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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5700 | 43700 | 0.87 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 3 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5800 | 69100 | 0.9165 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 94200 | 0.9152 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | Morehead State University | 8100 | 26300 | 0.6915 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 8600 | 22000 | 0.6082 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 9000 | 96200 | 0.9063 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island College | 9700 | 30200 | 0.6795 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 9 | University of St Francis | 10700 | 83800 | 0.8722 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 10 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 27300 | 0.5871 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 10 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11300 | 36600 | 0.6909 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11300 | 27800 | 0.5919 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 13 | Marshall University | 11700 | 39800 | 0.7059 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 14 | Eastern Illinois University | 12300 | 24700 | 0.5005 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12300 | 32800 | 0.6246 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 17 | Midwestern State University | 12400 | 21600 | 0.4254 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 29300 | 0.5461 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13900 | 40800 | 0.6595 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina University | 14000 | 16500 | 0.1514 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 21 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26000 | 0.4577 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 22 | Goshen College | 14400 | 56000 | 0.7428 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 22 | San Francisco State University | 14400 | 47700 | 0.6983 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 22 | Youngstown State University | 14400 | 28400 | 0.4928 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14500 | 22800 | 0.3645 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 26 | University of Memphis | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4441 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 27 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14800 | 42400 | 0.6506 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 28 | Colorado Mesa University | 15100 | 66200 | 0.7722 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 29 | Troy University | 15200 | 34700 | 0.5619 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 30 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15500 | 50100 | 0.6903 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 15600 | 81100 | 0.8075 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 31 | Bluefield State University | 15600 | 45000 | 0.6539 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 31 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15600 | 26000 | 0.3996 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 31 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 35 | Central Michigan University | 15700 | 38700 | 0.5942 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 35 | Texas State University | 15700 | 26100 | 0.3984 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 37 | California State University-Chico | 15800 | 23500 | 0.3273 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 37 | Rogers State University | 15800 | 39200 | 0.5962 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 39 | Austin Peay State University | 16100 | 31400 | 0.489 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 40 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 16300 | 79400 | 0.7942 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 41 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16500 | 26900 | 0.3873 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 41 | University of North Texas | 16500 | 26100 | 0.3675 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 43 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16800 | 90700 | 0.8148 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 43 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 16800 | 21300 | 0.2129 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 45 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3412 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 45 | McNeese State University | 17000 | 27800 | 0.3888 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 47 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 48 | Georgia Southern University | 17200 | 20100 | 0.1439 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 49 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 50 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 27100 | 0.3541 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 51 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17600 | 33900 | 0.4807 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 51 | East Tennessee State University | 17600 | 28400 | 0.3822 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 53 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17800 | 33300 | 0.4655 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 53 | University of South Alabama | 17800 | 22400 | 0.2057 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 53 | Vermont State University | 17800 | 26900 | 0.3377 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 56 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 57 | California State University-Fullerton | 18000 | 20600 | 0.1246 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 58 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 59 | Augusta University | 18200 | 62500 | 0.7091 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 60 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 61 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18500 | 69500 | 0.7343 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 62 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18600 | 23500 | 0.2081 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 18600 | 41100 | 0.5469 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 64 | Holy Family University | 18900 | 56900 | 0.668 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 64 | Louisiana Christian University | 18900 | 26000 | 0.2721 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 64 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18900 | 32000 | 0.4098 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18900 | 28100 | 0.327 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 68 | University of Sioux Falls | 19000 | 43100 | 0.5598 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 69 | Idaho State University | 19300 | 39100 | 0.5069 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 69 | La Roche University | 19300 | 87300 | 0.7791 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 69 | University of Mary | 19300 | 32600 | 0.4067 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 72 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51200 | 0.6164 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 73 | Minot State University | 19800 | 23500 | 0.1569 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 74 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20000 | 40200 | 0.5027 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 75 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20100 | 30900 | 0.3497 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 76 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 77 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 78 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20600 | 57800 | 0.6433 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 79 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 79 | University of Houston | 20700 | 21800 | 0.0504 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 81 | Bowie State University | 20900 | 50800 | 0.5886 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 81 | University of Montevallo | 20900 | 31500 | 0.337 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 83 | Rowan University | 21300 | 41300 | 0.4845 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 84 | Culver-Stockton College | 21800 | 70000 | 0.689 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 85 | Boise State University | 22000 | 31200 | 0.295 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 86 | Texas Southern University | 22400 | 25500 | 0.1218 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 87 | Murray State University | 22500 | 27600 | 0.1838 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 87 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 89 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 89 | University of Florida | 22600 | 42800 | 0.4725 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 91 | Southwestern Adventist University | 22800 | 58700 | 0.612 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 92 | The University of Alabama | 23000 | 33400 | 0.3112 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 92 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23000 | 53400 | 0.5697 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 94 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 26700 | 0.1336 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 95 | Marian University | 23300 | 47600 | 0.51 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 97 | Florida Memorial University | 23400 | 51000 | 0.5407 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 98 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.493 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 99 | University of Central Missouri | 24000 | 35800 | 0.3301 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 100 | Campbellsville University | 24100 | 45100 | 0.4653 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 101 | Lewis University | 24500 | 59800 | 0.5902 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 102 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24600 | 56700 | 0.5672 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 103 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24900 | 34500 | 0.2792 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 104 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 56400 | 0.5567 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 104 | St Catherine University | 25000 | 71900 | 0.6528 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 106 | Seton Hall University | 25100 | 67400 | 0.6272 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 107 | Westminster College | 25600 | 57600 | 0.5555 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 108 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 25800 | 50900 | 0.4927 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 109 | Briar Cliff University | 26400 | 83800 | 0.685 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 110 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 111 | University of Akron Main Campus | 26600 | 28000 | 0.0499 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 111 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 113 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 113 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 115 | University of Mississippi | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 116 | Saint Ambrose University | 27100 | 57700 | 0.5306 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 116 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 116 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 119 | Capital University | 27300 | 63800 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 120 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 120 | Oakland University | 27400 | 39600 | 0.3082 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 122 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 122 | Western Kentucky University | 27500 | 27500 | 0 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 124 | Mount Aloysius College | 27900 | 51100 | 0.4539 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 125 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 126 | Wayne State University | 28400 | 46800 | 0.3934 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 127 | University of Southern Indiana | 28500 | 40000 | 0.2889 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 128 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3106 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 129 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 130 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 131 | Long Island University | 29600 | 60500 | 0.511 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 132 | Towson University | 30000 | 30100 | 0.0033 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 133 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30200 | 54600 | 0.4463 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 134 | Siena Heights University | 30700 | 46300 | 0.3365 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 135 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 136 | Ithaca College | 30900 | 72600 | 0.5741 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 136 | Manhattanville University | 30900 | 68500 | 0.5483 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 138 | Friends University | 31000 | 58000 | 0.4663 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 139 | Asbury University | 31100 | 50700 | 0.3859 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 139 | Lasell University | 31100 | 50800 | 0.3881 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 141 | Missouri Baptist University | 31300 | 53800 | 0.4193 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 142 | Suffolk University | 31400 | 83500 | 0.624 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 143 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 144 | Northern Kentucky University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 145 | University of Central Florida | 31700 | 42800 | 0.2593 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 146 | Roosevelt University | 32700 | 47600 | 0.3145 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 147 | Elon University | 32900 | 69900 | 0.5297 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 148 | Misericordia University | 33100 | 67700 | 0.5109 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 149 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 149 | Rider University | 33200 | 60200 | 0.4485 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 151 | St. John's University-New York | 33800 | 83800 | 0.597 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 152 | California Baptist University | 34200 | 69800 | 0.5098 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 153 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 65100 | 0.4679 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 154 | Chicago State University | 35200 | 37800 | 0.0678 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 155 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 156 | San Diego State University | 35700 | 37100 | 0.0378 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 157 | Bradley University | 35900 | 60300 | 0.4047 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 158 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36200 | 38800 | 0.0662 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 159 | New England Institute of Technology | 36500 | 89400 | 0.5916 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 160 | Washington Adventist University | 38100 | 45600 | 0.1658 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 161 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 61700 | 0.3777 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 162 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 163 | Champlain College | 39300 | 105100 | 0.6262 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 164 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40000 | 66900 | 0.4023 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 165 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 40100 | 43200 | 0.0718 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 166 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40500 | 53600 | 0.2445 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 167 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 40900 | 58700 | 0.3035 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 169 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 85600 | 0.5092 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 170 | Saint Louis University | 42400 | 84300 | 0.4968 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 171 | Arkansas State University | 42900 | 44600 | 0.0381 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 43700 | 68700 | 0.3646 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43900 | 85000 | 0.4837 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 174 | Texas Christian University | 44000 | 87400 | 0.4968 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 175 | Montclair State University | 44400 | 47000 | 0.0554 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 176 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45700 | 104000 | 0.5607 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 177 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 178 | Ashland University | 47700 | 57000 | 0.163 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 178 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 180 | Quinnipiac University | 48700 | 79700 | 0.3892 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 181 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50300 | 52900 | 0.0485 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 182 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 183 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51800 | 67500 | 0.2327 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 51800 | 54400 | 0.0472 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 185 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 186 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 187 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58400 | 67000 | 0.1279 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 188 | Hofstra University | 59300 | 83300 | 0.2882 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 189 | Howard University | 60000 | 88500 | 0.3222 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 190 | 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.