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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Alabama.
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 Alabama.
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 | Harvard University | 5900 | 87200 | 0.9327 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Hillsdale College | 6300 | 53900 | 0.8831 | 1,649 | 1412 | 0.2072 | |
| 2 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 6300 | 28400 | 0.7778 | 1,004 | 1090 | 0.9689 | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8900 | 94100 | 0.9057 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 9000 | 93000 | 0.9034 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins University | 9600 | 88600 | 0.8915 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 7 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5776 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 11500 | 86100 | 0.8664 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 9 | Truman State University | 13200 | 32100 | 0.5895 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 9 | William Jewell College | 13200 | 46900 | 0.7188 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14000 | 26900 | 0.4792 | 957 | 1105 | 0.5871 | |
| 12 | University of North Alabama | 14100 | 28200 | 0.501 | 8,078 | 1124 | 0.7054 | |
| 13 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 14 | Philander Smith University | 15100 | 35100 | 0.5693 | 848 | 905 | 1 | |
| 15 | Troy University | 15900 | 26800 | 0.4056 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 16100 | 23600 | 0.3183 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 17 | Central Washington University | 17100 | 22700 | 0.2464 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 18 | SUNY Old Westbury | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2873 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 19 | Wesleyan College | 17700 | 54800 | 0.6765 | 595 | 1135 | 0.6207 | |
| 20 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 18100 | 24200 | 0.2526 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18800 | 62900 | 0.7015 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 21 | University of South Alabama | 18800 | 22400 | 0.1642 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 23 | Piedmont University | 20500 | 47200 | 0.5657 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20700 | 49400 | 0.5804 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 25 | University of Mary Washington | 21500 | 45500 | 0.527 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 26 | Radford University | 21700 | 21900 | 0.0091 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 26 | Stockton University | 21700 | 32100 | 0.3238 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 28 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22100 | 56400 | 0.6085 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 29 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 30 | Berry College | 23200 | 60800 | 0.6182 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 31 | Muskingum University | 24000 | 49600 | 0.5156 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 32 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 36600 | 0.3173 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 32 | New York University | 25000 | 91800 | 0.7275 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 32 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 25000 | 60000 | 0.5835 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 35 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 25100 | 46200 | 0.4563 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 36 | Flagler College | 25500 | 37800 | 0.3256 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 37 | University of Chicago | 25700 | 95000 | 0.7295 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 38 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66300 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 39 | Southwestern College | 26900 | 69700 | 0.6143 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 40 | Wingate University | 27100 | 65000 | 0.583 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 41 | James Madison University | 28600 | 28600 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 42 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 43 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 44 | San Francisco State University | 31400 | 45200 | 0.3055 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 45 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 46 | Ithaca College | 33200 | 72500 | 0.542 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 47 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34400 | 34500 | 0.0029 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 48 | Albertus Magnus College | 36700 | 71100 | 0.4839 | 892 | 995 | 0.6437 | |
| 49 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 50 | Saint Vincent College | 38800 | 60700 | 0.3605 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 51 | The University of Montana | 39500 | 43700 | 0.0961 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 52 | Pace University | 39800 | 74100 | 0.4627 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 54 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 43000 | 54900 | 0.2169 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 55 | Butler University | 43500 | 64500 | 0.3255 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 56 | Winthrop University | 44000 | 44000 | 0 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 45200 | 57100 | 0.2083 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 58 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 59 | University of La Verne | 62100 | 66500 | 0.0662 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.