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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in Washington.
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 Washington.
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 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Emory University | 8800 | 92500 | 0.9048 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1065 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 28700 | 0.5996 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 3 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Marshall University | 11500 | 33400 | 0.6555 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9573 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5818 | 20,885 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 11900 | 92800 | 0.8719 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 8 | California State University-Northridge | 12400 | 22000 | 0.436 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 25700 | 0.5013 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 28000 | 0.5246 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13500 | 25700 | 0.4747 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13500 | 46300 | 0.7082 | 5,011 | 1109 | 0.7046 | |
| 13 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 14 | University of Houston | 14300 | 22000 | 0.3493 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14500 | 19000 | 0.237 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 16 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37800 | 0.6131 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 17 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15000 | 29600 | 0.4939 | 7,622 | 1075 | 0.9254 | |
| 18 | Northern Kentucky University | 15100 | 25900 | 0.4175 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.6765 | |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0729 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 21 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 23500 | 0.3401 | 13,792 | 1075 | 0.9272 | |
| 22 | Sam Houston State University | 15700 | 30300 | 0.4815 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 22 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 24 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15800 | 21700 | 0.2713 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 25 | University of Southern Indiana | 15900 | 26000 | 0.3879 | 7,600 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 26 | Bellevue College | 16300 | 16700 | 0.0242 | 12,485 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.705 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 28 | Northwestern University | 16600 | 89500 | 0.8149 | 9,399 | 1527 | 0.0769 | |
| 28 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4116 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 31 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 32 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17200 | 21300 | 0.1942 | 9,501 | 1195 | 0.755 | |
| 33 | Augusta University | 17700 | 47400 | 0.6263 | 6,049 | 1065 | 0.8641 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 35 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,331 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 36 | California State University-Fullerton | 18300 | 20600 | 0.1108 | 38,760 | 1090 | 0.9052 | |
| 36 | University of St Francis | 18300 | 57800 | 0.683 | 1,343 | 1145 | 0.6529 | |
| 38 | University of Mississippi | 18500 | 45000 | 0.5893 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 39 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 40 | East Tennessee State University | 18900 | 26100 | 0.2754 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 40 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 40 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 43 | Bluefield State University | 19000 | 27600 | 0.3111 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 43 | Campbellsville University | 19000 | 43200 | 0.5596 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 45 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4123 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 46 | Holy Family University | 19300 | 56200 | 0.6571 | 2,643 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 47 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19400 | 68100 | 0.7153 | 709 | 1030 | 0.8216 | |
| 48 | Lasell University | 19700 | 48500 | 0.5934 | 1,293 | 1095 | 0.8122 | |
| 49 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19900 | 38000 | 0.4764 | 19,586 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 50 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 51 | Youngstown State University | 20200 | 34000 | 0.4059 | 9,400 | 1115 | 0.8445 | |
| 52 | Eastern Illinois University | 20300 | 28100 | 0.2767 | 6,785 | 985 | 0.6535 | |
| 52 | Marian University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5693 | 1,021 | 1020 | 0.7498 | |
| 52 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 55 | Alabama A & M University | 20500 | 28200 | 0.2727 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 56 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20600 | 57300 | 0.6409 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 57 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20700 | 39900 | 0.4815 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 57 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 30300 | 0.3169 | 2,642 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 59 | Bowie State University | 20900 | 25600 | 0.1835 | 5,136 | 946 | 0.7241 | |
| 60 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,241 | 1135 | 0.8289 | |
| 61 | Midwestern State University | 21400 | 28600 | 0.2513 | 4,303 | 1010 | 0.9352 | |
| 62 | Culver-Stockton College | 21500 | 50600 | 0.575 | 861 | 1025 | 0.991 | |
| 63 | Austin Peay State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3844 | 8,926 | 1075 | 0.9641 | |
| 64 | La Roche University | 22500 | 72600 | 0.6903 | 1,828 | 1059 | 0.7576 | |
| 65 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 66 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1079 | 7,735 | 1015 | 0.6218 | |
| 67 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 34100 | 0.3219 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 68 | San Jose State University | 23300 | 41100 | 0.4332 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 69 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 70 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 71 | Central Washington University | 24000 | 27900 | 0.14 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 72 | Saint Ambrose University | 24400 | 55400 | 0.5592 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 73 | Bradley University | 24500 | 50800 | 0.5177 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 74 | Boise State University | 24800 | 31200 | 0.2052 | 23,983 | 1135 | 0.8721 | |
| 74 | Indiana University-South Bend | 24800 | 38800 | 0.3611 | 4,083 | 1075 | 0.8384 | |
| 74 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 43200 | 0.4261 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 77 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6502 | 2,498 | 1140 | 0.9185 | |
| 78 | Lewis University | 25200 | 57700 | 0.563 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7129 | |
| 78 | Pennsylvania Western University | 25200 | 34400 | 0.2672 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 80 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 80 | Temple University | 25300 | 36100 | 0.2994 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 82 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25800 | 38400 | 0.3285 | 13,448 | 1110 | 0.7761 | |
| 82 | Western Kentucky University | 25800 | 41800 | 0.3827 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 82 | Westminster College | 25800 | 57600 | 0.5521 | 1,137 | 1149 | 0.9256 | |
| 85 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0802 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 85 | Mount Aloysius College | 26200 | 49200 | 0.4677 | 2,942 | 1045 | 0.8205 | |
| 87 | Briar Cliff University | 26300 | 74200 | 0.6454 | 766 | 1050 | 0.5834 | |
| 88 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 89 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,050 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 90 | Regis College | 26800 | 70700 | 0.6209 | 987 | 965 | 0.6978 | |
| 90 | Rogers State University | 26800 | 40000 | 0.3297 | 3,135 | 930 | 0.8184 | |
| 92 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 990 | 0.8192 | |
| 92 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 94 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 27000 | 36600 | 0.2622 | 27,132 | 1099 | 0.9617 | |
| 95 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6713 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 96 | Capital University | 27400 | 62400 | 0.5608 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 97 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,450 | 1044 | 0.9518 | |
| 98 | Murray State University | 27600 | 32400 | 0.1477 | 7,851 | 1115 | 0.8568 | |
| 99 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 99 | St. Francis College | 27700 | 39400 | 0.2973 | 1,719 | 1119 | 0.8427 | |
| 101 | Morehead State University | 27800 | 32600 | 0.1471 | 8,258 | 1140 | 0.7721 | |
| 102 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 27900 | 34200 | 0.1842 | 794 | 1070 | 0.8974 | |
| 102 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2289 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 104 | Texas State University | 28000 | 28000 | 0 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 105 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 105 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9575 | |
| 105 | Weber State University | 28500 | 33900 | 0.1592 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2864 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 109 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44300 | 0.3407 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 109 | Manhattanville University | 29200 | 68500 | 0.5737 | 1,466 | 1160 | 0.8734 | |
| 111 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29300 | 42400 | 0.3093 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 111 | University of North Texas | 29300 | 37400 | 0.2164 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 113 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 29700 | 34000 | 0.1264 | 6,907 | 1060 | 0.974 | |
| 114 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 30000 | 43900 | 0.3168 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 115 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4411 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 116 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 116 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3303 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 118 | Rider University | 31200 | 60600 | 0.4849 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 118 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 36100 | 0.1357 | 35,782 | 1208 | 0.3619 | |
| 120 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 121 | Ithaca College | 31900 | 72500 | 0.5599 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 122 | Washington Adventist University | 32100 | 37800 | 0.151 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 123 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 32700 | 48400 | 0.3245 | 1,009 | 1115 | 0.8854 | |
| 124 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3124 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 125 | North Central College | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4931 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 126 | State University of New York at Oswego | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1767 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 126 | Suffolk University | 33100 | 70300 | 0.5291 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 128 | Lewis-Clark State College | 33300 | 40000 | 0.1675 | 3,793 | 980 | 0.8769 | |
| 129 | California Baptist University | 33400 | 65600 | 0.4908 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 129 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5067 | 1,720 | 1145 | 0.7093 | |
| 131 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5226 | 1,673 | 1045 | 0.7253 | |
| 132 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 133 | Colorado Mesa University | 34000 | 40000 | 0.1486 | 9,473 | 1055 | 0.8203 | |
| 134 | Rhode Island College | 34100 | 45100 | 0.2439 | 5,154 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 135 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 135 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 137 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.32 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 138 | Asbury University | 34800 | 49100 | 0.2908 | 1,789 | 1197 | 0.634 | |
| 138 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,301 | 1110 | 0.8963 | |
| 138 | Southeastern University | 34800 | 60500 | 0.4246 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 141 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 142 | Texas Tech University | 36000 | 38900 | 0.0746 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 143 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 36800 | 57000 | 0.3546 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 144 | Vermont State University | 37300 | 38700 | 0.0362 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 145 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37800 | 65000 | 0.4182 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 146 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 147 | Hofstra University | 38300 | 76900 | 0.5019 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 148 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 51900 | 0.26 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 149 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60000 | 0.3518 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 150 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 39100 | 43400 | 0.0986 | 5,160 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 151 | Bellarmine University | 39200 | 66100 | 0.4068 | 2,240 | 1220 | 0.8611 | |
| 151 | Champlain College | 39200 | 76000 | 0.4845 | 2,778 | 1304 | 0.8292 | |
| 151 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.6152 | |
| 154 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 155 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 155 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 157 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 41000 | 0.0171 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.8226 | |
| 158 | Appalachian State University | 40600 | 40600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 159 | Wayne State University | 40700 | 46200 | 0.1191 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 160 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46600 | 0.1009 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 161 | Susquehanna University | 42100 | 76800 | 0.452 | 2,246 | 1204 | 0.8143 | |
| 162 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 163 | Manhattan University | 43500 | 74100 | 0.4129 | 2,744 | 1274 | 0.7894 | |
| 164 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 87400 | 0.5014 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 165 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3604 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.8718 | |
| 166 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 167 | New England Institute of Technology | 44700 | 68200 | 0.3444 | 1,796 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 168 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 168 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 170 | Saint Louis University | 45900 | 80900 | 0.4324 | 10,413 | 1305 | 0.7504 | |
| 171 | Towson University | 46000 | 46400 | 0.0086 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 172 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 173 | MCPHS University | 48000 | 77500 | 0.3805 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 174 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1561 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 175 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49600 | 59400 | 0.165 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 176 | University of Iowa | 50900 | 53200 | 0.0429 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 177 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 51900 | 52800 | 0.017 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 178 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 179 | Columbia College Chicago | 53400 | 68600 | 0.2217 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 180 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,100 | 1219 | 0.7766 | |
| 181 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54200 | 66400 | 0.1838 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 182 | Howard University | 55200 | 66500 | 0.17 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 183 | Elon University | 55800 | 68900 | 0.1902 | 6,452 | 1215 | 0.6635 | |
| 183 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 55800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 185 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 63400 | 0.1104 | 2,785 | 1109 | 0.8884 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.