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National Liberal Arts College Rankings

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
#14	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$43,362	2,193	18.2%	94%	91	Locked	Locked
#24	Macalester College St. Paul, MN	$43,693	2,005	35.0%	94%	87	Locked	Locked
#32	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$45,378	3,635	27.6%	94%	91	Locked	Locked
#18	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$44,640	2,964	29.4%	94%	92	Locked	Locked
#43	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$44,020	2,730	42.1%	94%	84	Locked	Locked
#39	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$42,280	2,478	40.3%	95%	88	Locked	Locked
#18	Colby College Waterville, ME	$55,700 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	1,815	29.4%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#6	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$42,082	2,502	31.0%	95%	92	Locked	Locked
#32	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$43,400	2,905	33.1%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#28	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$41,742	2,043	25.8%	95%	88	Locked	Locked
#16	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$44,350	1,864	27.4%	95%	89	Locked	Locked
#56	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$30,120	3,005	64.7%	95%	87	Locked	Locked
#17	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$45,628	3,202	24.2%	96%	92	Locked	Locked
#10	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$44,085	1,321	14.1%	96%	91	Locked	Locked
#9	Haverford College Haverford, PA	$43,702	1,198	25.1%	96%	93	Locked	Locked
#4	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$44,111	2,507	18.3%	96%	90	Locked	Locked
#6	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$44,118	1,778	16.1%	96%	92	Locked	Locked
#12	Davidson College Davidson, NC	$40,809	1,756	28.0%	96%	92	Locked	Locked
#8	Carleton College Northfield, MN	$44,445	2,018	31.0%	97%	93	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

#14

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

$43,362

2,193

18.2%

94%

Locked

#24

Macalester College

St. Paul, MN

$43,693

2,005

35.0%

94%

Locked

#32

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

$45,378

3,635

27.6%

94%

Locked

#18

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

$44,640

2,964

29.4%

94%

Locked

#43

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

$44,020

2,730

42.1%

94%

Locked

#39

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

$42,280

2,478

40.3%

95%

Locked

#18

Colby College

Waterville, ME

$55,700 (total tuition/fees/room/board)

1,815

29.4%

95%

Locked

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

$42,082

2,502

31.0%

95%

Locked

#32

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

$43,400

2,905

33.1%

95%

Locked

#28

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

$41,742

2,043

25.8%

95%

Locked

#16

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

$44,350

1,864

27.4%

95%

Locked

#56

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

$30,120

3,005

64.7%

95%

Locked

#17

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

$45,628

3,202

24.2%

96%

Locked

#10

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

$44,085

1,321

14.1%

96%

Locked

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

$43,702

1,198

25.1%

96%

Locked

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

$44,111

2,507

18.3%

96%

Locked

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

$44,118

1,778

16.1%

96%

Locked

#12

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

$40,809

1,756

28.0%

96%

Locked

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

$44,445

2,018

31.0%

97%

Locked

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