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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- Tuition and fees:
- $30,502 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 646
- Setting:
- rural
Poultney, VT
Green Mountain College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 646, with a gender distribution of 45.2 percent male students and 54.8 percent female students. At this school, 82.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 18.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 223
- Setting:
- urban
Harrisburg, PA
Founded in 2001, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private institution. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 451
- Setting:
- suburban
Notre Dame, IN
Holy Cross College is a private institution that was founded in 1966. The school has 56.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Holy Cross College is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $11,020 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 876
- Setting:
- city
Austin, TX
Huston-Tillotson University was established in 1875 as a private institution. Huston-Tillotson University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,236 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,543
- Setting:
- urban
Charlotte, NC
A private institution, Johnson C. Smith University was founded in 1867. Johnson C. Smith University offers a Greek system, where 8.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 5.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,460 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Marion, AL
Founded in 1838, Judson College is a private institution. Judson College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,858 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,458 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,490
- Setting:
- city
Frankfort, KY
Kentucky State University is a public institution that was founded in 1886. The school has 59.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Kentucky State University is 16:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,240 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 465
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
King's College was established in 1938 as a private institution. King's College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $8,560 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,002
- Setting:
- city
Jackson, TN
A private institution, Lane College was founded in 1882.
- Tuition and fees:
- $9,342 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 862
- Setting:
- city
Marietta, GA
Life University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 862, with a gender distribution of 46.6 percent male students and 53.4 percent female students.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,518 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $9,244 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,612
- Setting:
- rural
Alexandria, LA
Founded in 1960, Louisiana State University--Alexandria is a public institution. Louisiana State University--Alexandria follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $36,560 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Marlboro, VT
Marlboro College is a private institution that was founded in 1946. The student-faculty ratio at Marlboro College is 6:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,688 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,953
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Marymount Manhattan College, a private school in the Upper East Side of New York City, offers nearly 40 liberal arts majors. Students at Marymount Manhattan can walk a few blocks to Central Park, take a subway ride to a Broadway show, or join one of the nearly 40 organizations on campus.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,525 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,470 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,673
- Setting:
- rural
North Adams, MA
A public institution, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts was founded in 1894.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,040 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,529
- Setting:
- rural
Angwin, CA
Pacific Union College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,529, with a gender distribution of 45.8 percent male students and 54.2 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:
- $23,744 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 309
- Setting:
- urban
Chestnut Hill, MA
Founded in 1911, Pine Manor College is a private institution. Pine Manor College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,686 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- urban
Pasadena, CA
Providence Christian College is a private institution. The student-faculty ratio at Providence Christian College is 7:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $8,300 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 922
- Setting:
- rural
Holly Springs, MS
Rust College was established in 1866 as a private institution. Rust College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,720 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Winston-Salem, NC
A private institution, Salem College was founded in 1772.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,690 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
El Cajon, CA
Founded in 1970, San Diego Christian College is a private institution. San Diego Christian College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,032 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,646 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,386
- Setting:
- city
Savannah, GA
Savannah State University is a public institution that was founded in 1890. The student-faculty ratio at Savannah State University is 24:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,762 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $11,568 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,618
- Setting:
- suburban
Portsmouth, OH
Shawnee State University was established in 1986 as a public institution. Shawnee State University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,510 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Chicago, IL
A private institution, Shimer College was founded in 1853.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,830 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,642
- Setting:
- city
Rome, GA
Shorter University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,642, with a gender distribution of 46.2 percent male students and 53.8 percent female students. At this school, 48.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 53.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,019
- Setting:
- suburban
Redding, CA
Founded in 1921, Simpson University is a private institution. Simpson University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
