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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Philosophy Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Majors in Maine for 2027

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Maine.
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 Maine.
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 95200 0.9377 8,844 1535 0.0365
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Sticker Price

$95,200

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

8,844

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.7 %

3 Columbia University in the City of New York 8300 97100 0.915 9,164 1535 0.0399
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

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

Sticker Price

$97,100

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

9,164

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

4.0 %

4 University of Pennsylvania 9500 92900 0.8977 11,478 1536 0.054
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$92,900

% Savings

90%

Undergraduates

11,478

Est. Median SAT

1,536

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

5 Valdosta State University 10500 24800 0.5775 7,166 1015 0.7229
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA

Sticker Price

$24,800

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

7,166

Est. Median SAT

1,015

Acceptance Rate

72.3 %

6 Colgate University 10600 95800 0.889 3,193 1488 0.1388
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Colgate University
Hamilton, NY

Sticker Price

$95,800

% Savings

89%

Undergraduates

3,193

Est. Median SAT

1,488

Acceptance Rate

13.9 %

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

Sticker Price

$86,200

% Savings

88%

Undergraduates

8,880

Est. Median SAT

1,500

Acceptance Rate

11.3 %

8 Truman State University 11500 30400 0.6227 3,265 1302 0.8377
#8

#8 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 %

9 University of Chicago 12300 95500 0.8709 7,598 1535 0.0448
#9

#9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$95,500

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

7,598

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

4.5 %

10 Wesleyan College 14000 43800 0.6802 496 1065 0.591
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan College
Macon, GA

Sticker Price

$43,800

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

496

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

59.1 %

11 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 14600 25400 0.426 957 1130 0.7463
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

Sticker Price

$25,400

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

957

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

74.6 %

12 Stanford University 14800 71700 0.794 7,904 1535 0.0361
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Sticker Price

$71,700

% Savings

79%

Undergraduates

7,904

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.6 %

13 Case Western Reserve University 15200 91300 0.8339 6,528 1475 0.3654
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Sticker Price

$91,300

% Savings

83%

Undergraduates

6,528

Est. Median SAT

1,475

Acceptance Rate

36.5 %

14 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 15800 24200 0.3478 7,890 1110 0.2056
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Sticker Price

$24,200

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

7,890

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

20.6 %

15 Maharishi International University 16900 32800 0.4848 922 1089 0.957
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA

Sticker Price

$32,800

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

922

Est. Median SAT

1,089

Acceptance Rate

95.7 %

15 University of Southern Maine 16900 23000 0.2649 5,525 1144 0.7923
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Sticker Price

$23,000

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

5,525

Est. Median SAT

1,144

Acceptance Rate

79.2 %

17 Eureka College 17000 45900 0.6296 527 1020 0.8499
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Eureka College
Eureka, IL

Sticker Price

$45,900

% Savings

63%

Undergraduates

527

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

85.0 %

18 University of Maine 17800 29300 0.3937 9,601 1205 0.9664
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Sticker Price

$29,300

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

9,601

Est. Median SAT

1,205

Acceptance Rate

96.6 %

19 Quincy University 18900 57800 0.6728 1,072 1115 0.5093
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quincy University
Quincy, IL

Sticker Price

$57,800

% Savings

67%

Undergraduates

1,072

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

50.9 %

19 The University of Montana 18900 25200 0.2497 7,891 1225 0.9586
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Sticker Price

$25,200

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

7,891

Est. Median SAT

1,225

Acceptance Rate

95.9 %

21 Nebraska Wesleyan University 20900 70000 0.7016 1,463 1200 0.7982
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$70,000

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

1,463

Est. Median SAT

1,200

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

22 University of Mary Washington 21400 47100 0.5451 3,660 1283 0.7978
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Sticker Price

$47,100

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

3,660

Est. Median SAT

1,283

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

Sticker Price

$52,000

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

851

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

69.6 %

24 Sterling College 22100 53900 0.5906 670 1070 0.4817
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Sterling College
Sterling, KS

Sticker Price

$53,900

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

670

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

48.2 %

25 New York University 22700 91800 0.7524 29,060 1520 0.0923
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New York University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$91,800

% Savings

75%

Undergraduates

29,060

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

9.2 %

26 Central Washington University 23400 27900 0.1615 10,317 1045 0.9062
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$27,900

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

10,317

Est. Median SAT

1,045

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

27 Stockton University 24100 32100 0.2491 7,565 1135 0.8894
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Sticker Price

$32,100

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

7,565

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

28 Westminster College 25200 53800 0.532 640 1100 0.792
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Westminster College
Fulton, MO

Sticker Price

$53,800

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

640

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

79.2 %

29 Drury University 25300 52900 0.5216 1,391 1228 0.5758
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Drury University
Springfield, MO

Sticker Price

$52,900

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

1,391

Est. Median SAT

1,228

Acceptance Rate

57.6 %

30 Hastings College 25800 63000 0.5905 933 1305 0.7165
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Hastings College
Hastings, NE

Sticker Price

$63,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

933

Est. Median SAT

1,305

Acceptance Rate

71.7 %

31 Flagler College 26500 61200 0.5668 2,409 1090 0.8076
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL

Sticker Price

$61,200

% Savings

57%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

80.8 %

31 Millsaps College 26500 62400 0.5755 549 1189 0.4312
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Millsaps College
Jackson, MS

Sticker Price

$62,400

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

549

Est. Median SAT

1,189

Acceptance Rate

43.1 %

33 Saint Augustine's University 26600 33800 0.2127 173 840 0.338
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC

Sticker Price

$33,800

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

173

Est. Median SAT

840

Acceptance Rate

33.8 %

34 Wingate University 26900 65000 0.5864 2,673 1100 0.9113
#34

#34 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 %

35 University of Jamestown 27400 34400 0.2035 1,049 1055 0.8808
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND

Sticker Price

$34,400

% Savings

20%

Undergraduates

1,049

Est. Median SAT

1,055

Acceptance Rate

88.1 %

36 Wilmington College 27600 48200 0.4274 1,006 1020 0.924
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH

Sticker Price

$48,200

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

1,006

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

92.4 %

37 LaGrange College 27800 54600 0.4917 651 1075 0.6209
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

LaGrange College
Lagrange, GA

Sticker Price

$54,600

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

651

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

62.1 %

38 Winthrop University 28500 38600 0.2617 3,969 1130 0.7925
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Sticker Price

$38,600

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

3,969

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

79.3 %

39 University of Utah 28900 32000 0.097 28,064 1237 0.8598
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Sticker Price

$32,000

% Savings

10%

Undergraduates

28,064

Est. Median SAT

1,237

Acceptance Rate

86.0 %

40 Southwestern College 30000 64400 0.5342 938 1025 0.7555
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Sticker Price

$64,400

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

938

Est. Median SAT

1,025

Acceptance Rate

75.6 %

41 San Francisco State University 30800 47700 0.3544 19,444 1035 0.9644
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Sticker Price

$47,700

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

19,444

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

96.4 %

42 McPherson College 30900 51400 0.3987 876 1075 0.7676
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

McPherson College
McPherson, KS

Sticker Price

$51,400

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

876

Est. Median SAT

1,075

Acceptance Rate

76.8 %

43 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 31200 48800 0.361 20,591 1435 0.1407
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Sticker Price

$48,800

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

20,591

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

44 Columbia International University 31700 44800 0.2926 965 1079 0.9447
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$44,800

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

965

Est. Median SAT

1,079

Acceptance Rate

94.5 %

45 Berry College 32700 60900 0.4633 2,254 1219 0.64
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Sticker Price

$60,900

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

2,254

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

64.0 %

46 SUNY Old Westbury 33600 40900 0.1785 4,260 1110 0.8363
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

Sticker Price

$40,900

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

4,260

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

83.6 %

47 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 34500 34500 0 10,202 1140 0.8109
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

10,202

Est. Median SAT

1,140

Acceptance Rate

81.1 %

48 St. Thomas Aquinas College 35600 64400 0.4475 1,889 985 0.9305
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill, NY

Sticker Price

$64,400

% Savings

45%

Undergraduates

1,889

Est. Median SAT

985

Acceptance Rate

93.1 %

49 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 36000 48500 0.2578 2,075 1090 0.8894
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN

Sticker Price

$48,500

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

2,075

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

50 University of North Carolina Wilmington 36100 36100 0 15,254 1270 0.6424
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Sticker Price

$36,100

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

15,254

Est. Median SAT

1,270

Acceptance Rate

64.2 %

51 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 36500 47500 0.2317 65,450 1203 0.8989
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ

Sticker Price

$47,500

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

65,450

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

89.9 %

52 Queens University of Charlotte 38100 68200 0.4411 1,225 1208 0.6208
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Sticker Price

$68,200

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

1,225

Est. Median SAT

1,208

Acceptance Rate

62.1 %

53 Pace University 40700 74800 0.4558 8,038 1260 0.7592
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$74,800

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

8,038

Est. Median SAT

1,260

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

54 Butler University 41200 67900 0.3934 4,489 1279 0.8508
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

Sticker Price

$67,900

% Savings

39%

Undergraduates

4,489

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

55 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 41500 55200 0.2481 25,900 1375 0.5808
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$55,200

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

25,900

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

56 Radford University 43600 45700 0.046 6,161 1070 0.8953
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Radford University
Radford, VA

Sticker Price

$45,700

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

6,161

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

89.5 %

57 Union University 43900 66000 0.3347 1,934 1242 0.6041
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Union University
Jackson, TN

Sticker Price

$66,000

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

1,934

Est. Median SAT

1,242

Acceptance Rate

60.4 %

58 James Madison University 45200 45200 0 20,973 1260 0.7152
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Sticker Price

$45,200

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

20,973

Est. Median SAT

1,260

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

59 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 45700 58800 0.223 23,329 1239 0.766
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$58,800

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

23,329

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

60 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 61000 63200 0.0348 40,684 1331 0.3915
#60

#60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Sticker Price

$63,200

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

40,684

Est. Median SAT

1,331

Acceptance Rate

39.2 %

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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