Institutional Characteristics
Next table compares the basic academic information between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. By school type, there are 8 public and 92 private schools in Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. By school level, all 100 schools are 4 years or high institutes.
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Rank | Name | Location | Type/Level | Highest Degree | Offered Degree | |
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1 | Pomona College | Claremont, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | Claremont, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
3 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
4 | Williams College | Williamstown, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
5 | Barnard College | New York, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
6 | Amherst College | Amherst, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, VA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Doctorate | |
9 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
10 | Davidson College | Davidson, NC | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
11 | Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
12 | Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
13 | Carleton College | Northfield, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
14 | Colby College | Waterville, ME | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
15 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
17 | United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
18 | Haverford College | Haverford, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
19 | Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
20 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
21 | Scripps College | Claremont, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor, Post-Graduate | |
22 | Pitzer College | Claremont, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
23 | Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
24 | Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
25 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
26 | Principia College | Elsah, IL | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
27 | University of Richmond | University of Richmond, VA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
28 | Lafayette College | Easton, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
29 | Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Manchester, NH | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Associate, Bachelor | |
31 | Berea College | Berea, KY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
32 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
33 | United States Military Academy | West Point, NY | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
34 | Grinnell College | Grinnell, IA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
35 | Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
36 | Bates College | Lewiston, ME | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy, CO | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
38 | Trinity College | Hartford, CT | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
39 | Smith College | Northampton, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
40 | Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
41 | Connecticut College | New London, CT | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
42 | St. John's College | Annapolis, MD | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
43 | Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
44 | Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate, Post-Graduate | |
46 | Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
48 | Denison University | Granville, OH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
49 | St Olaf College | Northfield, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
51 | St. John's College | Santa Fe, NM | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
52 | Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
53 | Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
54 | Reed College | Portland, OR | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
55 | Union College | Schenectady, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
57 | Wabash College | Crawfordsville, IN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
59 | Wheaton College | Norton, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master | |
61 | Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, VA | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
62 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
63 | Saint Johns University | Collegeville, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor | |
65 | Hope College | Holland, MI | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
66 | Centre College | Danville, KY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
67 | Hendrix College | Conway, AR | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
68 | St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
70 | Ursinus College | Collegeville, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
71 | Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
72 | Furman University | Greenville, SC | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
73 | Lawrence University | Appleton, WI | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | Saint Joseph, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
75 | DePauw University | Greencastle, IN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | Manchester, NH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
77 | The University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise, VA | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | Notre Dame, IN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
79 | Bennington College | Bennington, VT | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
81 | Wesleyan College | Macon, GA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
82 | Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
83 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
84 | The King's College | New York, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
85 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
86 | The College of Wooster | Wooster, OH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | Media, PA | Public, 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Certificate, Associate, Bachelor | |
88 | Earlham College | Richmond, IN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
89 | Luther College | Decorah, IA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
90 | Meredith College | Raleigh, NC | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
91 | Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | Decatur, GA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
93 | Austin College | Sherman, TX | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams, MA | Public, 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Certificate, Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Merrimack, NH | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor | |
96 | Gordon College | Wenham, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | Sweet Briar, VA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
98 | Bard College | Annandale-On-Hudson, NY | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Doctor's Degree | Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctorate | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master | |
100 | Emmanuel College | Boston, MA | Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years | Master's Degree | Bachelor, Master, Post-Graduate |
Key Facts Comparison
The average tuition & fees of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges is $45,202 for State residents and $48,567 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 45.94% and graduation rate is 80.49%. Next table compares key facts for each schools including acceptance rate, graduation rate, tuition, student to faculty ratio, and student population.
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Rank | Name | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student Faculty Ratio | Student Population | |
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1 | Pomona College | $54,762 | 7% | 93% | 7:1 | 1,573 | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | $56,475 | 10% | 91% | 8:1 | 1,327 | |
3 | Swarthmore College | $54,656 | 9% | 94% | 8:1 | 1,559 | |
4 | Williams College | $57,280 | 13% | 95% | 6:1 | 2,149 | |
5 | Barnard College | $57,668 | 12% | 92% | 9:1 | 2,562 | |
6 | Amherst College | $58,640 | 11% | 95% | 7:1 | 1,855 | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | $58,660 | 14% | 92% | 8:1 | 902 | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | $54,830 | 19% | 94% | 8:1 | 2,223 | |
9 | Bowdoin College | $56,350 | 9% | 95% | 9:1 | 1,828 | |
10 | Davidson College | $52,991 | 18% | 91% | 9:1 | 1,843 | |
11 | Wellesley College | $56,052 | 22% | 91% | 8:1 | 2,534 | |
12 | Soka University of America | $33,982 | 40% | 89% | 8:1 | 442 | |
13 | Carleton College | $57,111 | 19% | 92% | 9:1 | 2,097 | |
14 | Colby College | $57,280 | 10% | 89% | 10:1 | 2,000 | |
15 | Middlebury College | $56,216 | 15% | 93% | 8:1 | 2,611 | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | $25,600 | 79% | 84% | 11:1 | 407 | |
17 | United States Naval Academy | -$1 / - | 8% | 92% | 8:1 | 4,512 | |
18 | Haverford College | $56,698 | 16% | 90% | 8:1 | 1,310 | |
19 | Hamilton College | $56,530 | 16% | 93% | 9:1 | 2,005 | |
20 | Vassar College | $58,770 | 24% | 91% | 8:1 | 2,456 | |
21 | Scripps College | $57,188 | 32% | 90% | 10:1 | 1,071 | |
22 | Pitzer College | $56,018 | 14% | 85% | 10:1 | 1,072 | |
23 | Colgate University | $58,045 | 23% | 91% | 9:1 | 2,969 | |
24 | Wesleyan University | $57,034 | 16% | 92% | 8:1 | 3,217 | |
25 | Colorado College | $58,086 | 14% | 83% | 10:1 | 2,144 | |
26 | Principia College | $30,190 | 91% | 80% | 6:1 | 447 | |
27 | University of Richmond | $54,690 | 28% | 89% | 8:1 | 4,002 | |
28 | Lafayette College | $55,002 | 31% | 88% | 10:1 | 2,642 | |
29 | Oberlin College | $56,818 | 36% | 86% | 9:1 | 2,812 | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | $15,685 / $32,195 | 91% | 48% | 10:1 | 750 | |
31 | Berea College | $44,700 | 30% | 68% | 10:1 | 1,673 | |
32 | Bucknell University | $58,196 | 34% | 90% | 9:1 | 3,668 | |
33 | United States Military Academy | $0 / - | 12% | 85% | 7:1 | 4,589 | |
34 | Grinnell College | $54,354 | 23% | 89% | 9:1 | 1,716 | |
35 | Macalester College | $56,292 | 32% | 91% | 10:1 | 2,174 | |
36 | Bates College | $55,683 | 12% | 91% | 10:1 | 1,832 | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | $0 / - | 11% | 85% | 8:1 | 4,336 | |
38 | Trinity College | $59,050 | 33% | 83% | 9:1 | 2,235 | |
39 | Smith College | $54,224 | 32% | 89% | 9:1 | 2,903 | |
40 | Wheaton College | $37,700 | 85% | 89% | 10:1 | 2,944 | |
41 | Connecticut College | $56,890 | 37% | 84% | 9:1 | 1,844 | |
42 | St. John's College | $35,635 | 60% | 69% | 7:1 | 527 | |
43 | Occidental College | $56,576 | 37% | 86% | 9:1 | 1,930 | |
44 | Skidmore College | $56,322 | 30% | 88% | 8:1 | 2,613 | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | $54,440 | 33% | 84% | 9:1 | 1,690 | |
46 | Kenyon College | $58,480 | 34% | 91% | 10:1 | 1,730 | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | $52,258 | 38% | 83% | 9:1 | 2,335 | |
48 | Denison University | $53,830 | 29% | 82% | 9:1 | 2,394 | |
49 | St Olaf College | $49,710 | 48% | 86% | 12:1 | 3,048 | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | $54,740 | 34% | 90% | 10:1 | 2,939 | |
51 | St. John's College | $35,755 | 66% | 61% | 7:1 | 371 | |
52 | Hillsdale College | $28,368 | 48% | 86% | 9:1 | 1,521 | |
53 | Whitman College | $53,820 | 56% | 90% | 9:1 | 1,475 | |
54 | Reed College | $58,440 | 39% | 76% | 9:1 | 1,503 | |
55 | Union College | $57,324 | 43% | 82% | 10:1 | 2,197 | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | $57,520 | 53% | 78% | 9:1 | 1,709 | |
57 | Wabash College | $44,720 | 64% | 74% | 10:1 | 882 | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | $58,800 | 30% | 85% | 9:1 | 2,309 | |
59 | Wheaton College | $54,568 | 74% | 75% | 11:1 | 1,760 | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | $32,000 | 81% | 69% | 11:1 | 1,687 | |
61 | Virginia Military Institute | $19,118 / $45,962 | 60% | 79% | 10:1 | 1,685 | |
62 | Hobart William Smith Colleges | $57,030 | 66% | 77% | 10:1 | 2,241 | |
63 | Saint Johns University | $46,546 | 78% | 75% | 12:1 | 1,777 | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | $54,600 | 66% | 84% | 10:1 | 2,340 | |
65 | Hope College | $35,330 | 86% | 81% | 11:1 | 3,149 | |
66 | Centre College | $43,000 | 76% | 84% | 11:1 | 1,434 | |
67 | Hendrix College | $47,600 | 70% | 71% | 10:1 | 1,208 | |
68 | St Lawrence University | $56,765 | 42% | 84% | 11:1 | 2,522 | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | $49,488 | 61% | 77% | 11:1 | 1,693 | |
70 | Ursinus College | $53,610 | 79% | 81% | 10:1 | 1,435 | |
71 | Wofford College | $45,710 | 60% | 85% | 11:1 | 1,666 | |
72 | Furman University | $50,844 | 57% | 83% | 10:1 | 2,947 | |
73 | Lawrence University | $49,122 | 62% | 79% | 8:1 | 1,463 | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | $46,820 | 80% | 80% | 12:1 | 1,782 | |
75 | DePauw University | $51,146 | 64% | 84% | 9:1 | 2,156 | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | $41,800 | 75% | 78% | 11:1 | 2,024 | |
77 | The University of Virginia's College at Wise | $10,252 / $28,661 | 59% | 44% | 11:1 | 2,065 | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | $43,900 | 81% | 79% | 9:1 | 1,611 | |
79 | Bennington College | $55,950 | 61% | 76% | 9:1 | 811 | |
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | $37,310 | 60% | 59% | 9:1 | 585 | |
81 | Wesleyan College | $23,970 | 44% | 50% | 8:1 | 765 | |
82 | Allegheny College | $49,260 | 62% | 74% | 10:1 | 1,771 | |
83 | Gettysburg College | $56,390 | 48% | 81% | 9:1 | 2,441 | |
84 | The King's College | $37,690 | 42% | 53% | 15:1 | 554 | |
85 | Dickinson College | $56,498 | 40% | 83% | 9:1 | 2,399 | |
86 | The College of Wooster | $52,000 | 55% | 77% | 11:1 | 2,004 | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | $14,476 / $23,466 | 87% | 71% | 13:1 | 1,351 | |
88 | Earlham College | $47,380 | 63% | 64% | 10:1 | 1,104 | |
89 | Luther College | $44,070 | 62% | 75% | 11:1 | 2,005 | |
90 | Meredith College | $38,620 | 65% | 66% | 11:1 | 1,905 | |
91 | Rhodes College | $49,198 | 45% | 80% | 10:1 | 2,036 | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | $42,690 | 65% | 73% | 10:1 | 1,030 | |
93 | Austin College | $41,155 | 51% | 72% | 13:1 | 1,299 | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $10,930 / $19,875 | 82% | 61% | 11:1 | 1,452 | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | $21,600 | 94% | 64% | 9:1 | 90 | |
96 | Gordon College | $38,650 | 74% | 69% | 11:1 | 1,955 | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | $22,020 | 76% | 34% | 7:1 | 337 | |
98 | Bard College | $56,036 | 65% | 77% | 9:1 | 2,207 | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | $41,566 | 68% | 72% | 12:1 | 2,129 | |
100 | Emmanuel College | $41,448 | 78% | 66% | 13:1 | 2,209 | |
Average | $45,202 / $48,567 | 45.94% | 80.49% | 9.50:1 | 1,915 |