National Liberal Arts College Rankings

National Liberal Arts College Methodology

Among the National Liberal Arts Colleges are schools like Washington and Lee University and Davidson College, which emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study.

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Save U.S. News rank School Tuition Total enrollment Fall 2010 acceptance rate Average freshman retention rate 6-year graduation rate Classes with under 20 students SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#1 Williams College

Williamstown, MA

$43,190 2,083 19% 97% 95% Locked Locked
#2 Amherst College

Amherst, MA

$42,898 1,795 15% 98% 94% Locked Locked
#3 Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

$41,150 1,524 16% 97% 93% Locked Locked
#4 Pomona College

Claremont, CA

$39,883 1,560 15% 98% 94% Locked Locked
#5 Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

$53,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board) 2,532 17% 96% 91% Locked Locked
#6 Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

$42,816 1,762 20% 97% 93% Locked Locked
#6 Carleton College

Northfield, MN

$42,942 2,020 31% 97% 93% Locked Locked
#6 Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

$40,660 2,411 34% 95% 90% Locked Locked
#9 Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

$42,240 1,278 17% 96% 93% Locked Locked
#10 Haverford College

Haverford, PA

$42,208 1,177 26% 96% 92% Locked Locked
#11 Davidson College

Davidson, NC

$38,866 1,742 29% 96% 91% Locked Locked
#12 Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

$41,927 2,173 19% 94% 93% Locked Locked
#12 Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

$43,674 3,215 21% 96% 94% Locked Locked
#14 United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

N/A 4,686 13% 92% 86% Locked Locked
#14 United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 4,603 8% 97% 89% Locked Locked
#14 Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

$44,705 2,446 24% 96% 93% Locked Locked
#17 Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

$42,640 1,861 29% 95% 88% Locked Locked
#18 Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

$42,410 773 25% 98% 87% Locked Locked
#19 Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

$39,810 1,655 43% 94% 87% Locked Locked
#19 Smith College

Northampton, MA

$40,070 3,113 47% 91% 83% Locked Locked
#21 Bates College

Lewiston, ME

$55,300 (total tuition/fees/room/board) 1,725 32% 94% 88% Locked Locked
#21 Colby College

Waterville, ME

$53,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board) 1,825 34% 95% 90% Locked Locked
#21 Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

$42,920 2,903 33% 94% 88% Locked Locked
#24 Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

$43,210 2,974 31% 94% 87% Locked Locked
#25 Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

$40,824 1,755 48% 93% 87% Locked Locked

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