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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 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Emory University | 8600 | 92500 | 0.9069 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1065 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 11300 | 33400 | 0.6615 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 5 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona University | 11600 | 27900 | 0.5837 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.5771 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12100 | 22900 | 0.4725 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 12400 | 92800 | 0.8665 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13100 | 28000 | 0.5318 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13200 | 34900 | 0.6225 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 13 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 13 | University of Houston | 14100 | 22000 | 0.3584 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37800 | 0.6157 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 16 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21600 | 0.319 | 4,303 | 1010 | 0.9352 | |
| 16 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14700 | 37400 | 0.6064 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4443 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 19 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15100 | 31600 | 0.5228 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 20 | Texas State University | 15500 | 25500 | 0.3924 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 20 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15500 | 28700 | 0.4599 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 22 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 23 | Appalachian State University | 16100 | 19500 | 0.1745 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 24 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7045 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 25 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 26 | Western Carolina University | 16800 | 19400 | 0.1341 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 27 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 27 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 29 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 30 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27000 | 0.3594 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 31 | Augusta University | 17600 | 47400 | 0.6284 | 6,049 | 1065 | 0.8641 | |
| 32 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 33 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18100 | 22800 | 0.2064 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 35 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3392 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 35 | Towson University | 18300 | 29900 | 0.3876 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 35 | University of St Francis | 18300 | 57800 | 0.6842 | 1,343 | 1145 | 0.6529 | |
| 38 | California State University-Fullerton | 18400 | 20600 | 0.1045 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 38 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18400 | 33300 | 0.4475 | 1,009 | 1115 | 0.8854 | |
| 40 | Rogers State University | 18600 | 29400 | 0.3673 | 3,135 | 930 | 0.8184 | |
| 40 | University of Mississippi | 18600 | 27000 | 0.311 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 42 | Bluefield State University | 18900 | 27600 | 0.3147 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 42 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 42 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 45 | University of Mary | 19000 | 32600 | 0.4179 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 46 | Campbellsville University | 19100 | 43200 | 0.5573 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 46 | Holy Family University | 19100 | 56200 | 0.6607 | 2,643 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 48 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19300 | 68100 | 0.7168 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 49 | University of South Alabama | 19700 | 22400 | 0.1208 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 50 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 38000 | 0.479 | 19,586 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 51 | Youngstown State University | 20100 | 34000 | 0.4089 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 52 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 52 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1393 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 54 | Eastern Illinois University | 20300 | 28100 | 0.2792 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 54 | Marian University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5693 | 1,021 | 1020 | 0.7498 | |
| 54 | San Diego State University | 20300 | 28900 | 0.2976 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 54 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 29400 | 0.309 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20500 | 23200 | 0.1164 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 58 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20500 | 57300 | 0.6426 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 60 | Bowie State University | 20800 | 25600 | 0.1874 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.7241 | |
| 61 | Henderson State University | 21000 | 30600 | 0.3133 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 62 | University of Sioux Falls | 21300 | 40100 | 0.4694 | 1,241 | 1135 | 0.8289 | |
| 63 | Culver-Stockton College | 21400 | 50600 | 0.5769 | 861 | 1025 | 0.991 | |
| 64 | Austin Peay State University | 22000 | 35900 | 0.3872 | 8,926 | 1075 | 0.9641 | |
| 65 | La Roche University | 22300 | 72600 | 0.6931 | 1,828 | 1059 | 0.7576 | |
| 66 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22400 | 43200 | 0.4816 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 67 | California State University-Chico | 22500 | 31000 | 0.2739 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 67 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4796 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 69 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 70 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3737 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 70 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 25800 | 0.1029 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 72 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 73 | University of Southern Indiana | 23500 | 27200 | 0.1342 | 7,600 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 73 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 75 | East Tennessee State University | 23700 | 30600 | 0.2253 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 76 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 77 | Saint Ambrose University | 24300 | 55400 | 0.561 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 78 | Bradley University | 24400 | 50800 | 0.5196 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 79 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24600 | 43200 | 0.4307 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 80 | Indiana University-South Bend | 24900 | 38800 | 0.3578 | 4,083 | 1075 | 0.8384 | |
| 81 | Lewis University | 25000 | 57700 | 0.5665 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7129 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25100 | 34400 | 0.2701 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 83 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 83 | St Catherine University | 25200 | 71900 | 0.6491 | 2,498 | 1140 | 0.9185 | |
| 85 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 86 | Western Kentucky University | 25900 | 27000 | 0.0407 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 87 | Westminster College | 26000 | 57600 | 0.5486 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 88 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 89 | Briar Cliff University | 26200 | 74200 | 0.6468 | 766 | 1050 | 0.5834 | |
| 90 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26300 | 28400 | 0.0756 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 90 | Mount Aloysius College | 26300 | 49200 | 0.4657 | 2,942 | 1045 | 0.8205 | |
| 92 | Huntington University | 26600 | 44300 | 0.3994 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 93 | Regis College | 26700 | 70700 | 0.6223 | 987 | 965 | 0.6978 | |
| 94 | University of La Verne | 26800 | 67300 | 0.6015 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 95 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 95 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26900 | 36600 | 0.2649 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 97 | St. Francis College | 27100 | 39400 | 0.3126 | 1,719 | 1119 | 0.8427 | |
| 97 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 97 | University of Central Arkansas | 27100 | 31200 | 0.1329 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 100 | California State University-Northridge | 27200 | 36500 | 0.2559 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 101 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 102 | Rowan University | 27500 | 41300 | 0.3345 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 103 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.084 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 103 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27800 | 36400 | 0.236 | 5,160 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 105 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 27900 | 34200 | 0.1842 | 794 | 1070 | 0.8974 | |
| 105 | Morehead State University | 27900 | 32600 | 0.1441 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 107 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2253 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 108 | Oakland University | 28200 | 39300 | 0.2823 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 108 | Syracuse University | 28200 | 83100 | 0.6604 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 110 | Alabama A & M University | 28300 | 37700 | 0.2492 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 111 | Asbury University | 28500 | 50700 | 0.4369 | 1,789 | 1197 | 0.634 | |
| 111 | Weber State University | 28500 | 33900 | 0.1592 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 113 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 32300 | 0.1145 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 113 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5921 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 115 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2857 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 115 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29100 | 31400 | 0.0749 | 9,501 | 1195 | 0.755 | |
| 117 | Manhattanville University | 29300 | 68500 | 0.5725 | 1,466 | 1160 | 0.8734 | |
| 118 | Montclair State University | 29700 | 36300 | 0.1819 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 119 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 29800 | 34500 | 0.1348 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 120 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 29900 | 43900 | 0.3191 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 121 | Northern Kentucky University | 30100 | 32100 | 0.0623 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 122 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4387 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 123 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 124 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56000 | 0.4464 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 125 | Siena Heights University | 31100 | 46300 | 0.3275 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 126 | Rider University | 31300 | 60600 | 0.4832 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 127 | University of Kentucky | 31400 | 36400 | 0.1373 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 128 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4116 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 129 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 130 | Washington Adventist University | 32300 | 37800 | 0.1457 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 131 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3115 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 132 | North Central College | 33000 | 64900 | 0.4916 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 132 | Suffolk University | 33000 | 70300 | 0.5305 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 134 | Coastal Carolina University | 33200 | 45100 | 0.2636 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 135 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33300 | 40000 | 0.1675 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.8769 | |
| 136 | California Baptist University | 33500 | 65600 | 0.4893 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 136 | Misericordia University | 33500 | 67700 | 0.5048 | 1,720 | 1145 | 0.7093 | |
| 138 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5207 | 1,673 | 1045 | 0.7253 | |
| 139 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 139 | University of Central Missouri | 33700 | 35800 | 0.06 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 141 | Colorado Mesa University | 34000 | 40000 | 0.1499 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 141 | Rhode Island College | 34000 | 45100 | 0.2461 | 5,154 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 143 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 143 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4788 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 145 | Southeastern University | 34700 | 60500 | 0.4262 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 145 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34700 | 50900 | 0.3175 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 147 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34900 | 65100 | 0.4643 | 1,301 | 1110 | 0.8963 | |
| 148 | University of Montevallo | 35400 | 44900 | 0.2118 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 149 | Temple University | 35500 | 56400 | 0.3707 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 150 | Chicago State University | 35700 | 37800 | 0.0569 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 151 | Vermont State University | 37300 | 38700 | 0.0362 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 152 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38000 | 65000 | 0.4151 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 153 | Hofstra University | 38300 | 76900 | 0.5019 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 51900 | 0.2581 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 155 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60000 | 0.3518 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 156 | Champlain College | 39200 | 76000 | 0.4845 | 2,778 | 1304 | 0.8292 | |
| 156 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.6152 | |
| 158 | Bellarmine University | 39300 | 66100 | 0.4048 | 2,240 | 1220 | 0.8611 | |
| 159 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 160 | Arkansas State University | 40400 | 41000 | 0.0146 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 161 | Wayne State University | 40600 | 46200 | 0.1212 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 162 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 57000 | 0.2756 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 162 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 41300 | 53600 | 0.2296 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 164 | Susquehanna University | 42100 | 76800 | 0.452 | 2,246 | 1204 | 0.8143 | |
| 165 | Manhattan University | 43500 | 74100 | 0.4129 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 166 | Texas Christian University | 43700 | 87400 | 0.5002 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 167 | Campbell University | 44100 | 68700 | 0.3586 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 168 | St. John's University-New York | 44500 | 78000 | 0.4292 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 169 | New England Institute of Technology | 44700 | 68200 | 0.3444 | 1,796 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 170 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 170 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 172 | Boise State University | 45300 | 50000 | 0.094 | 23,983 | 1135 | 0.8721 | |
| 173 | Saint Louis University | 46100 | 80900 | 0.4299 | 10,413 | 1305 | 0.7504 | |
| 174 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 175 | MCPHS University | 47900 | 77500 | 0.3818 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 176 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49800 | 59400 | 0.1617 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 177 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0404 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 178 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 51800 | 52800 | 0.0189 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 179 | Columbia College Chicago | 53200 | 68600 | 0.2246 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 180 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 181 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54600 | 66400 | 0.1777 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 182 | Elon University | 56000 | 68900 | 0.1873 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 | |
| 183 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 | |
| 184 | Howard University | 60000 | 66500 | 0.0978 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.