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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania.
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 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 5800 | 28400 | 0.7954 | 1,004 | 1090 | 0.9689 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 86700 | 0.9318 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Hillsdale College | 5900 | 53900 | 0.8906 | 1,649 | 1412 | 0.2072 | |
| 4 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8900 | 94100 | 0.9057 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University | 9600 | 88600 | 0.8915 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5776 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 11500 | 86100 | 0.8664 | 8,880 | 1499 | 0.1127 | |
| 8 | University of Pennsylvania | 11800 | 92700 | 0.8728 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 9 | Truman State University | 12200 | 21700 | 0.4375 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 10 | William Jewell College | 12900 | 46900 | 0.7252 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 11 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14000 | 26900 | 0.4792 | 957 | 1105 | 0.5871 | |
| 12 | Philander Smith University | 14800 | 35100 | 0.5779 | 848 | 905 | 1 | |
| 12 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 16000 | 23600 | 0.3225 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 15 | Wesleyan College | 17600 | 54800 | 0.6789 | 595 | 1135 | 0.6207 | |
| 16 | Quincy University | 18600 | 62900 | 0.7047 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 17 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 18900 | 18900 | 0.0004 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.7816 | |
| 18 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | 19800 | 26500 | 0.2542 | 9,967 | 1080 | 0.9475 | |
| 18 | New York University | 19800 | 91800 | 0.7841 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 20 | Piedmont University | 20300 | 47200 | 0.5699 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 21 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20500 | 49400 | 0.5845 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 22 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 20700 | 33400 | 0.3819 | 8,012 | 1139 | 1 | |
| 23 | University of Mary Washington | 21600 | 45500 | 0.5258 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22100 | 56400 | 0.6085 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 25 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 26 | Berry College | 23300 | 60800 | 0.6166 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 27 | Muskingum University | 24000 | 49600 | 0.5156 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 28 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 24800 | 60000 | 0.5868 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 29 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24900 | 46200 | 0.4606 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 30 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 36600 | 0.3173 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 31 | Flagler College | 25200 | 37800 | 0.3336 | 2,409 | 785 | 0.8076 | |
| 32 | University of Chicago | 25700 | 95000 | 0.7295 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 33 | Otterbein University | 26100 | 66500 | 0.6079 | 2,211 | 1114 | 0.8452 | |
| 34 | Southwestern College | 26900 | 69700 | 0.6143 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 35 | Wingate University | 27100 | 65000 | 0.583 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 36 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 27500 | 40400 | 0.3192 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 37 | Central Washington University | 27600 | 27800 | 0.0072 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 38 | Radford University | 29000 | 32800 | 0.1159 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 39 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 40 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 41 | San Francisco State University | 31200 | 45200 | 0.3099 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 42 | Columbia International University | 31900 | 44800 | 0.2877 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 43 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 32600 | 38500 | 0.1533 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 44 | Ithaca College | 33300 | 72500 | 0.5406 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 45 | Saint Vincent College | 33800 | 60700 | 0.4429 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 45 | Stockton University | 33800 | 44500 | 0.2406 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 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 | |
| 49 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37000 | 38900 | 0.0484 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 50 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37400 | 44100 | 0.1519 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 51 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 52 | The University of Montana | 39500 | 43700 | 0.0961 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 53 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 54 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 55 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 56 | Winthrop University | 44000 | 44000 | 0 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 57 | James Madison University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 58 | University of Utah | 51800 | 53700 | 0.0351 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 59 | University of La Verne | 62200 | 66500 | 0.0647 | 2,414 | 1123 | 0.4847 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.