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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 | Emory University | 9000 | 92500 | 0.9026 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 9700 | 23500 | 0.5881 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 11700 | 92800 | 0.8741 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 6 | University of Houston | 11900 | 22000 | 0.4582 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 7 | Marshall University | 12300 | 36600 | 0.6636 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13500 | 46300 | 0.7082 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 13600 | 27000 | 0.498 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 10 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26000 | 0.4577 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 11 | Central Michigan University | 14800 | 37800 | 0.6078 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 12 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14900 | 37400 | 0.601 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 13 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 14 | Weber State University | 16300 | 23600 | 0.3089 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 15 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3644 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 15 | Ferris State University | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4717 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16400 | 29300 | 0.4403 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 18 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16500 | 26900 | 0.3873 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28000 | 0.4111 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 18 | University of North Texas | 16500 | 26100 | 0.3684 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 21 | Goshen College | 16600 | 55900 | 0.7034 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 21 | Northwestern University | 16600 | 89500 | 0.8149 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 24 | Oakland University | 16700 | 28200 | 0.4081 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 25 | Arkansas State University | 16900 | 28100 | 0.3988 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 25 | Western Carolina University | 16900 | 19400 | 0.1289 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 27 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 28 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 29 | Sam Houston State University | 17700 | 27000 | 0.3446 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 29 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 31 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 32 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17900 | 27400 | 0.3465 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 33 | Augusta University | 18000 | 29400 | 0.3878 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 34 | University of Mississippi | 18200 | 27000 | 0.3258 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18400 | 22800 | 0.1932 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 36 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 36 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18900 | 32000 | 0.4098 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 39 | Bluefield State University | 19000 | 27600 | 0.3111 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 39 | Campbellsville University | 19000 | 43200 | 0.5596 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 39 | Holy Family University | 19000 | 56200 | 0.6625 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 42 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 43 | University of Mary | 19300 | 32600 | 0.4067 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 44 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19500 | 68100 | 0.7139 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 45 | Georgia Southern University | 19800 | 20100 | 0.0149 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 46 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19900 | 38000 | 0.4764 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 47 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 48 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 48 | Marian University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.5714 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 50 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 50 | Youngstown State University | 20300 | 34000 | 0.403 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 52 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 29400 | 0.3056 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 53 | Alabama A & M University | 20600 | 28200 | 0.2711 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 54 | Eastern Illinois University | 20700 | 28100 | 0.2628 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 55 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 55 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 30300 | 0.3136 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 55 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20800 | 57300 | 0.6374 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 58 | Bowie State University | 21100 | 25600 | 0.1757 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 59 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 60 | Henderson State University | 21300 | 30600 | 0.3035 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 61 | University of Memphis | 21500 | 29600 | 0.274 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 62 | Midwestern State University | 21700 | 28600 | 0.2408 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 63 | Culver-Stockton College | 22100 | 50600 | 0.5631 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 64 | Bradley University | 22300 | 50800 | 0.561 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 64 | Texas Southern University | 22300 | 25500 | 0.1257 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 66 | Austin Peay State University | 22400 | 31600 | 0.2916 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 66 | La Roche University | 22400 | 72600 | 0.6917 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 68 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4765 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 69 | California State University-Chico | 22700 | 31000 | 0.2674 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 70 | Murray State University | 22800 | 27600 | 0.1738 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 71 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 72 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 72 | The University of Alabama | 23000 | 31000 | 0.2579 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 72 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 75 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 42000 | 0.4447 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 75 | San Jose State University | 23300 | 41100 | 0.4332 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 77 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 78 | East Tennessee State University | 23500 | 30600 | 0.2318 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 79 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.349 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 80 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 81 | Saint Ambrose University | 24300 | 55400 | 0.561 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 81 | University of Central Missouri | 24300 | 35800 | 0.3225 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 83 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24600 | 90700 | 0.7288 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 84 | Southwestern Adventist University | 25000 | 43200 | 0.4214 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 85 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 86 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 87 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25300 | 38400 | 0.3415 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 87 | Mount Marty University | 25300 | 56400 | 0.5514 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25300 | 34400 | 0.2643 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 87 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 91 | Temple University | 25400 | 36100 | 0.2966 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 91 | Texas State University | 25400 | 25500 | 0.0039 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 93 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5538 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 94 | Lewis University | 26000 | 57700 | 0.5492 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 95 | Mount Aloysius College | 26200 | 49200 | 0.4677 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 96 | Briar Cliff University | 26600 | 74200 | 0.6414 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 96 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 98 | Morehead State University | 26700 | 32600 | 0.1808 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 98 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 98 | Troy University | 26700 | 34700 | 0.2305 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 101 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 102 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 103 | California State University-Northridge | 27300 | 36500 | 0.2515 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 103 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 105 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 106 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2399 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 107 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 108 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 28000 | 34200 | 0.1812 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 109 | Rogers State University | 28500 | 49200 | 0.4208 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 109 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 109 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 112 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 28700 | 34500 | 0.1679 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 112 | University of Southern Indiana | 28700 | 40000 | 0.282 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 114 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3106 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 115 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 116 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 117 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 118 | Friends University | 29400 | 53600 | 0.4528 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 118 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29400 | 42400 | 0.3069 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 120 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29800 | 34000 | 0.1234 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 120 | Towson University | 29800 | 29900 | 0.0033 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 122 | Montclair State University | 30100 | 36300 | 0.1709 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 122 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30100 | 50900 | 0.4087 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 124 | Northern Kentucky University | 30200 | 32100 | 0.0592 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 125 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 126 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72500 | 0.575 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 127 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 127 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 129 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 130 | Rider University | 31200 | 60600 | 0.4849 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 130 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 36100 | 0.1357 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 132 | Asbury University | 31400 | 50700 | 0.3805 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 133 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 134 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 32500 | 48400 | 0.3286 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 135 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 136 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32900 | 40200 | 0.1817 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 137 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33200 | 40000 | 0.17 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 137 | Suffolk University | 33200 | 70300 | 0.5277 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 139 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 140 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 141 | SUNY at Fredonia | 33900 | 39600 | 0.1441 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 142 | Colorado Mesa University | 34100 | 40000 | 0.1483 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 143 | Rhode Island College | 34200 | 45100 | 0.2417 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 144 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34500 | 36100 | 0.0443 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 144 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 146 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 147 | Southeastern University | 34900 | 60500 | 0.4229 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 148 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 149 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36500 | 38800 | 0.0591 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 150 | Hofstra University | 36600 | 76900 | 0.524 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 151 | Vermont State University | 37200 | 38700 | 0.0387 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 152 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37700 | 65000 | 0.4198 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 153 | Seton Hall University | 38100 | 67400 | 0.4345 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 154 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 155 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 73600 | 0.4771 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 156 | California State University-Fullerton | 38600 | 41500 | 0.0697 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 157 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 158 | Long Island University | 39000 | 60000 | 0.3502 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 159 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 160 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 39400 | 50300 | 0.2169 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 161 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 162 | California Baptist University | 39800 | 65600 | 0.3933 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 163 | Appalachian State University | 40200 | 40600 | 0.0099 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 164 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40700 | 57000 | 0.2858 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 165 | Champlain College | 40800 | 76000 | 0.4634 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 165 | Wayne State University | 40800 | 46200 | 0.1169 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 167 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41100 | 57000 | 0.2791 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 169 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 42100 | 53600 | 0.2147 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 170 | Susquehanna University | 42200 | 76800 | 0.4507 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 171 | Boise State University | 43000 | 50000 | 0.14 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 172 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 172 | Providence College | 44000 | 85000 | 0.4825 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 172 | Texas Christian University | 44000 | 87400 | 0.4968 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | New England Institute of Technology | 44800 | 68200 | 0.3429 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 177 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 177 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 179 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 180 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 48100 | 77500 | 0.3792 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 181 | Saint Louis University | 48300 | 80900 | 0.4027 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 182 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 183 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 184 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 52700 | 52800 | 0.0019 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 185 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 186 | Elon University | 54500 | 68900 | 0.2091 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 187 | Howard University | 55300 | 66500 | 0.1685 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 188 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 189 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 55900 | 66400 | 0.1582 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 190 | Columbia College Chicago | 63700 | 68600 | 0.0715 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.