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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 California.
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 California.
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 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.651 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Rhode Island College | 8600 | 62600 | 0.8625 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 4 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | 9900 | 57500 | 0.8271 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10000 | 26700 | 0.6249 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 7 | University of California-Merced | 11600 | 46300 | 0.7502 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | University of Richmond | 11600 | 92500 | 0.8746 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 9 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sul Ross State University | 12400 | 27100 | 0.543 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 11 | Scripps College | 13400 | 106900 | 0.8748 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 11 | Trinity University | 13400 | 67000 | 0.7996 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 13 | Pitzer College | 13600 | 92600 | 0.8529 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 14 | Youngstown State University | 13800 | 28400 | 0.5139 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14800 | 26300 | 0.4369 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 16 | University of Mississippi | 15000 | 37400 | 0.5992 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 16900 | 43500 | 0.612 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 18 | Northern State University | 17200 | 26700 | 0.3552 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17500 | 43300 | 0.5956 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 20 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 21 | Whitman College | 19500 | 84800 | 0.77 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 22 | Bethel University | 19600 | 53500 | 0.6335 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 23 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 24 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 25 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 26 | Ferris State University | 20800 | 30200 | 0.3112 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 27 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22700 | 36100 | 0.3709 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 28 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26000 | 36800 | 0.2936 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 29 | Jackson State University | 26100 | 35000 | 0.2539 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 30 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 31 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 32 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 33 | East Tennessee State University | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 33100 | 48400 | 0.3162 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 35 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 36 | University of Montevallo | 36200 | 45300 | 0.2007 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 37400 | 63100 | 0.407 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 38 | Clark Atlanta University | 38200 | 61700 | 0.381 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 39 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 39 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40600 | 42700 | 0.0491 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40700 | 58900 | 0.309 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 43 | Pepperdine University | 41100 | 123200 | 0.6666 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 44 | Oglethorpe University | 41800 | 68600 | 0.3908 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 45 | Boise State University | 42400 | 50100 | 0.1535 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 46 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 50500 | 0.1584 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 48 | University of Kentucky | 50900 | 74100 | 0.3132 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 49 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 50 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 51 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54500 | 66200 | 0.1767 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.