Top Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking
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Top 20 Liberal Arts Colleges | All Liberal Arts Colleges | |
---|---|---|
Number of Schools | 20 schools (1 public, 19 private) |
237 schools (26 public, 211 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $61,732 | $10,927 (in-state) $42,491 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $50,051 | $12,455 (in-state) $22,084 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $48,620 | $29,033 |
Test Scores | 1,475 SAT, 33 ACT | 1,266 SAT, 28 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 17.96% | 59.74% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 49.41% | 23.82% |
Population | 40,320 | 356,816 |
Undergraduate | 39,808 | 336,829 |
Graduate | 512 | 19,987 |
Graduation Rate | 91.10% | 65.93% |
Transfer-out Rate | 5.67% | 18.78% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 8.15 to 1 | 10.44 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 | $62,326 | $55,218 | 1,716 | 7% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
2 | Claremont McKenna CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClaremont, CA | $64,150 | $50,689 | 1,389 | 11% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSwarthmore, PA | $62,412 | $51,095 | 1,625 | 7% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
4 | Williams CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWilliamstown, MA | $64,860 | $57,850 | 2,222 | 10% | 1,530 SAT 34 ACT |
6 to 1 |
5 | Barnard CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $66,246 | $49,484 | 3,442 | 8% | 1,510 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
6 | Amherst CollegePrivate, 4-yearsAmherst, MA | $67,280 | $58,328 | 1,898 | 10% | 1,500 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
7 | Harvey Mudd CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClaremont, CA | $66,255 | $39,264 | 922 | 13% | 1,530 SAT 35 ACT |
8 to 1 |
8 | Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsLexington, VA | $64,525 | $50,487 | 2,243 | 17% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
9 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBrunswick, ME | $64,910 | $50,865 | 1,915 | 8% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
10 | Davidson CollegePrivate, 4-yearsDavidson, NC | $60,300 | $45,583 | 1,927 | 14% | 1,455 SAT 32 ACT |
9 to 1 |
11 | Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWellesley, MA | $64,320 | $56,816 | 2,447 | 14% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
12 | Soka University of AmericaPrivate, 4-yearsAliso Viejo, CA | $37,450 | $37,023 | 455 | 70% | 1,360 SAT | 7 to 1 |
13 | Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN | $65,457 | $45,284 | 2,059 | 22% | 1,500 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
14 | Colby CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWaterville, ME | $66,600 | $54,700 | 2,299 | 7% | 1,510 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
15 | Middlebury CollegePrivate, 4-yearsMiddlebury, VT | $65,280 | $54,427 | 2,843 | 10% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
16 | Thomas Aquinas CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSanta Paula, CA | $28,700 | $13,457 | 516 | 79% | 1,250 SAT 29 ACT |
11 to 1 |
17 | United States Naval AcademyPublic, 4-yearsAnnapolis, MD | - | - | 4,450 | 9% | 1,300 SAT 28 ACT |
8 to 1 |
18 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHaverford, PA | $68,300 | $55,489 | 1,421 | 13% | 1,490 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
19 | Hamilton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClinton, NY | $65,740 | $48,241 | 2,072 | 12% | 1,490 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
20 | Vassar CollegePrivate, 4-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY | $67,805 | $49,475 | 2,459 | 18% | 1,510 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
Average | $61,732 (-) |
$48,620 | 40,320 | 17.96% | 1,475 SAT 33.1053 ACT |
8.15 to 1 |