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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 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5500 | 69100 | 0.9208 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5500 | 43700 | 0.8746 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 94200 | 0.9152 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8500 | 22000 | 0.6128 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 6 | Emory University | 8800 | 96200 | 0.9083 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 7 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | 9700 | 36800 | 0.7359 | 2,651 | 1085 | 0.5055 | |
| 8 | University of St Francis | 10700 | 83800 | 0.8722 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky University | 10700 | 27500 | 0.612 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 10 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11200 | 27300 | 0.5908 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 10 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11200 | 27400 | 0.5909 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 12 | Marshall University | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5822 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 13 | Northern Arizona University | 12100 | 30400 | 0.6012 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 14 | Eastern Illinois University | 12200 | 24700 | 0.5045 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 14 | Midwestern State University | 12200 | 21600 | 0.4346 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 17 | Wayne State University | 12600 | 32900 | 0.6167 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 18 | Louisiana Tech University | 12700 | 42900 | 0.7038 | 11,071 | 1189 | 0.9073 | |
| 19 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13000 | 29300 | 0.5563 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 20 | Louisiana Christian University | 13200 | 26000 | 0.4923 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 21 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13700 | 40900 | 0.6651 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 22 | University of Houston | 13900 | 21800 | 0.3623 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 22 | Western Carolina University | 13900 | 16500 | 0.1575 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 24 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14200 | 27600 | 0.4864 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14300 | 22800 | 0.3733 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 25 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 27 | Goshen College | 14400 | 56000 | 0.7428 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 27 | San Francisco State University | 14400 | 47700 | 0.6983 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 29 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14700 | 42400 | 0.653 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 29 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14700 | 49300 | 0.7011 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 31 | Colorado Mesa University | 15200 | 66200 | 0.771 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 31 | Troy University | 15200 | 26700 | 0.4306 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 33 | Texas State University | 15500 | 26100 | 0.406 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 34 | Avila University | 15600 | 81100 | 0.8075 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 34 | Bluefield State University | 15600 | 45000 | 0.6539 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 34 | Central Michigan University | 15600 | 38700 | 0.5967 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 34 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 38 | California State University-Chico | 15700 | 23500 | 0.3316 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 38 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 38 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 41 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 16200 | 51300 | 0.684 | 14,294 | 1125 | 0.915 | |
| 41 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 16200 | 79400 | 0.7955 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 43 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16300 | 64800 | 0.7481 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 45 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 26900 | 0.391 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 46 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16600 | 90700 | 0.817 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 46 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4116 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 48 | Georgia Southern University | 16800 | 20100 | 0.1638 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 16800 | 21300 | 0.2129 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 50 | McNeese State University | 16900 | 27900 | 0.394 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 51 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 28300 | 0.3927 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 52 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 53 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17500 | 33900 | 0.4836 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 53 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 27100 | 0.3541 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 55 | Montclair State University | 17600 | 36000 | 0.5117 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 56 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4685 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 57 | Augusta University | 17900 | 62500 | 0.7139 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 57 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 59 | California State University-Fullerton | 18000 | 20600 | 0.1246 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 60 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 61 | Austin Peay State University | 18400 | 31600 | 0.4184 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 61 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18400 | 69500 | 0.7358 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 63 | San Jose State University | 18500 | 41100 | 0.5494 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 64 | Holy Family University | 18800 | 56900 | 0.6697 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 64 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 66 | University of Sioux Falls | 19000 | 43100 | 0.5598 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 67 | La Roche University | 19100 | 87300 | 0.7814 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 68 | Idaho State University | 19200 | 39100 | 0.5094 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 68 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 70 | Minot State University | 19800 | 23500 | 0.1569 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 71 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19900 | 40200 | 0.5051 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 72 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3529 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 73 | Alabama A & M University | 20100 | 51200 | 0.6083 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 73 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20100 | 53600 | 0.6248 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 75 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 76 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 77 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 77 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20600 | 57800 | 0.6433 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 79 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 80 | Bowie State University | 20800 | 50800 | 0.5906 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 81 | University of Montevallo | 21100 | 61300 | 0.6553 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 82 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 83 | Culver-Stockton College | 21800 | 70000 | 0.689 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 84 | Boise State University | 21900 | 31200 | 0.2982 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 85 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 86 | Murray State University | 22500 | 27600 | 0.1838 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 86 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | Southwestern Adventist University | 22600 | 58700 | 0.6154 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 88 | University of Florida | 22600 | 42800 | 0.4725 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 91 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 33400 | 0.3142 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 91 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22900 | 53400 | 0.5716 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 93 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 26700 | 0.1336 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 93 | University of Southern Indiana | 23100 | 27200 | 0.1495 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 95 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 51000 | 0.5426 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 95 | Marian University | 23300 | 47600 | 0.51 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 98 | Campbellsville University | 24100 | 45100 | 0.4653 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 99 | University of North Texas | 24300 | 26100 | 0.0689 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 100 | Lewis University | 24500 | 59800 | 0.5902 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 101 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24600 | 56700 | 0.5672 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 102 | Seton Hall University | 24900 | 67400 | 0.6302 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 103 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 56400 | 0.5567 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 103 | St Catherine University | 25000 | 71900 | 0.6528 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 105 | Rogers State University | 25400 | 49700 | 0.4885 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 106 | Westminster College | 25600 | 57600 | 0.5555 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 107 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 108 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 30600 | 0.1469 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26300 | 83800 | 0.6862 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 110 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 111 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 112 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 113 | University of Mississippi | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 114 | Saint Ambrose University | 27100 | 57700 | 0.5306 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 114 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 116 | Capital University | 27300 | 63800 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 117 | California State University-Long Beach | 27500 | 38800 | 0.2912 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 117 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 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 | Vermont State University | 28400 | 38700 | 0.266 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 123 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 36500 | 0.2194 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 124 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 125 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 126 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 127 | Morehead State University | 29400 | 31600 | 0.0696 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 128 | Long Island University | 29600 | 60500 | 0.511 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 129 | Towson University | 30100 | 30100 | 0 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 130 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30200 | 54600 | 0.4463 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 131 | Siena Heights University | 30700 | 46300 | 0.3365 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 132 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72600 | 0.5754 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 132 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 134 | Manhattanville University | 30900 | 68500 | 0.5483 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 135 | Friends University | 31100 | 58000 | 0.4646 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 136 | Lasell University | 31200 | 50800 | 0.3861 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 137 | Missouri Baptist University | 31300 | 53800 | 0.4193 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 137 | Suffolk University | 31300 | 83500 | 0.6252 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 139 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 140 | Northern Kentucky University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 141 | University of Central Florida | 31700 | 42800 | 0.2593 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 142 | San Diego State University | 32200 | 37100 | 0.1322 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 143 | Elon University | 32700 | 69900 | 0.5326 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 143 | Roosevelt University | 32700 | 47600 | 0.3145 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 145 | Rider University | 33000 | 60200 | 0.4518 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 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 | 33800 | 83800 | 0.597 | 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 | |
| 150 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 153 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 65100 | 0.4679 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 154 | Chicago State University | 35200 | 37800 | 0.0678 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 155 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 156 | Bradley University | 35800 | 60300 | 0.4064 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 157 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36200 | 38800 | 0.0662 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 158 | New England Institute of Technology | 36400 | 89400 | 0.5927 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 159 | University of South Alabama | 36600 | 40200 | 0.0896 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 160 | Rowan University | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3058 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 161 | Washington Adventist University | 38100 | 45600 | 0.1658 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 162 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 163 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 164 | Champlain College | 39300 | 105100 | 0.6262 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 165 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40000 | 66900 | 0.4023 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 165 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 40000 | 43200 | 0.0741 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 167 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40500 | 53600 | 0.2445 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 168 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 40900 | 58700 | 0.3035 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 169 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 170 | Rhode Island College | 41900 | 63300 | 0.338 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 171 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 85600 | 0.5092 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 172 | Saint Louis University | 42500 | 84300 | 0.4956 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 173 | Arkansas State University | 42900 | 44600 | 0.0381 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 174 | Campbell University | 43700 | 68700 | 0.3646 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Providence College | 43700 | 85000 | 0.486 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 176 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 177 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45600 | 104000 | 0.5616 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 178 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 179 | Ashland University | 47700 | 57000 | 0.163 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 179 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 48800 | 79700 | 0.3879 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | The University of Texas at Austin | 50200 | 58900 | 0.1477 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 183 | Manhattan University | 51100 | 72900 | 0.2989 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 51100 | 64400 | 0.2065 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 186 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 187 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 188 | Howard University | 55200 | 88500 | 0.3764 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 189 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 190 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58400 | 67000 | 0.1279 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 191 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 192 | Columbia College Chicago | 63500 | 68500 | 0.073 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.