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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 | 91800 | 0.9709 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5500 | 69100 | 0.9208 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5500 | 44000 | 0.8754 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 93000 | 0.9142 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | California State University-Northridge | 8300 | 65100 | 0.8726 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 5 | Morehead State University | 8300 | 29200 | 0.7168 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 8900 | 96200 | 0.9077 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island College | 9400 | 62600 | 0.8497 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 9 | Idaho State University | 9600 | 23500 | 0.5923 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 10 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 28700 | 0.6031 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 11 | Marshall University | 11500 | 27800 | 0.5858 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 12 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12000 | 33800 | 0.6454 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 13 | Northern Arizona University | 12300 | 35800 | 0.6566 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 13000 | 114300 | 0.8861 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 15 | San Francisco State University | 13400 | 47700 | 0.7193 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 16 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13700 | 52800 | 0.7408 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 17 | Western Carolina University | 13800 | 16500 | 0.1636 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 18 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 19 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14400 | 19000 | 0.2423 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 21 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 14700 | 41700 | 0.6471 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 22 | Midwestern State University | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3144 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 23 | Murray State University | 14900 | 27000 | 0.4495 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 24 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7732 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 25 | Troy University | 15100 | 39100 | 0.6135 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 26 | Rogers State University | 15400 | 49200 | 0.687 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 27 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15500 | 25700 | 0.3969 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 28 | Avila University | 15600 | 64300 | 0.7578 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 28 | California State University-Chico | 15600 | 58100 | 0.7315 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 28 | Central Michigan University | 15600 | 38700 | 0.5967 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 28 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 32 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 33 | Austin Peay State University | 16100 | 29100 | 0.4471 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 34 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16200 | 29300 | 0.4471 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 34 | Texas State University | 16200 | 26200 | 0.3815 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 34 | University of North Texas | 16200 | 26100 | 0.379 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 37 | Bellevue College | 16300 | 16700 | 0.0242 | 12,485 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16300 | 30600 | 0.4669 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 39 | Appalachian State University | 16500 | 22800 | 0.2766 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 39 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 39 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28100 | 0.4123 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 42 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 43 | McNeese State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3924 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 44 | Georgia Southern University | 17000 | 20100 | 0.1539 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 45 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 46 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 47 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 48 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 17500 | 33900 | 0.4836 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 48 | Sam Houston State University | 17500 | 27100 | 0.3541 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 50 | Vermont State University | 17700 | 26900 | 0.3414 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 51 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 17800 | 27400 | 0.3502 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 52 | Augusta University | 17900 | 62500 | 0.7139 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 52 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 54 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 40600 | 0.5487 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 54 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 56 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18400 | 23500 | 0.2166 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 56 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18400 | 68100 | 0.73 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 58 | Holy Family University | 18700 | 69900 | 0.7323 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 59 | Central Washington University | 18800 | 22800 | 0.1729 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 61 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 41100 | 0.5379 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 63 | La Roche University | 19100 | 87300 | 0.7814 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 64 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 64 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 66 | California State University-Fullerton | 19500 | 61400 | 0.6822 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 67 | Alabama A & M University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.6223 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 68 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 69 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3529 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 70 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 70 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 20100 | 43200 | 0.5348 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 72 | Eastern Illinois University | 20600 | 28100 | 0.2663 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 72 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20600 | 57300 | 0.6409 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 74 | Indiana University-South Bend | 20700 | 23900 | 0.1374 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 75 | Bowie State University | 20800 | 50800 | 0.5906 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 75 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1902 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 77 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 78 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 79 | Culver-Stockton College | 21700 | 50600 | 0.571 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 80 | Texas Southern University | 22300 | 25500 | 0.1257 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 81 | Montclair State University | 22500 | 36800 | 0.3889 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 81 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22500 | 33600 | 0.3301 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 83 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 83 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3777 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 85 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 85 | University of Houston | 23000 | 27800 | 0.1728 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 87 | Lewis University | 23200 | 59400 | 0.6097 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 88 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 88 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 90 | Marian University | 23400 | 47600 | 0.5079 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 90 | University of Southern Indiana | 23400 | 27200 | 0.1394 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 92 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23600 | 26900 | 0.1227 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 92 | Weber State University | 23600 | 31500 | 0.2511 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 94 | Campbellsville University | 24200 | 45200 | 0.465 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 94 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 96 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24300 | 90700 | 0.7321 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 97 | Susquehanna University | 24400 | 122200 | 0.8006 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 98 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 43200 | 0.4261 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 99 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 75500 | 0.6685 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 100 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 101 | Eastern Kentucky University | 25200 | 38400 | 0.3441 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 102 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5535 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 103 | Henderson State University | 26100 | 36600 | 0.2869 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 104 | Western Kentucky University | 26300 | 47700 | 0.4485 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 105 | Briar Cliff University | 26400 | 74700 | 0.6462 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 106 | Rider University | 26700 | 60200 | 0.5567 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 106 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 106 | University of La Verne | 26700 | 89200 | 0.7009 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 109 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 26800 | 40700 | 0.3414 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 110 | Bluefield State University | 27000 | 37000 | 0.2705 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 111 | Oakland University | 27200 | 39300 | 0.3075 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 112 | Capital University | 27300 | 63100 | 0.5674 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 112 | Rowan University | 27300 | 41300 | 0.3392 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 114 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 115 | California State University-Long Beach | 27600 | 43100 | 0.36 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 116 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 117 | Mount Aloysius College | 28200 | 63500 | 0.5561 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 118 | Wayne State University | 28300 | 46800 | 0.3956 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 119 | Asbury University | 28400 | 50700 | 0.4397 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 120 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 121 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 36500 | 0.2167 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 122 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 123 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 124 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 125 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 126 | Northern Kentucky University | 29600 | 34800 | 0.1493 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 127 | Towson University | 30500 | 39200 | 0.2221 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 127 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 129 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72600 | 0.5755 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 130 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3306 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 131 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.546 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 132 | San Diego State University | 31200 | 35300 | 0.1161 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 133 | Suffolk University | 31300 | 110800 | 0.7174 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 134 | Lasell University | 31400 | 60000 | 0.4764 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 135 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 136 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 32200 | 39900 | 0.1931 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 137 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3125 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 137 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 139 | Saint Ambrose University | 32900 | 57700 | 0.43 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 140 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 33300 | 48400 | 0.3121 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 141 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 141 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 143 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 143 | University of Central Missouri | 33500 | 35800 | 0.0639 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 145 | Friends University | 34400 | 58000 | 0.4081 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 145 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34400 | 41000 | 0.161 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 147 | California Baptist University | 34500 | 69100 | 0.5009 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 148 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 149 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 150 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 151 | Bradley University | 35800 | 60000 | 0.4036 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 151 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 153 | Texas Tech University | 36000 | 38900 | 0.0746 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 154 | New England Institute of Technology | 36400 | 89400 | 0.5927 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 155 | University of Montevallo | 36500 | 45300 | 0.1941 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 156 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 36800 | 57400 | 0.359 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 157 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 158 | Seton Hall University | 38200 | 67700 | 0.4359 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 159 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 160 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 160 | Manhattan University | 38500 | 73700 | 0.4776 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 162 | Long Island University | 39000 | 60400 | 0.3546 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 163 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 39100 | 43400 | 0.0989 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 164 | University of Charleston | 39200 | 51200 | 0.2342 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 165 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 82200 | 0.5099 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 167 | University of Mississippi | 40400 | 60300 | 0.3299 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 168 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40700 | 69100 | 0.4109 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 169 | Ashland University | 41500 | 57100 | 0.2732 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 169 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 169 | Saint Louis University | 41500 | 81100 | 0.4884 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 172 | Boise State University | 43000 | 50100 | 0.1416 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 173 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 174 | Arkansas State University | 43300 | 45100 | 0.0399 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 174 | St. John's University-New York | 43300 | 82800 | 0.4772 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Providence College | 43800 | 108300 | 0.5955 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 177 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 178 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 179 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45600 | 107800 | 0.577 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 180 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47600 | 53300 | 0.1069 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 181 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 182 | Champlain College | 48600 | 76000 | 0.3607 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 183 | Quinnipiac University | 50000 | 118300 | 0.5772 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 184 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 185 | University of Kentucky | 51700 | 74100 | 0.3024 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 186 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 187 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52600 | 67000 | 0.2151 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 188 | Elon University | 54100 | 69600 | 0.2226 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 189 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 190 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83400 | 0.2901 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 191 | Howard University | 60000 | 67300 | 0.1084 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 192 | Columbia College Chicago | 63500 | 68500 | 0.073 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.