Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95900 | 0.9386 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8400 | 97100 | 0.914 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 4 | Case Western Reserve University | 8800 | 91300 | 0.9041 | 6,528 | 1475 | 0.3654 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 9500 | 92900 | 0.8977 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 10700 | 95800 | 0.888 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 10900 | 86200 | 0.874 | 8,880 | 1500 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 10 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11600 | 29100 | 0.6019 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 11 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95500 | 0.8709 | 7,598 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 12 | Wesleyan College | 14000 | 43800 | 0.6802 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14600 | 25400 | 0.426 | 957 | 1130 | 0.7463 | |
| 14 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71700 | 0.794 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 15 | James Madison University | 15700 | 28900 | 0.4573 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 16 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 32200 | 0.4759 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 17 | Eureka College | 17200 | 45900 | 0.6253 | 527 | 1020 | 0.8499 | |
| 18 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18800 | 24400 | 0.2298 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 19 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 20 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 25200 | 0.2458 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 21 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20900 | 70000 | 0.7016 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 22 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 47100 | 0.5456 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 23 | Rocky Mountain College | 21700 | 52000 | 0.5824 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 24 | Sterling College | 22200 | 53900 | 0.5887 | 670 | 1070 | 0.4817 | |
| 25 | New York University | 22700 | 91800 | 0.7524 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 26 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23400 | 34500 | 0.3221 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 27 | Central Washington University | 23500 | 27900 | 0.158 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 28 | Stockton University | 24200 | 32100 | 0.246 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 29 | Westminster College | 25200 | 53800 | 0.532 | 640 | 1100 | 0.792 | |
| 30 | Drury University | 25300 | 52900 | 0.5216 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 31 | Hastings College | 25900 | 63000 | 0.5889 | 933 | 1305 | 0.7165 | |
| 32 | Millsaps College | 26400 | 62400 | 0.5771 | 549 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 33 | Saint Augustine's University | 26500 | 33800 | 0.2157 | 173 | 840 | 0.338 | |
| 34 | Flagler College | 26600 | 61200 | 0.5652 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 35 | Iowa State University | 26800 | 43300 | 0.3819 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 36 | Wingate University | 26900 | 65000 | 0.5864 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 37 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 38 | Wilmington College | 27600 | 48200 | 0.4274 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 39 | LaGrange College | 27800 | 54600 | 0.4917 | 651 | 1075 | 0.6209 | |
| 40 | Winthrop University | 28500 | 38600 | 0.2617 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 41 | University of Iowa | 29000 | 31100 | 0.0677 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 42 | Southwestern College | 30000 | 64400 | 0.5342 | 938 | 1025 | 0.7555 | |
| 43 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 30600 | 38500 | 0.2052 | 7,890 | 1110 | 0.2056 | |
| 44 | San Francisco State University | 30900 | 47700 | 0.3523 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 45 | McPherson College | 31000 | 51400 | 0.3968 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 48800 | 0.361 | 20,591 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 47 | Columbia International University | 31700 | 44800 | 0.2926 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 48 | Berry College | 32700 | 60900 | 0.4633 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 49 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 50 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35600 | 64400 | 0.4475 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 51 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36100 | 48500 | 0.2558 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 51 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 53 | Queens University of Charlotte | 38200 | 68200 | 0.4396 | 1,225 | 1208 | 0.6208 | |
| 54 | Pace University | 40800 | 74800 | 0.4544 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 55 | Butler University | 41100 | 67900 | 0.3949 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 56 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41700 | 55200 | 0.2445 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 57 | Radford University | 43600 | 45700 | 0.046 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 58 | Union University | 43900 | 66000 | 0.3347 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 59 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 45700 | 58800 | 0.223 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 60 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0392 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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