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
Unranked	Beacon College ¹ Leesburg, FL	N/A	N/A	N/A	86% ⁸	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Unranked	Burlington College Burlington, VT	$22,410	187	85.6%	54%	34	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	Granite State College Concord, NH	in-state: $7,065, out-of-state: $7,305	1,919	100.0%	54%	57	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
Unranked	University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY	$17,050	1,839	100.0%	52%	34 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Allen University Columbia, SC	$11,940	644	60.5%	45%	9	Locked	Locked
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
Rank Not Published	Bay Path College Longmeadow, MA	$28,532	2,191	58.7%	74%	65	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bennett College Greensboro, NC	$16,794	736	62.5%	74%	39	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN	$23,140	612	84.3%	72%	53	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ	$25,050	2,146	50.5%	70%	32	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Brevard College Brevard, NC	$23,900	627	55.2%	60%	35	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$28,000	1,648	51.5%	73%	59	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	Castleton State College Castleton, VT	in-state: $9,864, out-of-state: $22,464	2,192	77.5%	70%	52	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Claflin University Orangeburg, SC	$14,498	1,961	39.1%	72%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Clearwater Christian College Clearwater, FL	N/A	520	72.1%	69%	54	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

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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

Unranked

Beacon College ¹

Leesburg, FL

N/A

86% ⁸

58 ⁶

Locked

Unranked

Burlington College

Burlington, VT

$22,410

187

85.6%

54%

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

Granite State College

Concord, NH

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

1,919

100.0%

54%

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

Unranked

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

$17,050

1,839

100.0%

52%

34 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Allen University

Columbia, SC

$11,940

644

60.5%

45%

Locked

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

Rank Not Published

Bay Path College

Longmeadow, MA

$28,532

2,191

58.7%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bennett College

Greensboro, NC

$16,794

736

62.5%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bethany Lutheran College

Mankato, MN

$23,140

612

84.3%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bloomfield College

Bloomfield, NJ

$25,050

2,146

50.5%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

$23,900

627

55.2%

60%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

$28,000

1,648

51.5%

73%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church

Bryn Athyn, PA

$16,878

252

44.4%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Castleton State College

Castleton, VT

in-state: $9,864, out-of-state: $22,464

2,192

77.5%

70%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

$14,498

1,961

39.1%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Clearwater Christian College

Clearwater, FL

N/A

520

72.1%

69%

Locked

Rank Not Published

College of St. Thomas More ¹

Fort Worth, TX

N/A

100.0%

33% ⁸

N/A

Locked