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Considering a degree in Philosophy ?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in District of Columbia.
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 District of Columbia.
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 | 95400 | 0.9378 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8300 | 97100 | 0.915 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9009 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 5 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 10600 | 86200 | 0.8775 | 8,880 | 1500 | 0.1127 | |
| 7 | University of Chicago | 12100 | 95500 | 0.873 | 7,598 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 8 | Truman State University | 13100 | 21700 | 0.3961 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 9 | William Jewell College | 13300 | 39800 | 0.6653 | 924 | 1085 | 0.3836 | |
| 10 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 11 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71700 | 0.794 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 12 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 91300 | 0.835 | 6,528 | 1475 | 0.3654 | |
| 13 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 16000 | 23800 | 0.3275 | 5,437 | 1060 | 0.9326 | |
| 14 | Eureka College | 16800 | 45900 | 0.634 | 527 | 1020 | 0.8499 | |
| 14 | Maharishi International University | 16800 | 32800 | 0.4878 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 16 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 37700 | 0.5256 | 20,591 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 17 | Central Washington University | 18200 | 22700 | 0.198 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 18 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18700 | 24400 | 0.2339 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 19 | The University of Montana | 18800 | 25200 | 0.2537 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 20 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 21 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19500 | 62200 | 0.6874 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 22 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20800 | 70000 | 0.7027 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 23 | University of Mary Washington | 21300 | 47100 | 0.5475 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 24 | Rocky Mountain College | 21400 | 52000 | 0.5882 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 25 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21600 | 52700 | 0.5905 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 26 | Sterling College | 22000 | 53900 | 0.592 | 670 | 1070 | 0.4817 | |
| 27 | Nelson University | 22200 | 55500 | 0.6 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 28 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 28 | Spurgeon College | 22400 | 25700 | 0.1277 | 1,126 | 1115 | 0.964 | |
| 30 | University of the District of Columbia | 22800 | 35300 | 0.3545 | 3,610 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Stockton University | 23900 | 32100 | 0.2553 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 32 | Drury University | 25200 | 52900 | 0.5235 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 32 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 25200 | 60200 | 0.5816 | 1,393 | 1142 | 0.7063 | |
| 34 | Flagler College | 26400 | 61200 | 0.5685 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 35 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5891 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 36 | Augustana University | 28200 | 61200 | 0.5391 | 2,003 | 1189 | 0.6775 | |
| 37 | Southwestern College | 29900 | 64400 | 0.5357 | 938 | 1025 | 0.7555 | |
| 38 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 30500 | 38500 | 0.2078 | 7,890 | 1110 | 0.2056 | |
| 39 | San Francisco State University | 30700 | 47700 | 0.3565 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 40 | Friends University | 30800 | 53600 | 0.4265 | 1,548 | 1064 | 0.5522 | |
| 41 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2965 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 42 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 43 | Samford University | 32500 | 64600 | 0.497 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 44 | Berry College | 32600 | 60900 | 0.465 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 45 | Winthrop University | 33700 | 52500 | 0.3583 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 46 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 47 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35300 | 64400 | 0.4522 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 48 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35900 | 48500 | 0.2594 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 49 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 50 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36400 | 47500 | 0.2338 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 51 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0586 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 52 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3915 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 53 | Pace University | 40700 | 74800 | 0.4558 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 54 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2773 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41300 | 55200 | 0.2517 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 56 | Radford University | 43500 | 45700 | 0.0499 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 57 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 58 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 59 | University of Utah | 51400 | 53700 | 0.0425 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 60 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 61100 | 63200 | 0.0332 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.