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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 | University of Richmond | 7200 | 92700 | 0.9219 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 2 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9500 | 26500 | 0.6424 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 4 | Rhode Island College | 9700 | 30200 | 0.6795 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31700 | 0.6853 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | University of California-Merced | 10200 | 40600 | 0.7491 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | Pitzer College | 12400 | 94400 | 0.8689 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 8 | Trinity University | 13600 | 67000 | 0.7967 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 9 | Sul Ross State University | 13700 | 27100 | 0.495 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 10 | Youngstown State University | 14400 | 28400 | 0.4928 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | University of Memphis | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4441 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 12 | University of Mississippi | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4184 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 13 | Austin Peay State University | 16100 | 31400 | 0.489 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33900 | 0.5219 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 15 | Northern State University | 16600 | 26400 | 0.3706 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17200 | 31300 | 0.451 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 17 | Bethel University | 17600 | 74100 | 0.7623 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 17 | East Tennessee State University | 17600 | 28400 | 0.3822 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 19 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17800 | 44200 | 0.5979 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 20 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 21 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 18600 | 43500 | 0.5721 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 22 | Coe College | 19100 | 49600 | 0.6144 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 23 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19200 | 26900 | 0.2861 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 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 | |
| 26 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 27 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 28 | University of Montevallo | 21200 | 61300 | 0.6537 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 29 | Boise State University | 22000 | 31200 | 0.295 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 30 | Whitman College | 22200 | 85800 | 0.7415 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 31 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 25200 | 40500 | 0.3778 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 32 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25400 | 36800 | 0.3099 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 33 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 34 | University of Utah | 28400 | 32000 | 0.1114 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 35 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 29900 | 35400 | 0.1571 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 36 | Scripps College | 30100 | 97800 | 0.6921 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 37 | University of Kentucky | 31500 | 36500 | 0.1371 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 38 | Old Dominion University | 32400 | 35700 | 0.0925 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 39 | Drake University | 33400 | 68500 | 0.5131 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 40 | Oglethorpe University | 38000 | 68600 | 0.4458 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 41 | Clark Atlanta University | 38400 | 61700 | 0.3777 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 39900 | 59200 | 0.3258 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 43 | Elmhurst University | 40000 | 69600 | 0.4251 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 44 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 45 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 46 | University of California-Berkeley | 52400 | 76600 | 0.3159 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 47 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 49 | Pepperdine University | 60000 | 98100 | 0.3883 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 50 | 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.