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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 | 6,354 | 1554 | 0.0611 | |
| 2 | University of Pennsylvania | 4200 | 93100 | 0.9553 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95400 | 0.9378 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 7600 | 89100 | 0.9145 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8600 | 98000 | 0.9125 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 8800 | 95800 | 0.9081 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 7 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9600 | 49000 | 0.8047 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 8 | University of the District of Columbia | 11100 | 27500 | 0.5972 | 3,610 | 0 | 0.8384 | |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11100 | 33800 | 0.6718 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 10 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 11 | University of Chicago | 11900 | 100600 | 0.8821 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 12 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 62600 | 0.7891 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 13 | San Francisco State University | 14100 | 47700 | 0.7046 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 14 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 15 | Stanford University | 14700 | 1932000 | 0.9924 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 16 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 92800 | 0.8391 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 17 | Eureka College | 15000 | 64800 | 0.7682 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 18 | Maharishi International University | 16800 | 33300 | 0.4953 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 19 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 20 | Central Washington University | 18300 | 22700 | 0.1936 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 21 | Valdosta State University | 18800 | 29600 | 0.3647 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 22 | Stockton University | 19600 | 32100 | 0.3892 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 23 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20200 | 35200 | 0.4257 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6476 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 25 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21000 | 38000 | 0.448 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 26 | University of Mary Washington | 21200 | 47400 | 0.5536 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 27 | Rocky Mountain College | 21400 | 52000 | 0.5882 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 28 | Sterling College | 22200 | 77400 | 0.7139 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 29 | Hastings College | 22500 | 53300 | 0.5776 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 30 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 23600 | 34500 | 0.3162 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 31 | University of Jamestown | 24000 | 34400 | 0.3013 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 31 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 24000 | 40500 | 0.4075 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 33 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 34 | Saint Augustine's University | 25800 | 48900 | 0.4725 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 35 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 36 | Wingate University | 26600 | 67100 | 0.6041 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 37 | Drury University | 26700 | 54500 | 0.51 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 38 | LaGrange College | 27300 | 54600 | 0.5001 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 39 | Flagler College | 28000 | 61900 | 0.5472 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 39 | Winthrop University | 28000 | 38600 | 0.2736 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 41 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 42 | Southwestern College | 29700 | 89500 | 0.6683 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 43 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 50300 | 0.3816 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 44 | Columbia International University | 31200 | 44800 | 0.3029 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 45 | Pace University | 33800 | 75700 | 0.5538 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 46 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 47 | Berry College | 34400 | 62400 | 0.4488 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 48 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 34800 | 38500 | 0.0961 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 49 | McPherson College | 35200 | 53600 | 0.3435 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 50 | Wilmington College | 36400 | 58500 | 0.3774 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 51 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39700 | 64500 | 0.3848 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 52 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 53 | Butler University | 41500 | 68400 | 0.3936 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 54 | James Madison University | 43400 | 45100 | 0.0377 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 55 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 56 | Radford University | 45000 | 47600 | 0.0539 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 58 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 59 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58400 | 72400 | 0.1935 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.