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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Louisiana.
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 Louisiana.
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 | Idaho State University | 9500 | 22200 | 0.5728 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 9600 | 88600 | 0.8915 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 10300 | 88800 | 0.8844 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 22900 | 0.5075 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 12000 | 27800 | 0.5675 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | 12800 | 23600 | 0.4577 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 9 | Emory University | 13000 | 90100 | 0.8558 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 10 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 11 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech University | 14000 | 24900 | 0.4382 | 11,071 | 1164 | 0.9073 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 13 | University of Central Missouri | 14600 | 24600 | 0.4083 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 15 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21600 | 0.319 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 16 | University of North Texas | 14800 | 25400 | 0.418 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 17 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14900 | 31600 | 0.528 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15400 | 28000 | 0.4497 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 19 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 19 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 40600 | 0.6183 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15500 | 29400 | 0.4721 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 22 | Goshen College | 15600 | 55800 | 0.7198 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 23 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16100 | 28900 | 0.4425 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 24 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16200 | 28600 | 0.4344 | 13,206 | 1125 | 0.9387 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 16400 | 19000 | 0.137 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 26 | Western Carolina University | 16500 | 19600 | 0.1582 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 27 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16600 | 30700 | 0.4596 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 28 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16700 | 32100 | 0.4791 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 29 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 30 | McNeese State University | 16900 | 28900 | 0.4142 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 31 | Northwestern University | 17000 | 89500 | 0.8104 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 32 | Sam Houston State University | 17100 | 23000 | 0.2565 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 33 | Weber State University | 17200 | 22100 | 0.2219 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 34 | Avila University | 17300 | 67600 | 0.7446 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 34 | California State University-Fullerton | 17300 | 20600 | 0.1596 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 36 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 37 | San Francisco State University | 17800 | 33300 | 0.4654 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 37 | University of South Alabama | 17800 | 22400 | 0.2057 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 39 | Northern Arizona University | 18000 | 32000 | 0.4372 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 39 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 18000 | 32100 | 0.4399 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 39 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 18000 | 33600 | 0.4639 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 42 | Husson University | 18200 | 48100 | 0.621 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 42 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4414 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 44 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 54000 | 0.6608 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 44 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18300 | 35800 | 0.4886 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 46 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 47 | East Tennessee State University | 18700 | 26300 | 0.2892 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 48 | Campbellsville University | 18800 | 41800 | 0.5502 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 19000 | 21900 | 0.1294 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 50 | Minot State University | 19100 | 22100 | 0.136 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 50 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 52 | Saint Cloud State University | 19600 | 24500 | 0.2028 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 52 | Western Kentucky University | 19600 | 26800 | 0.269 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 52 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 55 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19700 | 39400 | 0.5005 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 56 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19900 | 26500 | 0.2493 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 57 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 58 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 59 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 60 | Montclair State University | 20500 | 36300 | 0.4355 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 61 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20700 | 49400 | 0.5804 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 62 | Marshall University | 20800 | 36300 | 0.4273 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 63 | Bluefield State University | 20900 | 38900 | 0.4625 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 64 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 21000 | 30000 | 0.3016 | 13,179 | 1110 | 0.8883 | |
| 65 | University of St Francis | 21500 | 57200 | 0.6244 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 66 | Austin Peay State University | 21700 | 32700 | 0.3368 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 66 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 68 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 69 | University of Florida | 22300 | 43800 | 0.4912 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 70 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 71 | Manhattanville University | 22600 | 65300 | 0.6532 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 72 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 73 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 73 | Murray State University | 23200 | 27600 | 0.1591 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 75 | The University of Alabama | 23300 | 29900 | 0.2211 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 76 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 77 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55800 | 0.5786 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 78 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 78 | Saint Ambrose University | 23600 | 54500 | 0.567 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 78 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 81 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 82 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 83 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24400 | 34800 | 0.2986 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 84 | La Roche University | 24600 | 55400 | 0.5562 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 84 | University of Central Arkansas | 24600 | 29500 | 0.1655 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 86 | St Catherine University | 24800 | 69800 | 0.645 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 86 | Temple University | 24800 | 36300 | 0.3171 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 88 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25100 | 76300 | 0.6713 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 88 | Friends University | 25100 | 59300 | 0.5767 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 88 | Rogers State University | 25100 | 33400 | 0.2482 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 91 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25200 | 62200 | 0.5953 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 92 | Lewis University | 25600 | 57400 | 0.5536 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 92 | University of Sioux Falls | 25600 | 38500 | 0.3342 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 92 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51100 | 0.4996 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 95 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 96 | California State University-Northridge | 26200 | 36600 | 0.2837 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 97 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 98 | Evangel University | 26500 | 39900 | 0.336 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 98 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26500 | 28400 | 0.0663 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 98 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26500 | 36500 | 0.2741 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 98 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.558 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 102 | La Sierra University | 26700 | 55100 | 0.5159 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 102 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 104 | Pennsylvania Western University | 27000 | 35600 | 0.2418 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 105 | Oakland University | 27300 | 39800 | 0.3142 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 106 | Capital University | 27400 | 68600 | 0.6007 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 106 | Northern Kentucky University | 27400 | 31600 | 0.1328 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 108 | Morehead State University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 108 | Troy University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 108 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 111 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27900 | 41400 | 0.3262 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 112 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 112 | North Dakota State University | 28100 | 30400 | 0.0752 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 114 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 115 | Regis College | 28600 | 70400 | 0.5935 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 116 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3137 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 116 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28700 | 31500 | 0.0889 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 118 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 119 | Westminster College | 29600 | 57500 | 0.4849 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 120 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 120 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 120 | Towson University | 30000 | 30000 | 0 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 123 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 124 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30200 | 46100 | 0.3444 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 125 | California State University-Chico | 30400 | 41000 | 0.2587 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 125 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 125 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 128 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 129 | San Jose State University | 30700 | 41000 | 0.251 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 130 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 130 | 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 | Siena Heights University | 31400 | 46300 | 0.3218 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 134 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 135 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 136 | Adrian College | 31900 | 67500 | 0.5272 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 136 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 138 | Bowie State University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.278 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 139 | Misericordia University | 32300 | 65100 | 0.5036 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 140 | Southeastern University | 32800 | 60500 | 0.4576 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 140 | University of Southern Indiana | 32800 | 44900 | 0.2696 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 142 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32900 | 46100 | 0.2862 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 143 | Colorado Mesa University | 33200 | 40000 | 0.1679 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 143 | Ithaca College | 33200 | 72500 | 0.542 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 145 | Arkansas State University | 33800 | 41900 | 0.1932 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 146 | Appalachian State University | 33900 | 35800 | 0.0531 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 147 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34200 | 35100 | 0.0256 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 148 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34700 | 62700 | 0.4455 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 148 | University of Vermont | 34700 | 66300 | 0.4767 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 150 | Asbury University | 35200 | 49100 | 0.2827 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 151 | California Baptist University | 35300 | 65200 | 0.4585 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 152 | Chicago State University | 35800 | 37600 | 0.0501 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 153 | Boise State University | 35900 | 48800 | 0.2643 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 154 | University of Montevallo | 36000 | 46700 | 0.2291 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 155 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 156 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 157 | Augusta University | 37200 | 50500 | 0.2633 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 158 | Rhode Island College | 37400 | 45800 | 0.1835 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 158 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37400 | 39400 | 0.0508 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 160 | Long Island University | 37600 | 59600 | 0.3693 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 161 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 162 | Champlain College | 38600 | 70000 | 0.4488 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 162 | Suffolk University | 38600 | 73600 | 0.4758 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 164 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39400 | 63600 | 0.3807 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 165 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 165 | Wayne State University | 39600 | 45500 | 0.1296 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 168 | San Diego State University | 40300 | 40500 | 0.0049 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 169 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 170 | Hofstra University | 41800 | 74600 | 0.4395 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 171 | Bellarmine University | 41900 | 66100 | 0.366 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 171 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 173 | New England Institute of Technology | 42200 | 61100 | 0.3096 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 173 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 175 | Susquehanna University | 42300 | 76800 | 0.4494 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 176 | Quinnipiac University | 42500 | 79200 | 0.4633 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 177 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43400 | 52100 | 0.167 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 178 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 179 | Saint Louis University | 45500 | 74500 | 0.3893 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 180 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 182 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 183 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 184 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 185 | Emerson College | 55700 | 82600 | 0.3257 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 186 | Dallas Baptist University | 56000 | 56100 | 0.0018 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 187 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 188 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 59100 | 67000 | 0.1177 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 189 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 190 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0647 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 191 | Elon University | 65800 | 67300 | 0.0223 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.