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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 | 9000 | 31800 | 0.718 | 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 | Northern Arizona University | 10900 | 25400 | 0.5699 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 22900 | 0.5075 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 6 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 12000 | 27800 | 0.5675 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky University | 12400 | 25900 | 0.5221 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 9 | University of Central Florida | 12500 | 23600 | 0.4704 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 10 | Greenville Technical College | 12700 | 23700 | 0.4642 | 10,661 | 0 | 0.5257 | |
| 11 | Bluefield State University | 12900 | 29500 | 0.5633 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 12 | Emory University | 13000 | 90100 | 0.8558 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | 13100 | 23200 | 0.4354 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 14 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4863 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 14 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 16 | Texas Tech University | 14000 | 26800 | 0.4772 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 18 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14800 | 31600 | 0.5312 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 19 | University of North Texas | 15000 | 25400 | 0.4101 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 20 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 40600 | 0.6208 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 21 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 22 | Goshen College | 15700 | 55800 | 0.718 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 23 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 23 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15900 | 21700 | 0.2667 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 25 | Appalachian State University | 16200 | 19500 | 0.169 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 26 | Coastal Carolina University | 16300 | 27200 | 0.4016 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 16400 | 19000 | 0.137 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 28 | Western Carolina University | 16500 | 19600 | 0.1582 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 29 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28000 | 0.4077 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 29 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16600 | 28000 | 0.4069 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 31 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16700 | 27800 | 0.3998 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 32 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 16900 | 32100 | 0.4729 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 34 | Northwestern University | 17000 | 89500 | 0.8104 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 35 | Augusta University | 17100 | 30700 | 0.4431 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 35 | Avila University | 17100 | 67600 | 0.7476 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | Weber State University | 17100 | 22100 | 0.2264 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 38 | California State University-Fullerton | 17400 | 20600 | 0.1548 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 39 | Rogers State University | 17500 | 24900 | 0.2967 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 39 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 23000 | 0.2392 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 39 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17500 | 27400 | 0.3611 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 42 | Eastern Illinois University | 17600 | 27700 | 0.3656 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 42 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 44 | Colorado Mesa University | 17800 | 24800 | 0.2811 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 45 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 18000 | 32100 | 0.4399 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 45 | University of Mary | 18000 | 32600 | 0.4473 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 47 | Holy Family University | 18100 | 54000 | 0.6645 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 47 | Husson University | 18100 | 48100 | 0.6231 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 47 | Midwestern State University | 18100 | 29000 | 0.3755 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 47 | San Francisco State University | 18100 | 33300 | 0.4564 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 51 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18300 | 35800 | 0.4886 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 51 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 53 | Campbellsville University | 18800 | 41800 | 0.5502 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 54 | McNeese State University | 19100 | 29200 | 0.3463 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 54 | Minot State University | 19100 | 22100 | 0.136 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 56 | Youngstown State University | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3341 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 57 | Towson University | 19700 | 30000 | 0.3429 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 58 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 39400 | 0.498 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 58 | University of Mississippi | 19800 | 27000 | 0.2666 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 60 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 61 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 62 | Montclair State University | 20400 | 36300 | 0.4383 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 63 | Henderson State University | 20600 | 32700 | 0.3702 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 63 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20600 | 49400 | 0.5825 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 65 | Marshall University | 20700 | 36300 | 0.43 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 66 | San Diego State University | 20800 | 28100 | 0.2599 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 66 | The University of Texas at Austin | 20800 | 26900 | 0.2267 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 68 | University of St Francis | 21400 | 57200 | 0.6261 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 69 | Austin Peay State University | 21500 | 33300 | 0.354 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 69 | Bowie State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2534 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 71 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21600 | 29400 | 0.2654 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 72 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 73 | Madonna University | 21900 | 50400 | 0.5655 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 74 | University of Florida | 22200 | 43700 | 0.4915 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 75 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22400 | 32000 | 0.2999 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 76 | Bradley University | 22600 | 50900 | 0.556 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 76 | Manhattanville University | 22600 | 65300 | 0.6532 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 78 | Boise State University | 22800 | 41000 | 0.4436 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 79 | Murray State University | 23200 | 27600 | 0.1591 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 80 | Saint Ambrose University | 23400 | 54500 | 0.5707 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 80 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 82 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 83 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 83 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 85 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 86 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23900 | 24500 | 0.0244 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 87 | La Roche University | 24400 | 55400 | 0.5598 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 88 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24500 | 37400 | 0.3446 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 90 | University of Central Arkansas | 24600 | 29500 | 0.1655 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 91 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24800 | 65700 | 0.6226 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | St Catherine University | 24800 | 69800 | 0.645 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 93 | Friends University | 25000 | 59300 | 0.5784 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 93 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25000 | 62200 | 0.5985 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 93 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 96 | Lewis University | 25400 | 57400 | 0.5571 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 96 | Temple University | 25400 | 36300 | 0.3005 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 98 | University of Sioux Falls | 25600 | 38500 | 0.3342 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 98 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51100 | 0.4996 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 100 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 101 | York College of Pennsylvania | 26100 | 41400 | 0.3697 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 102 | St. Francis College | 26200 | 39400 | 0.3354 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 103 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 104 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 104 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26400 | 59900 | 0.5596 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 106 | La Sierra University | 26600 | 55100 | 0.5177 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 107 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 26800 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 108 | Huntington University | 27200 | 44300 | 0.3864 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 109 | Capital University | 27400 | 68600 | 0.6007 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 110 | Morehead State University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 110 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 112 | Rowan University | 27700 | 40500 | 0.316 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 113 | Alabama A & M University | 28100 | 42800 | 0.3433 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 113 | North Dakota State University | 28100 | 30400 | 0.0752 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 115 | University of Central Missouri | 28300 | 33200 | 0.1473 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 115 | University of Northern Iowa | 28300 | 36200 | 0.218 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 117 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3167 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 117 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 119 | University of Hartford | 28800 | 70100 | 0.5897 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 120 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29700 | 31800 | 0.0656 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 120 | Westminster College | 29700 | 57500 | 0.4832 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 122 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 122 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29900 | 38200 | 0.2175 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 124 | North Central College | 30000 | 62700 | 0.5213 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 125 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30100 | 34000 | 0.1146 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 125 | Roosevelt University | 30100 | 43300 | 0.3054 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 127 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30200 | 46100 | 0.3444 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 128 | California State University-Chico | 30300 | 41000 | 0.2612 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 128 | University of South Alabama | 30300 | 35000 | 0.1343 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 130 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 130 | Syracuse University | 30400 | 83100 | 0.6342 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 132 | San Jose State University | 30600 | 41000 | 0.2534 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 133 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30800 | 0.0032 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 134 | Lasell University | 30900 | 47000 | 0.3423 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 134 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30900 | 54600 | 0.4339 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 136 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 137 | Siena Heights University | 31400 | 46300 | 0.3218 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 137 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 139 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 140 | Adrian College | 31900 | 67500 | 0.5272 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 140 | Missouri Baptist University | 31900 | 53800 | 0.4067 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 142 | Misericordia University | 32300 | 65100 | 0.5036 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 143 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32600 | 39900 | 0.1829 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 144 | University of Southern Indiana | 32700 | 44900 | 0.2718 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 145 | Indiana University-South Bend | 32800 | 46100 | 0.2884 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 145 | Southeastern University | 32800 | 60500 | 0.4576 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 147 | Ithaca College | 33200 | 72500 | 0.542 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 148 | Arkansas State University | 33800 | 41900 | 0.1932 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 149 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34600 | 35100 | 0.0142 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 150 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34700 | 62700 | 0.4455 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 151 | Asbury University | 35200 | 49100 | 0.2827 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 152 | California Baptist University | 35300 | 65200 | 0.4585 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 153 | Chicago State University | 35800 | 37600 | 0.0501 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 154 | University of Montevallo | 35900 | 46700 | 0.2312 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 155 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 156 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 157 | Rhode Island College | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 157 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37300 | 39400 | 0.0533 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 159 | Long Island University | 37400 | 59600 | 0.3727 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 160 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 161 | Champlain College | 38600 | 70000 | 0.4488 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 161 | Suffolk University | 38600 | 73600 | 0.4758 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 163 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39400 | 63600 | 0.3807 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 164 | Wayne State University | 39500 | 45500 | 0.1318 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 165 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 167 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 168 | Hofstra University | 41800 | 74600 | 0.4395 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 169 | Bellarmine University | 41900 | 66100 | 0.366 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 169 | Campbell University | 41900 | 65100 | 0.3562 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 171 | New England Institute of Technology | 42100 | 61100 | 0.3112 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 172 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 173 | Quinnipiac University | 42400 | 79200 | 0.4646 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 175 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 43100 | 52100 | 0.1727 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 176 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 177 | Saint Louis University | 45400 | 74500 | 0.3907 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 178 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 179 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 50400 | 52300 | 0.0363 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 180 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 51000 | 52900 | 0.0356 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 182 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 183 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 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 | |
| 188 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 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.