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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Missouri.
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 Missouri.
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 | Hillsdale College | 3800 | 53900 | 0.9295 | 1,649 | 1412 | 0.2072 | |
| 1 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 3800 | 28400 | 0.8658 | 1,004 | 1090 | 0.9689 | |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | 4500 | 88600 | 0.9491 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 5900 | 91100 | 0.935 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 6100 | 93000 | 0.9346 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 6600 | 94100 | 0.9301 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 10000 | 86100 | 0.8838 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 8 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5776 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 9 | New York University | 12100 | 91800 | 0.868 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 10 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95000 | 0.8706 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 11 | William Jewell College | 12900 | 46900 | 0.7253 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 12 | Truman State University | 13500 | 21800 | 0.3791 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14000 | 26900 | 0.4792 | 957 | 1105 | 0.5871 | |
| 14 | Radford University | 14300 | 21900 | 0.347 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 15 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 16 | Philander Smith University | 14900 | 35100 | 0.575 | 848 | 905 | 1 | |
| 16 | University of Central Missouri | 14900 | 25400 | 0.4125 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 16000 | 23600 | 0.3225 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 19 | Wesleyan College | 17600 | 54800 | 0.6783 | 595 | 1135 | 0.6207 | |
| 20 | San Francisco State University | 17700 | 33300 | 0.4684 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18600 | 62900 | 0.7047 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 22 | The University of Montana | 19400 | 25200 | 0.2299 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 23 | Piedmont University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5699 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5846 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 25 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 25 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 27 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22200 | 56400 | 0.6067 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 28 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 29 | Berry College | 23100 | 60800 | 0.6199 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 30 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3067 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 31 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 32 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 24800 | 60000 | 0.5868 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 33 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 25000 | 44700 | 0.4416 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 34 | Flagler College | 25300 | 37800 | 0.3309 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 35 | Otterbein University | 25900 | 66300 | 0.6094 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 36 | Wingate University | 26800 | 65000 | 0.5879 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 37 | Southwestern College | 26900 | 69700 | 0.6143 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 38 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 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 | University of Mary Washington | 30700 | 31900 | 0.038 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 42 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 43 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 32600 | 38500 | 0.1533 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 44 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 45 | Stockton University | 33800 | 44500 | 0.2406 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 45 | Winthrop University | 33800 | 52500 | 0.3569 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 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 | |
| 48 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0566 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 50 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37400 | 44100 | 0.1519 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 51 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 52 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 53 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 53900 | 0.2337 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 54 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42700 | 54900 | 0.2224 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 56 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 57 | James Madison University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 58 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 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.