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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | 6800 | 88600 | 0.9231 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 8100 | 31800 | 0.7463 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11800 | 27800 | 0.5744 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 5 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4717 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4307 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 13600 | 88800 | 0.8472 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 9 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 10 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 10 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 14600 | 29300 | 0.5013 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 12 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14700 | 31600 | 0.534 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 13 | Goshen College | 14800 | 55800 | 0.7357 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 14 | Central Michigan University | 15300 | 40600 | 0.6233 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 15 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 16 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15800 | 21700 | 0.2713 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 17 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 18 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16100 | 28800 | 0.4408 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 19 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22300 | 0.2692 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 20 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16400 | 30700 | 0.4662 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina University | 16400 | 19600 | 0.1633 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 22 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16600 | 25700 | 0.3541 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 23 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 23 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 25 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32200 | 0.4744 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 26 | Avila University | 17000 | 67600 | 0.7491 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 27 | California State University-Fullerton | 17300 | 20600 | 0.1591 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 28 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 28 | Morehead State University | 17600 | 28000 | 0.3716 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 30 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17700 | 33600 | 0.4728 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 31 | University of Mary | 17800 | 32600 | 0.4527 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 31 | University of South Alabama | 17800 | 22400 | 0.2057 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 33 | Georgia Southern University | 17900 | 23800 | 0.2483 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 33 | Husson University | 17900 | 48100 | 0.6272 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 33 | Midwestern State University | 17900 | 29000 | 0.3824 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 33 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 17900 | 32100 | 0.443 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 37 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18200 | 35800 | 0.4914 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 38 | East Tennessee State University | 18600 | 26300 | 0.293 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 39 | Campbellsville University | 18700 | 41800 | 0.5526 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 40 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 40 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45500 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 42 | McNeese State University | 19000 | 29200 | 0.3497 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 43 | Youngstown State University | 19400 | 29300 | 0.3375 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 44 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19900 | 26900 | 0.2601 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 45 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20000 | 24500 | 0.1833 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 46 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 47 | Minot State University | 20300 | 23500 | 0.1361 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 47 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 49 | University of Montevallo | 20400 | 31500 | 0.3529 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 50 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5845 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 51 | Marshall University | 20600 | 36300 | 0.4328 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 52 | Bluefield State University | 20700 | 38900 | 0.4676 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 52 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 20700 | 33400 | 0.3819 | 8,012 | 1139 | 1 | |
| 54 | North Dakota State University | 21000 | 25700 | 0.1818 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21200 | 29500 | 0.2814 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 56 | University of St Francis | 21300 | 57200 | 0.6274 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 57 | Northern Arizona University | 21400 | 32000 | 0.3309 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 58 | Austin Peay State University | 21500 | 32700 | 0.3429 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 58 | Holy Family University | 21500 | 53000 | 0.5931 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 58 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 61 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 62 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 63 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 64 | Boise State University | 22600 | 41000 | 0.4485 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 65 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23100 | 40800 | 0.4345 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 66 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 67 | Saint Ambrose University | 23300 | 54500 | 0.5725 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 68 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 69 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 70 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 71 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23700 | 38000 | 0.3759 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 71 | The University of Alabama | 23700 | 29900 | 0.2077 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 71 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 74 | La Roche University | 24300 | 53600 | 0.5464 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 75 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.1719 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 75 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3901 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 77 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 77 | Westminster College | 24500 | 56900 | 0.57 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 79 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 79 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.647 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 81 | Friends University | 24900 | 59300 | 0.5799 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 81 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24900 | 62200 | 0.6001 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 81 | Rogers State University | 24900 | 33400 | 0.2542 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 84 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 85 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25200 | 25600 | 0.0157 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 86 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 87 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5024 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 88 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 89 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 89 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26300 | 36500 | 0.2796 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 89 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26300 | 59900 | 0.5612 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 92 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26400 | 28400 | 0.073 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 93 | La Sierra University | 26500 | 55100 | 0.5195 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 94 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 95 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39800 | 0.3243 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 26900 | 56200 | 0.5215 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 97 | Northern Kentucky University | 27100 | 31600 | 0.1423 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 98 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6021 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 99 | Rowan University | 27500 | 40500 | 0.3209 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 99 | Susquehanna University | 27500 | 76800 | 0.6424 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 99 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 102 | University of North Texas | 27700 | 37400 | 0.2595 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 102 | Weber State University | 27700 | 33300 | 0.1682 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 104 | Murray State University | 27800 | 32400 | 0.1414 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 105 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27900 | 36400 | 0.234 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 106 | North Central College | 28000 | 62700 | 0.5531 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 107 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 107 | University of Northern Iowa | 28100 | 36200 | 0.2232 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 109 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3195 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 110 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 111 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29100 | 31400 | 0.0725 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 113 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 114 | Temple University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1875 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 115 | Huntington University | 29800 | 44300 | 0.3276 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 116 | Misericordia University | 29900 | 65100 | 0.5403 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 117 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 117 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30000 | 46100 | 0.3485 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 119 | California State University-Chico | 30200 | 41000 | 0.2636 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 120 | San Jose State University | 30400 | 41000 | 0.2583 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 121 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 122 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4374 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 123 | University of Houston | 31100 | 35200 | 0.1166 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 124 | Manhattanville University | 31200 | 68500 | 0.5442 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 124 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 124 | Siena Heights University | 31200 | 46300 | 0.3259 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 127 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 128 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 129 | Adrian College | 31700 | 67500 | 0.53 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 129 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4102 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 131 | Bowie State University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2802 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 132 | Sam Houston State University | 32200 | 39900 | 0.193 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 132 | University of Central Missouri | 32200 | 34300 | 0.0606 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 134 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32600 | 39900 | 0.1829 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 134 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32600 | 46100 | 0.2927 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 134 | University of Southern Indiana | 32600 | 44900 | 0.2741 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 137 | Southeastern University | 32800 | 60500 | 0.4576 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 138 | Colorado Mesa University | 33100 | 40000 | 0.172 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 139 | California State University-Los Angeles | 33300 | 39400 | 0.155 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 140 | Appalachian State University | 33600 | 35800 | 0.0614 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 140 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 140 | Lasell University | 33600 | 47000 | 0.2849 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 143 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33700 | 46200 | 0.2708 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 144 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34300 | 35100 | 0.0228 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 145 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 145 | University of Vermont | 34600 | 66300 | 0.4782 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 147 | Asbury University | 35000 | 49100 | 0.2866 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 148 | California Baptist University | 35200 | 65200 | 0.4601 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 149 | Chicago State University | 35600 | 37600 | 0.0551 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 150 | Western Kentucky University | 36100 | 41900 | 0.1385 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 151 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 152 | Towson University | 36600 | 45700 | 0.1991 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 152 | University of Central Florida | 36600 | 39600 | 0.0758 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 155 | Augusta University | 37200 | 50500 | 0.2633 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 155 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37200 | 39400 | 0.0558 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 157 | Long Island University | 37300 | 59600 | 0.3744 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 157 | Rhode Island College | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 159 | Champlain College | 38500 | 70000 | 0.4503 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 159 | Suffolk University | 38500 | 73600 | 0.4771 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 161 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39100 | 63600 | 0.3854 | 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 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39800 | 53300 | 0.2532 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 165 | San Diego State University | 40200 | 40500 | 0.0074 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 166 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 167 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41400 | 53900 | 0.2319 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41700 | 66100 | 0.3689 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 168 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 168 | Hofstra University | 41700 | 74600 | 0.4409 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 171 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45900 | 0.0858 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 172 | New England Institute of Technology | 42000 | 61100 | 0.3128 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 173 | St. John's University-New York | 42100 | 80100 | 0.4742 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 174 | Quinnipiac University | 42300 | 79200 | 0.4658 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 175 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 52100 | 0.1785 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 176 | Texas Christian University | 43700 | 81900 | 0.4664 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 177 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 74500 | 0.3813 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 178 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 179 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48700 | 64400 | 0.2439 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 180 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 182 | MCPHS University | 53300 | 71800 | 0.2576 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 183 | Howard University | 53600 | 61600 | 0.1299 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 184 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 185 | Dallas Baptist University | 55900 | 56100 | 0.0036 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 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 | 65900 | 67300 | 0.0208 | 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.