Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Philosophy Majors

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

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Considering a degree in Philosophy ?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	Old Dominion University	0	32400	1	17,746	1205	0.9036	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA Typical Net Price -- Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,400 % Savings 100% Undergraduates 17,746 Est. Median SAT 1,205 Acceptance Rate 90.4 %
2	Johns Hopkins University	2700	92000	0.9704	6,356	1543	0.0644	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Typical Net Price $2,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,000 % Savings 97% Undergraduates 6,356 Est. Median SAT 1,543 Acceptance Rate 6.4 %
3	Harvard University	5900	95500	0.9379	8,844	1535	0.0365	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Harvard University Cambridge, MA Typical Net Price $5,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $95,500 % Savings 94% Undergraduates 8,844 Est. Median SAT 1,535 Acceptance Rate 3.7 %
4	Columbia University in the City of New York	8300	97100	0.915	9,164	1535	0.0399	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Typical Net Price $8,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $97,100 % Savings 92% Undergraduates 9,164 Est. Median SAT 1,535 Acceptance Rate 4.0 %
5	University of Pennsylvania	9200	92900	0.9009	11,478	1536	0.054	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Typical Net Price $9,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,900 % Savings 90% Undergraduates 11,478 Est. Median SAT 1,536 Acceptance Rate 5.4 %
6	Valdosta State University	10500	24800	0.5775	7,166	1015	0.7229	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA Typical Net Price $10,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $24,800 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 7,166 Est. Median SAT 1,015 Acceptance Rate 72.3 %
7	University of Notre Dame	10700	86200	0.8763	8,880	1500	0.1127	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Typical Net Price $10,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $86,200 % Savings 88% Undergraduates 8,880 Est. Median SAT 1,500 Acceptance Rate 11.3 %
8	University of Chicago	12100	95500	0.873	7,598	1535	0.0448	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Chicago Chicago, IL Typical Net Price $12,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $95,500 % Savings 87% Undergraduates 7,598 Est. Median SAT 1,535 Acceptance Rate 4.5 %
9	Truman State University	13100	21700	0.3961	3,265	1302	0.8377	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Truman State University Kirksville, MO Typical Net Price $13,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $21,700 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 3,265 Est. Median SAT 1,302 Acceptance Rate 83.8 %
10	William Jewell College	13400	39800	0.6628	924	1085	0.3836	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings William Jewell College Liberty, MO Typical Net Price $13,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $39,800 % Savings 66% Undergraduates 924 Est. Median SAT 1,085 Acceptance Rate 38.4 %
11	Wesleyan College	14000	43800	0.6802	496	1065	0.591	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wesleyan College Macon, GA Typical Net Price $14,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $43,800 % Savings 68% Undergraduates 496 Est. Median SAT 1,065 Acceptance Rate 59.1 %
12	Stanford University	14800	71700	0.794	7,904	1535	0.0361	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Stanford University Stanford, CA Typical Net Price $14,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $71,700 % Savings 79% Undergraduates 7,904 Est. Median SAT 1,535 Acceptance Rate 3.6 %
13	Case Western Reserve University	15100	91300	0.835	6,528	1475	0.3654	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Typical Net Price $15,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $91,300 % Savings 84% Undergraduates 6,528 Est. Median SAT 1,475 Acceptance Rate 36.5 %
14	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	15400	25600	0.3977	10,202	1140	0.8109	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN Typical Net Price $15,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,600 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 10,202 Est. Median SAT 1,140 Acceptance Rate 81.1 %
15	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	16100	23800	0.3233	5,437	1060	0.9326	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC Typical Net Price $16,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,800 % Savings 32% Undergraduates 5,437 Est. Median SAT 1,060 Acceptance Rate 93.3 %
16	Radford University	16200	32000	0.4941	6,161	1070	0.8953	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Radford University Radford, VA Typical Net Price $16,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,000 % Savings 49% Undergraduates 6,161 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 89.5 %
17	Maharishi International University	16900	32800	0.4848	922	1089	0.957	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA Typical Net Price $16,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,800 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 922 Est. Median SAT 1,089 Acceptance Rate 95.7 %
18	Eureka College	17100	45900	0.6275	527	1020	0.8499	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Eureka College Eureka, IL Typical Net Price $17,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,900 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 527 Est. Median SAT 1,020 Acceptance Rate 85.0 %
19	James Madison University	18400	28900	0.3647	20,973	1260	0.7152	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Typical Net Price $18,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,900 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 20,973 Est. Median SAT 1,260 Acceptance Rate 71.5 %
20	Quincy University	18800	57800	0.6746	1,072	1115	0.5093	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Quincy University Quincy, IL Typical Net Price $18,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,800 % Savings 67% Undergraduates 1,072 Est. Median SAT 1,115 Acceptance Rate 50.9 %
21	Olivet Nazarene University	19700	62200	0.6841	2,711	1104	0.5586	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL Typical Net Price $19,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $62,200 % Savings 68% Undergraduates 2,711 Est. Median SAT 1,104 Acceptance Rate 55.9 %
22	Nebraska Wesleyan University	20800	70000	0.7027	1,463	1200	0.7982	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE Typical Net Price $20,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $70,000 % Savings 70% Undergraduates 1,463 Est. Median SAT 1,200 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %
23	Rocky Mountain College	21600	52000	0.5843	851	1075	0.6961	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT Typical Net Price $21,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,000 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 851 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 69.6 %
24	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	21700	52700	0.5886	1,041	1040	0.5687	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, MO Typical Net Price $21,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,700 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 1,041 Est. Median SAT 1,040 Acceptance Rate 56.9 %
25	Sterling College	22100	53900	0.5901	670	1070	0.4817	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Sterling College Sterling, KS Typical Net Price $22,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,900 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 670 Est. Median SAT 1,070 Acceptance Rate 48.2 %
26	Nelson University	22300	55500	0.5982	1,479	990	0.8902	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Nelson University Waxahachie, TX Typical Net Price $22,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $55,500 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 1,479 Est. Median SAT 990 Acceptance Rate 89.0 %
27	New York University	22400	91800	0.7556	29,060	1520	0.0923	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings New York University New York, NY Typical Net Price $22,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $91,800 % Savings 76% Undergraduates 29,060 Est. Median SAT 1,520 Acceptance Rate 9.2 %
27	Spurgeon College	22400	25700	0.1277	1,126	1115	0.964	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Spurgeon College Kansas City, MO Typical Net Price $22,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $25,700 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 1,126 Est. Median SAT 1,115 Acceptance Rate 96.4 %
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	23100	33600	0.3123	21,210	1148	0.9262	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Typical Net Price $23,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $33,600 % Savings 31% Undergraduates 21,210 Est. Median SAT 1,148 Acceptance Rate 92.6 %
30	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	23200	34500	0.3279	65,450	1203	0.8989	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Typical Net Price $23,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $34,500 % Savings 33% Undergraduates 65,450 Est. Median SAT 1,203 Acceptance Rate 89.9 %
31	Central Washington University	23400	27900	0.1615	10,317	1045	0.9062	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Typical Net Price $23,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,900 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 10,317 Est. Median SAT 1,045 Acceptance Rate 90.6 %
32	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	24600	40500	0.3927	25,900	1375	0.5808	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Typical Net Price $24,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $40,500 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 25,900 Est. Median SAT 1,375 Acceptance Rate 58.1 %
33	Drury University	25200	52900	0.5235	1,391	1228	0.5758	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Drury University Springfield, MO Typical Net Price $25,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,900 % Savings 52% Undergraduates 1,391 Est. Median SAT 1,228 Acceptance Rate 57.6 %
34	Roberts Wesleyan University	25300	60200	0.58	1,393	1142	0.7063	#34 #34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY Typical Net Price $25,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,200 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 1,393 Est. Median SAT 1,142 Acceptance Rate 70.6 %
35	Flagler College	26500	61200	0.5668	2,409	1090	0.8076	#35 #35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Flagler College Saint Augustine, FL Typical Net Price $26,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,200 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 2,409 Est. Median SAT 1,090 Acceptance Rate 80.8 %
36	Wingate University	26700	65000	0.5891	2,673	1100	0.9113	#36 #36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wingate University Wingate, NC Typical Net Price $26,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $65,000 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 2,673 Est. Median SAT 1,100 Acceptance Rate 91.1 %
37	Augustana University	28200	61200	0.5391	2,003	1189	0.6775	#37 #37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,200 % Savings 54% Undergraduates 2,003 Est. Median SAT 1,189 Acceptance Rate 67.8 %
38	Bridgewater College	28700	40200	0.2869	1,407	1174	0.9172	#38 #38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA Typical Net Price $28,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $40,200 % Savings 29% Undergraduates 1,407 Est. Median SAT 1,174 Acceptance Rate 91.7 %
39	University of Mary Washington	29400	32500	0.0931	3,660	1283	0.7978	#39 #39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA Typical Net Price $29,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,500 % Savings 9% Undergraduates 3,660 Est. Median SAT 1,283 Acceptance Rate 79.8 %
40	Southwestern College	30000	64400	0.5342	938	1025	0.7555	#40 #40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Southwestern College Winfield, KS Typical Net Price $30,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,400 % Savings 53% Undergraduates 938 Est. Median SAT 1,025 Acceptance Rate 75.6 %
41	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	30500	38500	0.2078	7,890	1110	0.2056	#41 #41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL Typical Net Price $30,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,500 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 7,890 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 20.6 %
42	Friends University	30800	53600	0.4265	1,548	1064	0.5522	#42 #42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Friends University Wichita, KS Typical Net Price $30,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,600 % Savings 43% Undergraduates 1,548 Est. Median SAT 1,064 Acceptance Rate 55.2 %
42	San Francisco State University	30800	47700	0.3544	19,444	1035	0.9644	#42 #42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Typical Net Price $30,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,700 % Savings 35% Undergraduates 19,444 Est. Median SAT 1,035 Acceptance Rate 96.4 %
44	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	31200	48800	0.361	20,591	1435	0.1407	#44 #44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Typical Net Price $31,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $48,800 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 20,591 Est. Median SAT 1,435 Acceptance Rate 14.1 %
45	Columbia International University	31500	44800	0.2965	965	1079	0.9447	#45 #45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Columbia International University Columbia, SC Typical Net Price $31,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $44,800 % Savings 30% Undergraduates 965 Est. Median SAT 1,079 Acceptance Rate 94.5 %
46	Berry College	32600	60900	0.465	2,254	1219	0.64	#46 #46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Berry College Mount Berry, GA Typical Net Price $32,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,900 % Savings 47% Undergraduates 2,254 Est. Median SAT 1,219 Acceptance Rate 64.0 %
46	Samford University	32600	64600	0.4955	4,210	1199	0.8236	#46 #46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Samford University Birmingham, AL Typical Net Price $32,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,600 % Savings 50% Undergraduates 4,210 Est. Median SAT 1,199 Acceptance Rate 82.4 %
48	SUNY Old Westbury	33600	40900	0.1785	4,260	1110	0.8363	#48 #48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY Typical Net Price $33,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $40,900 % Savings 18% Undergraduates 4,260 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 83.6 %
49	Winthrop University	33700	52500	0.3583	3,969	1130	0.7925	#49 #49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Typical Net Price $33,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,500 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 3,969 Est. Median SAT 1,130 Acceptance Rate 79.3 %
50	Stockton University	35200	44500	0.2091	7,565	1135	0.8894	#50 #50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Stockton University Galloway, NJ Typical Net Price $35,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $44,500 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 7,565 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 88.9 %
51	St. Thomas Aquinas College	35400	64400	0.4506	1,889	985	0.9305	#51 #51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY Typical Net Price $35,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,400 % Savings 45% Undergraduates 1,889 Est. Median SAT 985 Acceptance Rate 93.1 %
52	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	36000	48500	0.2573	2,075	1090	0.8894	#52 #52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN Typical Net Price $36,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $48,500 % Savings 26% Undergraduates 2,075 Est. Median SAT 1,090 Acceptance Rate 88.9 %
53	University of North Carolina Wilmington	36100	36100	0	15,254	1270	0.6424	#53 #53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Typical Net Price $36,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,100 % Savings -- Undergraduates 15,254 Est. Median SAT 1,270 Acceptance Rate 64.2 %
54	Saint Vincent College	39300	64600	0.3915	1,284	1135	0.6173	#54 #54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA Typical Net Price $39,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $64,600 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 1,284 Est. Median SAT 1,135 Acceptance Rate 61.7 %
55	Pace University	40700	74800	0.4558	8,038	1260	0.7592	#55 #55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Pace University New York, NY Typical Net Price $40,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $74,800 % Savings 46% Undergraduates 8,038 Est. Median SAT 1,260 Acceptance Rate 75.9 %
56	Concordia University-Wisconsin	41200	57000	0.2773	2,401	1209	0.782	#56 #56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI Typical Net Price $41,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,000 % Savings 28% Undergraduates 2,401 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 78.2 %
57	Union University	43800	66000	0.3374	1,934	1242	0.6041	#57 #57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Union University Jackson, TN Typical Net Price $43,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,000 % Savings 34% Undergraduates 1,934 Est. Median SAT 1,242 Acceptance Rate 60.4 %
57	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	43800	57100	0.2328	23,329	1239	0.766	#57 #57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK Typical Net Price $43,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $57,100 % Savings 23% Undergraduates 23,329 Est. Median SAT 1,239 Acceptance Rate 76.6 %
59	The University of Montana	44300	45000	0.0156	7,891	1225	0.9586	#59 #59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The University of Montana Missoula, MT Typical Net Price $44,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $45,000 % Savings 2% Undergraduates 7,891 Est. Median SAT 1,225 Acceptance Rate 95.9 %
60	University of Utah	51400	53700	0.0425	28,064	1237	0.8598	#60 #60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Typical Net Price $51,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,700 % Savings 4% Undergraduates 28,064 Est. Median SAT 1,237 Acceptance Rate 86.0 %
61	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	61000	63200	0.0348	40,684	1331	0.3915	#61 #61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Typical Net Price $61,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,200 % Savings 3% Undergraduates 40,684 Est. Median SAT 1,331 Acceptance Rate 39.2 %