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:
- $28,146 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 438
- Setting:
- suburban
Aliso Viejo, CA
Soka University of America is a private institution that was founded in 1987. The school has 96.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Soka University of America is 9:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $35,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,309
- Setting:
- city
Danville, KY
Centre College was established in 1819 as a private institution. Centre College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $38,092 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- urban
Memphis, TN
A private institution, Rhodes College was founded in 1848. Rhodes College offers a Greek system, where 54.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 41.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $38,750 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,352
- Setting:
- rural
Greencastle, IN
DePauw University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,352, with a gender distribution of 44.4 percent male students and 55.6 percent female students. At this school, 94.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 6.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $39,560 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,179
- Setting:
- rural
Northfield, MN
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a private institution. St. Olaf College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $40,023 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,496
- Setting:
- city
Appleton, WI
Lawrence University is comprised of both a liberal arts college and a conservatory of music, which about one fourth of all students attend. All students must live in university housing.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,361
- Setting:
- rural
Canton, NY
St. Lawrence University was established in 1856 as a private institution. St. Lawrence University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,950 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 910
- Setting:
- city
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,120 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,433
- Setting:
- suburban
Wheaton, IL
Wheaton College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,433, with a gender distribution of 49.7 percent male students and 50.3 percent female students. At this school, 90.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 10.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,438 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,234
- Setting:
- city
Geneva, NY
Founded in 1822, Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a private institution. Hobart and William Smith Colleges follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
