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	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	Marlboro College ¹ Marlboro, VT	N/A	N/A	87.3%	64% ⁸	58 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$25,688	1,953	78.9%	64%	40	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	in-state: $8,525, out-of-state: $17,470	1,886	66.9%	74%	53	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Pacific Union College Angwin, CA	$26,040	1,530	46.8%	72%	45	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA	$23,744	343	96.4%	62%	34	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	Rust College Holly Springs, MS	$8,300	922	45.6%	53%	28	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	Salem College ¹ Winston-Salem, NC	N/A	N/A	59.6%	81% ⁸	57 ⁶	Locked	Locked
Rank Not Published	San Diego Christian College ¹ El Cajon, CA	N/A	N/A	39.5%	62% ⁸	44 ⁶	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

Louisiana State University–Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

in-state: $4,518, out-of-state: $9,244

2,612

74.8%

57%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Marlboro College ¹

Marlboro, VT

N/A

87.3%

64% ⁸

58 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, NY

$25,688

1,953

78.9%

64%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA

in-state: $8,525, out-of-state: $17,470

1,886

66.9%

74%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

$26,040

1,530

46.8%

72%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Pine Manor College

Chestnut Hill, MA

$23,744

343

96.4%

62%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Providence Christian College ¹

Pasadena, CA

$22,686

N/A

50.0%

89% ⁸

N/A

Locked

Rank Not Published

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

$8,300

922

45.6%

53%

Locked

Rank Not Published

Salem College ¹

Winston-Salem, NC

N/A

59.6%

81% ⁸

57 ⁶

Locked

Rank Not Published

San Diego Christian College ¹

El Cajon, CA

N/A

39.5%

62% ⁸

44 ⁶

Locked