Considering a degree in Philosophy ?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Philosophy 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 | Johns Hopkins University | 2700 | 92000 | 0.9704 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 3600 | 1932100 | 0.9982 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 3600 | 93100 | 0.9618 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 5900 | 96000 | 0.9387 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 5 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 7200 | 89100 | 0.919 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 8200 | 95800 | 0.9144 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8900 | 98000 | 0.9095 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 9 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9600 | 49000 | 0.8051 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 10 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 10900 | 20400 | 0.4644 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 12 | San Francisco State University | 11700 | 46700 | 0.7489 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 13 | University of Chicago | 12200 | 100600 | 0.8792 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 14 | Wesleyan College | 13100 | 62600 | 0.7907 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 15 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 16 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 17 | Eureka College | 14600 | 64800 | 0.7743 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 18 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 92800 | 0.8369 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 19 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Maharishi International University | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5013 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 21 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 47900 | 0.6257 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 22 | Central Washington University | 18000 | 22700 | 0.2068 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 23 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 24 | Valdosta State University | 18500 | 29600 | 0.3749 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 25 | Stockton University | 19200 | 32100 | 0.4017 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 26 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20000 | 35200 | 0.4314 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 27 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6479 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 28 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20900 | 38000 | 0.4506 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 29 | Rocky Mountain College | 21100 | 52000 | 0.5939 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 30 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 47400 | 0.548 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 31 | Sterling College | 22000 | 77400 | 0.7154 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 32 | Hastings College | 22300 | 53300 | 0.5814 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 33 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 23400 | 34500 | 0.322 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 23500 | 40500 | 0.4198 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 35 | University of Jamestown | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2932 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 36 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 37 | Saint Augustine's University | 25600 | 48900 | 0.4766 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 38 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 39 | Drury University | 26600 | 54500 | 0.5119 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 40 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5892 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 41 | Wilmington College | 27400 | 48200 | 0.4312 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 42 | LaGrange College | 27600 | 54600 | 0.495 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 43 | Flagler College | 27700 | 61900 | 0.5521 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 44 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1027 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 45 | Southwestern College | 29400 | 89500 | 0.6717 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 46 | The University of Montana | 30500 | 30500 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 47 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2966 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 48 | Pace University | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 48 | Winthrop University | 33700 | 52500 | 0.3584 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 50 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 51 | Berry College | 34600 | 62400 | 0.4456 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 52 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 34700 | 38500 | 0.0987 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 53 | McPherson College | 35100 | 53600 | 0.3454 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 54 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39000 | 64500 | 0.3956 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 55 | Butler University | 41600 | 68400 | 0.3921 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 56 | James Madison University | 43100 | 45100 | 0.0443 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 57 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 58 | Radford University | 45300 | 47600 | 0.048 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 59 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 48900 | 67600 | 0.2767 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 60 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 50500 | 58800 | 0.141 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 61 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58800 | 72400 | 0.1879 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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