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 | |
| 3 | University of Pennsylvania | 4000 | 93100 | 0.9575 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 4 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.6507 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Harvard University | 5900 | 96000 | 0.9387 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 7200 | 89100 | 0.919 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 9 | Colgate University | 8200 | 95800 | 0.9144 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8900 | 98000 | 0.9095 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 11 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9600 | 49000 | 0.8051 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 12 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 13 | San Francisco State University | 11700 | 46700 | 0.7489 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 14 | University of Chicago | 12200 | 100600 | 0.8792 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 15 | Wesleyan College | 13100 | 62600 | 0.7907 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 16 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 13700 | 25600 | 0.464 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 17 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 18 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 19 | Eureka College | 14600 | 64800 | 0.7743 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 20 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 92800 | 0.8369 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 21 | Maharishi International University | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5013 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 22 | James Madison University | 17100 | 28900 | 0.4081 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 23 | Radford University | 17400 | 33100 | 0.4733 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 24 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 47900 | 0.6257 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 25 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 26 | Valdosta State University | 18500 | 29600 | 0.3749 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 27 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 27400 | 0.3067 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 28 | Stockton University | 19800 | 45800 | 0.5678 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 29 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6479 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 30 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20900 | 38000 | 0.4506 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 31 | Rocky Mountain College | 21100 | 52000 | 0.5939 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 32 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 47400 | 0.548 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 33 | Sterling College | 22000 | 77400 | 0.7154 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 34 | Hastings College | 22300 | 53300 | 0.5814 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 35 | Central Washington University | 22900 | 27200 | 0.1579 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 36 | University of Jamestown | 24300 | 34400 | 0.2932 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 37 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 38 | Saint Augustine's University | 25600 | 48900 | 0.4766 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 39 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 40 | Drury University | 26600 | 54500 | 0.5119 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 41 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5892 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 42 | Wilmington College | 27400 | 48200 | 0.4312 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 43 | LaGrange College | 27600 | 54600 | 0.495 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 44 | Flagler College | 27700 | 61900 | 0.5521 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 45 | Southwestern College | 29400 | 89500 | 0.6717 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 46 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2966 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 47 | Pace University | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 47 | Winthrop University | 33700 | 52500 | 0.3584 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 49 | Berry College | 34600 | 62400 | 0.4456 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 50 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 34700 | 38500 | 0.0987 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 51 | McPherson College | 35100 | 53600 | 0.3454 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 52 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 53 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39000 | 64500 | 0.3956 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 54 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40800 | 55300 | 0.2624 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 55 | Butler University | 41600 | 68400 | 0.3921 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 56 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 42400 | 55100 | 0.2306 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 57 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 58 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 48900 | 67600 | 0.2767 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 59 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 50500 | 58800 | 0.141 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 60 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0425 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 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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