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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in South Carolina.
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 South Carolina.
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 | 5100 | 93100 | 0.9457 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95600 | 0.938 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 4 | Greenville Technical College | 7200 | 18400 | 0.6091 | 11,999 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 8200 | 89100 | 0.9078 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 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 | Colgate University | 9800 | 95800 | 0.8977 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 9 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 10 | University of Chicago | 11900 | 100600 | 0.8821 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 11 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 62600 | 0.7891 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 12 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14200 | 25600 | 0.4445 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina University | 14300 | 27200 | 0.475 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 13 | San Francisco State University | 14300 | 47700 | 0.7004 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 15 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 16 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 92800 | 0.8391 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 17 | Stanford University | 15200 | 1932000 | 0.9922 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 18 | Eureka College | 15600 | 64800 | 0.7589 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 19 | Maharishi International University | 17000 | 33300 | 0.4893 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 20 | James Madison University | 17900 | 28900 | 0.3805 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 22 | Central Washington University | 18700 | 22700 | 0.176 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 23 | Valdosta State University | 19100 | 29600 | 0.3546 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 24 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 25 | Stockton University | 20800 | 45800 | 0.546 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 26 | University of Mary Washington | 21100 | 47400 | 0.5552 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 27 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21200 | 38000 | 0.4427 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 28 | Rocky Mountain College | 21800 | 52000 | 0.5805 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 29 | Sterling College | 22300 | 77400 | 0.7126 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 30 | Hastings College | 22700 | 53300 | 0.5739 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 31 | University of Jamestown | 24000 | 34400 | 0.3013 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 32 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 33 | Saint Augustine's University | 25800 | 48900 | 0.4725 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 33 | Winthrop University | 25800 | 38600 | 0.3306 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 35 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 36 | Wingate University | 26600 | 67100 | 0.6041 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 37 | Drury University | 26800 | 54500 | 0.5082 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 38 | LaGrange College | 27300 | 54600 | 0.5001 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 39 | Columbia International University | 27400 | 44800 | 0.3877 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 40 | Flagler College | 28300 | 61900 | 0.5424 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 41 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 42 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 43 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 31100 | 50300 | 0.3816 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 44 | Pace University | 33900 | 75700 | 0.5525 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 44 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 33900 | 34100 | 0.0059 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 46 | Berry College | 34300 | 62400 | 0.4504 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 47 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 35100 | 38500 | 0.0883 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 48 | McPherson College | 35300 | 53600 | 0.3416 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 49 | Wilmington College | 36400 | 58500 | 0.3774 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 50 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39700 | 64500 | 0.3848 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 51 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 52 | Butler University | 41300 | 68400 | 0.3965 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 53 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 41900 | 55300 | 0.2425 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 54 | College of Charleston | 42000 | 62300 | 0.3257 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 55 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 56 | Radford University | 45000 | 47600 | 0.0539 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 57 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 58 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 49500 | 67600 | 0.2678 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 59 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 60 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58200 | 72400 | 0.1962 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 61 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.