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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 | 7200 | 88600 | 0.9186 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University | 11600 | 28600 | 0.5966 | 6,951 | 1055 | 0.9437 | |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12200 | 30700 | 0.6023 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 5 | Emory University | 12300 | 90100 | 0.8635 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 13600 | 88800 | 0.8472 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 27000 | 0.485 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 8 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 36300 | 0.5973 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 9 | Midwestern State University | 14700 | 21600 | 0.319 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 10 | Goshen College | 14800 | 55800 | 0.7357 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 11 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14900 | 31600 | 0.5277 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 12 | Murray State University | 15100 | 27000 | 0.4415 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 13 | University of North Texas | 15200 | 25400 | 0.4022 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15300 | 25700 | 0.4042 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 14 | Western Carolina University | 15300 | 16500 | 0.0727 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 16 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 16 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 40600 | 0.6183 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 18 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15800 | 21700 | 0.2713 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 19 | California State University-Chico | 15900 | 23500 | 0.3231 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 20 | Oakland University | 16200 | 28000 | 0.422 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 21 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 16400 | 30700 | 0.4662 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 21 | Western Washington University | 16400 | 31600 | 0.4819 | 13,752 | 1218 | 0.9325 | |
| 23 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 23 | Northwestern University | 16800 | 89500 | 0.8127 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 23 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16800 | 64800 | 0.7406 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 26 | Arkansas State University | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3952 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 27 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17200 | 35800 | 0.5193 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 28 | Avila University | 17300 | 67600 | 0.7446 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 29 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 29 | Morehead State University | 17600 | 28000 | 0.3716 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 31 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.358 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 32 | Husson University | 18200 | 48100 | 0.621 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 32 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4409 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 34 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 54000 | 0.6608 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 34 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 37 | Campbellsville University | 18900 | 41800 | 0.5478 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 37 | Texas Southern University | 18900 | 42400 | 0.5537 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 37 | Texas State University | 18900 | 28900 | 0.3455 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 37 | University of Mississippi | 18900 | 45500 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 41 | McNeese State University | 19200 | 29200 | 0.3429 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 42 | Western Kentucky University | 19500 | 26800 | 0.2717 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 43 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 44 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19700 | 39400 | 0.5005 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 45 | University of Northern Iowa | 19900 | 24000 | 0.1697 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 46 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 20100 | 26500 | 0.2418 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 47 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 48 | Minot State University | 20300 | 23500 | 0.1361 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 49 | University of Montevallo | 20400 | 31500 | 0.3529 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 50 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20800 | 49400 | 0.5784 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 50 | Marshall University | 20800 | 36300 | 0.4273 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 52 | Bluefield State University | 20900 | 38900 | 0.4625 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 53 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21100 | 29400 | 0.2824 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 54 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21500 | 35400 | 0.3932 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 54 | University of Miami | 21500 | 70800 | 0.6967 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 54 | University of St Francis | 21500 | 57200 | 0.6239 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 57 | Austin Peay State University | 21700 | 32700 | 0.3368 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 57 | Northern Arizona University | 21700 | 31200 | 0.3026 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 59 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 60 | Bellevue College | 22800 | 29600 | 0.2295 | 11,472 | 0 | 0.1736 | |
| 60 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 62 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 63 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 64 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 64 | Saint Ambrose University | 23500 | 54500 | 0.5689 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 66 | Syracuse University | 23600 | 83100 | 0.716 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 67 | University of Charleston | 23700 | 56300 | 0.5794 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 68 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23900 | 38000 | 0.3706 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 69 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 70 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3901 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 71 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 72 | La Roche University | 24600 | 55400 | 0.5562 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 72 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24600 | 37400 | 0.3419 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 72 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.647 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 75 | Friends University | 25100 | 59300 | 0.5765 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 75 | Rogers State University | 25100 | 33400 | 0.2482 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 77 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25200 | 76300 | 0.67 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 77 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25200 | 62200 | 0.5953 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 79 | Temple University | 25300 | 36300 | 0.3033 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 80 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25400 | 25600 | 0.0078 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 81 | Lewis University | 25500 | 57400 | 0.5554 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 82 | California State University-Fullerton | 25800 | 41400 | 0.3762 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 83 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 84 | California State University-Northridge | 26200 | 36600 | 0.2834 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 85 | Evangel University | 26300 | 39900 | 0.341 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 85 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 87 | Georgia Southern University | 26400 | 26700 | 0.0112 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 88 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26500 | 36500 | 0.2741 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 88 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.5579 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 90 | La Sierra University | 26700 | 55100 | 0.5159 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 90 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 92 | Northern Kentucky University | 27400 | 31600 | 0.1328 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 93 | Capital University | 27500 | 68600 | 0.5992 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 93 | Rowan University | 27500 | 40500 | 0.3209 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 93 | Troy University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 93 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 97 | Weber State University | 27800 | 33300 | 0.1652 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 98 | North Dakota State University | 27900 | 30400 | 0.0815 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 99 | North Central College | 28000 | 62700 | 0.5531 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 100 | Alabama A & M University | 28200 | 42800 | 0.3409 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 101 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 101 | Walla Walla University | 28500 | 51700 | 0.4486 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 103 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 103 | University of Hartford | 28600 | 70100 | 0.5914 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 105 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3134 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 106 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29100 | 31400 | 0.0725 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 107 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 108 | Westminster College | 29400 | 57500 | 0.4884 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 109 | Huntington University | 29800 | 44300 | 0.3276 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 110 | Roosevelt University | 30000 | 43300 | 0.307 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 110 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30000 | 46100 | 0.3485 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 110 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 30000 | 38200 | 0.2149 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 113 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 113 | University of South Alabama | 30500 | 35000 | 0.1286 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 115 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 30600 | 39500 | 0.2251 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 116 | East Tennessee State University | 30700 | 30800 | 0.0032 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 116 | San Jose State University | 30700 | 41000 | 0.251 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 116 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30700 | 54600 | 0.4374 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 119 | Manhattanville University | 31200 | 68500 | 0.5442 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 119 | Siena Heights University | 31200 | 46300 | 0.3259 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 119 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 31200 | 43700 | 0.2858 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 122 | San Francisco State University | 31400 | 45200 | 0.3055 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 122 | Washington Adventist University | 31400 | 37800 | 0.1695 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 124 | University of Houston | 31500 | 35200 | 0.1052 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 125 | Adrian College | 31700 | 67500 | 0.53 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 125 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4102 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 127 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 128 | Bowie State University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.278 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 129 | Misericordia University | 32100 | 65100 | 0.5065 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 129 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 131 | University of Central Missouri | 32200 | 34300 | 0.0606 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 132 | Sam Houston State University | 32500 | 39900 | 0.1854 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 133 | University of Southern Indiana | 32800 | 44900 | 0.2696 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 134 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 135 | Indiana University-South Bend | 33000 | 46100 | 0.2841 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 136 | Colorado Mesa University | 33200 | 40000 | 0.168 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 137 | Ithaca College | 33500 | 72500 | 0.5379 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 138 | Lasell University | 33600 | 47000 | 0.2849 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 139 | Appalachian State University | 33900 | 35800 | 0.0531 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 140 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 34200 | 46200 | 0.2599 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 141 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 62700 | 0.4471 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 142 | Asbury University | 35000 | 49100 | 0.2866 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 143 | California Baptist University | 35200 | 65200 | 0.4601 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 144 | Chicago State University | 35600 | 37600 | 0.0551 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 145 | Boise State University | 36000 | 48800 | 0.2623 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 146 | University of Central Arkansas | 36300 | 38400 | 0.0541 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 147 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 148 | University of Central Florida | 36500 | 39600 | 0.0783 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 149 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 150 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37000 | 53900 | 0.3135 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 150 | Towson University | 37000 | 45700 | 0.1904 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 152 | Augusta University | 37400 | 50500 | 0.2593 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 152 | Rhode Island College | 37400 | 45800 | 0.1835 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 152 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37400 | 39400 | 0.0508 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 155 | Long Island University | 37600 | 59600 | 0.3693 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 156 | Suffolk University | 38400 | 73600 | 0.4785 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 157 | Champlain College | 38700 | 70000 | 0.4474 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 158 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39100 | 63600 | 0.3854 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 159 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 39300 | 43400 | 0.0939 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 160 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 161 | Wayne State University | 39700 | 45500 | 0.1274 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 162 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39800 | 53300 | 0.2532 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 163 | San Diego State University | 40400 | 40500 | 0.0025 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 164 | 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 | Hofstra University | 41600 | 74600 | 0.4422 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 167 | Bellarmine University | 41700 | 66100 | 0.3689 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 167 | Campbell University | 41700 | 65100 | 0.3591 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 169 | New England Institute of Technology | 42200 | 61100 | 0.3096 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 169 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 171 | Susquehanna University | 42300 | 76800 | 0.4494 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 172 | Quinnipiac University | 42500 | 79200 | 0.4633 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 173 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 174 | University of Florida | 43900 | 45600 | 0.0372 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 175 | Saint Louis University | 46200 | 74500 | 0.3799 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 176 | Montclair State University | 46300 | 46600 | 0.0064 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 177 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 178 | The University of Alabama | 48800 | 48800 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 179 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 50500 | 52300 | 0.0344 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 180 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50800 | 52900 | 0.0392 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 181 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 182 | University of Iowa | 51100 | 53200 | 0.039 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 51700 | 51700 | 0 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 184 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 53600 | 61600 | 0.1299 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | Emerson College | 55700 | 82600 | 0.3257 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 56000 | 56100 | 0.0018 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 188 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 188 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 190 | Elon University | 65700 | 67300 | 0.0238 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 191 | 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.