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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 Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 8900 | 38900 | 0.7716 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 | |
| 3 | Bates College | 9000 | 92900 | 0.903 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 3 | Rhode Island College | 9000 | 62600 | 0.8561 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State University | 10300 | 26700 | 0.6137 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 6 | University of California-Merced | 10400 | 46200 | 0.7756 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | 10500 | 25300 | 0.5856 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 8 | Pitzer College | 12200 | 93200 | 0.869 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 9 | University of Richmond | 12900 | 88600 | 0.8546 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 10 | Trinity University | 13500 | 67000 | 0.7982 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 11 | Youngstown State University | 14100 | 28400 | 0.5033 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15000 | 26300 | 0.4293 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 13 | University of Mississippi | 15300 | 37400 | 0.5911 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 14 | Northern State University | 15700 | 24900 | 0.3699 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 17200 | 43500 | 0.6051 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4715 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 17 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17900 | 43300 | 0.5864 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 18 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 18100 | 43100 | 0.5807 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 19 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 20 | Whitman College | 18600 | 85800 | 0.7828 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 21 | Illinois College | 19700 | 55200 | 0.6439 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 22 | Bethel University | 19800 | 53500 | 0.6297 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 22 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 24 | Coe College | 20100 | 76500 | 0.7374 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 25 | University of Montevallo | 20600 | 30300 | 0.3202 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 26 | Ferris State University | 21000 | 30200 | 0.3046 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 27 | Sul Ross State University | 23000 | 40800 | 0.4359 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 28 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 29 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 23700 | 34200 | 0.3073 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 30 | Boise State University | 24600 | 31200 | 0.2116 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 31 | Jackson State University | 26300 | 35000 | 0.2484 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 32 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 27500 | 43800 | 0.3725 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 33 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1028 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 34 | Clemson University | 29000 | 37100 | 0.2179 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 35 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 30100 | 35400 | 0.1494 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 36 | Scripps College | 30300 | 107900 | 0.7189 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 37 | East Tennessee State University | 31300 | 31300 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 38 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1252 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 39 | Drake University | 34700 | 68500 | 0.4941 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 40 | George Mason University | 35700 | 35800 | 0.0011 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 41 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 42 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 43 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 40500 | 42700 | 0.0515 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 44 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41400 | 58900 | 0.2971 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 45 | Oglethorpe University | 41800 | 68600 | 0.3908 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 46 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 47200 | 53300 | 0.1144 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 47 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 48 | University of Kentucky | 51300 | 74100 | 0.3075 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 49 | University of California-Berkeley | 51700 | 98700 | 0.4761 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 50 | Pepperdine University | 60500 | 123200 | 0.5091 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.