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:
- $29,250 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Leesburg, FL
Founded in 1989, Beacon College is a private institution. Beacon College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $22,410 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 185
- Setting:
- city
Burlington, VT
Burlington College is a private institution that was founded in 1972. The school has 99.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Burlington College is 6:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,829 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $7,605 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
New Britain, CT
Charter Oak State College was established as a public institution. Charter Oak State College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,730 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Chester, NH
Chester College of New England was founded as a private institution.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,410 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
Chicago, IL
Ellis University is a private institution. Ellis University admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $7,065 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $7,305 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,669
- Setting:
- suburban
Concord, NH
Granite State College is a public institution that was founded in 1972. The school has 98.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Granite State College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $13,520 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Indianapolis, IN
Martin University was established in 1977 as a private institution. Martin University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $8,890 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- urban
San Jose, CA
National Hispanic University was founded as a proprietary institution.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,212 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- suburban
Bronxville, NY
Founded in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College is a private institution. Sarah Lawrence College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,760 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 98
- Setting:
- rural
Craftsbury Common, VT
Sterling College is a private institution that was founded in 1958. The school has 100.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Sterling College is 6:1.
