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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 | 4800 | 88600 | 0.9457 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Boston University | 6600 | 88800 | 0.9261 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 3 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 8000 | 31800 | 0.7495 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 4 | Emory University | 8800 | 90100 | 0.9024 | 7,407 | 1499 | 0.1029 | |
| 5 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27700 | 0.5846 | 10,406 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 6 | Marshall University | 11700 | 27200 | 0.5676 | 9,165 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 11700 | 27800 | 0.579 | 21,075 | 1420 | 0.1534 | |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12100 | 30700 | 0.6055 | 43,165 | 1335 | 0.2664 | |
| 9 | Bluefield State University | 12400 | 29500 | 0.5807 | 1,249 | 1000 | 0.8722 | |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | 12900 | 23600 | 0.4534 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | 13100 | 25900 | 0.495 | 10,163 | 1090 | 0.8307 | |
| 12 | Texas State University | 13200 | 23200 | 0.4313 | 36,268 | 1100 | 0.8908 | |
| 13 | California State University-Northridge | 13400 | 23200 | 0.4233 | 32,499 | 1005 | 0.9219 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech University | 13900 | 26800 | 0.4809 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 15 | Northwest Missouri State University | 14600 | 27900 | 0.476 | 5,241 | 1075 | 0.8613 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 16 | Western Carolina University | 14700 | 19600 | 0.25 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.818 | |
| 18 | Indiana University-South Bend | 14800 | 27500 | 0.4618 | 4,083 | 1070 | 0.8384 | |
| 19 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 14900 | 31600 | 0.5286 | 7,290 | 1035 | 0.6409 | |
| 20 | Murray State University | 15000 | 27000 | 0.4463 | 8,281 | 1124 | 0.8568 | |
| 21 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 25400 | 0.3943 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 22 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 22 | Central Michigan University | 15500 | 40600 | 0.6183 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 24 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15600 | 25700 | 0.3925 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 25 | Troy University | 15900 | 26700 | 0.4044 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 26 | California State University-Chico | 16000 | 23500 | 0.3188 | 13,392 | 1117 | 0.9158 | |
| 26 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 16000 | 21700 | 0.2621 | 5,463 | 1095 | 0.8147 | |
| 28 | Oakland University | 16600 | 28000 | 0.4077 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 29 | Northwestern University | 16700 | 89500 | 0.8138 | 8,846 | 1513 | 0.0722 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16800 | 31000 | 0.4588 | 8,989 | 1015 | 0.9151 | |
| 31 | Arkansas State University | 17100 | 28100 | 0.3917 | 9,985 | 1075 | 0.7959 | |
| 32 | Avila University | 17300 | 67600 | 0.7446 | 1,335 | 985 | 0.878 | |
| 33 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 17400 | 35800 | 0.5138 | 836 | 1070 | 0.9235 | |
| 34 | Lewis-Clark State College | 17600 | 24400 | 0.2786 | 3,793 | 1010 | 0.9407 | |
| 35 | Eastern Illinois University | 17800 | 27700 | 0.3576 | 6,785 | 1020 | 0.6535 | |
| 36 | San Francisco State University | 18000 | 33300 | 0.4594 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 37 | Husson University | 18200 | 48100 | 0.621 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 37 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4406 | 2,650 | 1189 | 0.7825 | |
| 39 | Colorado Mesa University | 18300 | 24800 | 0.2594 | 9,473 | 1050 | 0.9829 | |
| 39 | Holy Family University | 18300 | 54000 | 0.6608 | 2,650 | 1030 | 0.7104 | |
| 39 | Midwestern State University | 18300 | 29000 | 0.3686 | 4,508 | 1055 | 0.8738 | |
| 39 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 22400 | 0.1834 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 39 | University of Vermont | 18300 | 37800 | 0.5164 | 12,276 | 1379 | 0.653 | |
| 44 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27500 | 0.3235 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 45 | East Tennessee State University | 18800 | 26300 | 0.2854 | 10,633 | 1124 | 0.8706 | |
| 46 | Campbellsville University | 18900 | 41800 | 0.5478 | 6,411 | 1055 | 0.7235 | |
| 47 | McNeese State University | 19200 | 29200 | 0.3429 | 5,560 | 1110 | 0.6755 | |
| 48 | Saint Cloud State University | 19600 | 24500 | 0.2014 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 48 | Youngstown State University | 19600 | 29300 | 0.3307 | 8,436 | 1065 | 0.8066 | |
| 50 | California State University-Los Angeles | 19800 | 39400 | 0.498 | 19,354 | 965 | 0.9125 | |
| 50 | University of Mississippi | 19800 | 27000 | 0.2666 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 52 | Towson University | 20000 | 30000 | 0.3329 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 53 | Wayne State University | 20100 | 32300 | 0.3782 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 54 | Marian University | 20200 | 46100 | 0.5615 | 1,074 | 1035 | 0.6677 | |
| 54 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1416 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 56 | Texas Southern University | 20300 | 25700 | 0.2104 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 57 | West Virginia University | 20500 | 28800 | 0.2884 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 58 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 31500 | 0.3465 | 2,545 | 1124 | 0.5579 | |
| 59 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20800 | 49400 | 0.5785 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 60 | North Dakota State University | 20900 | 25700 | 0.1868 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 61 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 62 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 63 | Bowie State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2534 | 5,136 | 875 | 0.75 | |
| 64 | Austin Peay State University | 21600 | 32700 | 0.3399 | 8,926 | 0 | 0.9638 | |
| 64 | Pennsylvania Western University | 21600 | 29400 | 0.2654 | 7,586 | 1070 | 0.9433 | |
| 64 | University of St Francis | 21600 | 57200 | 0.6227 | 1,338 | 1030 | 0.653 | |
| 67 | Northern Arizona University | 21700 | 32000 | 0.3209 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 68 | Madonna University | 22000 | 50400 | 0.5635 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 69 | University of Florida | 22300 | 44000 | 0.4936 | 36,567 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 70 | Boise State University | 22700 | 41000 | 0.4461 | 24,030 | 1025 | 0.8721 | |
| 70 | Sam Houston State University | 22700 | 23000 | 0.013 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 72 | Bradley University | 22800 | 50900 | 0.5521 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 73 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 17,771 | 1044 | 0.7933 | |
| 74 | Henderson State University | 23200 | 35900 | 0.3542 | 1,493 | 1075 | 0.8192 | |
| 75 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23400 | 40800 | 0.4262 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 76 | Briar Cliff University | 23500 | 55700 | 0.578 | 737 | 1075 | 0.5983 | |
| 76 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 78 | Georgia Southern University | 23600 | 23800 | 0.0084 | 23,618 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 78 | Saint Ambrose University | 23600 | 54500 | 0.567 | 1,939 | 1085 | 0.7733 | |
| 78 | University of Charleston | 23600 | 53500 | 0.5586 | 2,087 | 1075 | 0.6458 | |
| 78 | University of Houston | 23600 | 23600 | 0 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 82 | Eastern Kentucky University | 23900 | 38000 | 0.3706 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 83 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24500 | 0.0204 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 84 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 85 | University of Sioux Falls | 24400 | 40100 | 0.3916 | 1,241 | 1055 | 0.8298 | |
| 86 | La Roche University | 24600 | 55400 | 0.5562 | 1,986 | 1150 | 0.7761 | |
| 86 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 24600 | 37400 | 0.3419 | 7,595 | 1075 | 0.9226 | |
| 86 | St Catherine University | 24600 | 69800 | 0.6481 | 2,505 | 1135 | 0.9185 | |
| 89 | Friends University | 25100 | 59300 | 0.577 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 89 | Rogers State University | 25100 | 33400 | 0.2482 | 3,141 | 936 | 0.6683 | |
| 91 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 25200 | 76300 | 0.67 | 7,703 | 1105 | 0.9556 | |
| 91 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 25200 | 62200 | 0.5953 | 686 | 1030 | 0.8649 | |
| 93 | Temple University | 25300 | 36300 | 0.3033 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 94 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 25400 | 25600 | 0.0078 | 11,874 | 1082 | 0.8377 | |
| 95 | Lewis University | 25500 | 57400 | 0.5554 | 4,326 | 1099 | 0.7128 | |
| 96 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5038 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 97 | California State University-Fullerton | 25800 | 41400 | 0.3769 | 38,597 | 0 | 0.9052 | |
| 98 | Mount Marty University | 25900 | 55200 | 0.5307 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 99 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 100 | Evangel University | 26400 | 39900 | 0.3385 | 1,843 | 1183 | 0.7161 | |
| 101 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 26500 | 36500 | 0.2741 | 27,082 | 1099 | 0.8459 | |
| 101 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26500 | 59900 | 0.558 | 4,638 | 1035 | 0.9813 | |
| 103 | La Sierra University | 26700 | 55100 | 0.5159 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 103 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,934 | 1035 | 0.8153 | |
| 105 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 26800 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 106 | Morehead State University | 27300 | 32600 | 0.1625 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 107 | Capital University | 27500 | 68600 | 0.5992 | 1,609 | 1084 | 0.7022 | |
| 108 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27700 | 36400 | 0.2375 | 5,162 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 109 | Weber State University | 27800 | 33300 | 0.1652 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 110 | University of Northern Iowa | 28000 | 36200 | 0.2268 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 111 | Alabama A & M University | 28200 | 42800 | 0.3409 | 5,845 | 940 | 0.6622 | |
| 112 | Regis College | 28500 | 70400 | 0.595 | 1,055 | 965 | 0.9009 | |
| 112 | University of Hartford | 28500 | 70100 | 0.5926 | 4,223 | 1224 | 0.9579 | |
| 114 | University of Akron Main Campus | 28600 | 31500 | 0.0921 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 115 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3133 | 1,817 | 1080 | 0.8078 | |
| 116 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 29000 | 31400 | 0.0766 | 9,513 | 1200 | 0.8122 | |
| 117 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 118 | Westminster College | 29300 | 57500 | 0.4901 | 1,136 | 1190 | 0.9256 | |
| 119 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 120 | North Central College | 29900 | 62700 | 0.5229 | 2,454 | 1203 | 0.7733 | |
| 120 | The University of Alabama | 29900 | 29900 | 0 | 34,389 | 1233 | 0.7665 | |
| 120 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 29900 | 46100 | 0.3514 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 123 | Montclair State University | 30000 | 36300 | 0.1737 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 123 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | 30000 | 38200 | 0.2149 | 6,550 | 1140 | 0.7456 | |
| 125 | California State University-Monterey Bay | 30200 | 34000 | 0.1117 | 6,910 | 1053 | 0.9734 | |
| 126 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30500 | 39600 | 0.2301 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 127 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 30600 | 39500 | 0.2251 | 5,205 | 1118 | 0.744 | |
| 127 | University of Northwestern-St Paul | 30600 | 54600 | 0.4397 | 3,163 | 1165 | 0.9347 | |
| 129 | San Jose State University | 30700 | 41000 | 0.251 | 28,008 | 0 | 0.8461 | |
| 130 | Siena Heights University | 31000 | 46300 | 0.3287 | 1,669 | 1000 | 0.6656 | |
| 131 | Manhattanville University | 31100 | 68500 | 0.5453 | 1,466 | 1145 | 0.8734 | |
| 132 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 31200 | 43700 | 0.2858 | 1,002 | 1115 | 0.8898 | |
| 133 | Washington Adventist University | 31500 | 37800 | 0.1668 | 605 | 950 | 0.4536 | |
| 134 | Missouri Baptist University | 31600 | 53800 | 0.4126 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 135 | Misericordia University | 32000 | 65100 | 0.5085 | 1,721 | 1175 | 0.8871 | |
| 136 | University of Central Missouri | 32100 | 34300 | 0.0643 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 137 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32200 | 44800 | 0.2812 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 138 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 32700 | 39900 | 0.1804 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 139 | Roosevelt University | 32800 | 47600 | 0.3119 | 2,605 | 1015 | 0.9427 | |
| 139 | University of Southern Indiana | 32800 | 44900 | 0.2696 | 5,347 | 1145 | 0.9581 | |
| 141 | Southeastern University | 32900 | 60500 | 0.4559 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 142 | Ithaca College | 33500 | 72500 | 0.5379 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 142 | Lasell University | 33500 | 47000 | 0.287 | 1,293 | 1139 | 0.927 | |
| 144 | Adrian College | 33600 | 70200 | 0.5215 | 1,678 | 1060 | 0.6843 | |
| 145 | Appalachian State University | 33900 | 35800 | 0.0531 | 19,560 | 1159 | 0.9014 | |
| 146 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 34200 | 46200 | 0.2599 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 147 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34500 | 35100 | 0.0171 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 148 | Gwynedd Mercy University | 34800 | 65100 | 0.4648 | 1,301 | 1115 | 0.8963 | |
| 149 | California Baptist University | 35100 | 65200 | 0.4616 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 150 | Chicago State University | 35400 | 37600 | 0.0586 | 1,495 | 885 | 0.4052 | |
| 151 | Ashland University | 36400 | 52700 | 0.3091 | 5,180 | 1145 | 0.8053 | |
| 152 | Clark Atlanta University | 36800 | 49800 | 0.2613 | 3,495 | 1000 | 0.6463 | |
| 153 | Augusta University | 37300 | 50500 | 0.2613 | 5,684 | 1125 | 0.8931 | |
| 154 | Rhode Island College | 37400 | 45800 | 0.1835 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 154 | University of Michigan-Flint | 37400 | 39400 | 0.0508 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 156 | Long Island University | 37600 | 59600 | 0.3693 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 157 | Asbury University | 37900 | 49100 | 0.2281 | 2,066 | 1157 | 0.954 | |
| 158 | Suffolk University | 38300 | 73600 | 0.4799 | 4,324 | 1209 | 0.822 | |
| 159 | Champlain College | 38700 | 70000 | 0.4474 | 1,691 | 1304 | 0.8764 | |
| 160 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38900 | 63600 | 0.3885 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 161 | Hofstra University | 39100 | 74600 | 0.4757 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 162 | Seton Hall University | 39600 | 67400 | 0.4122 | 6,146 | 1313 | 0.7326 | |
| 163 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 39700 | 53300 | 0.2551 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 164 | San Diego State University | 40400 | 40500 | 0.0025 | 34,637 | 1208 | 0.3598 | |
| 165 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 53900 | 0.2356 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 165 | Manhattan University | 41200 | 71700 | 0.4252 | 2,928 | 1248 | 0.785 | |
| 167 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 168 | Bellarmine University | 41600 | 66100 | 0.3708 | 2,240 | 1130 | 0.8611 | |
| 168 | Campbell University | 41600 | 65100 | 0.3611 | 2,699 | 1120 | 0.872 | |
| 170 | New England Institute of Technology | 42200 | 61100 | 0.3096 | 1,718 | 995 | 0.6673 | |
| 170 | St. John's University-New York | 42200 | 80100 | 0.4729 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | Susquehanna University | 42300 | 76800 | 0.4494 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 173 | Quinnipiac University | 42500 | 79200 | 0.4633 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 174 | Texas Christian University | 43600 | 81900 | 0.4677 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 175 | Saint Louis University | 46200 | 74500 | 0.3799 | 10,436 | 1260 | 0.7504 | |
| 176 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48500 | 64400 | 0.247 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 177 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 50500 | 52300 | 0.0344 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 178 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50700 | 52900 | 0.0417 | 14,504 | 1145 | 0.7637 | |
| 179 | University of Iowa | 51000 | 53200 | 0.0415 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 179 | University of Kentucky | 51000 | 56000 | 0.0893 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 181 | MCPHS University | 53400 | 71800 | 0.2562 | 3,477 | 1203 | 0.8521 | |
| 182 | Rowan University | 53600 | 53600 | 0 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 183 | Emerson College | 55700 | 82600 | 0.3257 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56000 | 56100 | 0.0018 | 2,785 | 1104 | 0.8884 | |
| 185 | Howard University | 58300 | 61600 | 0.0536 | 11,519 | 1208 | 0.4134 | |
| 186 | Pepperdine University | 62100 | 92800 | 0.3307 | 3,553 | 1378 | 0.6286 | |
| 186 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 | |
| 188 | Elon University | 65600 | 67300 | 0.0253 | 6,452 | 1244 | 0.6635 | |
| 189 | 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.