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:
- $23,792 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 2,441
- Setting:
- urban
Atlanta, GA
Morehouse College is a private institution that was founded in 1867. The school has 49.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Morehouse College is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,110 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 990
- Setting:
- rural
Ripon, WI
Ripon College was established in 1851 as a private institution. Ripon College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $37,280 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,261
- Setting:
- rural
Selinsgrove, PA
A private institution, Susquehanna University was founded in 1858. Susquehanna University offers a Greek system, where 14.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 16.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,566
- Setting:
- suburban
New Wilmington, PA
Westminster College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,566, with a gender distribution of 40.0 percent male students and 60.0 percent female students. At this school, 73.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 18.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,960 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,417
- Setting:
- suburban
Alma, MI
Founded in 1886, Alma College is a private institution. Alma College follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,100 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,573
- Setting:
- suburban
Wenham, MA
Gordon College is a private institution that was founded in 1889. The school has 68.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Gordon College is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,810 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,899
- Setting:
- suburban
Manchester, NH
St. Anselm College was established in 1889 as a private institution. St. Anselm College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,860 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,746
- Setting:
- suburban
Moorhead, MN
A private institution, Concordia College--Moorhead was founded in 1891.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,212 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,461
- Setting:
- rural
Grove City, PA
Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, Grove City College is a Christian liberal arts school that offers about 20 fields of undergraduate study. More than 90 percent of students at Grove City College live on campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $34,496 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,057
- Setting:
- suburban
Salem, VA
Founded in 1842, Roanoke College is a private institution. Roanoke College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $44,056 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Annapolis, MD
St. John's College is a private institution that was founded in 1696. The student-faculty ratio at St. John's College is 8:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $34,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 507
- Setting:
- rural
Aurora, NY
Wells College is a small liberal arts school in Aurora, N.Y. Through a collegiate affiliation, students can cross-register for courses at Cornell University.
- Tuition and fees:
- $35,566 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,843
- Setting:
- suburban
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,675 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,174
- Setting:
- suburban
De Pere, WI
St. Norbert College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,174, with a gender distribution of 41.8 percent male students and 58.2 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:
- $25,700 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 893
- Setting:
- rural
Goshen, IN
Founded in 1894, Goshen College is a private institution. Goshen College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,924 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,268
- Setting:
- rural
Houghton, NY
Houghton College is a private institution that was founded in 1883. The school has 66.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Houghton College is 11:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $35,800 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,629
- Setting:
- suburban
Westminster, MD
McDaniel College was established in 1867 as a private institution. McDaniel College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $34,484 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,737
- Setting:
- suburban
Bethlehem, PA
The Bethlehem, Pa., campus of Moravian College is home to the small, liberal arts college and the Moravian Theological Seminary. About 20 percent of students get involved in Greek life.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,200 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,060
- Setting:
- suburban
Liberty, MO
William Jewell College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,060, with a gender distribution of 41.1 percent male students and 58.9 percent female students. At this school, 81.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 19.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,391 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 480
- Setting:
- urban
Nashville, TN
Founded in 1866, Fisk University is a private institution. Fisk University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,918 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,781
- Setting:
- city
Lincoln, NE
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private institution that was founded in 1887. The school has 63.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Nebraska Wesleyan University is 14:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,529 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,817
- Setting:
- suburban
Indianola, IA
Simpson College was established in 1860 as a private institution. Simpson College follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,311 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,711
- Setting:
- suburban
Latrobe, PA
A private institution, St. Vincent College was founded in 1846.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 615
- Setting:
- suburban
Macon, GA
Wesleyan College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 615, with 100.0 percent female students. At this school, 82.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 18.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $38,670 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,643
- Setting:
- suburban
Whittier, CA
Founded in 1887, Whittier College is a private institution. Whittier College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
