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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Radio majors who live in West Virginia.
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 West Virginia.
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 | California State University-Los Angeles | 5500 | 69100 | 0.9208 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 2 | University of Michigan-Flint | 5500 | 43700 | 0.8746 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 4 | Northwestern University | 8000 | 94200 | 0.9152 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 5 | Morehead State University | 8100 | 26300 | 0.6915 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 6 | California State University-Northridge | 8400 | 36500 | 0.7709 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 7 | Emory University | 8800 | 96200 | 0.9083 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 8 | Rhode Island College | 9600 | 30200 | 0.6828 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 9 | University of St Francis | 10700 | 83800 | 0.8722 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 10700 | 27500 | 0.612 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 11200 | 36600 | 0.6936 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 12 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11300 | 22900 | 0.5075 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 13 | Arkansas State University | 11400 | 28400 | 0.5995 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 14 | Marshall University | 11600 | 27800 | 0.5824 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 15 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12000 | 32800 | 0.6338 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 16 | Eastern Illinois University | 12200 | 24700 | 0.5045 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 17 | Boston University | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 18 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13000 | 29300 | 0.5563 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 13700 | 40800 | 0.6644 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 20 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 13800 | 40700 | 0.6605 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 21 | University of Houston | 13900 | 21800 | 0.3623 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 22 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14200 | 27600 | 0.4864 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14300 | 22800 | 0.3733 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 23 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 25 | Goshen College | 14400 | 56000 | 0.7428 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 25 | San Francisco State University | 14400 | 47700 | 0.6983 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 27 | Bluefield State University | 14700 | 43500 | 0.6626 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 28 | Colorado Mesa University | 15000 | 66200 | 0.7732 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 30 | Troy University | 15200 | 26700 | 0.4306 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 31 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15300 | 31600 | 0.5164 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 31 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 15300 | 50100 | 0.6943 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 33 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15500 | 26000 | 0.4034 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 33 | Texas State University | 15500 | 26100 | 0.406 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 35 | Avila University | 15600 | 81100 | 0.8075 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 35 | Central Michigan University | 15600 | 38700 | 0.5967 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 35 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 38 | California State University-Chico | 15700 | 41000 | 0.6176 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 38 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 40 | University of Florida | 15800 | 22500 | 0.2977 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 41 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 16200 | 79400 | 0.7955 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 42 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 42 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16300 | 64800 | 0.7481 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 42 | University of North Texas | 16300 | 26100 | 0.3752 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 45 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 26900 | 0.391 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 46 | Appalachian State University | 16600 | 26000 | 0.3617 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 46 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16600 | 90700 | 0.817 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 48 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 16800 | 21300 | 0.2129 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 49 | McNeese State University | 16900 | 27800 | 0.3924 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 50 | Georgia Southern University | 17100 | 20100 | 0.1489 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 50 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 52 | Sam Houston State University | 17300 | 27100 | 0.3615 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 53 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 53 | Weber State University | 17400 | 20300 | 0.1431 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 55 | Vermont State University | 17700 | 26900 | 0.3414 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 56 | Augusta University | 17900 | 62500 | 0.7139 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 56 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 58 | California State University-Fullerton | 18000 | 20600 | 0.1246 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 59 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 60 | Austin Peay State University | 18400 | 31600 | 0.4184 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 60 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 18400 | 69500 | 0.7358 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 62 | San Jose State University | 18500 | 41100 | 0.5494 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 63 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18600 | 43500 | 0.5721 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 64 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18700 | 28100 | 0.3341 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 65 | Holy Family University | 18800 | 56900 | 0.6697 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 65 | San Diego State University | 18800 | 28900 | 0.3496 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 65 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 18800 | 32000 | 0.4129 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 68 | Louisiana Christian University | 18900 | 26000 | 0.2721 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 69 | University of Sioux Falls | 19000 | 43100 | 0.5598 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 70 | La Roche University | 19100 | 87300 | 0.7814 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 71 | Idaho State University | 19200 | 39100 | 0.5094 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 71 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 73 | Western Carolina University | 19400 | 20500 | 0.0537 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 74 | Minot State University | 19800 | 23500 | 0.1569 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 75 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19900 | 40200 | 0.5051 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 76 | Alabama A & M University | 20100 | 51200 | 0.6083 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 77 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 78 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20600 | 57800 | 0.6433 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 79 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 79 | Midwestern State University | 20700 | 33600 | 0.3844 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 81 | Bowie State University | 20800 | 50800 | 0.5906 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 82 | University of Montevallo | 21100 | 61300 | 0.6553 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 83 | Texas Southern University | 21400 | 38900 | 0.4499 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 84 | Culver-Stockton College | 21800 | 70000 | 0.689 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 85 | Boise State University | 21900 | 31200 | 0.2982 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 86 | Murray State University | 22500 | 27600 | 0.1838 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 86 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | Southwestern Adventist University | 22600 | 58700 | 0.6154 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 90 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 33400 | 0.3142 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 90 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22900 | 53400 | 0.5716 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 92 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 93 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23100 | 26700 | 0.1336 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 93 | University of Southern Indiana | 23100 | 27200 | 0.1495 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 95 | Florida Memorial University | 23300 | 51000 | 0.5426 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 95 | Marian University | 23300 | 47600 | 0.51 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 95 | Pennsylvania Western University | 23300 | 34400 | 0.3224 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 95 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 99 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47000 | 0.493 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 100 | Campbellsville University | 24100 | 45100 | 0.4653 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 101 | Lewis University | 24500 | 59800 | 0.5902 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 102 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24600 | 56700 | 0.5672 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 103 | Seton Hall University | 24900 | 67400 | 0.6302 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 104 | Mount Marty University | 25000 | 56400 | 0.5567 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 104 | St Catherine University | 25000 | 71900 | 0.6528 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 106 | University of Charleston | 25200 | 50400 | 0.4998 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 107 | Rogers State University | 25400 | 49700 | 0.4885 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 108 | Westminster College | 25600 | 57600 | 0.5555 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 109 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 110 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 26200 | 36400 | 0.2798 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 111 | Briar Cliff University | 26300 | 83800 | 0.6862 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 112 | Henderson State University | 26500 | 27200 | 0.0258 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 112 | University of Akron Main Campus | 26500 | 28000 | 0.0535 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 114 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 71200 | 0.6266 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 115 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 116 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 117 | University of Mississippi | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 118 | Saint Ambrose University | 27100 | 57700 | 0.5306 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 118 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 27100 | 33000 | 0.1786 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 120 | Oakland University | 27200 | 39600 | 0.3132 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 121 | Capital University | 27300 | 63800 | 0.572 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 122 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 123 | California State University-Long Beach | 27500 | 38800 | 0.2912 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 124 | Mount Aloysius College | 27900 | 51100 | 0.4539 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 125 | University of Hartford | 28300 | 70100 | 0.5959 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 125 | Wayne State University | 28300 | 46800 | 0.3956 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 127 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 127 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 129 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 130 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 131 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 132 | Long Island University | 29600 | 60500 | 0.511 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 133 | Towson University | 30000 | 30100 | 0.0033 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 134 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30200 | 54600 | 0.4463 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 135 | Siena Heights University | 30700 | 46300 | 0.3365 | 1,628 | 980 | 0.689 | |
| 136 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72600 | 0.5754 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 136 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 138 | Manhattanville University | 30900 | 68500 | 0.5483 | 1,465 | 1140 | 0.8688 | |
| 139 | Asbury University | 31100 | 50700 | 0.3859 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 139 | Friends University | 31100 | 58000 | 0.4646 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 139 | Lasell University | 31100 | 50800 | 0.3881 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 142 | Missouri Baptist University | 31300 | 53800 | 0.4193 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 142 | Suffolk University | 31300 | 83500 | 0.6252 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 144 | Northern Kentucky University | 31600 | 32100 | 0.0156 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 145 | University of Central Florida | 31700 | 42800 | 0.2593 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 146 | Elon University | 32700 | 69900 | 0.5326 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 146 | Roosevelt University | 32700 | 47600 | 0.3145 | 2,868 | 1049 | 0.9716 | |
| 148 | Rider University | 33000 | 60200 | 0.4518 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 149 | Misericordia University | 33100 | 67700 | 0.5109 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 150 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 151 | University of Central Missouri | 33300 | 35800 | 0.0716 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 152 | St. John's University-New York | 33800 | 83800 | 0.597 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 153 | Lewis-Clark State College | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1389 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 154 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 154 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34300 | 50900 | 0.3256 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 154 | University of Vermont | 34300 | 66300 | 0.4821 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 157 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34600 | 65100 | 0.4679 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 158 | Chicago State University | 35200 | 37800 | 0.0678 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 159 | Temple University | 35500 | 57200 | 0.3791 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 160 | Bradley University | 35800 | 60300 | 0.4064 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 161 | Indiana University-South Bend | 36200 | 38800 | 0.0662 | 4,206 | 1050 | 0.8146 | |
| 162 | New England Institute of Technology | 36400 | 89400 | 0.5927 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 163 | University of South Alabama | 36600 | 40200 | 0.0896 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 164 | Rowan University | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3058 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 165 | Washington Adventist University | 38100 | 45600 | 0.1658 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 166 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 166 | East Tennessee State University | 38500 | 38500 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 168 | Champlain College | 39300 | 105100 | 0.6262 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 169 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40000 | 66900 | 0.4023 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 170 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40500 | 53600 | 0.2445 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 171 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 40900 | 58700 | 0.3035 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 172 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 173 | Susquehanna University | 42000 | 85600 | 0.5092 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 174 | Saint Louis University | 42500 | 84300 | 0.4956 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 175 | Campbell University | 43700 | 68700 | 0.3646 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 175 | Providence College | 43700 | 85000 | 0.486 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 177 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 178 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 179 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 45600 | 104000 | 0.5616 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 180 | Ashland University | 47700 | 57000 | 0.163 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 180 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 182 | Quinnipiac University | 48800 | 79700 | 0.3879 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | University of Kentucky | 48800 | 59900 | 0.1848 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 184 | Manhattan University | 51200 | 72900 | 0.2975 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 185 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 186 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 188 | Hofstra University | 59200 | 83300 | 0.2894 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 189 | Howard University | 60000 | 88500 | 0.3222 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 190 | 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.