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:
- $42,246 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,313
- Setting:
- suburban
Bryn Mawr, PA
Bryn Mawr College was established in 1885 as a private institution. Bryn Mawr College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,905 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,959
- Setting:
- suburban
Oberlin, OH
Students at Oberlin College can study in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music, a renowned undergraduate music school. The private school, located in Oberlin, Ohio, is also home to the largest student cooperative housing organization in the country.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,502 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,438
- Setting:
- urban
New York, NY
Barnard College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,438, with 100.0 percent female students. At this school, 89.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 11.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,742 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,026
- Setting:
- city
Colorado Springs, CO
Founded in 1874, Colorado College is a private institution. Colorado College follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,000
- Setting:
- suburban
Univ. of Richmond, VA
University of Richmond is a private institution that was founded in 1830. The school has 67.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at University of Richmond is 8:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $0 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 4,413
- Setting:
- suburban
USAF Academy, CO
United States Air Force Academy was established in 1954 as a public institution. United States Air Force Academy follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered most selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,378 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,554
- Setting:
- rural
Lewisburg, PA
A private institution, Bucknell University was founded in 1846. Bucknell University offers a Greek system, where 51.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 43.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,400 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,905
- Setting:
- suburban
Worcester, MA
College of the Holy Cross has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,905, with a gender distribution of 47.0 percent male students and 53.0 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:
- $44,420 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,657
- Setting:
- rural
Gambier, OH
Founded in 1824, Kenyon College is a private institution. Kenyon College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,456 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,352
- Setting:
- suburban
South Hadley, MA
Mount Holyoke College is a private institution that was founded in 1837. The school has 67.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Mount Holyoke College is 9:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,798 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,982
- Setting:
- rural
Annandale on Hudson, NY
Bard College was established in 1860 as a private institution. Bard College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,292 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,477
- Setting:
- rural
Sewanee, TN
A private institution, Sewanee--University of the South was founded in 1857. Sewanee--University of the South offers a Greek system, where 69.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 67.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $45,730 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,344
- Setting:
- urban
Hartford, CT
Trinity College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,344, with a gender distribution of 50.9 percent male students and 49.1 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:
- $42,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,478
- Setting:
- city
Easton, PA
Founded in 1826, Lafayette College is a private institution. Lafayette College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,570 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,123
- Setting:
- urban
Los Angeles, CA
Occidental College is a private institution that was founded in 1887. The school has 60.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Occidental College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,890 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,896
- Setting:
- city
New London, CT
Connecticut College was established in 1911 as 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
A private institution, Union College was founded in 1795. Union College offers a Greek system, where 32.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 39.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $43,402 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,099
- Setting:
- suburban
Claremont, CA
Pitzer College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,099, with a gender distribution of 38.5 percent male students and 61.5 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:
- $44,020 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,689
- Setting:
- suburban
Saratoga Springs, NY
Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is a private institution. Skidmore College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,106 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,596
- Setting:
- city
Walla Walla, WA
Whitman College is a private institution that was founded in 1883. The school has 62.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Whitman College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,551 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,397
- Setting:
- suburban
Carlisle, PA
Dickinson College was established in 1783 as 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
A private institution, Franklin and Marshall College was founded in 1787. Franklin and Marshall College offers a Greek system, where 28.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 27.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,210 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,494
- Setting:
- suburban
Gettysburg, PA
Gettysburg College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,494, with a gender distribution of 48.4 percent male students and 51.6 percent female students. At this school, 92.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 6.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $42,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,272
- Setting:
- suburban
Granville, OH
Founded in 1831, Denison University is a private institution. Denison University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $41,532 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,825
- Setting:
- suburban
Greenville, SC
Furman University is a private institution that was founded in 1826. The school has 61.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Furman University is 11:1.
