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Considering a degree in Rhetoric and Composition?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Rhetoric and Composition majors who live in Alabama.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Rhetoric and Composition degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Alabama.
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 | Bates College | 6400 | 92900 | 0.9309 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 2 | University of Richmond | 9700 | 88400 | 0.8904 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9800 | 26300 | 0.6269 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 4 | University of California-Merced | 12400 | 41900 | 0.7042 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 12500 | 25300 | 0.5053 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | Pitzer College | 12600 | 94100 | 0.8662 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 7 | University of North Alabama | 13500 | 28200 | 0.5224 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 8 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 9 | Troy University | 15600 | 26800 | 0.4167 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 10 | Ferris State University | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4717 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 11 | Whitman College | 16900 | 85800 | 0.8027 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 12 | Northern State University | 17100 | 23300 | 0.2656 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 13 | University of Mississippi | 18200 | 27000 | 0.3258 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 14 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 18300 | 35300 | 0.4813 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 16 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18500 | 34100 | 0.458 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 17 | University of California-Berkeley | 18800 | 43500 | 0.5683 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 18 | Jackson State University | 19300 | 28000 | 0.3102 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 19 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 20 | Bethel University | 19800 | 54500 | 0.6365 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 21 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 22 | Youngstown State University | 20200 | 34000 | 0.4059 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 23 | University of South Alabama | 20600 | 22400 | 0.0838 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 24 | University of Montevallo | 21100 | 30300 | 0.3039 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 25 | Scripps College | 23300 | 94900 | 0.7549 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 26 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.3487 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 27 | East Tennessee State University | 23900 | 30600 | 0.2188 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 28 | Sul Ross State University | 25300 | 37300 | 0.3218 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 29 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26700 | 36800 | 0.2746 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 30 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 31 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 32 | Elmhurst University | 28400 | 67000 | 0.5763 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 33 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 34 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 35 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 36 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 36 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 32400 | 48400 | 0.3307 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 38 | Rhode Island College | 34100 | 45100 | 0.2439 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 39 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 34200 | 48800 | 0.299 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 40 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 41 | Oglethorpe University | 38300 | 68600 | 0.4418 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 42 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 73600 | 0.4771 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 43 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 53200 | 0.25 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 44 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42300 | 55200 | 0.2336 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 45 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 46 | Boise State University | 42900 | 50000 | 0.142 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 50 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 51 | Pepperdine University | 60400 | 94600 | 0.3615 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.