Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Philosophy Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Majors in the state of New York for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in New York.
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 New York.
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
Philosophy
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 Johns Hopkins University 2700 92000 0.9704 6,356 1543 0.0644
#1

#1 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 %

2 Harvard University 5900 90600 0.9346 7,038 1535 0.0365
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Sticker Price

$90,600

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

7,038

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.7 %

3 Columbia University in the City of New York 6300 94100 0.933 9,157 1535 0.0386
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$94,100

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

9,157

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.9 %

4 University of Pennsylvania 6700 92900 0.9281 10,013 1528 0.054
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$92,900

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

10,013

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

5 CUNY Brooklyn College 7800 31800 0.7558 11,562 1110 0.5836
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY

Sticker Price

$31,800

% Savings

76%

Undergraduates

11,562

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

58.4 %

5 CUNY City College 7800 31200 0.7501 12,982 1169 0.5997
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY City College
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$31,200

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

12,982

Est. Median SAT

1,169

Acceptance Rate

60.0 %

7 University of Notre Dame 10000 86200 0.8845 8,880 1499 0.1127
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Sticker Price

$86,200

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

8,880

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

11.3 %

8 Valdosta State University 10400 24800 0.5815 7,206 1015 0.7214
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA

Sticker Price

$24,800

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

7,206

Est. Median SAT

1,015

Acceptance Rate

72.1 %

9 Truman State University 11500 30400 0.6227 3,265 1302 0.8377
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Sticker Price

$30,400

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

3,265

Est. Median SAT

1,302

Acceptance Rate

83.8 %

10 William Jewell College 12100 46900 0.7423 969 1110 0.3836
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

William Jewell College
Liberty, MO

Sticker Price

$46,900

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

969

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

38.4 %

11 New York University 12300 90800 0.8641 29,060 1520 0.0923
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New York University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$90,800

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

29,060

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

9.2 %

11 University of Chicago 12300 95500 0.8709 7,519 1535 0.0448
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$95,500

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

7,519

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

4.5 %

13 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 13000 23800 0.4534 5,437 990 0.9335
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC

Sticker Price

$23,800

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

5,437

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

93.4 %

14 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 14100 30300 0.5351 957 1105 0.5871
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

Sticker Price

$30,300

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

957

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

58.7 %

15 Radford University 14200 20800 0.3168 6,161 1070 0.8953
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Radford University
Radford, VA

Sticker Price

$20,800

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

6,161

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

89.5 %

16 Philander Smith University 14700 37800 0.6115 848 905 1
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

848

Est. Median SAT

905

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

16 Stanford University 14700 71200 0.7934 7,904 1535 0.0361
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Sticker Price

$71,200

% Savings

79%

Undergraduates

7,904

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.6 %

18 Central Washington University 15100 27900 0.4595 10,033 1060 0.9061
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

19 Wesleyan College 17300 55300 0.6872 595 1135 0.6207
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan College
Macon, GA

Sticker Price

$55,300

% Savings

69%

Undergraduates

595

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

62.1 %

20 Stockton University 17500 32100 0.4546 7,565 1135 0.8894
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Sticker Price

$32,100

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

7,565

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

21 Quincy University 17600 68000 0.7407 1,072 1115 0.5093
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quincy University
Quincy, IL

Sticker Price

$68,000

% Savings

74%

Undergraduates

1,072

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

50.9 %

22 SUNY Old Westbury 18900 24400 0.226 4,260 1110 0.8352
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

Sticker Price

$24,400

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

4,260

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

83.5 %

23 Piedmont University 19200 47200 0.5932 1,159 1130 0.9328
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Piedmont University
Demorest, GA

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

1,159

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

93.3 %

24 University of Mary Washington 21400 34100 0.3705 3,660 1283 0.7978
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Sticker Price

$34,100

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

3,660

Est. Median SAT

1,283

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

25 San Francisco State University 22100 55400 0.6011 20,756 1035 0.9615
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Sticker Price

$55,400

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

20,756

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

96.2 %

26 Nebraska Wesleyan University 22200 78600 0.7176 1,463 1195 0.7982
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$78,600

% Savings

72%

Undergraduates

1,463

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

27 Maharishi International University 22600 38500 0.4131 777 1089 0.969
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA

Sticker Price

$38,500

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

777

Est. Median SAT

1,089

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

28 Roberts Wesleyan University 22900 72200 0.683 1,045 1166 0.7058
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY

Sticker Price

$72,200

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

1,045

Est. Median SAT

1,166

Acceptance Rate

70.6 %

29 Flagler College 23400 61100 0.6168 2,409 785 0.8076
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL

Sticker Price

$61,100

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

785

Acceptance Rate

80.8 %

30 Muskingum University 23800 49600 0.5193 1,524 1020 0.8184
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Muskingum University
New Concord, OH

Sticker Price

$49,600

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

1,524

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

81.8 %

31 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 24000 60300 0.6022 1,041 1040 0.5686
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, MO

Sticker Price

$60,300

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

1,041

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

56.9 %

32 University of North Carolina Wilmington 24400 24400 0 15,254 1270 0.6424
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Sticker Price

$24,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

15,254

Est. Median SAT

1,270

Acceptance Rate

64.2 %

33 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 25100 37100 0.3237 65,450 1203 0.8989
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ

Sticker Price

$37,100

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

65,450

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

89.9 %

34 Otterbein University 25900 66800 0.6121 2,211 1114 0.8452
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Sticker Price

$66,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

2,211

Est. Median SAT

1,114

Acceptance Rate

84.5 %

35 Southwestern College 26200 76300 0.6569 938 1005 0.7443
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Sticker Price

$76,300

% Savings

66%

Undergraduates

938

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

74.4 %

36 Wingate University 26800 65000 0.5879 2,673 1100 0.9113
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wingate University
Wingate, NC

Sticker Price

$65,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,673

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

91.1 %

37 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 28600 48700 0.4127 2,079 1135 0.8221
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN

Sticker Price

$48,700

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

2,079

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

38 Ithaca College 30000 69100 0.5653 4,268 1314 0.6901
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Sticker Price

$69,100

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

4,268

Est. Median SAT

1,314

Acceptance Rate

69.0 %

39 Belmont University 30200 67800 0.554 7,167 1273 0.9528
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$67,800

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

7,167

Est. Median SAT

1,273

Acceptance Rate

95.3 %

40 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 31100 49800 0.3755 20,592 1435 0.1407
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Sticker Price

$49,800

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

20,592

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

41 Columbia International University 31600 44800 0.2948 721 1079 0.9461
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$44,800

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

721

Est. Median SAT

1,079

Acceptance Rate

94.6 %

42 Albertus Magnus College 32200 85600 0.6237 892 995 0.6437
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT

Sticker Price

$85,600

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

892

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

64.4 %

43 Winthrop University 33800 52500 0.3569 3,969 1130 0.7925
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Sticker Price

$52,500

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

3,969

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

79.3 %

44 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 34500 34500 0 9,982 1125 0.7702
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

9,982

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

77.0 %

45 Pace University 34600 69100 0.4995 8,038 1274 0.7592
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$69,100

% Savings

50%

Undergraduates

8,038

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

46 Berry College 36100 60900 0.4074 2,254 1219 0.64
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Sticker Price

$60,900

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

2,254

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

64.0 %

47 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 38500 38500 0 7,890 1105 0.2056
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Sticker Price

$38,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

7,890

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

20.6 %

48 Butler University 39600 68300 0.4199 4,489 1279 0.8508
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

Sticker Price

$68,300

% Savings

42%

Undergraduates

4,489

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

49 The University of Montana 39900 45900 0.1308 8,014 1184 0.9586
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Sticker Price

$45,900

% Savings

13%

Undergraduates

8,014

Est. Median SAT

1,184

Acceptance Rate

95.9 %

50 Concordia University-Wisconsin 41300 57000 0.2756 2,401 1209 0.7819
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

Sticker Price

$57,000

% Savings

28%

Undergraduates

2,401

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

51 Saint Vincent College 41400 64600 0.3593 1,284 0 0.6173
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA

Sticker Price

$64,600

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,284

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

61.7 %

52 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 42000 54700 0.2321 20,418 1375 0.5808
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$54,700

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

20,418

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

53 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 43600 43700 0.0023 11,554 1100 0.5516
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$43,700

% Savings

0%

Undergraduates

11,554

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

55.2 %

54 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 43800 57100 0.2315 23,351 1239 0.766
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

23,351

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

55 James Madison University 45300 45300 0 21,112 1260 0.7151
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Sticker Price

$45,300

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

21,112

Est. Median SAT

1,260

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

56 University of Utah 51500 53700 0.0411 28,064 1237 0.8598
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Sticker Price

$53,700

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

28,064

Est. Median SAT

1,237

Acceptance Rate

86.0 %

57 University of La Verne 57400 67300 0.1472 2,414 1123 0.4847
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

Sticker Price

$67,300

% Savings

15%

Undergraduates

2,414

Est. Median SAT

1,123

Acceptance Rate

48.5 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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