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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- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,413
- Setting:
- suburban
USAF Academy, CO
United States Air Force Academy has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,413, with a gender distribution of 78.2 percent male students and 21.8 percent female students. 100.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,378 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,554
- Setting:
- rural
Lewisburg, PA
Founded in 1846, Bucknell University is a private institution. Bucknell University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,905
- Setting:
- suburban
Worcester, MA
College of the Holy Cross is a private institution that was founded in 1843. The school has 52.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at College of the Holy Cross is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,420 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,657
- Setting:
- rural
Gambier, OH
Kenyon College was established in 1824 as a private institution. Kenyon College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,456 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,352
- Setting:
- suburban
South Hadley, MA
A private institution, Mount Holyoke College was founded in 1837.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,798 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,982
- Setting:
- rural
Annandale on Hudson, NY
Bard College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,982, with a gender distribution of 42.2 percent male students and 57.8 percent female students. At this school, 74.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 26.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,292 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,477
- Setting:
- rural
Sewanee, TN
Founded in 1857, Sewanee--University of the South is a private institution. Sewanee--University of the South follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,730 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,344
- Setting:
- urban
Hartford, CT
Trinity College is a private institution that was founded in 1823. The school has 62.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Trinity College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,478
- Setting:
- city
Easton, PA
Lafayette College was established in 1826 as a private institution. Lafayette College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,570 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,123
- Setting:
- urban
Los Angeles, CA
A private institution, Occidental College was founded in 1887. Occidental College offers a Greek system, where 13.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 10.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
