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:
- $5,416 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,904 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Hilo, HI
Founded in 1970, University of Hawaii--Hilo is a public institution. University of Hawaii--Hilo follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,480 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,300 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 863
- Setting:
- rural
Machias, ME
University of Maine--Machias is a public institution that was founded in 1909. The school has 79.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Maine--Machias is 13:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,400 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,720 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,033
- Setting:
- rural
Chickasha, OK
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma was established in 1908 as a public institution. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma follows a trimester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $8,228 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $21,843 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,067
- Setting:
- rural
Wise, VA
A public institution, University of Virginia--Wise was founded in 1954. University of Virginia--Wise offers a Greek system, where 8.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 9.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,936 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $14,509 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,766
- Setting:
- suburban
Kenosha, WI
University of Wisconsin--Parkside has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,766, with a gender distribution of 47.5 percent male students and 52.5 percent female students. At this school, 18.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 82.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $24,542 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 558
- Setting:
- city
Bristol, VA
Founded in 1884, Virginia Intermont College is a private institution. Virginia Intermont College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,998 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,404
- Setting:
- suburban
Norfolk, VA
Virginia Wesleyan College is a private institution that was founded in 1961. The school has 83.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Virginia Wesleyan College is 12:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,449 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $16,318 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,039
- Setting:
- rural
Gunnison, CO
Western State Colorado University was established in 1901 as a public institution. Western State Colorado University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $4,918 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $4,918 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,772
- Setting:
- suburban
Institute, WV
A public institution, West Virginia State University was founded in 1891.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 657
- Setting:
- urban
Raleigh, NC
William Peace University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 657, with a gender distribution of 2.7 percent male students and 97.3 percent female students. At this school, 51.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 49.0 percent of students live off campus.
