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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 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95300 | 0.9378 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8200 | 97100 | 0.916 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0399 | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9009 | 11,478 | 1536 | 0.054 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 10300 | 86200 | 0.881 | 8,880 | 1500 | 0.1127 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5815 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 7 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 8 | University of Chicago | 12100 | 95500 | 0.873 | 7,598 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 12500 | 20300 | 0.3833 | 5,437 | 1060 | 0.9326 | |
| 10 | William Jewell College | 13100 | 39800 | 0.6703 | 924 | 1085 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 12 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71700 | 0.794 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 13 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 91300 | 0.835 | 6,528 | 1475 | 0.3654 | |
| 14 | Radford University | 15400 | 32000 | 0.5193 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 14 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 15400 | 25600 | 0.3977 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 16 | Eureka College | 16400 | 45900 | 0.6427 | 527 | 1020 | 0.8499 | |
| 17 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 18000 | 22700 | 0.2068 | 10,317 | 1045 | 0.9062 | |
| 19 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18600 | 24400 | 0.238 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 20 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18900 | 57800 | 0.6728 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 62200 | 0.6922 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 23 | Rutgers University-Newark | 20100 | 38000 | 0.4709 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20800 | 70000 | 0.7027 | 1,463 | 1200 | 0.7982 | |
| 25 | Rocky Mountain College | 21200 | 52000 | 0.592 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 26 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21300 | 52700 | 0.5962 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 27 | University of Mary Washington | 21400 | 47100 | 0.5465 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 28 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 28 | Sterling College | 21900 | 53900 | 0.5938 | 670 | 1070 | 0.4817 | |
| 30 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 30 | Spurgeon College | 22400 | 25700 | 0.1277 | 1,126 | 1115 | 0.964 | |
| 32 | Stockton University | 24400 | 32200 | 0.2406 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 32 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 34 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 25200 | 60200 | 0.5816 | 1,393 | 1142 | 0.7063 | |
| 35 | Drury University | 25300 | 52900 | 0.5216 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 36 | Flagler College | 26200 | 61200 | 0.5717 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 37 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5891 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 38 | Augustana University | 28200 | 61200 | 0.5391 | 2,003 | 1189 | 0.6775 | |
| 39 | Montclair State University | 28700 | 36300 | 0.2095 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 39 | University of Utah | 28700 | 32000 | 0.1025 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 41 | Southwestern College | 29700 | 64400 | 0.5388 | 938 | 1025 | 0.7555 | |
| 42 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 30300 | 38500 | 0.213 | 7,890 | 1110 | 0.2056 | |
| 43 | San Francisco State University | 30400 | 47700 | 0.3628 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 44 | Friends University | 30700 | 53600 | 0.4283 | 1,548 | 1064 | 0.5522 | |
| 45 | Kean University | 30800 | 39500 | 0.2203 | 11,758 | 1040 | 0.759 | |
| 46 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31200 | 48800 | 0.361 | 20,591 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 47 | Columbia International University | 31500 | 44800 | 0.2965 | 965 | 1079 | 0.9447 | |
| 48 | Bridgewater College | 31900 | 40200 | 0.206 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 49 | Samford University | 32400 | 64600 | 0.4986 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 50 | Berry College | 32700 | 60900 | 0.4633 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 51 | Winthrop University | 33700 | 52500 | 0.3583 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 52 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 35100 | 64400 | 0.4553 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 53 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35800 | 48500 | 0.2614 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 54 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36200 | 47500 | 0.2381 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 55 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0586 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 56 | Saint Vincent College | 39300 | 64600 | 0.3915 | 1,284 | 1135 | 0.6173 | |
| 57 | Pace University | 40600 | 74800 | 0.4571 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 58 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 40800 | 55200 | 0.2608 | 25,900 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 59 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41200 | 57000 | 0.2773 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.782 | |
| 60 | Union University | 43800 | 66000 | 0.3374 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6041 | |
| 61 | James Madison University | 45200 | 45200 | 0 | 20,973 | 1260 | 0.7152 | |
| 62 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 61100 | 63200 | 0.0332 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.