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	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
Unranked	Ellis University ¹ Chicago, IL	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	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
Rank Not Published	College of St. Thomas More ¹ Fort Worth, TX	N/A	N/A	100.0%	33% ⁸	N/A	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	East-West University Chicago, IL	$17,595	734	N/A	36%	25	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Allen University Columbia, SC	$11,940	644	60.5%	45%	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	Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	in-state: $6,858, out-of-state: $16,458	2,746	30.3%	52%	22	Locked	Locked
Unranked	University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY	$17,050	1,839	100.0%	52%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Rust College Holly Springs, MS	$8,300	922	45.6%	53%	28	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Burlington College Burlington, VT	$22,410	187	85.6%	54%	34	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Granite State College Concord, NH	in-state: $7,065, out-of-state: $7,305	1,919	100.0%	54%	57	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	N/A	4,711	84.6%	54%	22	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	West Virginia State University Institute, WV	N/A	2,827	62.4%	56% ⁸	25	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	Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL	$14,710	1,072	43.7%	57%	34	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Talladega College ¹ Talladega, AL	N/A	N/A	51.2% ⁴	59% ⁸	40 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Brevard College Brevard, NC	$23,900	627	55.2%	60%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Lane College Jackson, TN	$8,560	2,002	33.5%	60%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA	$23,900	322	48.1%	60% ⁸	9	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

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

Unranked

Ellis University ¹

Chicago, IL

N/A

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

Rank Not Published

College of St. Thomas More ¹

Fort Worth, TX

N/A

100.0%

33% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

East-West University

Chicago, IL

$17,595

734

N/A

36%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Allen University

Columbia, SC

$11,940

644

60.5%

45%

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

Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

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

2,746

30.3%

52%

Locked

Unranked

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

$17,050

1,839

100.0%

52%

34 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

$8,300

922

45.6%

53%

Locked

Unranked

Burlington College

Burlington, VT

$22,410

187

85.6%

54%

Locked

Unranked

Granite State College

Concord, NH

in-state: $7,065, out-of-state: $7,305

1,919

100.0%

54%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

N/A

4,711

84.6%

54%

Locked

Rank Not Published

West Virginia State University

Institute, WV

N/A

2,827

62.4%

56% ⁸

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

Stillman College

Tuscaloosa, AL

$14,710

1,072

43.7%

57%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Talladega College ¹

Talladega, AL

N/A

51.2% ⁴

59% ⁸

40 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

$23,900

627

55.2%

60%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Lane College

Jackson, TN

$8,560

2,002

33.5%

60%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg, PA

$23,900

322

48.1%

60% ⁸

Locked