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Considering a degree in Philosophy?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Philosophy majors who live in West Virginia.
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 West Virginia.
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 | 6,356 | 1543 | 0.0644 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 91000 | 0.9354 | 7,038 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 3 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 8400 | 98000 | 0.9146 | 9,157 | 1535 | 0.0386 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 8800 | 33700 | 0.7373 | 9,146 | 1065 | 0.9572 | |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania | 9200 | 92900 | 0.9012 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 6 | Valdosta State University | 10500 | 24800 | 0.5775 | 7,206 | 1015 | 0.7214 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 11100 | 86200 | 0.8717 | 8,880 | 1471 | 0.1127 | |
| 8 | Truman State University | 11500 | 30400 | 0.6227 | 3,265 | 1302 | 0.8377 | |
| 9 | University of Chicago | 12200 | 95500 | 0.872 | 7,519 | 1535 | 0.0448 | |
| 10 | West Virginia University | 13300 | 57800 | 0.7695 | 18,614 | 1125 | 0.778 | |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 13600 | 23800 | 0.4282 | 5,437 | 990 | 0.9335 | |
| 12 | William Jewell College | 14100 | 46900 | 0.6996 | 969 | 1185 | 0.3836 | |
| 13 | Stanford University | 14700 | 71200 | 0.7934 | 7,904 | 1535 | 0.0361 | |
| 14 | Radford University | 15000 | 32000 | 0.5318 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve University | 15100 | 83100 | 0.8181 | 6,528 | 1485 | 0.3778 | |
| 16 | Wesleyan College | 15700 | 55300 | 0.7162 | 595 | 915 | 0.6207 | |
| 17 | James Madison University | 15800 | 28900 | 0.4537 | 21,112 | 1260 | 0.7151 | |
| 18 | Central Washington University | 15900 | 27900 | 0.4308 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 19 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 17900 | 30400 | 0.4118 | 20,592 | 1435 | 0.1407 | |
| 20 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 18100 | 24200 | 0.2526 | 7,890 | 1105 | 0.2056 | |
| 21 | Quincy University | 18300 | 68000 | 0.7304 | 1,072 | 1115 | 0.5093 | |
| 22 | San Francisco State University | 18400 | 55400 | 0.6679 | 20,756 | 1035 | 0.9615 | |
| 23 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18900 | 24400 | 0.2257 | 4,260 | 1165 | 0.8352 | |
| 24 | Stockton University | 19800 | 44500 | 0.5554 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 25 | Nelson University | 20000 | 53900 | 0.6295 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 26 | Olivet Nazarene University | 20700 | 71400 | 0.7105 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 27 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 38500 | 0.4131 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 27 | Spurgeon College | 22600 | 25700 | 0.122 | 1,067 | 1115 | 0.9433 | |
| 27 | Sterling College | 22600 | 73100 | 0.6903 | 670 | 1090 | 0.8916 | |
| 30 | Rocky Mountain College | 22700 | 52000 | 0.5632 | 851 | 1075 | 0.6961 | |
| 31 | Eastern Nazarene College | 22800 | 45000 | 0.494 | 379 | 1034 | 0.5896 | |
| 32 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | 23100 | 78600 | 0.7065 | 1,463 | 1195 | 0.7982 | |
| 33 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23300 | 35000 | 0.3343 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 34 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 23500 | 72100 | 0.6742 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 35 | New York University | 23600 | 91800 | 0.7427 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 36 | Eureka College | 24200 | 56300 | 0.5699 | 527 | 1020 | 0.85 | |
| 37 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 24900 | 60300 | 0.5873 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5686 | |
| 38 | Drury University | 25100 | 52900 | 0.5254 | 1,391 | 1228 | 0.5758 | |
| 39 | Southwestern College | 26400 | 76300 | 0.6543 | 938 | 1005 | 0.7443 | |
| 40 | Flagler College | 26700 | 61100 | 0.5628 | 2,409 | 1090 | 0.8076 | |
| 41 | Wingate University | 26800 | 65000 | 0.5869 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 42 | Augustana University | 28200 | 61200 | 0.5391 | 2,003 | 1189 | 0.6775 | |
| 43 | Friends University | 30400 | 53600 | 0.4331 | 1,549 | 1030 | 0.6046 | |
| 44 | University of Mary Washington | 30700 | 33000 | 0.0689 | 3,660 | 1283 | 0.7978 | |
| 45 | Samford University | 31000 | 78000 | 0.6022 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 46 | Bridgewater College | 32100 | 40200 | 0.2024 | 1,407 | 1174 | 0.9172 | |
| 47 | Columbia International University | 33700 | 44800 | 0.2486 | 721 | 1050 | 0.9461 | |
| 48 | Winthrop University | 33800 | 52500 | 0.3556 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 49 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 9,982 | 1125 | 0.7702 | |
| 50 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 51 | Berry College | 35900 | 60900 | 0.4107 | 2,254 | 1219 | 0.64 | |
| 51 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35900 | 48300 | 0.2555 | 2,079 | 1095 | 0.8221 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 54 | St. Thomas Aquinas College | 36800 | 64400 | 0.4289 | 1,889 | 985 | 0.9305 | |
| 54 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36800 | 38900 | 0.0548 | 23,351 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 56 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45900 | 0.133 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 57 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 41400 | 57000 | 0.2738 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 57 | Saint Vincent College | 41400 | 64600 | 0.3582 | 1,284 | 0 | 0.6173 | |
| 59 | Union University | 41900 | 64100 | 0.3454 | 1,934 | 1242 | 0.6016 | |
| 60 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 43100 | 54700 | 0.212 | 20,418 | 1375 | 0.5808 | |
| 61 | University of Utah | 51600 | 53700 | 0.0398 | 28,064 | 1237 | 0.8598 | |
| 62 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 58100 | 66100 | 0.121 | 40,754 | 1391 | 0.3915 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.