 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 134 | University of Southern Indiana | 32600 | 44900 | 0.2742 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 136 | Southeastern University | 32700 | 60500 | 0.4592 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 137 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 138 | Colorado Mesa University | 33100 | 40000 | 0.1718 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 139 | California State University-Los Angeles | 33300 | 39400 | 0.155 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 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 | Appalachian State University | 33600 | 35800 | 0.0614 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 141 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 144 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34200 | 35100 | 0.0256 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 145 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 146 | Asbury University | 34900 | 49100 | 0.2892 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 147 | California Baptist University | 35100 | 65200 | 0.4616 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 148 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 149 | Boise State University | 35900 | 48800 | 0.2643 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 150 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 36200 | 53300 | 0.3207 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 152 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 153 | Towson University | 36700 | 45700 | 0.1969 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 155 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37200 | 39400 | 0.0558 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 156 | Long Island University | 37300 | 59600 | 0.3744 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 156 | Rhode Island College | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 158 | Suffolk University | 38400 | 73600 | 0.4785 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 159 | Champlain College | 38500 | 70000 | 0.4503 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 160 | Hofstra University | 38900 | 74600 | 0.4784 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 160 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38900 | 63600 | 0.3885 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 162 | Wayne State University | 39400 | 45500 | 0.134 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 163 | Seton Hall University | 39700 | 67400 | 0.4108 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 164 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 165 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 53900 | 0.2337 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 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 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45700 | 0.0831 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 170 | New England Institute of Technology | 42000 | 61100 | 0.3128 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 171 | St. John's University-New York | 42100 | 80100 | 0.4742 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | Quinnipiac University | 42300 | 79200 | 0.4658 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 174 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 52100 | 0.1785 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 175 | Texas Christian University | 43700 | 81900 | 0.4664 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 176 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 74500 | 0.3813 | 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 | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 179 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 179 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 181 | MCPHS University | 53300 | 71800 | 0.2576 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 182 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 183 | Dallas Baptist University | 55900 | 56100 | 0.0036 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 184 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 185 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58800 | 67000 | 0.1225 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 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 | 65800 | 67300 | 0.0223 | 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.