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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
#26	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$42,246	1,785	46.3%	92%	87	Locked	Locked
#26	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$44,905	2,983	29.6%	94%	87	Locked	Locked
#28	Barnard College New York, NY	$43,502	2,438	24.9%	94%	92	Locked	Locked
#28	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$41,742	2,043	25.8%	95%	88	Locked	Locked
#28	University of Richmond Univ. of Richmond, VA	$44,210	3,555	32.7%	93%	83	Locked	Locked
#31	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	N/A	4,413	10.8%	89%	77	Locked	Locked
#32	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$45,378	3,635	27.6%	94%	91	Locked	Locked
#32	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$43,400	2,905	33.1%	95%	91	Locked	Locked
#32	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$44,420	1,657	33.5%	92%	87	Locked	Locked
#32	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$41,456	2,362	51.5%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
#36	Bard College Annandale on Hudson, NY	$44,798	2,302	34.6%	87%	77	Locked	Locked
#36	Sewanee–University of the South Sewanee, TN	$32,292	1,557	61.4%	88%	86	Locked	Locked
#38	Trinity College Hartford, CT	$45,730	2,440	30.4%	92%	86	Locked	Locked
#39	Lafayette College Easton, PA	$42,280	2,478	40.3%	95%	88	Locked	Locked
#39	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$44,570	2,132	38.0%	92%	83	Locked	Locked
#41	Connecticut College New London, CT	$44,890	1,903	34.4%	90%	84	Locked	Locked
#41	Union College Schenectady, NY	$45,219	2,220	42.7%	93%	86	Locked	Locked
#43	Pitzer College Claremont, CA	$43,402	1,099	24.1%	92%	81	Locked	Locked
#43	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$44,020	2,730	42.1%	94%	84	Locked	Locked
#43	Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$42,106	1,596	53.6%	93%	85	Locked	Locked
#46	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$44,551	2,397	41.9%	91%	84	Locked	Locked
#46	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$44,360	2,363	38.5%	93%	85	Locked	Locked
#46	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$44,210	2,494	39.9%	91%	85	Locked	Locked
#49	Denison University Granville, OH	$42,280	2,272	48.3%	89%	79	Locked	Locked
#49	Furman University Greenville, SC	$41,532	3,028	83.0%	91%	87	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

#26

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

$42,246

1,785

46.3%

92%

Locked

#26

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

$44,905

2,983

29.6%

94%

Locked

#28

Barnard College

New York, NY

$43,502

2,438

24.9%

94%

Locked

#28

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

$41,742

2,043

25.8%

95%

Locked

#28

University of Richmond

Univ. of Richmond, VA

$44,210

3,555

32.7%

93%

Locked

#31

United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO

N/A

4,413

10.8%

89%

Locked

#32

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

$45,378

3,635

27.6%

94%

Locked

#32

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

$43,400

2,905

33.1%

95%

Locked

#32

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

$44,420

1,657

33.5%

92%

Locked

#32

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

$41,456

2,362

51.5%

91%

Locked

#36

Bard College

Annandale on Hudson, NY

$44,798

2,302

34.6%

87%

Locked

#36

Sewanee–University of the South

Sewanee, TN

$32,292

1,557

61.4%

88%

Locked

#38

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

$45,730

2,440

30.4%

92%

Locked

#39

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

$42,280

2,478

40.3%

95%

Locked

#39

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

$44,570

2,132

38.0%

92%

Locked

#41

Connecticut College

New London, CT

$44,890

1,903

34.4%

90%

Locked

#41

Union College

Schenectady, NY

$45,219

2,220

42.7%

93%

Locked

#43

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

$43,402

1,099

24.1%

92%

Locked

#43

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

$44,020

2,730

42.1%

94%

Locked

#43

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA

$42,106

1,596

53.6%

93%

Locked

#46

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

$44,551

2,397

41.9%

91%

Locked

#46

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, PA

$44,360

2,363

38.5%

93%

Locked

#46

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

$44,210

2,494

39.9%

91%

Locked

#49

Denison University

Granville, OH

$42,280

2,272

48.3%

89%

Locked

#49

Furman University

Greenville, SC

$41,532

3,028

83.0%

91%

Locked

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