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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 | 91800 | 0.9709 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5300 | 44000 | 0.88 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5400 | 69100 | 0.9223 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky University | 7900 | 26600 | 0.7042 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 6 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 93000 | 0.9142 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | 8200 | 65100 | 0.8742 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 8 | Morehead State University | 8300 | 29200 | 0.7168 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 9 | Emory University | 8700 | 96200 | 0.9098 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 10 | Rhode Island College | 9300 | 62600 | 0.8513 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 11 | University of Central Florida | 10500 | 25300 | 0.5856 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 12 | Marshall University | 11300 | 27800 | 0.593 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 13 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11700 | 33800 | 0.6542 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 14 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12100 | 22900 | 0.4725 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 15 | Northern Arizona University | 12300 | 35800 | 0.6566 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 17 | Eastern Illinois University | 13100 | 24300 | 0.4614 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 18 | San Francisco State University | 13300 | 47700 | 0.7214 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13600 | 52800 | 0.7427 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina University | 13700 | 16500 | 0.1696 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 21 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 22 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina University | 14400 | 72300 | 0.8012 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 24 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14600 | 41700 | 0.6495 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 25 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21600 | 0.319 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 26 | Idaho State University | 14800 | 29600 | 0.5004 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 27 | Troy University | 14900 | 39100 | 0.6186 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 28 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7741 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 29 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15200 | 31600 | 0.5196 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 30 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15400 | 25700 | 0.4007 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 30 | Rogers State University | 15400 | 49200 | 0.687 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 32 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 58100 | 0.7332 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 32 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 38700 | 0.5993 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 32 | University of Mississippi | 15500 | 37400 | 0.5858 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 35 | Avila University | 15600 | 64300 | 0.7578 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 37 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 38 | Austin Peay State University | 15900 | 29100 | 0.454 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 39 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16000 | 29300 | 0.4539 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 40 | Texas State University | 16100 | 25700 | 0.3741 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 40 | University of North Texas | 16100 | 26100 | 0.3829 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 42 | Weber State University | 16200 | 20300 | 0.2024 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 43 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 44 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 45 | McNeese State University | 16800 | 27800 | 0.396 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 46 | Georgia Southern University | 16900 | 20100 | 0.1588 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 47 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 48 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27100 | 0.3615 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 48 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 50 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 51 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4685 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 52 | Augusta University | 17800 | 62500 | 0.7155 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 52 | University of Kentucky | 17800 | 46800 | 0.6205 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 54 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 55 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18000 | 22800 | 0.2108 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 56 | University of South Alabama | 18100 | 40600 | 0.5536 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 57 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18300 | 68100 | 0.7315 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 57 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 59 | Texas Tech University | 18500 | 27100 | 0.3172 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 60 | Holy Family University | 18600 | 69900 | 0.7337 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 61 | San Diego State University | 18700 | 28900 | 0.353 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 62 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 63 | California State University-Fullerton | 18900 | 61400 | 0.692 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 63 | La Roche University | 18900 | 87300 | 0.7837 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 63 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 63 | San Jose State University | 18900 | 41100 | 0.5403 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 67 | University of Mary | 19000 | 32600 | 0.4179 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 68 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 69 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.6228 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 70 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 71 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 72 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19900 | 26900 | 0.2602 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 73 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 74 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20500 | 57300 | 0.6426 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 75 | Bowie State University | 20700 | 50800 | 0.5926 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 75 | Indiana University-South Bend | 20700 | 23900 | 0.1374 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 75 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 30300 | 0.3169 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 78 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 79 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 80 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 81 | Culver-Stockton College | 21700 | 50600 | 0.571 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 82 | University of Houston | 21800 | 21800 | 0 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 83 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 22000 | 35500 | 0.3799 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 84 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22400 | 33600 | 0.3331 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 85 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4765 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 86 | Murray State University | 22800 | 27600 | 0.1738 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 87 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 88 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 90 | Florida Memorial University | 23200 | 41500 | 0.4408 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 90 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23200 | 34400 | 0.3253 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 92 | Lewis University | 23300 | 59400 | 0.608 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 92 | Marian University | 23300 | 47600 | 0.51 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 92 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 95 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24100 | 90700 | 0.7343 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 96 | Campbellsville University | 24200 | 45200 | 0.465 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 96 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 98 | Susquehanna University | 24500 | 122200 | 0.7998 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 99 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24600 | 43200 | 0.4307 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 100 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6685 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 101 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 102 | Saint Ambrose University | 25400 | 57700 | 0.5601 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 103 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 104 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 36600 | 0.2869 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 104 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26100 | 28400 | 0.0805 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 106 | St. Francis College | 26200 | 39400 | 0.3354 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 107 | Briar Cliff University | 26300 | 74700 | 0.6475 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 107 | Western Kentucky University | 26300 | 47700 | 0.4485 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 109 | Huntington University | 26500 | 44400 | 0.4028 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 110 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 26600 | 40700 | 0.3463 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 111 | Rider University | 26700 | 60200 | 0.5567 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 111 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 113 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 26800 | 33000 | 0.1876 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 114 | Bluefield State University | 26900 | 37000 | 0.2732 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 115 | Oakland University | 27000 | 39300 | 0.3126 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 116 | Capital University | 27200 | 63100 | 0.569 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 117 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 118 | California State University-Long Beach | 27500 | 43100 | 0.3624 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 119 | Mount Aloysius College | 28200 | 63500 | 0.5561 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 120 | Vermont State University | 28300 | 38700 | 0.2686 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 120 | Wayne State University | 28300 | 46800 | 0.3956 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 122 | Asbury University | 28400 | 50700 | 0.4397 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 123 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3167 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 123 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 125 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 36500 | 0.2167 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 126 | University of Southern Indiana | 28700 | 40000 | 0.282 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 127 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 128 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 129 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 30300 | 44700 | 0.3218 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 130 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 131 | Ithaca College | 30700 | 72600 | 0.5768 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 132 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 133 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 134 | Suffolk University | 31200 | 110800 | 0.7183 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 135 | Lasell University | 31500 | 60000 | 0.4747 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 135 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 137 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 32100 | 39900 | 0.1956 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 138 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 138 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 140 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33400 | 40000 | 0.165 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 140 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 140 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 143 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 143 | University of Central Missouri | 33500 | 35800 | 0.0639 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 145 | Friends University | 34400 | 58000 | 0.4081 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 145 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34400 | 41000 | 0.161 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 147 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 147 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 149 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 150 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 151 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 152 | Bradley University | 35700 | 60000 | 0.4053 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 153 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 154 | New England Institute of Technology | 36400 | 89400 | 0.5927 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 155 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 156 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67700 | 0.4359 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 157 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 158 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 158 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 160 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60400 | 0.3562 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 161 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 162 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 82200 | 0.5099 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 163 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40800 | 69100 | 0.4094 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 164 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57400 | 0.2823 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 165 | Ashland University | 41500 | 57100 | 0.2732 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 165 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 167 | Saint Louis University | 41600 | 81100 | 0.4871 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 168 | Montclair State University | 42200 | 47000 | 0.1022 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 169 | Boise State University | 43000 | 50100 | 0.1416 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 170 | Arkansas State University | 43300 | 45100 | 0.0399 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 171 | St. John's University-New York | 43400 | 82800 | 0.476 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | Providence College | 43700 | 108300 | 0.5965 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 173 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 174 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 175 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45500 | 107800 | 0.5779 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 176 | Appalachian State University | 46100 | 46100 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 177 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47500 | 53300 | 0.1087 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 178 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 179 | Champlain College | 48700 | 76000 | 0.3594 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 180 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49700 | 58800 | 0.1547 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 50100 | 118300 | 0.5763 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 181 | Towson University | 50100 | 68400 | 0.2677 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52600 | 67000 | 0.2151 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 185 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 66500 | 0.1925 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 186 | Elon University | 54100 | 69600 | 0.2226 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 187 | Howard University | 55100 | 67300 | 0.1812 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 188 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 189 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58700 | 67000 | 0.1238 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 190 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83400 | 0.2913 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 191 | Columbia College Chicago | 63400 | 68500 | 0.0744 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 192 | College of Charleston | 69300 | 69300 | 0 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.