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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 3900 | 88100 | 0.9559 | 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 | 7400 | 89100 | 0.9168 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 8500 | 95800 | 0.9112 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8600 | 98000 | 0.9125 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 7 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9600 | 49000 | 0.8047 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 8 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 11900 | 100600 | 0.8821 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 10 | Wesleyan College | 13100 | 62600 | 0.7907 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 11 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 13800 | 25600 | 0.4601 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 12 | San Francisco State University | 14000 | 47700 | 0.7067 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 14 | Stanford University | 14600 | 1932000 | 0.9925 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 15 | Eureka College | 14800 | 64800 | 0.7713 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 16 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 92800 | 0.8391 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 17 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 15700 | 24200 | 0.3519 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 18 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 33300 | 0.4983 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 19 | Morgan State University | 18100 | 42200 | 0.5715 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 19 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 21 | Valdosta State University | 18700 | 29600 | 0.3681 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 22 | Stockton University | 19400 | 32100 | 0.3954 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 23 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6476 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 24 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21000 | 38000 | 0.448 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 25 | Rocky Mountain College | 21200 | 52000 | 0.592 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 25 | University of Mary Washington | 21200 | 47400 | 0.5531 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 27 | Sterling College | 22100 | 77400 | 0.7152 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 28 | Hastings College | 22400 | 53300 | 0.5795 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 28 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22400 | 35300 | 0.3649 | 52,187 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | Central Washington University | 23100 | 27900 | 0.1723 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 31 | University of Jamestown | 24000 | 34400 | 0.3013 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 32 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 33 | Saint Augustine's University | 25700 | 48900 | 0.4745 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 34 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 35 | Wingate University | 26600 | 67100 | 0.6041 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 36 | Drury University | 26700 | 54500 | 0.51 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 37 | LaGrange College | 27300 | 54600 | 0.5001 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 38 | Flagler College | 27800 | 61900 | 0.5505 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 39 | Winthrop University | 28000 | 38600 | 0.2736 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 40 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 41 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 42 | Southwestern College | 29500 | 89500 | 0.6706 | 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 | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 46 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 47 | Berry College | 34500 | 62400 | 0.4472 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 48 | McPherson College | 35200 | 53600 | 0.3435 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 49 | Wilmington College | 36400 | 58500 | 0.3774 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 50 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39700 | 64500 | 0.3848 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 51 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 52 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41000 | 55300 | 0.2588 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 53 | Butler University | 41500 | 68400 | 0.3936 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 54 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 55 | Radford University | 45000 | 47600 | 0.0539 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 56 | Towson University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 16,361 | 1082 | 0.8057 | |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 57 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 49200 | 67600 | 0.2722 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 59 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 60 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58500 | 72400 | 0.1921 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 61 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58800 | 62100 | 0.0531 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.