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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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Save 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 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
#151 Westminster College

Fulton, MO

 $20,850 1,102 70.5% 81% 67 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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#175 Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

 $27,970 1,521 68.4% 78% 66 Locked Locked
#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
#178 Bethany College

Bethany, WV

 $23,880 811 59.5% 64% 48 Locked Locked
#178 Northland College

Ashland, WI

 $28,568 554 72.8% 71% 48 Locked Locked
#178 Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

 $23,620 1,022 65.1% 76% 63 Locked Locked
#178 Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

 $18,700 3,399 64.1% 69% 53 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
Rank Not Published Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

 in-state: $6,870, out-of-state: $17,049 9,005 80.0% 64% 25 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

 $14,770 1,249 48.8% 68% 24 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Eastern Nazarene College

Quincy, MA

 $26,884 1,036 62.7% 67% 52 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published East-​West University

Chicago, IL

 $17,595 734 N/A 36% 25 Locked Locked
Rank Not Published Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

 in-state: $6,352, out-of-state: $17,624 3,856 89.8% 60% 8 37 Locked Locked

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