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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 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 6900 | 41500 | 0.8345 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 2 | University of Richmond | 7100 | 92700 | 0.923 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 3 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9400 | 26500 | 0.6462 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31700 | 0.6853 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | University of California-Merced | 10200 | 40600 | 0.7491 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | Pitzer College | 12300 | 94400 | 0.87 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 8 | Sul Ross State University | 13300 | 41100 | 0.6768 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 9 | Trinity University | 13600 | 67000 | 0.7967 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 10 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.5011 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 11 | Youngstown State University | 14300 | 28400 | 0.4963 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 12 | Troy University | 15200 | 34700 | 0.5619 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33900 | 0.5219 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 14 | Northern State University | 16500 | 26400 | 0.3743 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 15 | Whitman College | 16900 | 85800 | 0.8027 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17100 | 31300 | 0.4542 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 17 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 28300 | 0.3927 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 18 | Bethel University | 17600 | 74100 | 0.7623 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17700 | 44200 | 0.6002 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 20 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18600 | 43500 | 0.5721 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 22 | Coe College | 19100 | 49600 | 0.6144 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 23 | Jackson State University | 19400 | 28100 | 0.3091 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 24 | Illinois College | 19500 | 55200 | 0.6471 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 25 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 26 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 21200 | 31500 | 0.3276 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 28 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22700 | 34200 | 0.3366 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 29 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23500 | 36100 | 0.3487 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 30 | University of Mississippi | 27000 | 27000 | 0 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 31 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 32 | Clemson University | 28800 | 37100 | 0.2253 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 33 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 29900 | 35400 | 0.1571 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 34 | Scripps College | 30100 | 97800 | 0.6921 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 35 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 36 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 37 | Drake University | 33400 | 68500 | 0.5131 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 38 | University of South Alabama | 35400 | 40200 | 0.1195 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 39 | Oglethorpe University | 38000 | 68600 | 0.4458 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 40 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 61700 | 0.3761 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 42 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 43 | Boise State University | 40200 | 50100 | 0.1974 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 43 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40200 | 42700 | 0.0585 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 45 | Rhode Island College | 41900 | 63300 | 0.338 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 46 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42200 | 55300 | 0.2371 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 48 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 49 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 50 | University of California-Berkeley | 52200 | 76600 | 0.3185 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 51 | Pepperdine University | 60000 | 98100 | 0.3883 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.