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	Amridge University Montgomery, AL	$9,260	780	N/A	N/A	22 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Ave Maria University Ave Maria, FL	N/A	858	N/A	N/A	52 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Beacon College ¹ Leesburg, FL	N/A	N/A	N/A	86% ⁸	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Charter Oak State College ¹ New Britain, CT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Chester College of New England ¹ Chester, NH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	70 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East-West University Chicago, IL	$17,595	734	N/A	36%	25	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Ellis University ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX	$11,020	904	N/A	52%	20	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Martin University ¹ Indianapolis, IN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	National Hispanic University ¹ San Jose, CA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Sarah Lawrence College ¹ Bronxville, NY	N/A	N/A	N/A	81% ⁸	75 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT	$28,760	98	N/A	61% ⁸	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Thomas More College of Liberal Arts ¹ Merrimack, NH	$19,200	N/A	N/A	72% ⁸	45 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#14	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0	4,576	7.5%	97%	90	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
#31	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	N/A	4,413	10.8%	89%	77	Locked	Locked
#75	Berea College Berea, KY	$980	1,661	12.5%	80%	62	Locked	Locked
#2	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$44,610	1,791	13.3%	98%	96	Locked	Locked
#4	Pomona College Claremont, CA	$41,438	1,586	14.0%	98%	95	Locked	Locked
#10	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$44,085	1,321	14.1%	96%	91	Locked	Locked
#3	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$43,080	1,545	15.1%	97%	95	Locked	Locked
#6	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$44,118	1,778	16.1%	96%	92	Locked	Locked
#1	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$44,920	2,109	17.3%	97%	95	Locked	Locked
#14	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$43,362	2,193	18.2%	94%	91	Locked	Locked
#4	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$44,111	2,507	18.3%	96%	90	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

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

$9,260

780

N/A

22 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL

N/A

858

N/A

52 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Beacon College ¹

Leesburg, FL

N/A

86% ⁸

58 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Charter Oak State College ¹

New Britain, CT

N/A

Locked

Unranked

Chester College of New England ¹

Chester, NH

N/A

70 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

East-West University

Chicago, IL

$17,595

734

N/A

36%

Locked

Unranked

Ellis University ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, TX

$11,020

904

N/A

52%

Locked

Unranked

Martin University ¹

Indianapolis, IN

N/A

16 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

National Hispanic University ¹

San Jose, CA

N/A

26 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Sarah Lawrence College ¹

Bronxville, NY

N/A

81% ⁸

75 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Sterling College

Craftsbury Common, VT

$28,760

N/A

61% ⁸

45 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts ¹

Merrimack, NH

$19,200

N/A

72% ⁸

45 ⁶

Locked

#14

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0

4,576

7.5%

97%

Locked

#18

United States Military Academy

West Point, NY

in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0

4,624

10.6%

93%

Locked

#31

United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO

N/A

4,413

10.8%

89%

Locked

#75

Berea College

Berea, KY

$980

1,661

12.5%

80%

Locked

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

$44,610

1,791

13.3%

98%

Locked

Pomona College

Claremont, CA

$41,438

1,586

14.0%

98%

Locked

#10

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

$44,085

1,321

14.1%

96%

Locked

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

$43,080

1,545

15.1%

97%

Locked

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

$44,118

1,778

16.1%

96%

Locked

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

$44,920

2,109

17.3%

97%

Locked

#14

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

$43,362

2,193

18.2%

94%

Locked

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

$44,111

2,507

18.3%

96%

Locked