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:
- $44,890 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,896
- Setting:
- city
New London, CT
Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a private institution. Connecticut College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,219 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,220
- Setting:
- city
Schenectady, NY
Union College is a private institution that was founded in 1795. The school has 68.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Union College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,402 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,099
- Setting:
- suburban
Claremont, CA
Pitzer College was established in 1963 as a private institution. Pitzer College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,020 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,689
- Setting:
- suburban
Saratoga Springs, NY
A private institution, Skidmore College was founded in 1903.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,106 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,596
- Setting:
- city
Walla Walla, WA
Whitman College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,596, with a gender distribution of 41.9 percent male students and 58.1 percent female students. At this school, 68.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 32.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,551 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,397
- Setting:
- suburban
Carlisle, PA
Founded in 1783, Dickinson College is a private institution. Dickinson College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,360 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,363
- Setting:
- city
Lancaster, PA
Franklin and Marshall College is a private institution that was founded in 1787. The school has 50.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Franklin and Marshall College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,494
- Setting:
- suburban
Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg College was established in 1832 as a private institution. Gettysburg College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,272
- Setting:
- suburban
Granville, OH
A private institution, Denison University was founded in 1831. Denison University offers a Greek system, where 29.8 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 23.7 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,532 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,825
- Setting:
- suburban
Greenville, SC
Furman University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,825, with a gender distribution of 42.8 percent male students and 57.2 percent female students. At this school, 96.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 4.0 percent of students live off campus.
