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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 Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9009 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island College | 9500 | 62600 | 0.8481 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 9700 | 38900 | 0.751 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 4 | University of California-Merced | 10400 | 46200 | 0.7756 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10600 | 26700 | 0.6024 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 6 | University of California-Berkeley | 10900 | 57300 | 0.8092 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 7 | University of Richmond | 11600 | 92500 | 0.8746 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 8 | Pitzer College | 12700 | 93200 | 0.8637 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 9 | Trinity University | 13600 | 67000 | 0.7967 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 10 | Sul Ross State University | 13800 | 27100 | 0.4913 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 11 | Youngstown State University | 14400 | 28400 | 0.4928 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 12 | University of Memphis | 14700 | 37800 | 0.6115 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 13 | Austin Peay State University | 16000 | 29100 | 0.4519 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 17100 | 34100 | 0.4991 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 15 | East Tennessee State University | 17600 | 26300 | 0.3295 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 16 | Northern State University | 17800 | 26700 | 0.3327 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17800 | 33300 | 0.4655 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17800 | 43500 | 0.5913 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 19 | University of Kentucky | 18100 | 46800 | 0.6139 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 20 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 18600 | 43300 | 0.5702 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 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 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 25 | Bethel University | 19900 | 53500 | 0.6279 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 26 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 27 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 30300 | 0.3136 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 28 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 30200 | 0.3079 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 29 | Whitman College | 22200 | 85800 | 0.7415 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 30 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23700 | 36100 | 0.3432 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 31 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 31 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 25300 | 42000 | 0.3981 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 33 | Jackson State University | 26200 | 35000 | 0.25 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 34 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26800 | 36800 | 0.2719 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 36 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 37 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 38 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 39 | Scripps College | 30300 | 107900 | 0.7189 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 40 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 41 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 37400 | 63100 | 0.407 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 43 | Oglethorpe University | 38300 | 68600 | 0.4418 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 44 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 61700 | 0.3777 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 45 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 46 | University of Mississippi | 40500 | 60300 | 0.3283 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 47 | Boise State University | 43100 | 50100 | 0.1396 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 48 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66400 | 0.2604 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 50 | 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.