Top Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking
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Top 20 Liberal Arts Colleges | All Liberal Arts Colleges | |
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Number of Schools | 20 schools (1 public, 19 private) |
237 schools (26 public, 211 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $53,713 | $10,501 (in-state) $38,608 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $51,751 | $12,131 (in-state) $22,244 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $41,572 | $25,135 |
Test Scores | 1,428 SAT, 32 ACT | 1,201 SAT, 29 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 18.55% | 59.64% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 48.20% | 27.11% |
Population | 38,195 | 374,478 |
Undergraduate | 37,683 | 358,365 |
Graduate | 512 | 16,113 |
Graduation Rate | 91.80% | 66.80% |
Transfer-out Rate | 4.10% | 20.16% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 8.30 to 1 | 10.89 to 1 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Pomona CollegePrivate, 4 yearsClaremont, CA | $54,762 | $49,900 | 1,573 | 7% | 1,465 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
2 | Claremont McKenna CollegePrivate, 4 yearsClaremont, CA | $56,475 | $41,960 | 1,327 | 10% | 1,435 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSwarthmore, PA | $54,656 | $46,289 | 1,559 | 9% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
4 | Williams CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWilliamstown, MA | $57,280 | $48,763 | 2,149 | 13% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
5 | Barnard CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNew York, NY | $57,668 | $41,886 | 2,562 | 12% | 1,430 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
6 | Amherst CollegePrivate, 4 yearsAmherst, MA | $58,640 | $50,424 | 1,855 | 11% | 1,415 SAT 32 ACT |
7 to 1 |
7 | Harvey Mudd CollegePrivate, 4 yearsClaremont, CA | $58,660 | $34,661 | 902 | 14% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
8 | Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsLexington, VA | $54,830 | $40,813 | 2,223 | 19% | 1,430 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
9 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4 yearsBrunswick, ME | $56,350 | $41,967 | 1,828 | 9% | - | 9 to 1 |
10 | Davidson CollegePrivate, 4 yearsDavidson, NC | $52,991 | $39,122 | 1,843 | 18% | 1,398 SAT 32 ACT |
9 to 1 |
11 | Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWellesley, MA | $56,052 | $47,105 | 2,534 | 22% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
12 | Soka University of AmericaPrivate, 4 yearsAliso Viejo, CA | $33,982 | $34,570 | 442 | 40% | 1,335 SAT 29 ACT |
8 to 1 |
13 | Carleton CollegePrivate, 4 yearsNorthfield, MN | $57,111 | $36,313 | 2,097 | 19% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
14 | Colby CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWaterville, ME | $57,280 | $43,218 | 2,000 | 10% | 1,450 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
15 | Middlebury CollegePrivate, 4 yearsMiddlebury, VT | $56,216 | $45,099 | 2,611 | 15% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
16 | Thomas Aquinas CollegePrivate, 4 yearsSanta Paula, CA | $25,600 | $13,303 | 407 | 79% | 1,270 SAT 29 ACT |
11 to 1 |
17 | United States Naval AcademyPublic, 4 yearsAnnapolis, MD | - | - | 4,512 | 8% | 1,350 SAT 29 ACT |
8 to 1 |
18 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4 yearsHaverford, PA | $56,698 | $47,100 | 1,310 | 16% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
19 | Hamilton CollegePrivate, 4 yearsClinton, NY | $56,530 | $41,283 | 2,005 | 16% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
20 | Vassar CollegePrivate, 4 yearsPoughkeepsie, NY | $58,770 | $46,084 | 2,456 | 24% | 1,445 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
Average | $53,713 (-) |
$41,572 | 38,195 | 18.55% | 1,428 SAT 32.4211 ACT |
8.30 to 1 |