Considering a degree in Rhetoric and Composition?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Rhetoric and Composition majors who live in California.
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 California.
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 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.6514 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Rhode Island College | 8700 | 63300 | 0.8625 | 5,695 | 995 | 0.8557 | |
| 4 | Bates College | 8900 | 92900 | 0.904 | 1,736 | 1412 | 0.1483 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State University | 8900 | 26500 | 0.6651 | 2,013 | 845 | 0.9238 | |
| 6 | University of Richmond | 9500 | 92700 | 0.8971 | 3,052 | 1472 | 0.2224 | |
| 7 | University of California-Merced | 11600 | 40700 | 0.7153 | 8,234 | 1070 | 0.9704 | |
| 8 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Trinity University | 13400 | 67000 | 0.7996 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 10 | Youngstown State University | 13800 | 28400 | 0.5139 | 9,687 | 1120 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | Pitzer College | 13900 | 93200 | 0.8507 | 1,193 | 1279 | 0.2685 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14300 | 26300 | 0.4559 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 13 | Northern State University | 16000 | 26400 | 0.3932 | 3,177 | 1085 | 0.96 | |
| 14 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg | 16100 | 31300 | 0.4862 | 1,312 | 1145 | 0.9298 | |
| 15 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 16900 | 44200 | 0.6183 | 1,829 | 1149 | 0.945 | |
| 16 | Scripps College | 17000 | 93900 | 0.819 | 1,103 | 1472 | 0.3988 | |
| 17 | Bethel University | 17400 | 74100 | 0.7654 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 18 | University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 17500 | 33300 | 0.4745 | 1,094 | 1109 | 0.8917 | |
| 19 | Coe College | 19300 | 49600 | 0.611 | 1,204 | 1214 | 0.6336 | |
| 20 | Jackson State University | 19400 | 28100 | 0.3091 | 4,967 | 940 | 0.9602 | |
| 21 | Whitman College | 19500 | 84800 | 0.7699 | 1,468 | 1397 | 0.4016 | |
| 22 | Illinois College | 19600 | 55200 | 0.6449 | 1,008 | 1059 | 0.7494 | |
| 23 | Syracuse University | 20400 | 83600 | 0.756 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 24 | Ferris State University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3295 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 24 | University of Montevallo | 20800 | 61300 | 0.6602 | 2,643 | 1124 | 0.5385 | |
| 26 | Boise State University | 21400 | 43300 | 0.5058 | 25,308 | 1025 | 0.8389 | |
| 27 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus | 23000 | 27500 | 0.1618 | 18,028 | 1059 | 0.7996 | |
| 28 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 24700 | 36900 | 0.3309 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 29 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 24800 | 31900 | 0.2223 | 982 | 1168 | 0.741 | |
| 30 | Clemson University | 28900 | 37100 | 0.2207 | 23,401 | 1343 | 0.3834 | |
| 31 | Drake University | 33500 | 68500 | 0.5106 | 2,504 | 1226 | 0.6494 | |
| 32 | Sul Ross State University | 36200 | 41100 | 0.1193 | 1,890 | 1020 | 0.9871 | |
| 33 | East Tennessee State University | 38100 | 38500 | 0.0104 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 34 | Clark Atlanta University | 38200 | 61700 | 0.381 | 3,618 | 990 | 0.6422 | |
| 35 | University of Mississippi | 39700 | 45200 | 0.1216 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 35 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 39700 | 42800 | 0.0725 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 37 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | 40100 | 59200 | 0.3224 | 5,986 | 1110 | 0.8916 | |
| 38 | Elmhurst University | 40200 | 69600 | 0.4222 | 3,170 | 1133 | 0.7501 | |
| 39 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40800 | 55300 | 0.2624 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 40 | Pepperdine University | 41100 | 98100 | 0.5809 | 3,459 | 1347 | 0.694 | |
| 41 | Oglethorpe University | 41700 | 68600 | 0.3923 | 1,338 | 1205 | 0.898 | |
| 42 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42100 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 43 | Old Dominion University | 42500 | 50500 | 0.1584 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 44 | University of Kentucky | 48100 | 59900 | 0.1975 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 45 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 46 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 47 | University of California-Berkeley | 51300 | 76600 | 0.3302 | 33,513 | 1407 | 0.1145 | |
| 47 | University of Utah | 51300 | 53700 | 0.0446 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 49 | Georgia College & State University | 52400 | 52400 | 0 | 6,250 | 1165 | 0.8466 | |
| 50 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 52900 | 53300 | 0.0075 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 51 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 54900 | 68800 | 0.2022 | 38,572 | 1455 | 0.3659 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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