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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 Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 Richmond | 6700 | 92700 | 0.9273 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 6900 | 41600 | 0.8335 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 3 | Bates College | 8900 | 92900 | 0.9041 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9200 | 26500 | 0.6538 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10100 | 41500 | 0.7567 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 6 | University of California-Merced | 10200 | 40600 | 0.7491 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | 10400 | 44400 | 0.766 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 8 | Pitzer College | 12000 | 94400 | 0.8731 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 9 | Sul Ross State University | 12700 | 41100 | 0.6914 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois University | 13300 | 32100 | 0.5856 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 11 | Trinity University | 13500 | 67000 | 0.7982 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 12 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15000 | 26300 | 0.4293 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 14 | Northern State University | 16300 | 26400 | 0.3819 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 16600 | 31300 | 0.4702 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 16 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 28300 | 0.3927 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17300 | 44200 | 0.6093 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 18 | Whitman College | 17400 | 85500 | 0.796 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 19 | Bethel University | 17500 | 74100 | 0.7637 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4715 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 21 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 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 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 31500 | 0.3434 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 27 | Ferris State University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3295 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 28 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 22300 | 34200 | 0.3483 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 29 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 30 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23100 | 36100 | 0.3598 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 31 | Elmhurst University | 24000 | 67000 | 0.642 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24200 | 40500 | 0.4025 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 33 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24700 | 31900 | 0.2276 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 34 | University of Utah | 28400 | 32000 | 0.1114 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 35 | Clemson University | 28800 | 37100 | 0.2253 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 36 | Scripps College | 30100 | 97800 | 0.6921 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 37 | University of Illinois Chicago | 32700 | 51300 | 0.3625 | 24,260 | 1174 | 0.7576 | |
| 38 | Drake University | 33900 | 68500 | 0.5057 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 39 | DePaul University | 34100 | 69400 | 0.5083 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 40 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 41 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 42 | Boise State University | 40000 | 50100 | 0.2014 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 43 | University of Mississippi | 40100 | 45200 | 0.1128 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 44 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40300 | 42700 | 0.0561 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 45 | Oglethorpe University | 41500 | 68600 | 0.3948 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 46 | Rhode Island College | 41600 | 63300 | 0.3427 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 47 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 48 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 49 | University of Kentucky | 48400 | 59900 | 0.1912 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 50 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 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.