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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 | 4300 | 88600 | 0.9513 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 5400 | 93000 | 0.9421 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 5900 | 90700 | 0.9347 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 6300 | 94100 | 0.9333 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 10000 | 86100 | 0.8838 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5776 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 7 | New York University | 11800 | 91800 | 0.8712 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95000 | 0.8706 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 9 | William Jewell College | 12600 | 46900 | 0.7316 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 10 | Truman State University | 13200 | 32100 | 0.5895 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 11 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14000 | 26900 | 0.4792 | 957 | 1105 | 0.5871 | |
| 12 | Radford University | 14300 | 21900 | 0.347 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 12 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14300 | 25600 | 0.4406 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 12 | University of the District of Columbia | 14300 | 26900 | 0.469 | 3,297 | 0 | 0.8384 | |
| 15 | Philander Smith University | 14600 | 35100 | 0.5835 | 848 | 905 | 1 | |
| 16 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 15800 | 23600 | 0.331 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 18 | SUNY Old Westbury | 17400 | 24400 | 0.2873 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | 17500 | 33300 | 0.4744 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 19 | Wesleyan College | 17500 | 54800 | 0.6807 | 595 | 1135 | 0.6207 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18400 | 62900 | 0.7079 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 22 | Piedmont University | 20100 | 47200 | 0.5742 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 23 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20200 | 49400 | 0.5906 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 24 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 45500 | 0.5303 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 25 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22200 | 56400 | 0.6067 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 26 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 27 | Berry College | 23100 | 60800 | 0.6199 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 28 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 29 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 30 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 24600 | 60000 | 0.5902 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 31 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24700 | 46200 | 0.4649 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 32 | Flagler College | 24900 | 37800 | 0.3415 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 33 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25100 | 36600 | 0.3146 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 34 | Otterbein University | 26000 | 66500 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 35 | Wingate University | 26800 | 65000 | 0.5879 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 36 | Southwestern College | 26900 | 69700 | 0.6143 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 37 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 38 | University of Utah | 28800 | 32000 | 0.1002 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 39 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 40 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 41 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 42 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 32500 | 38500 | 0.1559 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 43 | Stockton University | 33400 | 44500 | 0.2496 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 44 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 45 | Winthrop University | 33800 | 52500 | 0.3569 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 46 | Albertus Magnus College | 36600 | 71100 | 0.4853 | 892 | 995 | 0.6437 | |
| 47 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0566 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 48 | The University of Montana | 39400 | 43700 | 0.0984 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 49 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 50 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 53900 | 0.2337 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 51 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 52 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42300 | 54900 | 0.2297 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 53 | Butler University | 43200 | 64500 | 0.3301 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 54 | James Madison University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 55 | 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.