Best colleges with Rhetoric and Composition degrees

There are 119 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in rhetoric and composition. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in rhetoric and composition based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $17,536 per year. Lamar State College Orange offers the cheapest rhetoric and composition degree with an average net price of $600 annually.

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Major:Rhetoric and Composition Public Private For-Profit 4 Year 2 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • University of Richmond, VA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

University of Richmond is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate business and leadership studies. The suburban Collegiate Gothic campus sits in Richmond's West End.

#2 Best Colleges in Virginia 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1410-1530
  • Avg GPA 3.71
  • Acceptance Rate 22%
  • Net Price $30,037
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Lewiston, ME
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Bates is a highly selective private liberal arts college known for undergraduate political science, economics, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Lewiston.

#3 Best Colleges in Maine 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1420-1530
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 13%
  • Net Price $24,723
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Carnegie Mellon is a highly selective private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and drama. The urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 10/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1500-1570
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 12%
  • Net Price $35,552
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  • Private 4 Year
  • San Antonio, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Trinity is a private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and the sciences. Most students live on a residential hilltop campus overlooking downtown San Antonio.

#2 Best Colleges in Texas 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1500
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 26%
  • Net Price $32,224
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Berkeley, CA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

Berkeley is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and chemistry. The hillside campus overlooks San Francisco Bay in the East Bay city of Berkeley.

#5 Best Public Universities in America 9/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1530
  • Avg GPA 3.87
  • Acceptance Rate 11%
  • Net Price $16,538
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Champaign, IL
  • 4.4 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 5 application deadline

Illinois is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate computer science and engineering. The campus spans the adjacent college towns of Champaign and Urbana.

#20 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1310-1520
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 42%
  • Net Price $13,973
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Vestal, NY
  • 4.2 | 4 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Binghamton is a selective public university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and engineering. The wooded hillside campus in Vestal sits above the Susquehanna River valley in New York's Southern Tier.

#24 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1340-1500
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 39%
  • Net Price $18,877
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Clemson, SC
  • 4.4 | 10 reviews
  • May 1 application deadline

Clemson is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The lakeside campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills beside Lake Hartwell.

#25 Best Public Universities in America 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1240-1410
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 38%
  • Net Price $25,003
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews

Pitt is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and philosophy. The urban campus in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood centers on the Cathedral of Learning.

#1 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1280-1460
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.79
  • Acceptance Rate 58%
  • Net Price $25,223
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  • Public 4 Year
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • Nov 30 application deadline

Cal Poly is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. Students study on a Central Coast campus in the college town of San Luis Obispo.

#7 Best Public Universities in California 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1220-1410
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Acceptance Rate 31%
  • Net Price $17,453
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Syracuse, NY
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Syracuse is a private university known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and architecture. The residential campus sits on a hill overlooking the city of Syracuse.

#18 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1440
  • Avg GPA 3.69
  • Acceptance Rate 46%
  • Net Price $48,215
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • Jan 1 application deadline

Minnesota is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and biological sciences. The Twin Cities campus spans Minneapolis and St. Paul along the Mississippi River.

#1 Best Public Universities in Minnesota 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1300-1500
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
  • Acceptance Rate 80%
  • Net Price $17,209
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Des Moines, IA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews

Drake is a private university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood near downtown Des Moines.

#2 Best Colleges in Iowa 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Acceptance Rate 64%
  • Net Price $29,565
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Ithaca, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Ithaca College is a private college known for undergraduate communications, journalism, and music. The hillside campus overlooks Cayuga Lake in the college town of Ithaca.

#19 Best Private Colleges in New York 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1230-1390
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $35,253
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Duquesne is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits on a bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $37,917
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Tacoma, WA
  • 4.0 | 5 reviews
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the natural sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Tacoma near Commencement Bay.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Washington 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $43,188
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Albany, NY
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

University at Albany is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, public policy, and atmospheric science. The campus is in New York's capital, with many programs oriented toward state government.

#6 Best Public Universities in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $17,949
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fairfax, VA
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • Feb 1 application deadline

George Mason is a large public university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and computer science. The suburban Fairfax campus sits near Washington, D.C.

#5 Best Public Universities in Virginia 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $18,823
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