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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 | Emory University | 8800 | 92500 | 0.9048 | 7,320 | 1499 | 0.103 | |
| 3 | Marshall University | 11400 | 33400 | 0.6586 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 4 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 11900 | 92800 | 0.8719 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 7 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12200 | 22900 | 0.4681 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 8 | California State University-Northridge | 12400 | 22000 | 0.4364 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 10 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 25700 | 0.5013 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 11 | Eastern Illinois University | 13200 | 24300 | 0.4572 | 6,731 | 1020 | 0.7073 | |
| 12 | University of Michigan-Flint | 13300 | 46300 | 0.7125 | 5,534 | 1079 | 0.6734 | |
| 13 | Western Kentucky University | 13400 | 27000 | 0.5029 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 14 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 14100 | 26600 | 0.4691 | 782 | 1020 | 0.8202 | |
| 15 | University of Houston | 14300 | 22000 | 0.3493 | 40,366 | 1224 | 0.7577 | |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14400 | 19000 | 0.2423 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 17 | Central Michigan University | 14700 | 37800 | 0.6104 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 18 | Midwestern State University | 14800 | 21600 | 0.3144 | 4,303 | 1055 | 0.9347 | |
| 18 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 14800 | 37400 | 0.6037 | 7,501 | 1055 | 0.9467 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 14900 | 27000 | 0.4495 | 8,217 | 1124 | 0.8413 | |
| 21 | Northern Kentucky University | 15100 | 25900 | 0.4175 | 10,136 | 1110 | 0.9666 | |
| 22 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 15200 | 31600 | 0.5196 | 7,402 | 1054 | 0.9684 | |
| 23 | Austin Peay State University | 15400 | 29100 | 0.4712 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 23 | Western Carolina University | 15400 | 16500 | 0.0668 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 25 | California State University-Chico | 15500 | 23500 | 0.3401 | 13,599 | 1054 | 0.9107 | |
| 26 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 27 | Texas State University | 15700 | 25500 | 0.3845 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 27 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15700 | 29300 | 0.4664 | 5,467 | 1035 | 0.7041 | |
| 27 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 30 | Sam Houston State University | 15800 | 27000 | 0.415 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 31 | Morehead State University | 16100 | 28000 | 0.4247 | 7,941 | 1080 | 0.8328 | |
| 32 | Appalachian State University | 16200 | 19500 | 0.1693 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 32 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16200 | 29300 | 0.4471 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 34 | California State University-Long Beach | 16300 | 25800 | 0.3683 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 34 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 36 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16400 | 26900 | 0.391 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 36 | Ferris State University | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4717 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 38 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 39 | Northwestern University | 16600 | 89500 | 0.8149 | 9,060 | 1533 | 0.0769 | |
| 39 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28200 | 0.4116 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 39 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 16600 | 64800 | 0.7439 | 22,007 | 1427 | 0.1672 | |
| 42 | West Virginia University | 17200 | 41000 | 0.5797 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 43 | University of St Francis | 17300 | 57800 | 0.7005 | 1,416 | 1030 | 0.6528 | |
| 44 | Colorado Mesa University | 17600 | 28600 | 0.3848 | 9,459 | 1050 | 0.8314 | |
| 45 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 45 | Vermont State University | 17700 | 26900 | 0.3414 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 47 | Avila University | 17800 | 64100 | 0.7221 | 1,538 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 47 | Rhode Island College | 17800 | 27400 | 0.3508 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 49 | Augusta University | 17900 | 29400 | 0.3912 | 6,102 | 1065 | 0.6276 | |
| 50 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.3909 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 51 | California State University-Fullerton | 18300 | 20600 | 0.1113 | 40,705 | 960 | 0.8811 | |
| 51 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 53 | Bluefield State University | 18400 | 27700 | 0.3336 | 1,117 | 990 | 0.9723 | |
| 53 | Lewis-Clark State College | 18400 | 23500 | 0.2166 | 4,015 | 990 | 0.9964 | |
| 55 | Holy Family University | 18800 | 56200 | 0.666 | 2,808 | 975 | 0.7456 | |
| 56 | McNeese State University | 18900 | 27400 | 0.3102 | 5,668 | 1060 | 0.7827 | |
| 56 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 58 | Campbellsville University | 19000 | 43200 | 0.5596 | 6,848 | 1075 | 0.7974 | |
| 59 | Louisiana Christian University | 19200 | 26000 | 0.2615 | 769 | 1065 | 0.7719 | |
| 59 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 61 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 19400 | 68100 | 0.7153 | 711 | 1030 | 0.8214 | |
| 62 | Georgia Southern University | 19800 | 20100 | 0.0149 | 25,595 | 1045 | 0.695 | |
| 62 | University of Mississippi | 19800 | 27000 | 0.2666 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 64 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19900 | 38000 | 0.4764 | 22,077 | 965 | 0.9124 | |
| 64 | University of South Alabama | 19900 | 22400 | 0.1118 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 66 | Pennsylvania Western University | 20000 | 29000 | 0.3108 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 67 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1452 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 68 | Lasell University | 20200 | 48500 | 0.5831 | 1,347 | 1095 | 0.7457 | |
| 68 | Youngstown State University | 20200 | 34000 | 0.4059 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 70 | Marian University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5693 | 1,026 | 1020 | 0.75 | |
| 70 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20300 | 23200 | 0.125 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 72 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 29400 | 0.3056 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 73 | 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 | 20900 | 25600 | 0.1835 | 4,810 | 1044 | 0.824 | |
| 76 | University of Sioux Falls | 21200 | 40100 | 0.4712 | 1,177 | 1075 | 0.8274 | |
| 77 | Bradley University | 22100 | 50800 | 0.5649 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 77 | Culver-Stockton College | 22100 | 50600 | 0.5631 | 889 | 1055 | 0.9827 | |
| 79 | La Roche University | 22200 | 72600 | 0.6945 | 1,972 | 990 | 0.6638 | |
| 80 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | 22400 | 43200 | 0.4816 | 3,825 | 1175 | 0.7841 | |
| 81 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3775 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 81 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 31000 | 0.2611 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 83 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23000 | 25800 | 0.1083 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 84 | Florida Memorial University | 23200 | 42000 | 0.4471 | 1,206 | 0 | 0.8526 | |
| 84 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 86 | University of Southern Indiana | 23400 | 27200 | 0.1394 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 86 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 88 | East Tennessee State University | 23900 | 30600 | 0.2188 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 89 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5627 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 90 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24300 | 90700 | 0.7321 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 90 | Saint Ambrose University | 24300 | 55400 | 0.561 | 1,884 | 1065 | 0.8006 | |
| 92 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 43200 | 0.4261 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 93 | St Catherine University | 25100 | 71900 | 0.6503 | 2,602 | 1148 | 0.9047 | |
| 94 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 95 | Mount Marty University | 25300 | 56400 | 0.5514 | 1,053 | 1145 | 0.8603 | |
| 95 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 97 | Lewis University | 25700 | 57700 | 0.5544 | 4,914 | 1127 | 0.6916 | |
| 97 | Westminster College | 25700 | 57600 | 0.5538 | 1,110 | 1145 | 0.9167 | |
| 99 | University of North Texas | 26100 | 26100 | 0 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 100 | Mount Aloysius College | 26200 | 49200 | 0.4677 | 3,135 | 1045 | 0.936 | |
| 101 | Briar Cliff University | 26400 | 74200 | 0.6441 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 102 | University of La Verne | 26600 | 67300 | 0.6044 | 3,052 | 1109 | 0.7117 | |
| 103 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 103 | Troy University | 26700 | 34700 | 0.2305 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 105 | Henderson State University | 26900 | 27200 | 0.011 | 1,461 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 105 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 105 | University of Charleston | 26900 | 50400 | 0.4661 | 2,348 | 1075 | 0.5975 | |
| 105 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26900 | 36600 | 0.2649 | 27,963 | 1090 | 0.8395 | |
| 109 | Texas Tech University | 27100 | 27100 | 0 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 110 | Capital University | 27300 | 62400 | 0.5624 | 1,642 | 1045 | 0.6501 | |
| 111 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 112 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 113 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 114 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 27900 | 34200 | 0.1842 | 828 | 1070 | 0.9131 | |
| 114 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2292 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 116 | Alabama A & M University | 28300 | 37700 | 0.2491 | 6,370 | 915 | 0.5795 | |
| 117 | Weber State University | 28400 | 33900 | 0.1621 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 118 | Rogers State University | 28500 | 49200 | 0.4208 | 3,278 | 1025 | 0.6784 | |
| 118 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28500 | 32300 | 0.1176 | 11,691 | 1074 | 0.7722 | |
| 118 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5933 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 121 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 122 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 28900 | 31400 | 0.0793 | 9,656 | 1205 | 0.7997 | |
| 123 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 124 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 124 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 29300 | 42400 | 0.3093 | 6,761 | 1105 | 0.8475 | |
| 126 | Friends University | 29400 | 53600 | 0.4528 | 1,084 | 1020 | 0.5174 | |
| 127 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30500 | 54600 | 0.4413 | 3,120 | 1193 | 0.3992 | |
| 128 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72500 | 0.575 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 129 | San Francisco State University | 31000 | 47700 | 0.3502 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 129 | 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 | 36100 | 0.1357 | 36,196 | 1208 | 0.3741 | |
| 133 | Rider University | 31300 | 60600 | 0.4832 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 134 | Asbury University | 31400 | 50700 | 0.3805 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 135 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.4142 | 5,253 | 910 | 0.7062 | |
| 136 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 32400 | 48400 | 0.3307 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 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 | Suffolk University | 33100 | 70300 | 0.5291 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 140 | Misericordia University | 33400 | 67700 | 0.5068 | 1,721 | 1078 | 0.8871 | |
| 141 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5227 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 142 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34000 | 39600 | 0.1416 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 143 | Texas Southern University | 34500 | 42500 | 0.1883 | 6,844 | 915 | 0.9691 | |
| 144 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 34600 | 50900 | 0.3202 | 1,961 | 1099 | 0.7512 | |
| 145 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4655 | 1,816 | 1070 | 0.9164 | |
| 145 | Southeastern University | 34800 | 60500 | 0.4246 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 147 | Chicago State University | 35500 | 37800 | 0.0606 | 1,501 | 885 | 0.4326 | |
| 147 | University of Montevallo | 35500 | 44900 | 0.2095 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 149 | Temple University | 35800 | 56400 | 0.3654 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 150 | Hofstra University | 36600 | 76900 | 0.524 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 151 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37800 | 65000 | 0.4182 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 152 | Seton Hall University | 38100 | 67400 | 0.4345 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 153 | Washington Adventist University | 38300 | 45600 | 0.1597 | 513 | 995 | 0.4618 | |
| 154 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 73600 | 0.4771 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 155 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60000 | 0.3518 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 155 | Manhattan University | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 2,378 | 1174 | 0.8216 | |
| 157 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 39300 | 50300 | 0.2189 | 6,647 | 1153 | 0.9008 | |
| 158 | California Baptist University | 39800 | 65600 | 0.3933 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 159 | Arkansas State University | 40300 | 41000 | 0.0171 | 11,189 | 1080 | 0.7818 | |
| 160 | Wayne State University | 40700 | 46200 | 0.1191 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 161 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40800 | 57000 | 0.2841 | 755 | 1163 | 0.6925 | |
| 162 | Champlain College | 40900 | 76000 | 0.4621 | 1,514 | 1273 | 0.873 | |
| 163 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2774 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 164 | Bellarmine University | 41500 | 66100 | 0.3721 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 164 | Montclair State University | 41500 | 46600 | 0.1095 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 166 | Susquehanna University | 42100 | 76800 | 0.452 | 2,220 | 1199 | 0.7908 | |
| 167 | Boise State University | 42900 | 50000 | 0.142 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 168 | Providence College | 43900 | 85000 | 0.4836 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 169 | Campbell University | 44000 | 68700 | 0.3606 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 170 | Texas Christian University | 44100 | 87400 | 0.4957 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 171 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | New England Institute of Technology | 44700 | 68200 | 0.3444 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 173 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 173 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 175 | The Master's University and Seminary | 47700 | 53700 | 0.1118 | 1,908 | 1139 | 0.8402 | |
| 176 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 48000 | 77500 | 0.3805 | 3,469 | 1281 | 0.8521 | |
| 177 | Saint Louis University | 48400 | 80900 | 0.4015 | 9,331 | 1250 | 0.7499 | |
| 178 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1562 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 179 | The University of Texas at Austin | 49600 | 59400 | 0.165 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 180 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50600 | 52900 | 0.0433 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 181 | University of Iowa | 52100 | 54400 | 0.0421 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 182 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 52600 | 52800 | 0.0038 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 184 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 17,157 | 1204 | 0.7654 | |
| 185 | Elon University | 54600 | 68900 | 0.2077 | 6,191 | 1283 | 0.6326 | |
| 186 | Howard University | 55200 | 66500 | 0.17 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 187 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 188 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 56000 | 66400 | 0.1567 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 189 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 58700 | 67000 | 0.1238 | 5,288 | 1138 | 0.9459 | |
| 190 | Columbia College Chicago | 63600 | 68600 | 0.0729 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.