Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Philosophy Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Majors in the state of New York for 2026

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These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in New York.
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 York.
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:

  • Number of people in family: 4
  • Number of students in college: 1
  • Total income: $80,000
  • Total assets: $50,000
Philosophy
Rank Institution Typical Net Price Sticker Price % Savings Undergraduates Est. Median SAT Acceptance Rate Save
1 The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 4200 28400 0.8533 1,004 1090 0.9689
#1

#1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Sticker Price

$28,400

% Savings

85%

Undergraduates

1,004

Est. Median SAT

1,090

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

2 Hillsdale College 4300 53900 0.9211 1,649 1412 0.2072
#2

#2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI

Sticker Price

$53,900

% Savings

92%

Undergraduates

1,649

Est. Median SAT

1,412

Acceptance Rate

20.7 %

3 Johns Hopkins University 5300 88600 0.9406 6,328 1543 0.0644
#3

#3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sticker Price

$88,600

% Savings

94%

Undergraduates

6,328

Est. Median SAT

1,543

Acceptance Rate

6.4 %

4 Harvard University 5900 86600 0.9316 7,038 1535 0.0365
#4

#4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Sticker Price

$86,600

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

7,038

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.7 %

5 University of Pennsylvania 6200 93000 0.9329 10,013 1528 0.054
#5

#5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Sticker Price

$93,000

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

10,013

Est. Median SAT

1,528

Acceptance Rate

5.4 %

6 Columbia University in the City of New York 6400 93200 0.931 9,007 1535 0.0386
#6

#6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$93,200

% Savings

93%

Undergraduates

9,007

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.9 %

7 CUNY Brooklyn College 6900 31800 0.7823 11,406 1110 0.5836
#7

#7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY

Sticker Price

$31,800

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

11,406

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

58.4 %

8 CUNY City College 7100 31200 0.774 12,982 1169 0.5997
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY City College
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$31,200

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

12,982

Est. Median SAT

1,169

Acceptance Rate

60.0 %

8 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 7100 36700 0.8058 11,512 1100 0.5516
#8

#8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$36,700

% Savings

81%

Undergraduates

11,512

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

55.2 %

10 University of Notre Dame 9700 86100 0.8878 8,880 1499 0.1127
#10

#10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Sticker Price

$86,100

% Savings

89%

Undergraduates

8,880

Est. Median SAT

1,499

Acceptance Rate

11.3 %

11 Valdosta State University 10200 24800 0.5875 7,206 1015 0.7214
#11

#11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA

Sticker Price

$24,800

% Savings

59%

Undergraduates

7,206

Est. Median SAT

1,015

Acceptance Rate

72.1 %

12 William Jewell College 11600 39200 0.7051 969 1110 0.3836
#12

#12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

William Jewell College
Liberty, MO

Sticker Price

$39,200

% Savings

71%

Undergraduates

969

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

38.4 %

13 University of Chicago 12800 95000 0.8647 7,519 1535 0.0448
#13

#13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Sticker Price

$95,000

% Savings

86%

Undergraduates

7,519

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

4.5 %

14 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 13100 26900 0.5143 957 1105 0.5871
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

Sticker Price

$26,900

% Savings

51%

Undergraduates

957

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

58.7 %

14 Truman State University 13100 33500 0.6086 3,265 1302 0.8377
#14

#14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Truman State University
Kirksville, MO

Sticker Price

$33,500

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

3,265

Est. Median SAT

1,302

Acceptance Rate

83.8 %

16 Philander Smith University 13900 35100 0.6048 848 905 1
#16

#16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Philander Smith University
Little Rock, AR

Sticker Price

$35,100

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

848

Est. Median SAT

905

Acceptance Rate

100.0 %

17 University of North Carolina at Pembroke 15000 23600 0.3626 5,437 990 0.9335
#17

#17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC

Sticker Price

$23,600

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

5,437

Est. Median SAT

990

Acceptance Rate

93.4 %

18 Stanford University 16000 71300 0.7758 7,904 1535 0.0361
#18

#18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Sticker Price

$71,300

% Savings

78%

Undergraduates

7,904

Est. Median SAT

1,535

Acceptance Rate

3.6 %

19 SUNY Old Westbury 16500 24400 0.3218 4,259 1110 0.8352
#19

#19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY

Sticker Price

$24,400

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

4,259

Est. Median SAT

1,110

Acceptance Rate

83.5 %

20 Central Washington University 16800 22700 0.2616 10,033 1060 0.9061
#20

#20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Sticker Price

$22,700

% Savings

26%

Undergraduates

10,033

Est. Median SAT

1,060

Acceptance Rate

90.6 %

21 San Francisco State University 17300 33300 0.4818 20,756 1035 0.9615
#21

#21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Sticker Price

$33,300

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

20,756

Est. Median SAT

1,035

Acceptance Rate

96.2 %

22 Wesleyan College 17500 43500 0.5968 595 1135 0.6207
#22

#22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wesleyan College
Macon, GA

Sticker Price

$43,500

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

595

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

62.1 %

23 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 17900 28100 0.3613 20,592 1435 0.1407
#23

#23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Sticker Price

$28,100

% Savings

36%

Undergraduates

20,592

Est. Median SAT

1,435

Acceptance Rate

14.1 %

24 Quincy University 18000 62900 0.7134 1,069 1115 0.5093
#24

#24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Quincy University
Quincy, IL

Sticker Price

$62,900

% Savings

71%

Undergraduates

1,069

Est. Median SAT

1,115

Acceptance Rate

50.9 %

25 Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion 19800 49400 0.5995 2,079 1135 0.8221
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN

Sticker Price

$49,400

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,079

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

82.2 %

25 Piedmont University 19800 47200 0.5815 1,159 1130 0.9328
#25

#25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Piedmont University
Demorest, GA

Sticker Price

$47,200

% Savings

58%

Undergraduates

1,159

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

93.3 %

27 New York University 20800 90800 0.7711 29,060 1520 0.0923
#27

#27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

New York University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$90,800

% Savings

77%

Undergraduates

29,060

Est. Median SAT

1,520

Acceptance Rate

9.2 %

28 Stockton University 21300 32100 0.3377 7,565 1135 0.8894
#28

#28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Stockton University
Galloway, NJ

Sticker Price

$32,100

% Savings

34%

Undergraduates

7,565

Est. Median SAT

1,135

Acceptance Rate

88.9 %

29 Maharishi International University 21700 30300 0.285 777 1089 0.969
#29

#29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Maharishi International University
Fairfield, IA

Sticker Price

$30,300

% Savings

29%

Undergraduates

777

Est. Median SAT

1,089

Acceptance Rate

96.9 %

30 Nebraska Wesleyan University 22200 56400 0.6057 1,463 1195 0.7982
#30

#30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE

Sticker Price

$56,400

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

1,463

Est. Median SAT

1,195

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

31 Muskingum University 23500 49600 0.5266 1,524 1020 0.8184
#31

#31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Muskingum University
New Concord, OH

Sticker Price

$49,600

% Savings

53%

Undergraduates

1,524

Est. Median SAT

1,020

Acceptance Rate

81.8 %

32 Flagler College 23700 37800 0.3718 2,409 785 0.8076
#32

#32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FL

Sticker Price

$37,800

% Savings

37%

Undergraduates

2,409

Est. Median SAT

785

Acceptance Rate

80.8 %

33 Roberts Wesleyan University 24000 60100 0.5999 1,043 1166 0.7058
#33

#33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY

Sticker Price

$60,100

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

1,043

Est. Median SAT

1,166

Acceptance Rate

70.6 %

34 Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 24100 46200 0.4789 1,041 1040 0.5686
#34

#34 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fayette, MO

Sticker Price

$46,200

% Savings

48%

Undergraduates

1,041

Est. Median SAT

1,040

Acceptance Rate

56.9 %

35 Arizona State University Campus Immersion 25000 36600 0.3158 70,646 1203 0.8989
#35

#35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ

Sticker Price

$36,600

% Savings

32%

Undergraduates

70,646

Est. Median SAT

1,203

Acceptance Rate

89.9 %

36 Otterbein University 25700 65800 0.6099 2,211 1114 0.8452
#36

#36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Otterbein University
Westerville, OH

Sticker Price

$65,800

% Savings

61%

Undergraduates

2,211

Est. Median SAT

1,114

Acceptance Rate

84.5 %

37 Wingate University 26200 65000 0.5976 2,673 1100 0.9113
#37

#37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Wingate University
Wingate, NC

Sticker Price

$65,000

% Savings

60%

Undergraduates

2,673

Est. Median SAT

1,100

Acceptance Rate

91.1 %

38 Southwestern College 26300 69700 0.6221 938 1005 0.7443
#38

#38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Southwestern College
Winfield, KS

Sticker Price

$69,700

% Savings

62%

Undergraduates

938

Est. Median SAT

1,005

Acceptance Rate

74.4 %

39 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 27100 40300 0.3285 20,418 1375 0.5808
#39

#39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

Sticker Price

$40,300

% Savings

33%

Undergraduates

20,418

Est. Median SAT

1,375

Acceptance Rate

58.1 %

40 University of Mary Washington 30300 31900 0.0512 3,660 1283 0.7978
#40

#40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Sticker Price

$31,900

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

3,660

Est. Median SAT

1,283

Acceptance Rate

79.8 %

41 Columbia International University 31000 44800 0.3088 721 1079 0.9461
#41

#41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Columbia International University
Columbia, SC

Sticker Price

$44,800

% Savings

31%

Undergraduates

721

Est. Median SAT

1,079

Acceptance Rate

94.6 %

42 Ithaca College 31200 69100 0.549 4,084 1314 0.6901
#42

#42 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Sticker Price

$69,100

% Savings

55%

Undergraduates

4,084

Est. Median SAT

1,314

Acceptance Rate

69.0 %

43 Radford University 31300 32800 0.0441 6,143 1070 0.8953
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Radford University
Radford, VA

Sticker Price

$32,800

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

6,143

Est. Median SAT

1,070

Acceptance Rate

89.5 %

43 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga 31300 34500 0.0912 9,982 1125 0.7702
#43

#43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Sticker Price

$34,500

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

9,982

Est. Median SAT

1,125

Acceptance Rate

77.0 %

45 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 31600 38500 0.1778 7,890 1105 0.2056
#45

#45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Sticker Price

$38,500

% Savings

18%

Undergraduates

7,890

Est. Median SAT

1,105

Acceptance Rate

20.6 %

46 Albertus Magnus College 36100 71100 0.4929 891 995 0.6437
#46

#46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, CT

Sticker Price

$71,100

% Savings

49%

Undergraduates

891

Est. Median SAT

995

Acceptance Rate

64.4 %

47 Berry College 36700 60800 0.397 2,241 1219 0.64
#47

#47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Berry College
Mount Berry, GA

Sticker Price

$60,800

% Savings

40%

Undergraduates

2,241

Est. Median SAT

1,219

Acceptance Rate

64.0 %

48 Saint Vincent College 37900 60700 0.3761 1,284 0 0.6173
#48

#48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Saint Vincent College
Latrobe, PA

Sticker Price

$60,700

% Savings

38%

Undergraduates

1,284

Est. Median SAT

--

Acceptance Rate

61.7 %

49 Belmont University 38100 67800 0.4383 7,167 1273 0.9528
#49

#49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Sticker Price

$67,800

% Savings

44%

Undergraduates

7,167

Est. Median SAT

1,273

Acceptance Rate

95.3 %

50 University of North Carolina Wilmington 38600 40000 0.0361 15,254 1270 0.6424
#50

#50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Sticker Price

$40,000

% Savings

4%

Undergraduates

15,254

Est. Median SAT

1,270

Acceptance Rate

64.2 %

51 Pace University 39500 74100 0.4673 8,019 1274 0.7592
#51

#51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Pace University
New York, NY

Sticker Price

$74,100

% Savings

47%

Undergraduates

8,019

Est. Median SAT

1,274

Acceptance Rate

75.9 %

52 The University of Montana 39900 43700 0.0857 8,014 1184 0.9586
#52

#52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Sticker Price

$43,700

% Savings

9%

Undergraduates

8,014

Est. Median SAT

1,184

Acceptance Rate

95.9 %

53 Concordia University-Wisconsin 40900 53900 0.242 2,401 1209 0.7819
#53

#53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI

Sticker Price

$53,900

% Savings

24%

Undergraduates

2,401

Est. Median SAT

1,209

Acceptance Rate

78.2 %

54 Butler University 42200 64500 0.3463 4,488 1279 0.8508
#54

#54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Butler University
Indianapolis, IN

Sticker Price

$64,500

% Savings

35%

Undergraduates

4,488

Est. Median SAT

1,279

Acceptance Rate

85.1 %

55 Winthrop University 42500 44000 0.0329 3,969 1130 0.7925
#55

#55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Sticker Price

$44,000

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

3,969

Est. Median SAT

1,130

Acceptance Rate

79.3 %

56 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 44200 57100 0.2249 23,351 1239 0.766
#56

#56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Sticker Price

$57,100

% Savings

22%

Undergraduates

23,351

Est. Median SAT

1,239

Acceptance Rate

76.6 %

57 James Madison University 44900 46400 0.0312 21,045 1260 0.7151
#57

#57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Sticker Price

$46,400

% Savings

3%

Undergraduates

21,045

Est. Median SAT

1,260

Acceptance Rate

71.5 %

58 University of Utah 50900 53700 0.0527 28,064 1237 0.8598
#58

#58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Sticker Price

$53,700

% Savings

5%

Undergraduates

28,064

Est. Median SAT

1,237

Acceptance Rate

86.0 %

59 University of La Verne 62100 66500 0.0654 2,414 1123 0.4847
#59

#59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings

University of La Verne
La Verne, CA

Sticker Price

$66,500

% Savings

7%

Undergraduates

2,414

Est. Median SAT

1,123

Acceptance Rate

48.5 %

School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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