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:
- $27,080 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 132
- Setting:
- urban
Bel-Air, CA
American Jewish University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 132, with a gender distribution of 50.0 percent male students and 50.0 percent female students. At this school, 47.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 53.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,540 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,604
- Setting:
- rural
Pella, IA
Founded in 1853, Central College is a private institution. Central College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,770 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,273
- Setting:
- suburban
Georgetown, KY
Georgetown College is a private institution that was founded in 1787. The school has 71.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Georgetown College is 11:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,805
- Setting:
- rural
Waverly, IA
Wartburg College was established in 1852 as a private institution. Wartburg College follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $20,850 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,102
- Setting:
- rural
Fulton, MO
A private institution, Westminster College was founded in 1851. Westminster College offers a Greek system, where 33.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 46.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,460 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
Due West, SC
Founded in 1839, Erskine College is a private institution. Erskine College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,500 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 938
- Setting:
- rural
Jacksonville, IL
Illinois College is a private institution that was founded in 1829. The school has 67.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Illinois College is 11:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $32,756 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,369
- Setting:
- city
Williamsport, PA
Lycoming College was established in 1812 as a private institution. Lycoming College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,594 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 600
- Setting:
- rural
Batesville, AR
A private institution, Lyon College was founded in 1872. Lyon College offers a Greek system, where 90.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 92.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $5,866 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $19,682 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,814
- Setting:
- city
Asheville, NC
University of North Carolina--Asheville has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,814, with a gender distribution of 43.6 percent male students and 56.4 percent female students. At this school, 33.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 67.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $33,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,976
- Setting:
- suburban
Kenosha, WI
Founded in 1847, Carthage College is a private institution. Carthage College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,522 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,078
- Setting:
- city
Maryville, TN
Maryville College is a private institution that was founded in 1819. The school has 61.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Maryville College is 12:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $12,092 (2011-12)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $12,092 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 1,932
- Setting:
- rural
Morris, MN
University of Minnesota--Morris was established in 1959 as a public institution. University of Minnesota--Morris follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered more selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,025 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,018
- Setting:
- suburban
Caldwell, ID
A private institution, College of Idaho was founded in 1891. College of Idaho offers a Greek system, where 21.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 13.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $37,460 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,578
- Setting:
- rural
Oneonta, NY
Hartwick College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,578, with a gender distribution of 41.5 percent male students and 58.5 percent female students. At this school, 75.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 24.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,150 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,094
- Setting:
- suburban
Atlanta, GA
Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is a private institution. Oglethorpe University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,080 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,066
- Setting:
- rural
Crete, NE
Doane College is a private institution that was founded in 1872. The school has 79.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Doane College is 11:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $31,380 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,739
- Setting:
- suburban
Greensboro, NC
Guilford College is a small, liberal arts school in Greensboro, N.C. Students can cross register for courses at nearby schools, including Elon University and the University of North Carolina—Greensboro.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,950 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- rural
- Tuition and fees:
- $29,500 (2012-13)
- Setting:
- city
Shreveport, LA
Founded in 1825, Centenary College of Louisiana is a private institution. Centenary College of Louisiana follows a other-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $21,440 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,594
- Setting:
- rural
Arkadelphia, AR
Ouachita Baptist University is a private institution that was founded in 1886. The school has 51.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Ouachita Baptist University is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $35,320 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,317
- Setting:
- suburban
Reading, PA
Albright College was established in 1856 as a private institution. Albright College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,122 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 939
- Setting:
- rural
Emory, VA
A private institution, Emory and Henry College was founded in 1836. Emory and Henry College offers a Greek system, where 30.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 15.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $30,450 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,315
- Setting:
- rural
Monmouth, IL
Monmouth College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,315, with a gender distribution of 47.8 percent male students and 52.2 percent female students. At this school, 93.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 7.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,970 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,062
- Setting:
- city
Harrisonburg, VA
Founded in 1917, Eastern Mennonite University is a private institution. Eastern Mennonite University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,829 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $15,879 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 4,148
- Setting:
- suburban
Purchase, NY
Purchase College--SUNY is a public institution that was founded in 1967. The school has 72.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Purchase College--SUNY is 16:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $27,740 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 906
- Setting:
- rural
Asheville, NC
Warren Wilson College was established in 1894 as a private institution. Warren Wilson College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,880 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 790
- Setting:
- rural
Bethany, WV
A private institution, Bethany College was founded in 1840. Bethany College offers a Greek system, where 35.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 25.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,568 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 534
- Setting:
- rural
Ashland, WI
Northland College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 534, with a gender distribution of 47.0 percent male students and 53.0 percent female students. At this school, 59.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 41.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,620 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 996
- Setting:
- suburban
Milwaukee, WI
Founded in 1973, Wisconsin Lutheran College is a private institution. Wisconsin Lutheran College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $18,700 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,750
- Setting:
- urban
New Orleans, LA
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private institution that was founded in 1915. The school has 49.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Xavier University of Louisiana is 13:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $11,940 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 644
- Setting:
- city
Columbia, SC
Allen University was established in 1870 as a private institution. Allen University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered least selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $9,260 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 361
- Setting:
- city
Montgomery, AL
A private institution, Amridge University was founded in 1967.
- Tuition and fees:
- $19,440 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 745
- Setting:
- suburban
Ave Maria, FL
Ave Maria University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 745.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,532 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,572
- Setting:
- suburban
Longmeadow, MA
Founded in 1897, Bay Path College is a private institution. Bay Path College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,794 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 736
- Setting:
- city
Greensboro, NC
Bennett College is a private institution that was founded in 1873. The school has 71.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Bennett College is 10:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,140 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 612
- Setting:
- city
Mankato, MN
Bethany Lutheran College was established in 1927 as a private institution. Bethany Lutheran College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $25,050 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,131
- Setting:
- suburban
Bloomfield, NJ
A private institution, Bloomfield College was founded in 1868. Bloomfield College offers a Greek system, where 1.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 2.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $23,900 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 627
- Setting:
- rural
Brevard, NC
Brevard College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 627, with a gender distribution of 59.5 percent male students and 40.5 percent female students. At this school, 79.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 21.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $28,000 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,648
- Setting:
- rural
Bridgewater, VA
Founded in 1880, Bridgewater College is a private institution. Bridgewater College follows a 4-1-4-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,878 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 237
- Setting:
- suburban
Bryn Athyn, PA
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a private institution that was founded in 1877. The school has 84.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is 7:1.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $9,864 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $22,464 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 2,029
- Setting:
- rural
Castleton, VT
Castleton State College was established in 1787 as a public institution. Castleton State College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,498 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,893
- Setting:
- city
Orangeburg, SC
A private institution, Claflin University was founded in 1869. Claflin University offers a Greek system, where 3.0 percent of the student body is involved in a sorority and 3.0 percent is involved in a fraternity.
- Tuition and fees:
- $16,315 (2011-12)
- Enrollment:
- 510
- Setting:
- suburban
Clearwater, FL
Clearwater Christian College has a total undergraduate enrollment of 510, with a gender distribution of 51.8 percent male students and 48.2 percent female students. At this school, 75.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 25.0 percent of students live off campus.
- Tuition and fees:
- $12,800 (2011-12)
- Setting:
- city
Fort Worth, TX
College of St. Thomas More is a private institution. College of St. Thomas More follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,870 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,049 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 8,930
- Setting:
- city
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado Mesa University is a public institution that was founded in 1925. The school has 44.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students, and the student-faculty ratio at Colorado Mesa University is 22:1.
- Tuition and fees:
- $14,770 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 1,249
- Setting:
- urban
New Orleans, LA
Dillard University was established in 1869 as a private institution. Dillard University follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered less selective.
- Tuition and fees:
- $26,884 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 862
- Setting:
- suburban
Quincy, MA
A private institution, Eastern Nazarene College was founded in 1918.
- Tuition and fees:
- $17,595 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 734
- Setting:
- urban
Chicago, IL
East-West University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 734, with a gender distribution of 43.2 percent male students and 56.8 percent female students.
- In-state tuition and fees:
- $6,352 (2012-13)
- Out-of-state tuition and fees:
- $17,624 (2012-13)
- Enrollment:
- 3,856
- Setting:
- rural
Durango, CO
Founded in 1911, Fort Lewis College is a public institution. Fort Lewis College follows a semester-based academic calendar and its admissions are considered selective.
