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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in South Carolina.
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 South Carolina.
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 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 8700 | 31800 | 0.7274 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 9600 | 88600 | 0.8915 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 9900 | 88800 | 0.8889 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 4 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 5 | Marshall University | 11800 | 27100 | 0.5636 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 7 | Greenville Technical College | 12700 | 23700 | 0.4642 | 10,661 | 0 | 0.5257 | |
| 8 | University of Central Florida | 12800 | 23600 | 0.4577 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 9 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4701 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 10 | Emory University | 13000 | 90100 | 0.8558 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 11 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 12 | California State University-Northridge | 13300 | 23200 | 0.4268 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 13 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 15 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14800 | 31600 | 0.5312 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 16 | Midwestern State University | 14900 | 21600 | 0.3098 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 17 | Murray State University | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4345 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 18 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 40600 | 0.6208 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 19 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 20 | Goshen College | 15700 | 55800 | 0.718 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 21 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 22 | California State University-Chico | 16000 | 23500 | 0.3188 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 23 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 16200 | 28800 | 0.4373 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 24 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22300 | 0.2692 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 16300 | 19000 | 0.1422 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 26 | Western Carolina University | 16500 | 19600 | 0.1582 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 27 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4034 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 28 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16800 | 30700 | 0.4531 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 29 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 30 | Northwestern University | 17000 | 89500 | 0.8104 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 30 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 17000 | 64800 | 0.7377 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 32 | Arkansas State University | 17100 | 28100 | 0.3917 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 32 | Avila University | 17100 | 67600 | 0.7476 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 34 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 35 | Husson University | 18000 | 48100 | 0.6252 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 35 | Northern Arizona University | 18000 | 32000 | 0.4372 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 35 | University of Mary | 18000 | 32600 | 0.4473 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 38 | Holy Family University | 18100 | 54000 | 0.6645 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 39 | Georgia Southern University | 18200 | 23800 | 0.2357 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 40 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18300 | 35800 | 0.4886 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 40 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 22400 | 0.1834 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 42 | Campbellsville University | 18800 | 41800 | 0.5502 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 43 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 19000 | 21900 | 0.1294 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 45 | McNeese State University | 19100 | 29200 | 0.3463 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 45 | Minot State University | 19100 | 22100 | 0.136 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 45 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 48 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.27 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 48 | Youngstown State University | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3341 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 50 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 39400 | 0.498 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 51 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 20000 | 26500 | 0.2456 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 51 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 53 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20100 | 24500 | 0.1792 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 53 | University of Northern Iowa | 20100 | 24000 | 0.1618 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 55 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 56 | Rhode Island College | 20500 | 27900 | 0.2652 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 57 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20600 | 49400 | 0.5825 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 58 | Bluefield State University | 20800 | 38900 | 0.4651 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 59 | North Dakota State University | 21200 | 25700 | 0.1744 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 60 | University of St Francis | 21400 | 57200 | 0.6261 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 61 | Bowie State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2534 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 62 | Austin Peay State University | 21600 | 32700 | 0.3399 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 63 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 64 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 65 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 66 | Bradley University | 22600 | 50900 | 0.556 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 66 | Manhattanville University | 22600 | 65300 | 0.6532 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 68 | Sam Houston State University | 22700 | 23000 | 0.013 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 69 | Boise State University | 22800 | 41000 | 0.4436 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 70 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 71 | Saint Ambrose University | 23400 | 54500 | 0.5707 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 71 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 73 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55800 | 0.5786 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 74 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 75 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 76 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23800 | 38000 | 0.3733 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 77 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24300 | 34800 | 0.3015 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 78 | La Roche University | 24400 | 55400 | 0.5598 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 79 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 80 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24800 | 76300 | 0.6752 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 80 | St Catherine University | 24800 | 69800 | 0.645 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 82 | Friends University | 25000 | 59300 | 0.5784 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 82 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25000 | 62200 | 0.5985 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 82 | Rogers State University | 25000 | 33400 | 0.2512 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 85 | Lewis University | 25400 | 57400 | 0.5571 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 85 | University of North Texas | 25400 | 25400 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 87 | California State University-Fullerton | 25600 | 41400 | 0.3812 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 87 | University of Sioux Falls | 25600 | 38500 | 0.3342 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 87 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51100 | 0.4996 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 90 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 91 | York College of Pennsylvania | 26100 | 41400 | 0.3697 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 92 | St. Francis College | 26200 | 39400 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 93 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 94 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 94 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26400 | 36500 | 0.2769 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 94 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5596 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 97 | La Sierra University | 26600 | 55100 | 0.5177 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 98 | Pennsylvania Western University | 26900 | 35600 | 0.2447 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 99 | Oakland University | 27100 | 39800 | 0.3192 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 100 | Huntington University | 27200 | 44300 | 0.3864 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 100 | Northern Kentucky University | 27200 | 31600 | 0.1391 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 102 | Capital University | 27400 | 68600 | 0.6007 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 103 | Morehead State University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 103 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 105 | Weber State University | 27800 | 33300 | 0.1652 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 106 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 107 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 28300 | 35400 | 0.2008 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 107 | University of Central Missouri | 28300 | 33200 | 0.1473 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 109 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3167 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 109 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 111 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28700 | 31500 | 0.0889 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 112 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 113 | Westminster College | 29700 | 57500 | 0.4832 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 114 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 114 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29900 | 38200 | 0.2175 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 116 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 117 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 118 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30200 | 46100 | 0.3444 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 119 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 119 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 121 | San Jose State University | 30600 | 41000 | 0.2534 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 122 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30800 | 0.0032 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 123 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 123 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30900 | 54600 | 0.4339 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 123 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 30900 | 43700 | 0.2926 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 126 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 127 | San Francisco State University | 31300 | 45200 | 0.3077 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 128 | Siena Heights University | 31400 | 46300 | 0.3218 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 128 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 130 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 131 | Adrian College | 31900 | 67500 | 0.5272 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 131 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 133 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32200 | 44800 | 0.2812 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 134 | Misericordia University | 32300 | 65100 | 0.5036 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 135 | Southeastern University | 32700 | 60500 | 0.4592 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 135 | University of Southern Indiana | 32700 | 44900 | 0.2718 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 137 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32800 | 46100 | 0.2884 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 138 | Colorado Mesa University | 33200 | 40000 | 0.1699 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 138 | Ithaca College | 33200 | 72500 | 0.542 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 140 | Coastal Carolina University | 33600 | 44700 | 0.2481 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 141 | Appalachian State University | 33800 | 35800 | 0.0559 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 142 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 33900 | 46200 | 0.2664 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 143 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34700 | 62700 | 0.4455 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 143 | University of Vermont | 34700 | 66300 | 0.4767 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 145 | Asbury University | 35200 | 49100 | 0.2827 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 146 | California Baptist University | 35300 | 65200 | 0.4585 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 147 | Chicago State University | 35800 | 37600 | 0.0501 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 148 | University of Montevallo | 35900 | 46700 | 0.2312 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 149 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 150 | University of Central Arkansas | 36500 | 38400 | 0.0491 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 151 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 152 | Augusta University | 37200 | 50500 | 0.2633 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 153 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37300 | 39400 | 0.0533 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 154 | Long Island University | 37400 | 59600 | 0.3727 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 155 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 156 | Champlain College | 38600 | 70000 | 0.4488 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 156 | Suffolk University | 38600 | 73600 | 0.4758 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 158 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39400 | 63600 | 0.3807 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 159 | Wayne State University | 39500 | 45500 | 0.1318 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 160 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 161 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 162 | San Diego State University | 40300 | 40500 | 0.0049 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 163 | Temple University | 40700 | 56100 | 0.2744 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 164 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 165 | Hofstra University | 41800 | 74600 | 0.4395 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 166 | Bellarmine University | 41900 | 66100 | 0.366 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 166 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 168 | New England Institute of Technology | 42100 | 61100 | 0.3112 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 169 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 170 | Montclair State University | 42400 | 46600 | 0.0901 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 170 | Quinnipiac University | 42400 | 79200 | 0.4646 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 170 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 173 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43100 | 52100 | 0.1727 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 174 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 175 | Saint Louis University | 45400 | 74500 | 0.3907 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 176 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 177 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 50400 | 52300 | 0.0363 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 178 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 51000 | 52900 | 0.0356 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 179 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 180 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 181 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 182 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 183 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 184 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 185 | Dallas Baptist University | 56000 | 56100 | 0.0018 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 186 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 187 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 59100 | 67000 | 0.1177 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 188 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 189 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0647 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 190 | Elon University | 65900 | 67300 | 0.0208 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.