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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in South Dakota.
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 Dakota.
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 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5600 | 69100 | 0.9194 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5700 | 44000 | 0.8709 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8100 | 93000 | 0.9131 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | Northern Kentucky University | 8200 | 26600 | 0.6929 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 6 | Morehead State University | 8300 | 29200 | 0.7168 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 7 | California State University-Northridge | 8400 | 65100 | 0.8711 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 8 | Emory University | 9000 | 96200 | 0.9066 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 9 | Rhode Island College | 9500 | 62600 | 0.8481 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.582 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 11 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6335 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 13 | Eastern Illinois University | 13400 | 24300 | 0.449 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 14 | San Francisco State University | 13500 | 47700 | 0.7172 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 15 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13900 | 52800 | 0.737 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 16 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14000 | 26600 | 0.4728 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 17 | Youngstown State University | 14400 | 28400 | 0.4928 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 18 | Idaho State University | 14800 | 29600 | 0.5004 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 18 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14800 | 41700 | 0.6447 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 14900 | 27000 | 0.4495 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 21 | Colorado Mesa University | 15100 | 66200 | 0.7723 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 22 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15200 | 28600 | 0.4692 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 22 | Troy University | 15200 | 39100 | 0.6109 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 24 | Rogers State University | 15500 | 49200 | 0.685 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 25 | Avila University | 15600 | 64300 | 0.7578 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 25 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15600 | 25700 | 0.393 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 28 | California State University-Chico | 15700 | 58100 | 0.7298 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 28 | Central Michigan University | 15700 | 38700 | 0.5942 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 28 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 28 | University of Mississippi | 15700 | 37400 | 0.5804 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 32 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 30600 | 0.4636 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 32 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16400 | 29300 | 0.4403 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 32 | Texas State University | 16400 | 26200 | 0.3738 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 32 | University of North Texas | 16400 | 26100 | 0.3714 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 36 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28100 | 0.4123 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 37 | Goshen College | 16600 | 55900 | 0.7034 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 38 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 33300 | 0.4896 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 38 | McNeese State University | 17000 | 27800 | 0.3888 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 38 | University of Sioux Falls | 17000 | 40100 | 0.5768 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 41 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 42 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 43 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 44 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 45 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17600 | 33900 | 0.4807 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 45 | Marshall University | 17600 | 39800 | 0.5576 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 47 | Sam Houston State University | 17700 | 27100 | 0.3467 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 48 | Vermont State University | 17800 | 26900 | 0.3377 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 49 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17900 | 27400 | 0.3465 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 49 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 51 | Augusta University | 18000 | 62500 | 0.7123 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 52 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18400 | 27700 | 0.3356 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 52 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18400 | 22800 | 0.1932 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 54 | Austin Peay State University | 18500 | 31600 | 0.4152 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 54 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18500 | 23500 | 0.2124 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 54 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18500 | 68100 | 0.7285 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 54 | University of South Alabama | 18500 | 40600 | 0.5438 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 58 | Western Carolina University | 18600 | 20500 | 0.0928 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 59 | Holy Family University | 18900 | 69900 | 0.7294 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 59 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 59 | San Diego State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3461 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 62 | Bluefield State University | 19000 | 27600 | 0.3111 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 62 | California State University-Fullerton | 19000 | 61400 | 0.6904 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 41100 | 0.5379 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 65 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 66 | La Roche University | 19300 | 87300 | 0.7791 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 66 | University of Mary | 19300 | 32600 | 0.4067 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 68 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.6216 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 69 | University of Northern Iowa | 19700 | 24000 | 0.1786 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 70 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 19900 | 43200 | 0.5394 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 71 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 71 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3497 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 73 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20200 | 26900 | 0.2491 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 74 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 28400 | 0.2812 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 75 | Indiana University-South Bend | 20700 | 23900 | 0.1374 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 76 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 76 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20800 | 57300 | 0.6374 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 78 | Bowie State University | 20900 | 50800 | 0.5886 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 78 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 80 | Midwestern State University | 21700 | 38900 | 0.4424 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 81 | Culver-Stockton College | 21800 | 50600 | 0.569 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 82 | Syracuse University | 22100 | 83600 | 0.7356 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 83 | Montclair State University | 22700 | 36800 | 0.3834 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 84 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 85 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 85 | The University of Alabama | 23000 | 36800 | 0.375 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 85 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 88 | Lewis University | 23200 | 59400 | 0.6097 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 88 | University of Houston | 23200 | 27800 | 0.1656 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 90 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 90 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 92 | Marian University | 23500 | 47600 | 0.5058 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 93 | Weber State University | 23600 | 31500 | 0.2511 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 94 | Northern Arizona University | 23800 | 48800 | 0.5115 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 95 | Campbellsville University | 24200 | 45200 | 0.465 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 95 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 97 | University of Central Missouri | 24300 | 35800 | 0.3225 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 98 | Susquehanna University | 24400 | 122200 | 0.8006 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 99 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 90700 | 0.7288 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 100 | Boise State University | 24900 | 31200 | 0.202 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 101 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6685 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 101 | Southwestern Adventist University | 25000 | 43200 | 0.4214 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 103 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 104 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25300 | 38400 | 0.3415 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 105 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 106 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 107 | Western Kentucky University | 26300 | 47700 | 0.4485 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 108 | Henderson State University | 26400 | 36600 | 0.2787 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26500 | 74700 | 0.6449 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 110 | University of Akron Main Campus | 26600 | 28000 | 0.0499 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 111 | Rider University | 26700 | 60200 | 0.5567 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 111 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 111 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 114 | Capital University | 27300 | 63100 | 0.5674 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 114 | Oakland University | 27300 | 39300 | 0.305 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 114 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 114 | University of South Dakota | 27300 | 29600 | 0.0773 | 7,515 | 1120 | 0.9884 | |
| 118 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2399 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 119 | Mount Aloysius College | 28200 | 63500 | 0.5561 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 120 | Asbury University | 28400 | 50700 | 0.4397 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 120 | Wayne State University | 28400 | 46800 | 0.3934 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 122 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 123 | University of Southern Indiana | 28700 | 40000 | 0.282 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 124 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3106 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 125 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 126 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 127 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 128 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 129 | Ithaca College | 31000 | 72600 | 0.5727 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 129 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 131 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 132 | Suffolk University | 31400 | 110800 | 0.7165 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 133 | Lasell University | 31500 | 60000 | 0.4747 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 133 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 135 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 32400 | 43200 | 0.2501 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 136 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 137 | Saint Ambrose University | 32900 | 57700 | 0.43 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 138 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 33300 | 48400 | 0.3121 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 139 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 139 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 141 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 142 | California Baptist University | 34400 | 69100 | 0.5024 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 142 | Friends University | 34400 | 58000 | 0.4081 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 144 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 144 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 146 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 147 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 148 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 149 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 35600 | 69100 | 0.4846 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 150 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 151 | Bradley University | 35900 | 60000 | 0.402 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 152 | Texas Tech University | 36100 | 38900 | 0.072 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 153 | New England Institute of Technology | 36500 | 89400 | 0.5916 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 153 | University of Montevallo | 36500 | 45300 | 0.1941 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 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 | 38400 | 61700 | 0.3777 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 159 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 160 | Long Island University | 39000 | 60400 | 0.3546 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 161 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 162 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 163 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 82200 | 0.5099 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 164 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41100 | 57400 | 0.2841 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 165 | Ashland University | 41300 | 57100 | 0.2767 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 166 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 166 | Saint Louis University | 41500 | 81100 | 0.4884 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 168 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 169 | Arkansas State University | 43300 | 45100 | 0.0399 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 169 | St. John's University-New York | 43300 | 82800 | 0.4772 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 171 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 171 | Providence College | 44000 | 108300 | 0.5937 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 171 | Texas Christian University | 44000 | 87400 | 0.4968 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 171 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 44000 | 53400 | 0.1762 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 175 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45700 | 107800 | 0.5761 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 176 | Appalachian State University | 46100 | 46100 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 177 | Georgia Southern University | 47200 | 47900 | 0.0146 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 178 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 178 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47700 | 53300 | 0.105 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 180 | Champlain College | 48600 | 76000 | 0.3607 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 49900 | 118300 | 0.578 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | Towson University | 50400 | 68400 | 0.2633 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 183 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 184 | University of Kentucky | 51800 | 74100 | 0.3002 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 185 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 186 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52600 | 67000 | 0.2151 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 187 | Elon University | 54000 | 69600 | 0.2241 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 188 | Howard University | 55200 | 67300 | 0.1797 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 189 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 190 | Hofstra University | 59300 | 83400 | 0.2889 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 191 | Columbia College Chicago | 63700 | 68500 | 0.07 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.