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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 | 4500 | 88600 | 0.9491 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Boston University | 6000 | 88800 | 0.9329 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 3 | Emory University | 8500 | 90100 | 0.9057 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 4 | Idaho State University | 9800 | 22200 | 0.5593 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 10900 | 22900 | 0.525 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 6 | Marshall University | 11500 | 27100 | 0.5747 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.579 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 8 | Bluefield State University | 12500 | 29500 | 0.5769 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 9 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 27000 | 0.4813 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 11 | Midwestern State University | 14500 | 21600 | 0.3283 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 11 | Western Carolina University | 14500 | 19600 | 0.2602 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14700 | 31600 | 0.535 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 15 | Goshen College | 14800 | 55800 | 0.7345 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 16 | Central Michigan University | 15300 | 40600 | 0.6233 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 17 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 18 | University of Southern Indiana | 15800 | 26000 | 0.3927 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 19 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 19 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15900 | 21700 | 0.2667 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 21 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16000 | 28800 | 0.4443 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 22 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16500 | 30700 | 0.4629 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 23 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4034 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 24 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 25 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32200 | 0.4744 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 27 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 27 | Avila University | 17000 | 67600 | 0.7491 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 27 | Weber State University | 17000 | 22100 | 0.2309 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 30 | Rogers State University | 17200 | 24900 | 0.3087 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 31 | Eastern Illinois University | 17400 | 27700 | 0.3716 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 32 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 32 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17600 | 33600 | 0.4758 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 34 | Alabama A & M University | 17700 | 35300 | 0.4979 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 35 | University of Mary | 17800 | 32600 | 0.4525 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 36 | Husson University | 17900 | 48100 | 0.6272 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 37 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18200 | 35800 | 0.4914 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 39 | Campbellsville University | 18700 | 41800 | 0.5526 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 39 | East Tennessee State University | 18700 | 26300 | 0.2892 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 39 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45500 | 0.5895 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 42 | McNeese State University | 19000 | 29200 | 0.3497 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 42 | Texas Southern University | 19000 | 42400 | 0.5514 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 44 | Saint Cloud State University | 19100 | 24500 | 0.2219 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 45 | Youngstown State University | 19400 | 29300 | 0.3375 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 46 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2717 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 47 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19800 | 26500 | 0.2542 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 47 | Wayne State University | 19800 | 32300 | 0.3875 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 49 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19900 | 24500 | 0.1874 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20100 | 26900 | 0.2527 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 51 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 51 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 53 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5846 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 53 | University of Montevallo | 20500 | 31500 | 0.3497 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 20700 | 33400 | 0.3819 | 8,012 | 1139 | 1 | |
| 56 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 57 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 58 | Bowie State University | 21300 | 28800 | 0.2603 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 58 | University of St Francis | 21300 | 57200 | 0.628 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 60 | Austin Peay State University | 21400 | 32700 | 0.346 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 60 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 60 | Northern Arizona University | 21400 | 32000 | 0.3303 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 63 | Holy Family University | 21500 | 53000 | 0.5931 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 64 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 65 | Bradley University | 22400 | 50900 | 0.5599 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 65 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22400 | 32000 | 0.2999 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 67 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 67 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23000 | 40800 | 0.437 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 69 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 70 | Saint Ambrose University | 23300 | 54500 | 0.5725 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 71 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 72 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 72 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 74 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 75 | La Roche University | 24300 | 53600 | 0.5464 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 76 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 77 | Westminster College | 24500 | 56900 | 0.57 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 78 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 76300 | 0.6778 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 78 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 80 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 24900 | 62200 | 0.6001 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 81 | Friends University | 25000 | 59300 | 0.5787 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 81 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 83 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25200 | 25600 | 0.0157 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 84 | Lewis University | 25300 | 57400 | 0.5588 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 85 | California State University-Fullerton | 25600 | 41400 | 0.3817 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 86 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 87 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 88 | California State University-Northridge | 26100 | 36600 | 0.287 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 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 | |
| 91 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5596 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 92 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26700 | 0.0075 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 92 | 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 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26900 | 35600 | 0.2447 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 26900 | 56200 | 0.5215 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 98 | Northern Kentucky University | 27100 | 31600 | 0.1423 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 99 | Capital University | 27300 | 68600 | 0.6021 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 99 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1625 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 101 | Rowan University | 27400 | 40500 | 0.3234 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 101 | Susquehanna University | 27400 | 76800 | 0.6437 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 103 | Murray State University | 27700 | 32400 | 0.1454 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 103 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2375 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 105 | University of North Texas | 27800 | 37400 | 0.2568 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 106 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 107 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3193 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 108 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 108 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 110 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29000 | 31400 | 0.0766 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 111 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 112 | Misericordia University | 29500 | 65100 | 0.5465 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 112 | Temple University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1875 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 114 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 114 | Montclair State University | 29700 | 36300 | 0.1819 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 116 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29800 | 38200 | 0.2201 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 117 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 118 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 119 | University of South Alabama | 30100 | 35000 | 0.14 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 120 | California State University-Chico | 30200 | 41000 | 0.2636 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 121 | San Jose State University | 30500 | 41000 | 0.2559 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 122 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 123 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 124 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 124 | University of Houston | 31100 | 35200 | 0.1166 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 126 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 127 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 127 | Washington Adventist University | 31600 | 37800 | 0.1642 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 129 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 130 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 130 | University of Central Missouri | 32100 | 34300 | 0.0643 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 132 | Sam Houston State University | 32200 | 39900 | 0.193 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 133 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32600 | 46100 | 0.2927 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 134 | Southeastern University | 32700 | 60500 | 0.4592 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 135 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 136 | Colorado Mesa University | 33100 | 40000 | 0.1718 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 137 | California State University-Los Angeles | 33300 | 39400 | 0.155 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 138 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 139 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 139 | Appalachian State University | 33600 | 35800 | 0.0614 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 139 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 142 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33700 | 46200 | 0.2708 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 143 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34200 | 35100 | 0.0256 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 144 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4793 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 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 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 151 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 152 | University of Central Florida | 36600 | 39600 | 0.0758 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 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 | 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 | Suffolk University | 38400 | 73600 | 0.4785 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 160 | Champlain College | 38500 | 70000 | 0.4503 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 161 | Hofstra University | 38900 | 74600 | 0.4784 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 161 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38900 | 63600 | 0.3885 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 163 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 53300 | 0.2551 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 163 | Seton Hall University | 39700 | 67400 | 0.4108 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 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 | 41300 | 53900 | 0.2337 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 168 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 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 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42800 | 52100 | 0.1785 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 174 | University of Florida | 43600 | 45600 | 0.0438 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 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 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 178 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 179 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 180 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 180 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 182 | MCPHS University | 53300 | 71800 | 0.2576 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 183 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 55900 | 56100 | 0.0036 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 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.