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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | 5300 | 93100 | 0.9435 | 9,989 | 1535 | 0.0492 | |
| 3 | Dallas College | 5600 | 16500 | 0.6604 | 125,613 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95900 | 0.9381 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 8400 | 89100 | 0.9055 | 8,950 | 1497 | 0.0938 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8600 | 98000 | 0.9125 | 9,164 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 7 | Houston City College | 9300 | 15100 | 0.3854 | 59,451 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 9600 | 49000 | 0.8047 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 9 | Colgate University | 10200 | 95800 | 0.8935 | 3,193 | 1488 | 0.1388 | |
| 10 | San Jacinto Community College | 11300 | 14300 | 0.2097 | 33,215 | 1135 | 1 | |
| 11 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 12 | University of Chicago | 11900 | 100600 | 0.8821 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0456 | |
| 13 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 62600 | 0.7891 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 14 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14300 | 25600 | 0.4406 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 15 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 15 | San Francisco State University | 14400 | 47700 | 0.6983 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 17 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 14500 | 26200 | 0.4464 | 957 | 1130 | 0.5871 | |
| 18 | Case Western Reserve University | 14900 | 92800 | 0.8391 | 6,657 | 1484 | 0.3778 | |
| 19 | Stanford University | 15400 | 1932000 | 0.9921 | 7,346 | 1542 | 0.038 | |
| 20 | Eureka College | 15800 | 64800 | 0.7558 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 21 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 16100 | 24200 | 0.3354 | 7,637 | 1115 | 0.1865 | |
| 22 | Maharishi International University | 17000 | 33300 | 0.4893 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 23 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 47900 | 0.6257 | 21,028 | 1450 | 0.1334 | |
| 24 | Quincy University | 18100 | 80500 | 0.7747 | 1,096 | 1115 | 0.551 | |
| 25 | Valdosta State University | 19100 | 29600 | 0.3546 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 26 | The University of Montana | 19300 | 27400 | 0.2958 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 27 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 20400 | 57500 | 0.6459 | 1,391 | 1200 | 0.7243 | |
| 27 | Stockton University | 20400 | 32100 | 0.3643 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 29 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20600 | 35200 | 0.4144 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 30 | University of Mary Washington | 21100 | 47400 | 0.5558 | 3,531 | 1279 | 0.7413 | |
| 31 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21200 | 38000 | 0.4427 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 32 | Rocky Mountain College | 21900 | 52000 | 0.5786 | 779 | 1055 | 0.7775 | |
| 33 | Sterling College | 22300 | 77400 | 0.7126 | 649 | 1103 | 0.8759 | |
| 34 | Hastings College | 22800 | 53300 | 0.572 | 936 | 1116 | 0.654 | |
| 35 | Central Washington University | 23800 | 27900 | 0.1472 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 36 | University of Jamestown | 24000 | 34400 | 0.3013 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.88 | |
| 37 | Westminster College | 24600 | 53800 | 0.5432 | 641 | 1100 | 0.7915 | |
| 38 | Saint Augustine's University | 25700 | 48900 | 0.4745 | 173 | 840 | 0.3465 | |
| 39 | Millsaps College | 26000 | 62500 | 0.5841 | 547 | 1189 | 0.4312 | |
| 40 | Wingate University | 26600 | 67100 | 0.6041 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 41 | Drury University | 26900 | 54500 | 0.5063 | 1,453 | 1209 | 0.6575 | |
| 42 | LaGrange College | 27300 | 54600 | 0.5001 | 718 | 1075 | 0.8722 | |
| 43 | Winthrop University | 28000 | 38600 | 0.2736 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 44 | Flagler College | 28400 | 61900 | 0.5408 | 2,359 | 1175 | 0.787 | |
| 45 | James Madison University | 28900 | 28900 | 0 | 21,358 | 1259 | 0.6879 | |
| 46 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 47 | Columbia International University | 31200 | 44800 | 0.3029 | 1,084 | 1079 | 0.9371 | |
| 48 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 33900 | 34100 | 0.0059 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 49 | Pace University | 34000 | 75700 | 0.5512 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 50 | Berry College | 34300 | 62400 | 0.4504 | 2,262 | 1219 | 0.7315 | |
| 51 | McPherson College | 35200 | 53600 | 0.3435 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 52 | Wilmington College | 36400 | 58500 | 0.3774 | 1,006 | 1020 | 0.924 | |
| 53 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 39700 | 64500 | 0.3848 | 2,138 | 1148 | 0.9469 | |
| 54 | Butler University | 41300 | 68400 | 0.3965 | 4,418 | 1269 | 0.8209 | |
| 55 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 42200 | 55300 | 0.2371 | 21,388 | 1369 | 0.5945 | |
| 56 | Union University | 43500 | 66000 | 0.3417 | 1,856 | 1242 | 0.5857 | |
| 57 | Radford University | 45000 | 47600 | 0.0539 | 6,206 | 1050 | 0.8939 | |
| 58 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 59 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 49500 | 67600 | 0.2678 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 60 | University of Utah | 51100 | 53700 | 0.0478 | 29,335 | 1222 | 0.9015 | |
| 61 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58100 | 72400 | 0.1976 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.