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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
#175	Purchase College–SUNY Purchase, NY	in-state: $6,829, out-of-state: $15,879	4,268	33.7%	81%	57	Locked	Locked
#175	Warren Wilson College Asheville, NC	$27,740	983	93.3%	68%	45	Locked	Locked
#172	Albright College Reading, PA	$35,320	2,411	49.1%	74%	60	Locked	Locked
#172	Emory and Henry College Emory, VA	$28,122	982	70.9%	72%	45	Locked	Locked
#172	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL	$30,450	1,315	64.6%	75%	56	Locked	Locked
#170	Centenary College of Louisiana ¹ Shreveport, LA	$29,500	N/A	63.1%	71% ⁸	60 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#170	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	$21,440	1,594	63.8%	78%	63	Locked	Locked
#167	Doane College Crete, NE	$25,080	1,066	78.3%	76%	62	Locked	Locked
#167	Guilford College Greensboro, NC	$31,380	2,739	64.3%	75%	59	Locked	Locked
#167	Hiram College ¹ Hiram, OH	N/A	N/A	63.0%	77%	66 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#164	College of Idaho Caldwell, ID	$23,025	1,041	65.6%	81%	63	Locked	Locked
#164	Hartwick College Oneonta, NY	$37,460	1,578	77.1%	74%	55	Locked	Locked
#164	Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA	$30,150	1,144	82.6%	77%	48	Locked	Locked
#161	Carthage College Kenosha, WI	$33,000	3,082	69.5%	77%	59	Locked	Locked
#161	Maryville College Maryville, TN	$30,522	1,078	66.3%	71%	54	Locked	Locked
#161	University of Minnesota–Morris Morris, MN	N/A	1,932	62.1%	85%	60	Locked	Locked
#156	Erskine College ¹ Due West, SC	N/A	N/A	66.8%	74%	63 ⁸	Locked	Locked
#156	Illinois College Jacksonville, IL	$26,500	956	64.8%	83%	56	Locked	Locked
#156	Lycoming College Williamsport, PA	$32,756	1,369	69.5%	80%	70	Locked	Locked
#156	Lyon College Batesville, AR	$23,594	600	62.3%	65%	48	Locked	Locked
#156	University of North Carolina–Asheville Asheville, NC	in-state: $5,866, out-of-state: $19,682	3,863	68.5%	81%	61	Locked	Locked
#151	American Jewish University Bel-Air, CA	$27,080	268	94.9%	90%	38	Locked	Locked
#151	Central College Pella, IA	$29,540	1,604	73.2%	80%	63	Locked	Locked
#151	Georgetown College Georgetown, KY	$30,770	1,818	89.2%	78%	59	Locked	Locked
#151	Wartburg College Waverly, IA	$32,740	1,805	76.0%	80%	63	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

#175

Purchase College–SUNY

Purchase, NY

in-state: $6,829, out-of-state: $15,879

4,268

33.7%

81%

Locked

#175

Warren Wilson College

Asheville, NC

$27,740

983

93.3%

68%

Locked

#172

Albright College

Reading, PA

$35,320

2,411

49.1%

74%

Locked

#172

Emory and Henry College

Emory, VA

$28,122

982

70.9%

72%

Locked

#172

Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

$30,450

1,315

64.6%

75%

Locked

#170

Centenary College of Louisiana ¹

Shreveport, LA

$29,500

N/A

63.1%

71% ⁸

60 ⁶

Locked

#170

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

$21,440

1,594

63.8%

78%

Locked

#167

Doane College

Crete, NE

$25,080

1,066

78.3%

76%

Locked

#167

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

$31,380

2,739

64.3%

75%

Locked

#167

Hiram College ¹

Hiram, OH

N/A

63.0%

77%

66 ⁸

Locked

#164

College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

$23,025

1,041

65.6%

81%

Locked

#164

Hartwick College

Oneonta, NY

$37,460

1,578

77.1%

74%

Locked

#164

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA

$30,150

1,144

82.6%

77%

Locked

#161

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

$33,000

3,082

69.5%

77%

Locked

#161

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

$30,522

1,078

66.3%

71%

Locked

#161

University of Minnesota–Morris

Morris, MN

N/A

1,932

62.1%

85%

Locked

#156

Erskine College ¹

Due West, SC

N/A

66.8%

74%

63 ⁸

Locked

#156

Illinois College

Jacksonville, IL

$26,500

956

64.8%

83%

Locked

#156

Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA

$32,756

1,369

69.5%

80%

Locked

#156

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

$23,594

600

62.3%

65%

Locked

#156

University of North Carolina–Asheville

Asheville, NC

in-state: $5,866, out-of-state: $19,682

3,863

68.5%

81%

Locked

#151

American Jewish University

Bel-Air, CA

$27,080

268

94.9%

90%

Locked

#151

Central College

Pella, IA

$29,540

1,604

73.2%

80%

Locked

#151

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

$30,770

1,818

89.2%

78%

Locked

#151

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

$32,740

1,805

76.0%

80%

Locked

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