Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Philosophy Majors

Most Affordable History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Colleges in Connecticut for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Connecticut.
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 Connecticut.
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 Hillsdale College 5100 53900 0.9054 1,649 1412 0.2072
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI

Sticker Price

$53,900

% Savings

91%

Undergraduates

1,649

Est. Median SAT

1,412

Acceptance Rate

20.7 %

1 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 5100 28400 0.82 1,004 1090 0.9689
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Sticker Price

$28,400

% Savings

82%

Undergraduates

1,004

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

3 Harvard University 5900 86500 0.9322 7,038 1535 0.0365
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Sticker Price

$86,500

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

7,038

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.7 %

4 Columbia University in the City of New York 8900 94100 0.9057 9,157 1535 0.0386
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

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

Sticker Price

$94,100

% Savings

91%

Undergraduates

9,157

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.9 %

5 University of Pennsylvania 9000 93000 0.9034 10,013 1528 0.054
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

90%

Undergraduates

10,013

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

6 Johns Hopkins University 9600 88600 0.8915 6,356 1543 0.0644
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$88,600

% Savings

89%

Undergraduates

6,356

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

7 Valdosta State University 10400 24800 0.5817 7,206 1015 0.7214
#7

#7 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 %

8 University of Notre Dame 11500 86100 0.8664 8,880 1499 0.1127
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Sticker Price

$86,100

% Savings

87%

Undergraduates

8,880

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

11.3 %

9 William Jewell College 12300 46900 0.738 969 1110 0.3836
#9

#9 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 %

10 Truman State University 13200 32100 0.5895 3,265 1302 0.8377
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Sticker Price

$32,100

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

3,265

Est. Median SAT

1,302

Acceptance Rate

83.8 %

11 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 14000 26900 0.4792 957 1105 0.5871
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

Sticker Price

$26,900

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

957

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

58.7 %

12 Philander Smith University 14300 35100 0.5921 848 905 1
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Sticker Price

$35,100

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

848

Est. Median SAT

905

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

13 Radford University 14400 21900 0.3425 6,161 1070 0.8953
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Radford University
Radford, VA

Sticker Price

$21,900

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

6,161

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

89.5 %

14 Stanford University 14800 71300 0.792 7,904 1535 0.0361
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Sticker Price

$71,300

% Savings

79%

Undergraduates

7,904

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.6 %

15 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 15600 23600 0.3395 5,437 990 0.9335
#15

#15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC

Sticker Price

$23,600

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

5,437

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

93.4 %

16 Central Washington University 17200 22700 0.242 10,033 1060 0.9061
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$22,700

% Savings

24%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

17 Wesleyan College 17300 54800 0.6838 595 1135 0.6207
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan College
Macon, GA

Sticker Price

$54,800

% Savings

68%

Undergraduates

595

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

62.1 %

18 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 17900 28100 0.3632 20,592 1435 0.1407
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

20,592

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

19 Quincy University 18200 62900 0.7111 1,072 1115 0.5093
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quincy University
Quincy, IL

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

71%

Undergraduates

1,072

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

50.9 %

20 Piedmont University 19900 47200 0.5784 1,159 1130 0.9328
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Piedmont University
Demorest, GA

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

1,159

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

93.3 %

21 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 20000 49400 0.5946 2,079 1135 0.8221
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN

Sticker Price

$49,400

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

2,079

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

22 New York University 21100 91800 0.7699 29,060 1520 0.0923
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New York University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$91,800

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

29,060

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

9.2 %

23 University of North Carolina Wilmington 21600 24400 0.1148 15,254 1270 0.6424
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Sticker Price

$24,400

% Savings

11%

Undergraduates

15,254

Est. Median SAT

1,270

Acceptance Rate

64.2 %

24 University of Mary Washington 21700 45500 0.5237 3,660 1283 0.7978
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Sticker Price

$45,500

% Savings

52%

Undergraduates

3,660

Est. Median SAT

1,283

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

25 Nebraska Wesleyan University 22200 56400 0.6067 1,463 1195 0.7982
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$56,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,463

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

26 Maharishi International University 22600 30300 0.2538 777 1089 0.969
#26

#26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA

Sticker Price

$30,300

% Savings

25%

Undergraduates

777

Est. Median SAT

1,089

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

27 Berry College 23400 60800 0.6149 2,254 1219 0.64
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Sticker Price

$60,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

2,254

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

64.0 %

28 Muskingum University 24000 49600 0.5156 1,524 1020 0.8184
#28

#28 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 %

29 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 24400 46200 0.4714 1,041 1040 0.5686
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

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

Sticker Price

$46,200

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

1,041

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

56.9 %

29 Flagler College 24400 37800 0.3548 2,409 785 0.8076
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

785

Acceptance Rate

80.8 %

29 Roberts Wesleyan University 24400 60000 0.5935 1,045 1166 0.7058
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY

Sticker Price

$60,000

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

1,045

Est. Median SAT

1,166

Acceptance Rate

70.6 %

32 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 25100 36600 0.3146 65,450 1203 0.8989
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ

Sticker Price

$36,600

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

65,450

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

89.9 %

33 University of Chicago 25700 95000 0.7295 7,519 1535 0.0448
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$95,000

% Savings

73%

Undergraduates

7,519

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

4.5 %

34 Otterbein University 26000 66300 0.6079 2,211 1114 0.8452
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Sticker Price

$66,300

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

2,211

Est. Median SAT

1,114

Acceptance Rate

84.5 %

35 Southwestern College 26700 69700 0.6172 938 1005 0.7443
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Sticker Price

$69,700

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

938

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

74.4 %

36 Wingate University 27100 65000 0.583 2,673 1100 0.9113
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wingate University
Wingate, NC

Sticker Price

$65,000

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

2,673

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

91.1 %

37 University of Utah 29100 32000 0.0902 28,064 1237 0.8598
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Sticker Price

$32,000

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

28,064

Est. Median SAT

1,237

Acceptance Rate

86.0 %

38 Belmont University 30400 67800 0.5512 7,167 1273 0.9528
#38

#38 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 %

39 San Francisco State University 30600 45200 0.3232 20,756 1035 0.9615
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Sticker Price

$45,200

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

20,756

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

96.2 %

40 Columbia International University 31900 44800 0.2877 721 1079 0.9461
#40

#40 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 %

41 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 32400 38500 0.1585 7,890 1105 0.2056
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Sticker Price

$38,500

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

7,890

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

20.6 %

42 Stockton University 32900 44500 0.2608 7,565 1135 0.8894
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Sticker Price

$44,500

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

7,565

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

43 Ithaca College 33400 72500 0.5393 4,268 1314 0.6901
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Sticker Price

$72,500

% Savings

54%

Undergraduates

4,268

Est. Median SAT

1,314

Acceptance Rate

69.0 %

44 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 34400 34500 0.0029 9,982 1125 0.7702
#44

#44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

0%

Undergraduates

9,982

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

77.0 %

45 Albertus Magnus College 36400 69400 0.4756 892 995 0.6437
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT

Sticker Price

$69,400

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

892

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

64.4 %

46 SUNY Old Westbury 37200 44100 0.1564 4,260 1110 0.8352
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

Sticker Price

$44,100

% Savings

16%

Undergraduates

4,260

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

83.5 %

47 Concordia University-Wisconsin 37900 53900 0.2968 2,401 1209 0.7819
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

Sticker Price

$53,900

% Savings

30%

Undergraduates

2,401

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

48 Saint Vincent College 38800 60700 0.3605 1,284 0 0.6173
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA

Sticker Price

$60,700

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

1,284

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

61.7 %

49 The University of Montana 39500 43700 0.0961 8,014 1184 0.9586
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Sticker Price

$43,700

% Savings

10%

Undergraduates

8,014

Est. Median SAT

1,184

Acceptance Rate

95.9 %

50 Pace University 39700 74100 0.464 8,038 1274 0.7592
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$74,100

% Savings

46%

Undergraduates

8,038

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

51 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 42000 54900 0.2352 20,418 1375 0.5808
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$54,900

% Savings

24%

Undergraduates

20,418

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

52 Butler University 43100 64500 0.3317 4,489 1279 0.8508
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

Sticker Price

$64,500

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

4,489

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

53 Winthrop University 44000 44000 0 3,969 1130 0.7925
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Sticker Price

$44,000

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

3,969

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

79.3 %

54 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 45200 57100 0.2083 23,351 1239 0.766
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

21%

Undergraduates

23,351

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

55 James Madison University 46400 46400 0 21,112 1260 0.7151
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

--

Undergraduates

21,112

Est. Median SAT

1,260

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

56 University of La Verne 62200 66500 0.0647 2,414 1123 0.4847
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

Sticker Price

$66,500

% Savings

6%

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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