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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 South Dakota.
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 South Dakota.
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 | Bates College | 6400 | 92900 | 0.9309 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 2 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9800 | 26300 | 0.6269 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 2 | University of Richmond | 9800 | 88400 | 0.8892 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 4 | University of California-Merced | 12400 | 49700 | 0.7508 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 5 | Pitzer College | 12600 | 94100 | 0.8662 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 6 | Trinity University | 13700 | 69600 | 0.8035 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 7 | Ferris State University | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4717 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 8 | Northern State University | 17100 | 23400 | 0.2675 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18400 | 33300 | 0.4475 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 10 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18500 | 34100 | 0.458 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 11 | East Tennessee State University | 19000 | 26100 | 0.2716 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 12 | Jackson State University | 19300 | 28000 | 0.3102 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 13 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 14 | Bethel University | 19900 | 54500 | 0.6347 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 14 | University of Mississippi | 19900 | 27000 | 0.2629 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 16 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 16 | Whitman College | 20100 | 85500 | 0.7655 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 18 | Youngstown State University | 20300 | 34000 | 0.403 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 19 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 30300 | 0.3136 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 20 | University of South Dakota | 22700 | 26000 | 0.1265 | 7,515 | 1120 | 0.9884 | |
| 21 | Scripps College | 23300 | 94900 | 0.7549 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 22 | University of Kentucky | 23700 | 36400 | 0.349 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 23 | Boise State University | 24900 | 31200 | 0.202 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 24 | South Dakota State University | 25400 | 28700 | 0.1146 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 25 | Sul Ross State University | 25500 | 37300 | 0.3165 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 26 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 27 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 28 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 29 | Elmhurst University | 28500 | 67000 | 0.5748 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 30 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 31 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 33400 | 49500 | 0.3256 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 33 | Rhode Island College | 34200 | 45100 | 0.2417 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 34400 | 48800 | 0.2949 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 35 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 36 | Clark Atlanta University | 38500 | 73600 | 0.4771 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 37 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 38 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 40000 | 53200 | 0.2482 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 39 | Oglethorpe University | 41800 | 68600 | 0.3908 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 40 | Old Dominion University | 42100 | 47700 | 0.1174 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 42 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42600 | 55200 | 0.2282 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 43 | Georgia College & State University | 45300 | 52400 | 0.1355 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 44 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 45 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 49800 | 62200 | 0.1995 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 46 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 47 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 48 | Pepperdine University | 60400 | 94600 | 0.3615 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 49 | Clemson University | 61400 | 63700 | 0.036 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 50 | University of California-Berkeley | 71200 | 76100 | 0.0644 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.