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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in New Jersey.
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 New Jersey.
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 | 3600 | 93100 | 0.9618 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95300 | 0.9378 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 7200 | 89100 | 0.919 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 8200 | 95800 | 0.9144 | 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 | San Francisco State University | 13900 | 47700 | 0.7088 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 12 | Stanford University | 14400 | 1932000 | 0.9926 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 14 | Eureka College | 14600 | 64800 | 0.7743 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 92800 | 0.8391 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 16 | Maharishi International University | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5013 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 17 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 18 | Valdosta State University | 18500 | 29600 | 0.3749 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 19 | Stockton University | 19800 | 32200 | 0.3836 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 20 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20000 | 35200 | 0.4314 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 21 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20100 | 24400 | 0.1765 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 22 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20300 | 57500 | 0.6476 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 23 | Rocky Mountain College | 21100 | 52000 | 0.5939 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 24 | University of Mary Washington | 21200 | 47400 | 0.5526 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 25 | Sterling College | 22100 | 77400 | 0.7152 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 26 | Hastings College | 22300 | 53300 | 0.5814 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 27 | Central Washington University | 23000 | 27900 | 0.1759 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 28 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 23400 | 34500 | 0.322 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 29 | University of Jamestown | 24000 | 34400 | 0.3013 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 30 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 31 | Saint Augustine's University | 25600 | 48900 | 0.4766 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 32 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 33 | Drury University | 26600 | 54500 | 0.5119 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 33 | Wingate University | 26600 | 67100 | 0.6041 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 35 | LaGrange College | 27300 | 54600 | 0.5001 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 36 | Flagler College | 27700 | 61900 | 0.5521 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 37 | Winthrop University | 28000 | 38600 | 0.2736 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 38 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 39 | Southwestern College | 29400 | 89500 | 0.6717 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 40 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 50300 | 0.3816 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 41 | Columbia International University | 31200 | 44800 | 0.3029 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 42 | Pace University | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 43 | Berry College | 34500 | 62400 | 0.4472 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 44 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 34700 | 38500 | 0.0987 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 45 | McPherson College | 35100 | 53600 | 0.3454 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 46 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 47 | Wilmington College | 36400 | 58500 | 0.3774 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 48 | Kean University | 36600 | 44900 | 0.1849 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 49 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39700 | 64500 | 0.3848 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 50 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 51 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40800 | 55300 | 0.2624 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 52 | Butler University | 41600 | 68400 | 0.3921 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 53 | James Madison University | 43100 | 45100 | 0.0443 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 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 | Montclair State University | 45100 | 47000 | 0.0405 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 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 | Rutgers University-Newark | 58500 | 60500 | 0.033 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 61 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58600 | 72400 | 0.1907 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.