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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| Save | 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 |
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| #26 |
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH |
$44,905 | 2,983 | 29.6% | 94% | 87 | Locked | Locked | |
| #24 |
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN |
$43,693 | 2,005 | 35.0% | 94% | 87 | Locked | Locked | |
| #24 |
Scripps College
Claremont, CA |
$43,620 | 983 | 36.3% | 94% | 88 | Locked | Locked | |
| #22 |
Bates College
Lewiston, ME |
$44,300 | 1,769 | 27.0% | 94% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #22 |
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA |
$41,004 | 1,693 | 50.9% | 94% | 88 | Locked | Locked | |
| #18 |
Colby College
Waterville, ME |
$55,700 (total tuition/fees/room/board) | 1,815 | 29.4% | 95% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #18 |
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY |
$44,640 | 2,964 | 29.4% | 94% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #18 |
Smith College
Northampton, MA |
$41,460 | 3,162 | 45.5% | 92% | 85 | Locked | Locked | |
| #18 |
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY |
in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,624 | 10.6% | 93% | 83 | Locked | Locked | |
| #17 |
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT |
$45,628 | 3,202 | 24.2% | 96% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #16 |
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY |
$44,350 | 1,864 | 27.4% | 95% | 89 | Locked | Locked | |
| #14 |
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD |
in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0 | 4,576 | 7.5% | 97% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #14 |
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA |
$43,362 | 2,193 | 18.2% | 94% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #12 |
Davidson College
Davidson, NC |
$40,809 | 1,756 | 28.0% | 96% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #12 |
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA |
$44,442 | 777 | 22.3% | 98% | 84 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA |
$44,085 | 1,321 | 14.1% | 96% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY |
$46,270 | 2,386 | 22.5% | 97% | 91 | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
Haverford College
Haverford, PA |
$43,702 | 1,198 | 25.1% | 96% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
Carleton College
Northfield, MN |
$44,445 | 2,018 | 31.0% | 97% | 93 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME |
$44,118 | 1,778 | 16.1% | 96% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #6 |
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA |
$42,082 | 2,502 | 31.0% | 95% | 92 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT |
$44,111 | 2,507 | 18.3% | 96% | 90 | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Pomona College
Claremont, CA |
$41,438 | 1,586 | 14.0% | 98% | 95 | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA |
$43,080 | 1,545 | 15.1% | 97% | 95 | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
Amherst College
Amherst, MA |
$44,610 | 1,791 | 13.3% | 98% | 96 | Locked | Locked |
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