Considering a degree in Rhetoric and Composition?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Rhetoric and Composition majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | 8900 | 92900 | 0.904 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 3 | Mississippi Valley State University | 9300 | 26500 | 0.65 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 3 | Rhode Island College | 9300 | 30200 | 0.6928 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31900 | 0.6867 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | University of Richmond | 10100 | 92700 | 0.8907 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 7 | University of California-Merced | 10300 | 40600 | 0.7466 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | 10500 | 44400 | 0.7637 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 9 | Pitzer College | 11800 | 94400 | 0.8752 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 10 | Trinity University | 13500 | 67000 | 0.7982 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 11 | Youngstown State University | 14200 | 28400 | 0.4998 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 12 | University of Mississippi | 15300 | 27000 | 0.4332 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 13 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 16100 | 26900 | 0.4031 | 9,847 | 1090 | 0.9309 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33800 | 0.521 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 15 | Northern State University | 16400 | 26400 | 0.3781 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 16600 | 42900 | 0.6125 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 17 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 28000 | 0.3857 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 17300 | 43300 | 0.6002 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 19 | Bethel University | 17600 | 74100 | 0.7627 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17900 | 33400 | 0.464 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 21 | Georgia College & State University | 18300 | 18300 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 22 | Coe College | 19300 | 49600 | 0.611 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 23 | Jackson State University | 19400 | 28100 | 0.3091 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 24 | Illinois College | 19600 | 55200 | 0.6449 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 24 | Pennsylvania Western University | 19600 | 31000 | 0.3679 | 7,586 | 1045 | 0.9433 | |
| 26 | Whitman College | 20100 | 85800 | 0.7664 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 27 | Syracuse University | 20400 | 83600 | 0.756 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 28 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 29 | University of Montevallo | 21000 | 61300 | 0.6569 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 30 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 22800 | 28500 | 0.2004 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 31 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 32 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24600 | 40500 | 0.3929 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 33 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24800 | 31900 | 0.2223 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 34 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 25100 | 36900 | 0.3201 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | Boise State University | 28100 | 50100 | 0.439 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 36 | University of Utah | 28600 | 32000 | 0.1061 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 37 | Scripps College | 30200 | 97800 | 0.6911 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 38 | Drake University | 33500 | 68500 | 0.5106 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 38 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 40 | Sul Ross State University | 36400 | 41100 | 0.1144 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 41 | Clark Atlanta University | 38600 | 61700 | 0.3745 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 42 | Elmhurst University | 40100 | 69600 | 0.4236 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 42 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 40100 | 59200 | 0.3224 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 44 | Oglethorpe University | 41700 | 68600 | 0.3923 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 45 | University of Kentucky | 48600 | 59900 | 0.1888 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 46 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 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 | 60200 | 98100 | 0.3862 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 50 | Clemson University | 61300 | 63700 | 0.0376 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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