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
#151	Westminster College Fulton, MO	$20,850	1,102	70.5%	81%	67	Locked	Locked
#145	Fisk University Nashville, TN	$20,391	533	100.0%	73%	42	Locked	Locked
#145	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	$25,918	2,070	82.0%	81%	64	Locked	Locked
#145	Simpson College Indianola, IA	$29,529	1,866	85.3%	80%	69	Locked	Locked
#145	St. Vincent College Latrobe, PA	$29,311	1,929	67.0%	83%	73	Locked	Locked
#145	Wesleyan College Macon, GA	$19,000	665	54.0%	80%	52	Locked	Locked
#145	Whittier College Whittier, CA	$38,670	2,487	71.5%	81%	55	Locked	Locked
#140	Goshen College Goshen, IN	N/A	945	59.5%	81%	73	Locked	Locked
#140	Houghton College Houghton, NY	$26,924	1,287	71.6%	86%	69	Locked	Locked
#140	McDaniel College Westminster, MD	$35,800	3,374	75.3%	81%	73	Locked	Locked
#140	Moravian College Bethlehem, PA	$34,484	2,003	79.7%	80%	76	Locked	Locked
#140	William Jewell College Liberty, MO	$30,200	1,060	54.1%	77%	63	Locked	Locked
#138	Eckerd College St. Petersburg, FL	$35,566	1,843	68.5%	80%	63	Locked	Locked
#138	St. Norbert College De Pere, WI	$30,675	2,225	80.5%	83%	70	Locked	Locked
#133	Concordia College–Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$30,860	2,772	81.0%	84%	69	Locked	Locked
#133	Grove City College Grove City, PA	$14,212	2,461	75.7%	91%	82	Locked	Locked
#133	Roanoke College Salem, VA	$34,496	2,057	69.6%	78%	69	Locked	Locked
#133	St. John's College ¹ Annapolis, MD	N/A	N/A	78.1%	90% ⁸	68 ⁶	Locked	Locked
#133	Wells College Aurora, NY	$34,700	507	62.7%	71%	57	Locked	Locked
#130	Alma College Alma, MI	$30,960	1,417	72.9%	78%	67	Locked	Locked
#130	Gordon College Wenham, MA	$32,100	1,898	39.7%	85%	74	Locked	Locked
#130	St. Anselm College Manchester, NH	$33,810	1,899	71.4%	85%	73	Locked	Locked
#124	Berry College Mount Berry, GA	$27,650	2,093	62.3%	77%	57	Locked	Locked
#124	Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL	N/A	1,305	64.2%	80%	61	Locked	Locked
#124	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	N/A	2,441	62.7%	83%	55	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

#151

Westminster College

Fulton, MO

$20,850

1,102

70.5%

81%

Locked

#145

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

$20,391

533

100.0%

73%

Locked

#145

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE

$25,918

2,070

82.0%

81%

Locked

#145

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

$29,529

1,866

85.3%

80%

Locked

#145

St. Vincent College

Latrobe, PA

$29,311

1,929

67.0%

83%

Locked

#145

Wesleyan College

Macon, GA

$19,000

665

54.0%

80%

Locked

#145

Whittier College

Whittier, CA

$38,670

2,487

71.5%

81%

Locked

#140

Goshen College

Goshen, IN

N/A

945

59.5%

81%

Locked

#140

Houghton College

Houghton, NY

$26,924

1,287

71.6%

86%

Locked

#140

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

$35,800

3,374

75.3%

81%

Locked

#140

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

$34,484

2,003

79.7%

80%

Locked

#140

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

$30,200

1,060

54.1%

77%

Locked

#138

Eckerd College

St. Petersburg, FL

$35,566

1,843

68.5%

80%

Locked

#138

St. Norbert College

De Pere, WI

$30,675

2,225

80.5%

83%

Locked

#133

Concordia College–Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

$30,860

2,772

81.0%

84%

Locked

#133

Grove City College

Grove City, PA

$14,212

2,461

75.7%

91%

Locked

#133

Roanoke College

Salem, VA

$34,496

2,057

69.6%

78%

Locked

#133

St. John's College ¹

Annapolis, MD

N/A

78.1%

90% ⁸

68 ⁶

Locked

#133

Wells College

Aurora, NY

$34,700

507

62.7%

71%

Locked

#130

Alma College

Alma, MI

$30,960

1,417

72.9%

78%

Locked

#130

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

$32,100

1,898

39.7%

85%

Locked

#130

St. Anselm College

Manchester, NH

$33,810

1,899

71.4%

85%

Locked

#124

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

$27,650

2,093

62.3%

77%

Locked

#124

Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham, AL

N/A

1,305

64.2%

80%

Locked

#124

Morehouse College

Atlanta, GA

N/A

2,441

62.7%

83%

Locked