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 | $58,699 | $10,801 (in-state) $41,053 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $48,280 | $12,392 (in-state) $22,318 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $44,607 | $27,592 |
Test Scores | 1,448 SAT, 33 ACT | 1,238 SAT, 27 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 18.11% | 62.55% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 50.22% | 24.29% |
Population | 40,307 | 360,481 |
Undergraduate | 39,781 | 341,240 |
Graduate | 526 | 19,241 |
Graduation Rate | 91.75% | 66.55% |
Transfer-out Rate | 5.00% | 18.86% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 8.40 to 1 | 10.65 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 | $59,238 | $51,797 | 1,764 | 7% | 1,520 SAT 34 ACT |
7 to 1 |
2 | Claremont McKenna CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClaremont, CA | $60,715 | $39,810 | 1,422 | 11% | 1,475 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
3 | Swarthmore CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSwarthmore, PA | $59,328 | $41,377 | 1,651 | 8% | 1,495 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
4 | Williams CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWilliamstown, MA | $61,770 | $50,859 | 2,224 | 9% | - | 6 to 1 |
5 | Barnard CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNew York, NY | $62,525 | $40,543 | 3,043 | 11% | 1,488 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
6 | Amherst CollegePrivate, 4-yearsAmherst, MA | $64,100 | $57,953 | 1,971 | 9% | 1,460 SAT 33 ACT |
7 to 1 |
7 | Harvey Mudd CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClaremont, CA | $62,817 | $32,162 | 905 | 10% | 1,520 SAT 35 ACT |
9 to 1 |
8 | Washington and Lee UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsLexington, VA | $61,750 | $48,468 | 2,238 | 19% | 1,470 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
9 | Bowdoin CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBrunswick, ME | $61,528 | $44,910 | 1,951 | 9% | - | 9 to 1 |
10 | Davidson CollegePrivate, 4-yearsDavidson, NC | $57,340 | $44,825 | 1,973 | 18% | - | 10 to 1 |
11 | Wellesley CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWellesley, MA | $61,920 | $51,147 | 2,461 | 16% | 1,470 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
12 | Soka University of AmericaPrivate, 4-yearsAliso Viejo, CA | $35,544 | $30,934 | 445 | 52% | 1,303 SAT 26 ACT |
7 to 1 |
13 | Carleton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsNorthfield, MN | $62,634 | $43,990 | 2,044 | 18% | 1,479 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
14 | Colby CollegePrivate, 4-yearsWaterville, ME | $63,520 | $56,430 | 2,262 | 9% | 1,465 SAT 33 ACT |
10 to 1 |
15 | Middlebury CollegePrivate, 4-yearsMiddlebury, VT | $62,460 | $52,321 | 2,937 | 13% | 1,455 SAT 33 ACT |
9 to 1 |
16 | Thomas Aquinas CollegePrivate, 4-yearsSanta Paula, CA | $27,000 | $13,790 | 497 | 83% | 1,275 SAT 28 ACT |
11 to 1 |
17 | United States Naval AcademyPublic, 4-yearsAnnapolis, MD | - | - | 4,528 | 8% | 1,310 SAT 29 ACT |
8 to 1 |
18 | Haverford CollegePrivate, 4-yearsHaverford, PA | $63,628 | $51,927 | 1,420 | 18% | 1,480 SAT 34 ACT |
8 to 1 |
19 | Hamilton CollegePrivate, 4-yearsClinton, NY | $62,670 | $46,472 | 2,055 | 14% | 1,475 SAT 34 ACT |
9 to 1 |
20 | Vassar CollegePrivate, 4-yearsPoughkeepsie, NY | $64,800 | $47,819 | 2,516 | 20% | 1,480 SAT 33 ACT |
8 to 1 |
Average | $58,699 (-) |
$44,607 | 40,307 | 18.11% | 1,448 SAT 32.5294 ACT |
8.40 to 1 |