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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Behavioral Sciences Majors

Most Affordable Behavioral Sciences Colleges for Rhode Island Residents for 2027

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Considering a degree in Behavioral Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Behavioral Sciences majors who live in Rhode Island.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Behavioral Sciences degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Rhode Island.
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:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
Behavioral Sciences
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 United States Air Force Academy 0 0 0 4,114 1335 0.1409
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO

Sticker Price

--

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

4,114

Est. Median SAT

1,335

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

2 Johns Hopkins University 2700 92000 0.9704 6,356 1543 0.0644
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$92,000

% Savings

97%

Undergraduates

6,356

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

3 Brown University 4600 93000 0.9508 7,910 1535 0.0539
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

95%

Undergraduates

7,910

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

4 Sisseton Wahpeton College 7200 13600 0.472 206 0 0
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD

Sticker Price

$13,600

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

206

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

5 University of Maine at Fort Kent 8400 25300 0.6676 1,464 980 0.9792
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, ME

Sticker Price

$25,300

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

1,464

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

97.9 %

6 University of Tulsa 11400 62900 0.8184 2,852 1328 0.6151
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

2,852

Est. Median SAT

1,328

Acceptance Rate

61.5 %

7 Northern Arizona University 11600 27900 0.5827 22,990 1090 0.8961
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

22,990

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

89.6 %

8 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 11800 27800 0.5754 20,885 1420 0.1534
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Sticker Price

$27,800

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

20,885

Est. Median SAT

1,420

Acceptance Rate

15.3 %

9 Duke University 13100 93600 0.8603 6,523 1527 0.0571
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Duke University
Durham, NC

Sticker Price

$93,600

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

6,523

Est. Median SAT

1,527

Acceptance Rate

5.7 %

10 Dakota Wesleyan University 16200 46400 0.6514 771 1085 0.7338
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

65%

Undergraduates

771

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

73.4 %

11 Rhode Island College 17100 27400 0.3764 5,154 995 0.9182
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$27,400

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

5,154

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

91.8 %

12 Houston Christian University 17800 56800 0.6866 2,899 1090 0.8444
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Houston Christian University
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$56,800

% Savings

69%

Undergraduates

2,899

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

84.4 %

13 Life Pacific University 19100 47800 0.6002 460 1020 0.958
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Life Pacific University
San Dimas, CA

Sticker Price

$47,800

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

460

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

95.8 %

14 Columbia College 19800 35800 0.447 1,391 950 0.9393
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia College
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$35,800

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

1,391

Est. Median SAT

950

Acceptance Rate

93.9 %

15 University of Rhode Island 19900 33900 0.4132 14,376 1148 0.7216
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Sticker Price

$33,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

14,376

Est. Median SAT

1,148

Acceptance Rate

72.2 %

16 Franklin and Marshall College 20000 90300 0.7785 1,808 1396 0.2819
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

Sticker Price

$90,300

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

1,808

Est. Median SAT

1,396

Acceptance Rate

28.2 %

17 East Texas Baptist University 21200 47500 0.5536 1,634 1025 0.5776
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX

Sticker Price

$47,500

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

1,634

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

57.8 %

18 Concordia University-Nebraska 22700 61100 0.6286 3,000 1130 0.8572
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Nebraska
Seward, NE

Sticker Price

$61,100

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

3,000

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

85.7 %

19 San Jose State University 23000 41100 0.4405 28,008 1124 0.8461
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Sticker Price

$41,100

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

28,008

Est. Median SAT

1,124

Acceptance Rate

84.6 %

20 Central Washington University 23400 27900 0.1615 10,317 1045 0.9062
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

10,317

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

21 The University of Tennessee Southern 23700 28100 0.1567 1,012 1075 0.8671
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

1,012

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

86.7 %

22 University of Kansas 24200 43000 0.4372 22,085 1176 0.9348
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Sticker Price

$43,000

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

22,085

Est. Median SAT

1,176

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

22 Walsh University 24200 46400 0.4787 1,523 1159 0.7074
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Walsh University
North Canton, OH

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

1,523

Est. Median SAT

1,159

Acceptance Rate

70.7 %

24 Point Park University 25200 57000 0.5582 2,337 1140 0.9691
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$57,000

% Savings

56%

Undergraduates

2,337

Est. Median SAT

1,140

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

25 Mount Aloysius College 26400 49200 0.4636 2,942 1045 0.8205
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, PA

Sticker Price

$49,200

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

2,942

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

82.1 %

26 Concordia University-Irvine 28200 72300 0.6098 1,544 1172 0.6599
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$72,300

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,544

Est. Median SAT

1,172

Acceptance Rate

66.0 %

27 George Fox University 28300 69400 0.5925 3,354 1193 0.9351
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$69,400

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,354

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

28 Wayland Baptist University 28700 37300 0.2308 2,087 1010 0.5596
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX

Sticker Price

$37,300

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

2,087

Est. Median SAT

1,010

Acceptance Rate

56.0 %

29 University of West Georgia 30100 46800 0.3568 9,103 1040 0.5161
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA

Sticker Price

$46,800

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

9,103

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

51.6 %

30 Missouri Baptist University 31700 53800 0.4107 4,958 843 0.686
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

4,958

Est. Median SAT

843

Acceptance Rate

68.6 %

31 Elizabethtown College 33700 55300 0.3907 1,903 1214 0.7787
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA

Sticker Price

$55,300

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,214

Acceptance Rate

77.9 %

32 Illinois Institute of Technology 34100 75200 0.5467 3,135 1307 0.5493
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$75,200

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

3,135

Est. Median SAT

1,307

Acceptance Rate

54.9 %

33 Trevecca Nazarene University 34800 50900 0.3166 1,903 1085 0.6944
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$50,900

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

1,903

Est. Median SAT

1,085

Acceptance Rate

69.4 %

34 California Baptist University 35300 65600 0.4618 8,417 1070 0.8488
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Sticker Price

$65,600

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

8,417

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

84.9 %

35 Andrews University 37200 70100 0.4694 1,384 1143 0.8185
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI

Sticker Price

$70,100

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,384

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

81.9 %

36 Chaminade University of Honolulu 37500 57100 0.3435 1,831 1108 0.9143
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

1,831

Est. Median SAT

1,108

Acceptance Rate

91.4 %

37 Saint Francis University 38500 63100 0.3899 2,567 1150 0.7682
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA

Sticker Price

$63,100

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

2,567

Est. Median SAT

1,150

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

38 Rochester Christian University 43300 45400 0.0463 1,161 970 0.9765
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rochester Christian University
Rochester Hills, MI

Sticker Price

$45,400

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

1,161

Est. Median SAT

970

Acceptance Rate

97.7 %

39 University of Houston-Clear Lake 46400 46600 0.0043 6,139 1070 0.9052
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, TX

Sticker Price

$46,600

% Savings

0%

Undergraduates

6,139

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

90.5 %

40 Wagner College 47000 73400 0.3586 1,666 1240 0.88
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wagner College
Staten Island, NY

Sticker Price

$73,400

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,666

Est. Median SAT

1,240

Acceptance Rate

88.0 %

41 The University of Texas at Austin 49800 59400 0.1617 43,165 1356 0.2664
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Sticker Price

$59,400

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

43,165

Est. Median SAT

1,356

Acceptance Rate

26.6 %

42 University of Iowa 51100 53200 0.0396 22,738 1208 0.8362
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Sticker Price

$53,200

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

22,738

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

43 Rowan University 53600 53600 0 16,100 1219 0.7766
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

16,100

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

77.7 %

44 Mount St. Joseph University 54300 54300 0 1,545 1143 0.5912
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, OH

Sticker Price

$54,300

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

1,545

Est. Median SAT

1,143

Acceptance Rate

59.1 %

45 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis 57500 61400 0.0635 343 1125 0.8984
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$61,400

% Savings

6%

Undergraduates

343

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

89.8 %

46 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 61000 63200 0.0348 40,684 1331 0.3915
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$63,200

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

40,684

Est. Median SAT

1,331

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

47 New Jersey Institute of Technology 63700 63700 0 10,200 1325 0.6507
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

Sticker Price

$63,700

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

10,200

Est. Median SAT

1,325

Acceptance Rate

65.1 %

48 University of California-Santa Cruz 82400 82400 0 17,940 1281 0.6579
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Sticker Price

$82,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

17,940

Est. Median SAT

1,281

Acceptance Rate

65.8 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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