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
Unranked Charter Oak State College 1

New Britain, CT

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Locked Locked
Rank Not Published College of St. Thomas More 1

Fort Worth, TX

N/A N/A 100.0% 33% 8 N/A Locked Locked
Unranked Ellis University 1

Chicago, IL

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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 Allen University

Columbia, SC

$11,940 644 60.5% 45% 9 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 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 Holy Cross College

Notre Dame, IN

$23,900 451 83.2% 50% 13 Locked Locked
Unranked Martin University 1

Indianapolis, IN

N/A N/A N/A N/A 16 6 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Huston-​Tillotson University

Austin, TX

$11,020 904 N/A 52% 20 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Life University

Marietta, GA

$9,342 2,609 70.2% 79% 20 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

$9,260 780 N/A N/A 22 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 Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

N/A 4,711 84.6% 54% 22 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

$14,770 1,249 48.8% 68% 24 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

in-state: $6,870, out-of-state: $17,049 9,005 80.0% 64% 25 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published East-​West University

Chicago, IL

$17,595 734 N/A 36% 25 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Virginia Intermont College

Bristol, VA

$24,542 558 97.0% 63% 8 25 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published West Virginia State University

Institute, WV

N/A 2,827 62.4% 56% 8 25 Locked Locked
Unranked National Hispanic University 1

San Jose, CA

N/A N/A N/A N/A 26 6 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published University of Wisconsin–​Parkside

Kenosha, WI

N/A 4,887 67.3% 63% 27 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

$8,300 922 45.6% 53% 28 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn, PA

$16,878 252 44.4% 72% 30 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Savannah State University

Savannah, GA

N/A 4,552 71.2% 72% 30 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

$25,050 2,146 50.5% 70% 32 Locked Locked

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