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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 | 4900 | 88600 | 0.9446 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Boston University | 7000 | 88800 | 0.9216 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 3 | Emory University | 9000 | 90100 | 0.9002 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 22900 | 0.5075 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 5 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 6 | Marshall University | 11900 | 27100 | 0.56 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12100 | 30700 | 0.6055 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois University | 12900 | 24400 | 0.4727 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 9 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 10 | California State University-Northridge | 13500 | 23200 | 0.419 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 11 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 13 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 14 | Western Carolina University | 14800 | 19600 | 0.2449 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 15 | University of Central Missouri | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4125 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 16 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 16 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 15000 | 31600 | 0.5255 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 18 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 15100 | 29300 | 0.4842 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 19 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 26900 | 0.4234 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 19 | University of North Texas | 15500 | 25400 | 0.3904 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 21 | Central Michigan University | 15600 | 40600 | 0.6159 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 16000 | 25700 | 0.3769 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 23 | California State University-Chico | 16200 | 23500 | 0.3103 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 24 | University of Florida | 16500 | 22300 | 0.2602 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 25 | Appalachian State University | 16600 | 19500 | 0.1485 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 26 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 26 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16700 | 27800 | 0.3998 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 26 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16700 | 64800 | 0.7426 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 29 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16800 | 30700 | 0.4531 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 29 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 29 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16800 | 25700 | 0.3463 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 32 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17300 | 23300 | 0.2566 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17300 | 21300 | 0.1892 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 34 | Avila University | 17400 | 67600 | 0.7432 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | California State University-Fullerton | 17500 | 20600 | 0.1509 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 35 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17500 | 27400 | 0.3611 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 37 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 38 | Alabama A & M University | 18000 | 35300 | 0.4894 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 38 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 18000 | 32100 | 0.4399 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 40 | San Francisco State University | 18100 | 33300 | 0.4564 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 41 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 42 | Colorado Mesa University | 18400 | 24800 | 0.2554 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 42 | Georgia Southern University | 18400 | 23800 | 0.2273 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 42 | Husson University | 18400 | 48100 | 0.6168 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 42 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 18400 | 35800 | 0.4858 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 42 | University of Mary | 18400 | 32600 | 0.4346 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 47 | Holy Family University | 18500 | 54000 | 0.6571 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 47 | Midwestern State University | 18500 | 29000 | 0.3617 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 49 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 50 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 51 | Campbellsville University | 19000 | 41800 | 0.5454 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 52 | East Tennessee State University | 19200 | 26400 | 0.2748 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 53 | McNeese State University | 19300 | 29200 | 0.3395 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 54 | Western Kentucky University | 19600 | 26800 | 0.2689 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 54 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 56 | Saint Cloud State University | 19900 | 24500 | 0.1911 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 56 | University of Mississippi | 19900 | 27000 | 0.2629 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 58 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 20200 | 26500 | 0.238 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 58 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 58 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 58 | Towson University | 20200 | 30000 | 0.3262 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 62 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 31500 | 0.3465 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 63 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20900 | 49400 | 0.5765 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 64 | Bluefield State University | 21100 | 38900 | 0.4573 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 65 | University of Miami | 21200 | 70800 | 0.7009 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 66 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 21400 | 46100 | 0.5357 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 67 | Bowie State University | 21600 | 28800 | 0.2499 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 68 | Austin Peay State University | 21700 | 32700 | 0.3382 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 68 | University of St Francis | 21700 | 57200 | 0.621 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 70 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21800 | 29400 | 0.2586 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 71 | Northern Arizona University | 21900 | 32000 | 0.3161 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 72 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 73 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 22500 | 32000 | 0.2967 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 74 | Sam Houston State University | 22600 | 23000 | 0.0174 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 75 | Boise State University | 22800 | 41000 | 0.4436 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 76 | Bradley University | 23000 | 50900 | 0.5481 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 76 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 78 | Henderson State University | 23100 | 35900 | 0.357 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 79 | University of Memphis | 23200 | 30000 | 0.227 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 80 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 81 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 81 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 83 | University of Central Florida | 23600 | 31400 | 0.2482 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 83 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 85 | Saint Ambrose University | 23700 | 54500 | 0.5652 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 85 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 87 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24100 | 24500 | 0.0163 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 88 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 24400 | 34800 | 0.2986 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 88 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 90 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 91 | La Roche University | 24700 | 55400 | 0.5544 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 91 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24700 | 37400 | 0.3393 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 93 | Friends University | 25200 | 59300 | 0.5753 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 93 | Rogers State University | 25200 | 33400 | 0.2453 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 95 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25400 | 76300 | 0.6673 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 95 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25400 | 62200 | 0.592 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 97 | Temple University | 25500 | 36300 | 0.2978 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 97 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25500 | 25600 | 0.0039 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 99 | Lewis University | 25700 | 57400 | 0.5519 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 99 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 101 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 102 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 103 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 104 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26600 | 59900 | 0.5563 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 105 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 106 | La Sierra University | 26800 | 55100 | 0.514 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 107 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1625 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 108 | Capital University | 27500 | 68600 | 0.5992 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 108 | Northern Kentucky University | 27500 | 31600 | 0.1296 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 108 | Oakland University | 27500 | 39800 | 0.3092 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 108 | Troy University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 112 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.0858 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 113 | Weber State University | 27900 | 33300 | 0.1622 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 114 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 115 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 31500 | 0.0953 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 115 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 117 | Regis College | 28600 | 70400 | 0.5935 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 118 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3102 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 119 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 120 | Westminster College | 29300 | 57500 | 0.4901 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 121 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 122 | North Central College | 29900 | 62700 | 0.5229 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 122 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 124 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 125 | University of South Alabama | 30700 | 35000 | 0.1229 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 126 | San Jose State University | 30800 | 41000 | 0.2486 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 127 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 127 | University of Kentucky | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 129 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 130 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 31400 | 43700 | 0.2812 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 131 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 132 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 133 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 134 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 135 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 136 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 136 | University of Southern Indiana | 32900 | 44900 | 0.2675 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 138 | Indiana University-South Bend | 33100 | 46100 | 0.2819 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 139 | California State University-Los Angeles | 33500 | 39400 | 0.1499 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 139 | Ithaca College | 33500 | 72500 | 0.5379 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 139 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 142 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 143 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 34500 | 46200 | 0.2534 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 144 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 145 | California Baptist University | 35100 | 65200 | 0.4616 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 146 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 147 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 148 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 149 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 150 | Augusta University | 37400 | 50500 | 0.2593 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 151 | Rhode Island College | 37500 | 45800 | 0.1813 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 152 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37600 | 39400 | 0.0457 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 153 | Long Island University | 37800 | 59600 | 0.366 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 154 | Asbury University | 37900 | 49100 | 0.2281 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 155 | Suffolk University | 38300 | 73600 | 0.4799 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 156 | Champlain College | 38700 | 70000 | 0.4474 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 157 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38900 | 63600 | 0.3885 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 158 | Hofstra University | 39200 | 74600 | 0.4744 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 159 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 160 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 53300 | 0.2551 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 161 | Wayne State University | 39800 | 45500 | 0.1252 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 162 | San Diego State University | 40400 | 40500 | 0.0025 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 163 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 53900 | 0.2356 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 163 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 165 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 166 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 166 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 168 | Arkansas State University | 41900 | 45700 | 0.0843 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 169 | St. John's University-New York | 42300 | 80100 | 0.4717 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 169 | Susquehanna University | 42300 | 76800 | 0.4494 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 171 | New England Institute of Technology | 42400 | 61100 | 0.3063 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 172 | Quinnipiac University | 42700 | 79200 | 0.4608 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | Texas Christian University | 43500 | 81900 | 0.4689 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 174 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 174 | Saint Louis University | 46300 | 74500 | 0.3786 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 176 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48500 | 64400 | 0.247 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 177 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 50600 | 52300 | 0.0325 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 178 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 179 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 180 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 181 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 182 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 183 | Emerson College | 55700 | 82600 | 0.3257 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56100 | 56100 | 0 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58800 | 67000 | 0.1225 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 187 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 187 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 189 | Elon University | 65500 | 67300 | 0.0268 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 190 | Columbia College Chicago | 67200 | 67200 | 0 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.