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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Rhode Island.
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 Rhode Island.
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 | 3700 | 53900 | 0.9314 | 1,649 | 1412 | 0.2072 | |
| 1 | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 3700 | 28400 | 0.8693 | 1,004 | 1090 | 0.9689 | |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | 4400 | 88600 | 0.9502 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 4 | University of Pennsylvania | 5700 | 93000 | 0.9389 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 5 | Harvard University | 5900 | 90500 | 0.9351 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 6500 | 94100 | 0.9312 | 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 | 12000 | 91800 | 0.869 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 10 | University of Chicago | 12300 | 95000 | 0.8706 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 11 | William Jewell College | 12700 | 46900 | 0.7295 | 969 | 1110 | 0.3836 | |
| 12 | Truman State University | 13200 | 32100 | 0.5895 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 13 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14000 | 26900 | 0.4792 | 957 | 1105 | 0.5871 | |
| 14 | Philander Smith University | 14800 | 35100 | 0.5779 | 848 | 905 | 1 | |
| 14 | Stanford University | 14800 | 71300 | 0.792 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 15900 | 23600 | 0.3268 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 17 | Wesleyan College | 17500 | 54800 | 0.6801 | 595 | 1135 | 0.6207 | |
| 18 | San Francisco State University | 17600 | 33300 | 0.4714 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 19 | Quincy University | 18500 | 62900 | 0.7063 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 20 | University of Rhode Island | 18600 | 34400 | 0.4592 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 21 | The University of Montana | 19300 | 25200 | 0.2339 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 22 | Rhode Island College | 19900 | 27900 | 0.2867 | 5,157 | 995 | 0.9182 | |
| 23 | Piedmont University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.572 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 20400 | 49400 | 0.5866 | 2,079 | 1135 | 0.8221 | |
| 25 | University of Mary Washington | 21300 | 45500 | 0.5309 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 26 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 22200 | 56400 | 0.6067 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 27 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 28 | Berry College | 23100 | 60800 | 0.6199 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 29 | Muskingum University | 23800 | 49600 | 0.5193 | 1,524 | 1020 | 0.8184 | |
| 30 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 31 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 24700 | 60000 | 0.5885 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 32 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24900 | 46200 | 0.4606 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 33 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 25000 | 36600 | 0.3173 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 34 | Flagler College | 25100 | 37800 | 0.3362 | 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 | Winthrop University | 28400 | 38600 | 0.2643 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 40 | Radford University | 28800 | 32800 | 0.122 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 41 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 29900 | 31100 | 0.0385 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 42 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 43 | Columbia International University | 31600 | 44800 | 0.2948 | 721 | 1079 | 0.9461 | |
| 44 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 32600 | 38500 | 0.1533 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 45 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 45 | Stockton University | 33600 | 44500 | 0.2451 | 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 | SUNY Old Westbury | 37400 | 44100 | 0.1519 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 50 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 51 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41300 | 53900 | 0.2337 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 52 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3593 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 53 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42500 | 54900 | 0.2261 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 54 | Butler University | 43300 | 64500 | 0.3286 | 4,489 | 1279 | 0.8508 | |
| 55 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 43800 | 57100 | 0.2315 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 56 | James Madison University | 46400 | 46400 | 0 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 57 | University of Utah | 51500 | 53700 | 0.0411 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 58 | 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.