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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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.6491 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | University of Richmond | 6700 | 92700 | 0.9273 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 5 | Bates College | 8800 | 92900 | 0.9051 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State University | 8900 | 26500 | 0.6651 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | 9900 | 44500 | 0.778 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 8 | University of California-Merced | 11600 | 40700 | 0.7153 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 9 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sul Ross State University | 12100 | 41100 | 0.706 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 11 | Scripps College | 13300 | 93900 | 0.8584 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 12 | Pitzer College | 13400 | 93200 | 0.856 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 12 | Trinity University | 13400 | 67000 | 0.7996 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 14 | Youngstown State University | 13800 | 28400 | 0.5139 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 15 | University of Mississippi | 14900 | 27000 | 0.448 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 16 | Northern State University | 16000 | 26400 | 0.3932 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 17 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33900 | 0.5219 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 16900 | 44200 | 0.6183 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 19 | University of Kentucky | 17100 | 36500 | 0.5315 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 20 | Bethel University | 17400 | 74100 | 0.765 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17500 | 33300 | 0.4745 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17500 | 43300 | 0.5956 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 23 | Coe College | 19100 | 49600 | 0.6144 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 24 | Jackson State University | 19400 | 28100 | 0.3091 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 25 | Illinois College | 19500 | 55200 | 0.6471 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 25 | Whitman College | 19500 | 84800 | 0.77 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 27 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 28 | Ferris State University | 20600 | 31000 | 0.336 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 29 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 61300 | 0.6602 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 30 | Georgia College & State University | 21000 | 52400 | 0.5991 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 31 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 24600 | 36800 | 0.3317 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 32 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 33 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 29900 | 35400 | 0.1571 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 34 | Drake University | 33400 | 68500 | 0.5131 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 35 | East Tennessee State University | 38100 | 38500 | 0.0104 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 36 | Clark Atlanta University | 38200 | 61700 | 0.381 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 37 | Boise State University | 39500 | 50100 | 0.2114 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 38 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 39 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 40 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40500 | 42700 | 0.0515 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 41 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40800 | 55300 | 0.2624 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 42 | Rhode Island College | 41000 | 63300 | 0.3522 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 43 | Pepperdine University | 41100 | 98100 | 0.5809 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 44 | Oglethorpe University | 41500 | 68600 | 0.3948 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 45 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 46 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 47 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 48 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 49 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 52900 | 53300 | 0.0075 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 50 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 51 | Clemson University | 61100 | 63700 | 0.0403 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.