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Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Psychology Majors

Most Affordable Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Colleges for Maryland Residents for 2027

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Psychology majors who live in Maryland.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Psychology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Maryland.
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
Psychology
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 Emory University 8000 92500 0.9134 7,407 1499 0.1065
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Sticker Price

$92,500

% Savings

91%

Undergraduates

7,407

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

10.7 %

2 Wellesley College 9000 91300 0.9016 2,407 1500 0.1405
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA

Sticker Price

$91,300

% Savings

90%

Undergraduates

2,407

Est. Median SAT

1,500

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

3 Washington University in St Louis 10800 102300 0.8943 8,220 1513 0.1206
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO

Sticker Price

$102,300

% Savings

89%

Undergraduates

8,220

Est. Median SAT

1,513

Acceptance Rate

12.1 %

4 University of Pennsylvania 12300 92900 0.8676 11,478 1536 0.054
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$92,900

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

11,478

Est. Median SAT

1,536

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

5 Albion College 12400 75400 0.836 1,308 1065 0.807
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albion College
Albion, MI

Sticker Price

$75,400

% Savings

84%

Undergraduates

1,308

Est. Median SAT

1,065

Acceptance Rate

80.7 %

6 University of California-Santa Barbara 13000 43000 0.6976 23,181 1354 0.3297
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Sticker Price

$43,000

% Savings

70%

Undergraduates

23,181

Est. Median SAT

1,354

Acceptance Rate

33.0 %

7 Brown University 13900 94000 0.8521 7,910 1535 0.0539
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Brown University
Providence, RI

Sticker Price

$94,000

% Savings

85%

Undergraduates

7,910

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

8 Morgan State University 16800 28500 0.4104 9,027 965 0.8223
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$28,500

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

9,027

Est. Median SAT

965

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

8 Northwestern University 16800 89500 0.8126 9,399 1527 0.0769
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Sticker Price

$89,500

% Savings

81%

Undergraduates

9,399

Est. Median SAT

1,527

Acceptance Rate

7.7 %

8 University of Maryland Global Campus 16800 29700 0.434 52,187 0 0
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Sticker Price

$29,700

% Savings

43%

Undergraduates

52,187

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

--

11 Lewis-Clark State College 18000 23500 0.2336 3,793 980 0.8769
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID

Sticker Price

$23,500

% Savings

23%

Undergraduates

3,793

Est. Median SAT

980

Acceptance Rate

87.7 %

12 Towson University 18400 29900 0.3843 16,264 1098 0.8197
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Towson University
Towson, MD

Sticker Price

$29,900

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

16,264

Est. Median SAT

1,098

Acceptance Rate

82.0 %

13 George Fox University 27900 69400 0.5983 3,354 1193 0.9351
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Sticker Price

$69,400

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

3,354

Est. Median SAT

1,193

Acceptance Rate

93.5 %

14 University of Delaware 28500 34500 0.1741 20,026 1294 0.706
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

17%

Undergraduates

20,026

Est. Median SAT

1,294

Acceptance Rate

70.6 %

15 George Washington University 33700 81800 0.5881 11,677 1430 0.4709
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Sticker Price

$81,800

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

11,677

Est. Median SAT

1,430

Acceptance Rate

47.1 %

16 University of Connecticut 37400 53600 0.3025 20,056 1329 0.5239
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Sticker Price

$53,600

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

20,056

Est. Median SAT

1,329

Acceptance Rate

52.4 %

17 University of California-San Diego 45700 77200 0.4081 34,955 1375 0.2671
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Sticker Price

$77,200

% Savings

41%

Undergraduates

34,955

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

26.7 %

18 University of California-Irvine 72100 75600 0.0463 30,204 1333 0.2857
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA

Sticker Price

$75,600

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

30,204

Est. Median SAT

1,333

Acceptance Rate

28.6 %

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

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