National Liberal Arts College Rankings

National Liberal Arts College Methodology

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

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U.S. News rank	School	Tuition	Total enrollment	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
Rank Not Published	Green Mountain College Poultney, VT	$30,502	717	67.0%	68% ⁸	44	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA	$23,900	322	48.1%	60% ⁸	9	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$23,900	451	83.2%	50%	13	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX	$11,020	904	N/A	52%	20	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC	$18,236	1,543	28.9%	69%	37	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Judson College ¹ Marion, AL	N/A	N/A	74.4%	65% ⁸	42 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	in-state: $6,858, out-of-state: $16,458	2,746	30.3%	52%	22	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	King's College New York, NY	$29,240	465	66.6%	71%	51	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lane College Jackson, TN	$8,560	2,002	33.5%	60%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Life University Marietta, GA	$9,342	2,609	70.2%	79%	20	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Louisiana State University–Alexandria Alexandria, LA	in-state: $4,518, out-of-state: $9,244	2,612	74.8%	57%	12	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Marlboro College ¹ Marlboro, VT	N/A	N/A	87.3%	64% ⁸	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$25,688	1,953	78.9%	64%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	in-state: $8,525, out-of-state: $17,470	1,886	66.9%	74%	53	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	$26,040	1,530	46.8%	72%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA	$23,744	343	96.4%	62%	34	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Providence Christian College ¹ Pasadena, CA	$22,686	N/A	50.0%	89% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Rust College Holly Springs, MS	$8,300	922	45.6%	53%	28	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Salem College ¹ Winston-Salem, NC	N/A	N/A	59.6%	81% ⁸	57 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	San Diego Christian College ¹ El Cajon, CA	N/A	N/A	39.5%	62% ⁸	44 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Savannah State University Savannah, GA	N/A	4,552	71.2%	72%	30	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	N/A	4,711	84.6%	54%	22	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Shimer College ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	46.3%	78% ⁸	35 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Shorter University Rome, GA	$18,830	1,696	65.0%	73% ⁸	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Simpson University Redding, CA	$22,400	1,297	81.5%	67%	43	Locked	Locked

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U.S. News rank

School

Tuition

Total enrollment

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Average freshman retention rate

6-year graduation rate

Classes with under 20 students

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Rank Not Published

Green Mountain College

Poultney, VT

$30,502

717

67.0%

68% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg, PA

$23,900

322

48.1%

60% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Holy Cross College

Notre Dame, IN

$23,900

451

83.2%

50%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, TX

$11,020

904

N/A

52%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, NC

$18,236

1,543

28.9%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Judson College ¹

Marion, AL

N/A

74.4%

65% ⁸

42 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

in-state: $6,858, out-of-state: $16,458

2,746

30.3%

52%

Locked

Rank Not Published

King's College

New York, NY

$29,240

465

66.6%

71%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lane College

Jackson, TN

$8,560

2,002

33.5%

60%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Life University

Marietta, GA

$9,342

2,609

70.2%

79%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Louisiana State University–Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

in-state: $4,518, out-of-state: $9,244

2,612

74.8%

57%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Marlboro College ¹

Marlboro, VT

N/A

87.3%

64% ⁸

58 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, NY

$25,688

1,953

78.9%

64%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA

in-state: $8,525, out-of-state: $17,470

1,886

66.9%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

$26,040

1,530

46.8%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Pine Manor College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$23,744

343

96.4%

62%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Providence Christian College ¹

Pasadena, CA

$22,686

N/A

50.0%

89% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

$8,300

922

45.6%

53%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Salem College ¹

Winston-Salem, NC

N/A

59.6%

81% ⁸

57 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

San Diego Christian College ¹

El Cajon, CA

N/A

39.5%

62% ⁸

44 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Savannah State University

Savannah, GA

N/A

4,552

71.2%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

N/A

4,711

84.6%

54%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Shimer College ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

46.3%

78% ⁸

35 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Shorter University

Rome, GA

$18,830

1,696

65.0%

73% ⁸

Locked

Rank Not Published

Simpson University

Redding, CA

$22,400

1,297

81.5%

67%

Locked