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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 North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | Bates College | 9100 | 92900 | 0.902 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island College | 9100 | 62600 | 0.8545 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 9100 | 38900 | 0.7664 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10400 | 26700 | 0.6099 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 5 | University of California-Merced | 10400 | 46200 | 0.7756 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | University of Richmond | 11600 | 92500 | 0.8746 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 8 | Pitzer College | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 9 | North Carolina A & T State University | 12900 | 17900 | 0.2814 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 10 | Trinity University | 13500 | 67000 | 0.7982 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 11 | Western Carolina University | 14000 | 16600 | 0.1541 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 12 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14300 | 19400 | 0.2642 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 14 | Northern State University | 15800 | 24900 | 0.3658 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 17100 | 34100 | 0.4991 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 16 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 26100 | 0.3404 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17400 | 43500 | 0.6005 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4715 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 18100 | 43300 | 0.5818 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 20 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 20 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18300 | 43100 | 0.576 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 22 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 26900 | 0.2823 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 23 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 24 | Bethel University | 19800 | 53500 | 0.6297 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 24 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 26 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 26 | Whitman College | 20100 | 85800 | 0.7663 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 20700 | 30300 | 0.3169 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 30200 | 0.3046 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 30 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 31 | Sul Ross State University | 23100 | 40800 | 0.4335 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 32 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23200 | 36100 | 0.357 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 33 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23800 | 34200 | 0.3044 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24500 | 42000 | 0.4172 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 35 | Boise State University | 24700 | 31200 | 0.2084 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 36 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24900 | 31900 | 0.219 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 37 | Jackson State University | 26300 | 35000 | 0.2484 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 38 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 39 | Scripps College | 30300 | 107900 | 0.7189 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 40 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 41 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 42 | Oglethorpe University | 38300 | 68600 | 0.4418 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 43 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 44 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 44 | University of Central Florida | 40200 | 40200 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 44 | University of Mississippi | 40200 | 60300 | 0.3333 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 48 | University of Kentucky | 51400 | 74100 | 0.3059 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 48 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0426 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 50 | University of California-Berkeley | 51800 | 98700 | 0.4751 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 51 | Pepperdine University | 60400 | 123200 | 0.5099 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.