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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | 91800 | 0.9709 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5000 | 44000 | 0.8868 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5100 | 69100 | 0.9266 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 6600 | 88300 | 0.9254 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 65100 | 0.8757 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Morehead State University | 8300 | 29200 | 0.7168 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 8400 | 96200 | 0.9129 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island College | 9000 | 62600 | 0.8561 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 10300 | 30200 | 0.6594 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 10 | Marshall University | 11100 | 27800 | 0.6002 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 11 | Arkansas State University | 11500 | 31800 | 0.6384 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 12 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11800 | 22900 | 0.4856 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 13 | Northern Arizona University | 12300 | 35800 | 0.6566 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12500 | 28100 | 0.5551 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 15 | Eastern Illinois University | 12700 | 24300 | 0.4766 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 17 | San Francisco State University | 13200 | 47700 | 0.7235 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 18 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13300 | 52800 | 0.7484 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 19 | Western Carolina University | 13500 | 16500 | 0.1817 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 13600 | 38400 | 0.6464 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 21 | University of Houston | 13800 | 21800 | 0.3669 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 22 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 22 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 24 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4927 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 25 | Midwestern State University | 14400 | 21600 | 0.3329 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 26 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14500 | 41700 | 0.6519 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 26 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14500 | 28600 | 0.4937 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 28 | Troy University | 14700 | 39100 | 0.6237 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 29 | Colorado Mesa University | 14800 | 66200 | 0.7759 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 29 | Idaho State University | 14800 | 29600 | 0.5004 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 31 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15200 | 25700 | 0.4085 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 31 | Rogers State University | 15200 | 49200 | 0.6911 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 33 | California State University-Chico | 15300 | 58100 | 0.7366 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 33 | University of Mississippi | 15300 | 37400 | 0.5911 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 35 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 38700 | 0.6019 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 36 | Avila University | 15500 | 64300 | 0.7594 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 37 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 37 | Texas State University | 15600 | 26200 | 0.4043 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 39 | Austin Peay State University | 15700 | 29100 | 0.4608 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 40 | University of North Texas | 15800 | 26100 | 0.3943 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 41 | Appalachian State University | 16000 | 22800 | 0.2985 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 42 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 42 | McNeese State University | 16500 | 27800 | 0.4068 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 44 | California State University-Long Beach | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5016 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 46 | Georgia Southern University | 16700 | 20100 | 0.1687 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 47 | Sam Houston State University | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3726 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 48 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 49 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17200 | 33900 | 0.4925 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 50 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57200 | 0.6975 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 51 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 52 | Augusta University | 17600 | 62500 | 0.7187 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 52 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4715 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 54 | University of South Alabama | 17700 | 40600 | 0.5635 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17800 | 22200 | 0.1986 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 56 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 57 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18100 | 68100 | 0.7344 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 58 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18200 | 27700 | 0.3428 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 58 | Texas Tech University | 18200 | 27100 | 0.3283 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 60 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 69900 | 0.738 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 61 | La Roche University | 18500 | 87300 | 0.7883 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 61 | San Diego State University | 18500 | 28900 | 0.3599 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 63 | University of Mary | 18600 | 32600 | 0.4281 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 64 | California State University-Fullerton | 18700 | 61400 | 0.6952 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 64 | San Jose State University | 18700 | 41100 | 0.5452 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 66 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 67 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57900 | 0.6733 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 68 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 69 | Alabama A & M University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6242 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 69 | Lewis University | 19500 | 57700 | 0.6619 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 71 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19700 | 30900 | 0.3626 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 72 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 73 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 74 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20200 | 28400 | 0.2883 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 74 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20200 | 57300 | 0.6479 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 76 | Bowie State University | 20500 | 50800 | 0.5965 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 77 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 30300 | 0.3202 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 78 | University of Northern Iowa | 20700 | 24000 | 0.137 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 79 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 30200 | 0.3046 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 80 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 81 | Culver-Stockton College | 21600 | 50600 | 0.573 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 82 | Bradley University | 21800 | 59400 | 0.6334 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 83 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 21900 | 31800 | 0.3115 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 84 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22200 | 33600 | 0.339 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 85 | The University of Alabama | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3859 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 86 | Murray State University | 22800 | 27600 | 0.1738 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 87 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 89 | Florida Memorial University | 23100 | 41500 | 0.4433 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 89 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23100 | 36100 | 0.3598 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 91 | Marian University | 23200 | 47600 | 0.5121 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 92 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23300 | 26900 | 0.1338 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 92 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 94 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23600 | 90700 | 0.7398 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 95 | Weber State University | 23700 | 31500 | 0.2479 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 96 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 97 | Campbellsville University | 24300 | 45200 | 0.4628 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 97 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24300 | 43200 | 0.4377 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 97 | University of Central Missouri | 24300 | 35800 | 0.3225 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 100 | Columbia College Chicago | 24400 | 63200 | 0.6143 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 101 | Susquehanna University | 24500 | 122200 | 0.7998 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 102 | Boise State University | 24600 | 31200 | 0.2116 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 103 | Temple University | 24800 | 36100 | 0.3132 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 104 | University of Southern Indiana | 24900 | 40000 | 0.3779 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 105 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6685 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 106 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 107 | Indiana University-South Bend | 25500 | 27800 | 0.0824 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 108 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26000 | 74700 | 0.6515 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 110 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 110 | University of Akron Main Campus | 26100 | 28000 | 0.0677 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 112 | Henderson State University | 26400 | 36600 | 0.2787 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 113 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 26600 | 33000 | 0.1937 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 114 | Oakland University | 26700 | 39300 | 0.3203 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 114 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 116 | Bluefield State University | 26800 | 37000 | 0.2759 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 116 | Rider University | 26800 | 60200 | 0.5551 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 118 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 118 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 120 | Capital University | 27100 | 63100 | 0.5706 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 121 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 122 | Chicago State University | 27500 | 37800 | 0.2739 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 122 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 124 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 125 | Vermont State University | 28100 | 38700 | 0.2737 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 125 | Wayne State University | 28100 | 46800 | 0.3998 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 127 | Mount Aloysius College | 28200 | 63500 | 0.5561 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 128 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3223 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 129 | Roosevelt University | 28500 | 47600 | 0.4017 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 129 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 131 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 28700 | 34500 | 0.1679 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 132 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 133 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 134 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 135 | Northern Kentucky University | 29600 | 34800 | 0.1493 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 136 | University of Iowa | 29800 | 32100 | 0.0714 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 137 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 30000 | 44700 | 0.3285 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 138 | Ithaca College | 30400 | 72600 | 0.581 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 139 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 140 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 140 | Suffolk University | 31000 | 110800 | 0.7201 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 142 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 143 | East Tennessee State University | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 144 | Asbury University | 31400 | 50700 | 0.3805 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 145 | Lasell University | 31500 | 60000 | 0.4747 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 145 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 147 | Saint Ambrose University | 33000 | 57700 | 0.4283 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 148 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 148 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 150 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 150 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33500 | 40000 | 0.1625 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 152 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 152 | Friends University | 34500 | 58000 | 0.4064 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 152 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 152 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 156 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 157 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 158 | New England Institute of Technology | 36300 | 89400 | 0.5938 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 159 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 37200 | 69100 | 0.4615 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 160 | Seton Hall University | 38300 | 67700 | 0.4344 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 160 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 162 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 163 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 164 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60400 | 0.3562 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 165 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 166 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 167 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 82200 | 0.5099 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 168 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57400 | 0.2823 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 169 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 170 | Ashland University | 41700 | 57100 | 0.2697 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 170 | Saint Louis University | 41700 | 81100 | 0.4859 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 172 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 47000 | 0.1065 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 173 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 174 | Providence College | 43400 | 108300 | 0.5992 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 43500 | 82800 | 0.4748 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 177 | Texas Christian University | 44300 | 87400 | 0.4934 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 178 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45300 | 107800 | 0.5798 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 179 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 180 | Champlain College | 48800 | 76000 | 0.3581 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 181 | Towson University | 49700 | 68400 | 0.2736 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 182 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 58800 | 0.153 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 183 | Quinnipiac University | 50200 | 118300 | 0.5755 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 184 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 50400 | 72700 | 0.3067 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 185 | University of Kentucky | 51300 | 74100 | 0.3075 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 186 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52700 | 67000 | 0.2136 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 187 | Elon University | 54300 | 69600 | 0.2198 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 188 | Howard University | 55000 | 67300 | 0.1827 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 189 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 190 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58700 | 67000 | 0.1238 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 191 | Hofstra University | 59000 | 83400 | 0.2925 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.