Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. The average acceptance rate of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges is 31.52% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 22.04%.
Swarthmore College has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 6.93% and United States Naval Academy has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 85.18% among Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pomona College | 10,666 (4,254/6,407) | 749 (340/409) | 413 (174/239) | 7% (8%/6%) | 55% (51%/4%) | |
| 2 | Claremont McKenna College | 5,709 (2,545/3,164) | 591 (266/325) | 322 (157/165) | 10% (10%/10%) | 54% (59%/5%) | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 14,707 (6,047/8,660) | 1,019 (489/530) | 433 (204/229) | 7% (8%/6%) | 42% (42%/3%) | |
| 4 | Williams College | 15,321 (6,870/7,974) | 1,302 (607/653) | 577 (264/294) | 8% (9%/8%) | 44% (43%/4%) | |
| 5 | Barnard College | 12,009 (0/12,009) | 1,056 (0/1,056) | 697 (0/697) | 9% (0%/9%) | 66% (0%/6%) | |
| 6 | Amherst College | 14,864 (6,260/7,845) | 1,079 (451/582) | 467 (210/243) | 7% (7%/7%) | 43% (47%/3%) | |
| 7 | Harvey Mudd College | 4,440 (2,931/1,509) | 593 (271/322) | 237 (116/121) | 13% (9%/21%) | 40% (43%/8%) | |
| 8 | Washington and Lee University | 7,224 (3,575/3,649) | 1,225 (545/680) | 476 (228/248) | 17% (15%/19%) | 39% (42%/7%) | |
| 9 | Bowdoin College | 9,376 (3,994/5,382) | 862 (392/470) | 508 (232/276) | 9% (10%/9%) | 59% (59%/5%) | |
| 10 | Davidson College | 6,479 (3,066/3,413) | 1,098 (508/590) | 542 (249/293) | 17% (17%/17%) | 49% (49%/9%) | |
| 11 | Wellesley College | 8,491 (0/8,491) | 1,152 (0/1,152) | 585 (0/585) | 14% (0%/14%) | 51% (0%/7%) | |
| 12 | Soka University of America | 498 (150/348) | 282 (92/190) | 129 (48/81) | 57% (61%/55%) | 46% (52%/23%) | |
| 13 | Carleton College | 8,583 (4,092/4,491) | 1,427 (679/748) | 532 (268/264) | 17% (17%/17%) | 37% (39%/6%) | |
| 14 | Colby College | 16,890 (7,552/9,338) | 1,286 (582/704) | 673 (323/350) | 8% (8%/8%) | 52% (55%/4%) | |
| 15 | Middlebury College | 12,952 (5,404/7,548) | 1,644 (745/899) | 639 (291/348) | 13% (14%/12%) | 39% (39%/5%) | |
| 16 | Thomas Aquinas College | 262 (122/140) | 222 (102/120) | 139 (68/71) | 85% (84%/86%) | 63% (67%/51%) | |
| 17 | United States Naval Academy | 12,927 (9,345/3,582) | 1,390 (991/399) | 1,184 (852/332) | 11% (11%/11%) | 85% (86%/9%) | |
| 18 | Haverford College | 5,657 (2,569/3,088) | 804 (341/463) | 362 (149/213) | 14% (13%/15%) | 45% (44%/7%) | |
| 19 | Hamilton College | 9,899 (4,108/5,791) | 1,166 (451/715) | 478 (199/279) | 12% (11%/12%) | 41% (44%/5%) | |
| 20 | Vassar College | 11,412 (3,283/8,129) | 2,129 (849/1,280) | 681 (278/403) | 19% (26%/16%) | 32% (33%/5%) | |
| 21 | Scripps College | 3,099 (0/3,099) | 865 (0/865) | 260 (0/260) | 28% (0%/28%) | 30% (0%/8%) | |
| 22 | Pitzer College | 3,500 (1,145/2,127) | 644 (231/365) | 309 (129/159) | 18% (20%/17%) | 48% (56%/7%) | |
| 23 | Colgate University | 21,109 (9,386/11,723) | 2,624 (1,076/1,548) | 812 (343/469) | 12% (11%/13%) | 31% (32%/4%) | |
| 24 | Wesleyan University | 14,521 (5,458/9,063) | 2,096 (1,010/1,086) | 743 (366/377) | 14% (19%/12%) | 35% (36%/4%) | |
| 25 | Colorado College | 7,846 (3,195/4,651) | 1,279 (534/745) | 534 (231/303) | 16% (17%/16%) | 42% (43%/7%) | |
| 26 | Principia College | 209 (116/92) | 100 (58/41) | 61 (39/21) | 48% (50%/45%) | 61% (67%/23%) | |
| 27 | University of Richmond | 14,364 (6,304/8,060) | 3,501 (1,523/1,978) | 851 (384/467) | 24% (24%/25%) | 24% (25%/6%) | |
| 28 | Lafayette College | 10,500 (5,505/4,995) | 3,531 (1,712/1,819) | 757 (363/394) | 34% (31%/36%) | 21% (21%/8%) | |
| 29 | Oberlin College | 11,066 (4,678/6,388) | 3,859 (1,486/2,373) | 882 (357/525) | 35% (32%/37%) | 23% (24%/8%) | |
| 30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 360 (138/222) | 307 (112/195) | 54 (28/26) | 85% (81%/88%) | 18% (25%/12%) | |
| 31 | Berea College | 2,217 (922/1,295) | 545 (203/342) | 353 (137/216) | 25% (22%/26%) | 65% (67%/17%) | |
| 32 | Bucknell University | 11,707 (5,801/5,906) | 3,811 (1,717/2,094) | 1,034 (503/531) | 33% (30%/35%) | 27% (29%/9%) | |
| 33 | United States Military Academy | 12,559 (8,835/3,724) | 1,501 (1,183/318) | 1,173 (926/247) | 12% (13%/9%) | 78% (78%/7%) | |
| 34 | Grinnell College | 9,997 (4,758/5,104) | 1,076 (450/617) | 437 (194/243) | 11% (9%/12%) | 41% (43%/5%) | |
| 35 | Macalester College | 8,434 (3,455/4,979) | 2,397 (911/1,486) | 552 (213/339) | 28% (26%/30%) | 23% (23%/7%) | |
| 36 | Bates College | 8,273 (3,757/4,516) | 1,137 (510/627) | 518 (236/282) | 14% (14%/14%) | 46% (46%/6%) | |
| 37 | United States Air Force Academy | 8,353 (5,912/2,441) | 1,356 (963/393) | 1,056 (755/301) | 16% (16%/16%) | 78% (78%/12%) | |
| 38 | Trinity College | 6,220 (2,980/3,240) | 2,248 (935/1,313) | 565 (253/312) | 36% (31%/41%) | 25% (27%/10%) | |
| 39 | Smith College | 7,269 (0/7,269) | 1,662 (0/1,662) | 619 (0/619) | 23% (0%/23%) | 37% (0%/9%) | |
| 40 | Wheaton College | 1,893 (786/1,107) | 1,674 (677/997) | 504 (201/303) | 88% (86%/90%) | 30% (30%/27%) | |
| 41 | Connecticut College | 8,744 (3,590/5,154) | 3,533 (1,235/2,298) | 630 (237/393) | 40% (34%/45%) | 18% (19%/8%) | |
| 42 | St. John's College | 982 (463/519) | 490 (215/275) | 130 (59/71) | 50% (46%/53%) | 27% (27%/14%) | |
| 43 | Occidental College | 6,305 (2,442/3,863) | 2,484 (886/1,598) | 531 (207/324) | 39% (36%/41%) | 21% (23%/8%) | |
| 44 | Skidmore College | 13,183 (5,213/7,970) | 3,367 (1,270/2,097) | 784 (301/483) | 26% (24%/26%) | 23% (24%/6%) | |
| 45 | Bryn Mawr College | 3,594 (0/3,594) | 1,105 (0/1,105) | 396 (0/396) | 31% (0%/31%) | 36% (0%/11%) | |
| 46 | Kenyon College | 8,116 (3,612/4,504) | 2,784 (1,052/1,732) | 531 (221/310) | 34% (29%/38%) | 19% (21%/7%) | |
| 47 | Mount Holyoke College | 4,894 (0/4,894) | 1,946 (0/1,946) | 544 (0/544) | 40% (0%/40%) | 28% (0%/11%) | |
| 48 | Denison University | 12,220 (5,534/6,686) | 2,684 (1,222/1,462) | 683 (327/356) | 22% (22%/22%) | 25% (27%/5%) | |
| 49 | St Olaf College | 5,524 (2,371/3,047) | 3,116 (1,222/1,843) | 869 (367/486) | 56% (52%/60%) | 28% (30%/16%) | |
| 50 | College of the Holy Cross | 7,036 (3,368/3,668) | 2,558 (1,177/1,381) | 903 (406/497) | 36% (35%/38%) | 35% (34%/14%) | |
| 51 | St. John's College | 453 (209/244) | 245 (102/143) | 91 (45/46) | 54% (49%/59%) | 37% (44%/19%) | |
| 52 | Hillsdale College | 3,017 (1,443/1,574) | 621 (306/315) | 387 (190/197) | 21% (21%/20%) | 62% (62%/13%) | |
| 53 | Whitman College | 5,497 (2,244/3,253) | 2,622 (966/1,656) | 336 (140/196) | 48% (43%/51%) | 13% (14%/6%) | |
| 54 | Reed College | 9,023 (3,302/5,010) | 2,779 (828/1,700) | 394 (131/207) | 31% (25%/34%) | 14% (16%/4%) | |
| 55 | Union College | 8,458 (4,400/4,058) | 3,934 (2,007/1,927) | 575 (326/249) | 47% (46%/47%) | 15% (16%/6%) | |
| 56 | Sarah Lawrence College | 5,186 (931/4,255) | 2,587 (491/2,096) | 384 (65/319) | 50% (53%/49%) | 15% (13%/7%) | |
| 57 | Wabash College | 1,914 (1,902/12) | 1,177 (1,177/0) | 258 (258/0) | 61% (62%/0%) | 22% (22%/0%) | |
| 58 | Franklin and Marshall College | 8,923 (4,269/4,654) | 3,233 (1,518/1,715) | 487 (256/231) | 36% (36%/37%) | 15% (17%/5%) | |
| 59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 4,031 (1,503/2,501) | 3,204 (1,134/2,064) | 494 (186/306) | 79% (75%/83%) | 15% (16%/12%) | |
| 60 | Elizabethtown College | 2,977 (1,151/1,826) | 2,415 (909/1,506) | 463 (191/272) | 81% (79%/82%) | 19% (21%/15%) | |
| 61 | Virginia Military Institute | 1,192 (979/210) | 847 (710/136) | 358 (306/52) | 71% (73%/65%) | 42% (43%/25%) | |
| 62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 5,082 (2,539/2,451) | 3,475 (1,668/1,751) | 438 (222/212) | 68% (66%/71%) | 13% (13%/9%) | |
| 63 | Saint Johns University | 1,592 (1,592/0) | 1,373 (1,373/0) | 383 (383/0) | 86% (86%/0%) | 28% (28%/0%) | |
| 64 | Muhlenberg College | 4,329 (1,807/2,522) | 2,836 (1,108/1,728) | 420 (167/253) | 66% (61%/69%) | 15% (15%/10%) | |
| 65 | Hope College | 5,152 (2,078/3,073) | 4,145 (1,556/2,588) | 955 (355/600) | 80% (75%/84%) | 23% (23%/20%) | |
| 66 | Centre College | 2,724 (1,339/1,352) | 1,712 (820/873) | 400 (195/198) | 63% (61%/65%) | 23% (24%/15%) | |
| 67 | Hendrix College | 2,729 (1,415/1,314) | 1,645 (802/843) | 363 (189/174) | 60% (57%/64%) | 22% (24%/13%) | |
| 68 | St Lawrence University | 5,172 (2,230/2,942) | 3,284 (1,354/1,930) | 533 (244/289) | 63% (61%/66%) | 16% (18%/10%) | |
| 69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 4,408 (2,197/2,209) | 1,861 (886/973) | 382 (215/165) | 42% (40%/44%) | 21% (24%/7%) | |
| 70 | Ursinus College | 3,237 (1,522/1,701) | 2,661 (1,235/1,416) | 381 (191/189) | 82% (81%/83%) | 14% (15%/11%) | |
| 71 | Wofford College | 4,425 (1,995/2,430) | 2,663 (1,111/1,552) | 507 (236/271) | 60% (56%/64%) | 19% (21%/11%) | |
| 72 | Furman University | 7,514 (3,130/4,384) | 5,036 (1,939/3,097) | 647 (275/372) | 67% (62%/71%) | 13% (14%/8%) | |
| 73 | Lawrence University | 2,943 (1,408/1,535) | 2,127 (954/1,173) | 364 (172/192) | 72% (68%/76%) | 17% (18%/13%) | |
| 74 | College of Saint Benedict | 1,689 (0/1,689) | 1,483 (0/1,483) | 324 (0/324) | 88% (0%/88%) | 22% (0%/19%) | |
| 75 | DePauw University | 5,708 (2,684/3,024) | 3,756 (1,651/2,105) | 535 (246/289) | 66% (62%/70%) | 14% (15%/10%) | |
| 76 | Saint Anselm College | 3,514 (1,525/1,989) | 2,892 (1,217/1,675) | 528 (218/310) | 82% (80%/84%) | 18% (18%/16%) | |
| 77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | 835 (393/434) | 631 (278/346) | 251 (118/133) | 76% (71%/80%) | 40% (42%/31%) | |
| 78 | Saint Mary's College | 2,260 (0/2,260) | 1,896 (0/1,896) | 397 (0/397) | 84% (0%/84%) | 21% (0%/18%) | |
| 79 | Bennington College | 2,801 (997/1,804) | 1,269 (328/941) | 220 (59/161) | 45% (33%/52%) | 17% (18%/9%) | |
| 80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | 1,139 (445/694) | 725 (298/427) | 173 (86/87) | 64% (67%/62%) | 24% (29%/13%) | |
| 81 | Wesleyan College | 1,298 (0/1,298) | 867 (0/867) | 122 (0/122) | 67% (0%/67%) | 14% (0%/9%) | |
| 82 | Allegheny College | 4,148 (2,038/2,106) | 2,889 (1,316/1,573) | 289 (148/141) | 70% (65%/75%) | 10% (11%/7%) | |
| 83 | Gettysburg College | 5,796 (2,876/2,920) | 3,264 (1,548/1,716) | 644 (308/336) | 56% (54%/59%) | 20% (20%/12%) | |
| 84 | The King's College | 961 (330/631) | 435 (134/301) | 65 (35/30) | 45% (41%/48%) | 15% (26%/5%) | |
| 85 | Dickinson College | 8,261 (3,536/4,693) | 2,885 (1,103/1,782) | 577 (241/336) | 35% (31%/38%) | 20% (22%/7%) | |
| 86 | The College of Wooster | 7,251 (3,691/3,560) | 4,080 (1,889/2,191) | 578 (300/278) | 56% (51%/62%) | 14% (16%/8%) | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 2,440 (1,230/1,200) | 2,347 (1,180/1,157) | 399 (263/130) | 96% (96%/96%) | 17% (22%/11%) | |
| 88 | Earlham College | 1,375 (631/725) | 1,007 (424/565) | 172 (86/82) | 73% (67%/78%) | 17% (20%/11%) | |
| 89 | Luther College | 2,188 (1,177/1,011) | 1,648 (865/783) | 400 (183/217) | 75% (73%/77%) | 24% (21%/21%) | |
| 90 | Meredith College | 1,775 (0/1,775) | 1,299 (0/1,299) | 332 (0/332) | 73% (0%/73%) | 26% (0%/19%) | |
| 91 | Rhodes College | 5,253 (2,222/2,978) | 2,832 (1,119/1,690) | 477 (193/280) | 54% (50%/57%) | 17% (17%/9%) | |
| 92 | Agnes Scott College | 1,879 (0/1,870) | 1,250 (0/1,245) | 276 (0/274) | 67% (0%/67%) | 22% (0%/15%) | |
| 93 | Austin College | 5,192 (2,293/2,836) | 2,823 (1,233/1,583) | 330 (179/151) | 54% (54%/56%) | 12% (15%/5%) | |
| 94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | 1,456 (490/962) | 1,346 (437/906) | 177 (81/96) | 92% (89%/94%) | 13% (19%/10%) | |
| 95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | No admission statistics available for the school. | |||||
| 96 | Gordon College | 1,395 (524/871) | 1,280 (464/816) | 317 (124/193) | 92% (89%/94%) | 25% (27%/22%) | |
| 97 | Sweet Briar College | 1,204 (0/1,204) | 912 (0/912) | 154 (0/154) | 76% (0%/76%) | 17% (0%/13%) | |
| 98 | Bard College | 6,482 (2,078/4,404) | 2,987 (853/2,134) | 448 (147/301) | 46% (41%/48%) | 15% (17%/7%) | |
| 99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 3,774 (1,623/2,112) | 2,473 (973/1,474) | 444 (213/224) | 66% (60%/70%) | 18% (22%/11%) | |
| 100 | Emmanuel College | 5,786 (1,418/4,368) | 4,611 (1,010/3,601) | 568 (120/448) | 80% (71%/82%) | 12% (12%/10%) | |
| Average | 6,144 (2,562/2,717) | 1,937 (801/1,065) | 491 (232/260) | 31.52% (31.2%/39.2%) | 22.04% (24.9%/21.0%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges is 1349. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 676 and the average SAT Math score is 673.
Williams College has the highest SAT scores of 1,530 and University of Virginia's College at Wise has the lowest SAT scores of 1,040 among Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pomona College | 35% (145) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 2 | Claremont McKenna College | 28% (90) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 42% (180) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 4 | Williams College | 41% (235) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 5 | Barnard College | 30% (210) | 1505 | 745 | 760 | |
| 6 | Amherst College | 40% (185) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 7 | Harvey Mudd College | 43% (102) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 8 | Washington and Lee University | 28% (133) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 9 | Bowdoin College | 36% (183) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 10 | Davidson College | 33% (181) | 1430 | 710 | 720 | |
| 11 | Wellesley College | 38% (224) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 12 | Soka University of America | 38% (49) | 1350 | 610 | 740 | |
| 13 | Carleton College | 37% (197) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 14 | Colby College | 42% (282) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 15 | Middlebury College | 29% (183) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 16 | Thomas Aquinas College | 45% (63) | 1310 | 680 | 630 | |
| 17 | United States Naval Academy | 74% (828) | 1310 | 650 | 660 | |
| 18 | Haverford College | 43% (157) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 19 | Hamilton College | 37% (175) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 20 | Vassar College | 33% (227) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 21 | Scripps College | 32% (83) | 1460 | 740 | 720 | |
| 22 | Pitzer College | Test Score is NOT considered for Pitzer College admission. | ||||
| 23 | Colgate University | 31% (252) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 24 | Wesleyan University | 52% (384) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 25 | Colorado College | 34% (180) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
| 26 | Principia College | 20% (12) | 1125 | 550 | 575 | |
| 27 | University of Richmond | 22% (190) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 28 | Lafayette College | 39% (296) | 1410 | 700 | 710 | |
| 29 | Oberlin College | 37% (329) | 1450 | 730 | 720 | |
| 30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 43% (23) | 1090 | 530 | 560 | |
| 31 | Berea College | 8% (28) | 1218 | 623 | 595 | |
| 32 | Bucknell University | 35% (363) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 33 | United States Military Academy | 62% (731) | 1340 | 660 | 680 | |
| 34 | Grinnell College | 28% (121) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 35 | Macalester College | 33% (183) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 36 | Bates College | 17% (89) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 37 | United States Air Force Academy | 51% (540) | 1395 | 685 | 710 | |
| 38 | Trinity College | 14% (81) | 1380 | 700 | 680 | |
| 39 | Smith College | 33% (201) | 1440 | 730 | 710 | |
| 40 | Wheaton College | 38% (192) | 1340 | 680 | 660 | |
| 41 | Connecticut College | 17% (106) | 1420 | 720 | 700 | |
| 42 | St. John's College | 40% (52) | 1370 | 720 | 650 | |
| 43 | Occidental College | 26% (136) | 1430 | 720 | 710 | |
| 44 | Skidmore College | 26% (203) | 1390 | 700 | 690 | |
| 45 | Bryn Mawr College | 34% (134) | 1400 | 720 | 680 | |
| 46 | Kenyon College | 15% (82) | 1420 | 720 | 700 | |
| 47 | Mount Holyoke College | 19% (104) | 1430 | 730 | 700 | |
| 48 | Denison University | 28% (188) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 49 | St Olaf College | 15% (129) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
| 50 | College of the Holy Cross | 35% (313) | 1350 | 680 | 670 | |
| 51 | St. John's College | 26% (24) | 1370 | 710 | 660 | |
| 52 | Hillsdale College | 28% (110) | 1440 | 730 | 710 | |
| 53 | Whitman College | 14% (48) | 1390 | 700 | 690 | |
| 54 | Reed College | 47% (185) | 1410 | 720 | 690 | |
| 55 | Union College | 38% (219) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 56 | Sarah Lawrence College | 15% (58) | 1350 | 700 | 650 | |
| 57 | Wabash College | 52% (134) | 1225 | 610 | 615 | |
| 58 | Franklin and Marshall College | 28% (135) | 1378 | 686 | 692 | |
| 59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 25% (122) | 1340 | 660 | 680 | |
| 60 | Elizabethtown College | 38% (177) | 1180 | 590 | 590 | |
| 61 | Virginia Military Institute | 17% (60) | 1185 | 615 | 570 | |
| 62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 22% (98) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 63 | Saint Johns University | 4% (15) | 1070 | 510 | 560 | |
| 64 | Muhlenberg College | 32% (135) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 65 | Hope College | 48% (457) | 1210 | 610 | 600 | |
| 66 | Centre College | 11% (43) | 1300 | 640 | 660 | |
| 67 | Hendrix College | 15% (55) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 68 | St Lawrence University | 19% (102) | 1320 | 670 | 650 | |
| 69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 45% (171) | 1250 | 630 | 620 | |
| 70 | Ursinus College | 36% (138) | 1280 | 645 | 635 | |
| 71 | Wofford College | 30% (152) | 1284 | 652 | 632 | |
| 72 | Furman University | 29% (187) | 1340 | 680 | 660 | |
| 73 | Lawrence University | 26% (93) | 1330 | 670 | 660 | |
| 74 | College of Saint Benedict | 3% (11) | 1124 | 550 | 574 | |
| 75 | DePauw University | 34% (182) | 1250 | 630 | 620 | |
| 76 | Saint Anselm College | 20% (105) | 1210 | 610 | 600 | |
| 77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | 20% (51) | 1040 | 520 | 520 | |
| 78 | Saint Mary's College | 30% (118) | 1220 | 620 | 600 | |
| 79 | Bennington College | 13% (27) | 1320 | 680 | 640 | |
| 80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | 16% (27) | 1180 | 600 | 580 | |
| 81 | Wesleyan College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 82 | Allegheny College | 21% (61) | 1243 | 630 | 613 | |
| 83 | Gettysburg College | 32% (203) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
| 84 | The King's College | 28% (18) | 1280 | 660 | 620 | |
| 85 | Dickinson College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 86 | The College of Wooster | 31% (171) | 1350 | 680 | 670 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 35% (140) | 1170 | 580 | 590 | |
| 88 | Earlham College | 25% (43) | 1270 | 660 | 610 | |
| 89 | Luther College | 8% (31) | 1205 | 575 | 630 | |
| 90 | Meredith College | 16% (53) | 1220 | 640 | 580 | |
| 91 | Rhodes College | 11% (54) | 1400 | 700 | 700 | |
| 92 | Agnes Scott College | 33% (90) | 1245 | 655 | 590 | |
| 93 | Austin College | 29% (95) | 1240 | 630 | 610 | |
| 94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts admission. | ||||
| 95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | No data is available. | ||||
| 96 | Gordon College | 24% (76) | 1190 | 620 | 570 | |
| 97 | Sweet Briar College | 22% (33) | 1220 | 630 | 590 | |
| 98 | Bard College | Test Score is NOT considered for Bard College admission. | ||||
| 99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 1% (1) | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Emmanuel College | 15% (84) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| Average | 29.45% | 1349 | 676 | 673 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges is 30. By subject, the average ACT English score is 31 and the ACT math score is 28.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pomona College | 18% (76) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 2 | Claremont McKenna College | 17% (56) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 19% (82) | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
| 4 | Williams College | 21% (120) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 5 | Barnard College | 20% (137) | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| 6 | Amherst College | 21% (99) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 7 | Harvey Mudd College | 17% (41) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 8 | Washington and Lee University | 26% (125) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bowdoin College | 21% (108) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 10 | Davidson College | 30% (162) | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Wellesley College | 20% (119) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 12 | Soka University of America | 2% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Carleton College | 28% (149) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 14 | Colby College | 23% (158) | 34 | 35 | 32 | |
| 15 | Middlebury College | 18% (115) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Thomas Aquinas College | 16% (22) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 17 | United States Naval Academy | 46% (536) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 18 | Haverford College | 19% (67) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 19 | Hamilton College | 18% (88) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Vassar College | 18% (120) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Scripps College | 16% (41) | 33 | 30 | 35 | |
| 22 | Pitzer College | Test Score is NOT considered for Pitzer College admission. | ||||
| 23 | Colgate University | 23% (184) | 33 | 35 | 31 | |
| 24 | Wesleyan University | 24% (176) | 32 | 34 | 30 | |
| 25 | Colorado College | 28% (149) | 32 | 33 | 29 | |
| 26 | Principia College | 5% (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | University of Richmond | 18% (151) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Lafayette College | 14% (109) | 31 | 34 | 29 | |
| 29 | Oberlin College | 22% (190) | 32 | 35 | 29 | |
| 30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 31 | Berea College | 40% (141) | 25 | 25 | 22 | |
| 32 | Bucknell University | 15% (157) | 32 | 33 | 29 | |
| 33 | United States Military Academy | 38% (442) | 30 | 31 | 29 | |
| 34 | Grinnell College | 27% (119) | 33 | 34 | 30 | |
| 35 | Macalester College | 30% (168) | 32 | 34 | 29 | |
| 36 | Bates College | 12% (61) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | United States Air Force Academy | 33% (344) | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
| 38 | Trinity College | 5% (26) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 39 | Smith College | 19% (118) | 33 | 35 | 29 | |
| 40 | Wheaton College | 23% (118) | 31 | 33 | 28 | |
| 41 | Connecticut College | 9% (57) | 32 | 34 | 28 | |
| 42 | St. John's College | 10% (13) | 31 | 35 | 30 | |
| 43 | Occidental College | 15% (82) | 32 | 35 | 30 | |
| 44 | Skidmore College | 12% (94) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 45 | Bryn Mawr College | 20% (78) | 31 | 34 | 28 | |
| 46 | Kenyon College | 16% (85) | 33 | 35 | 30 | |
| 47 | Mount Holyoke College | 3% (19) | 32 | 34 | 29 | |
| 48 | Denison University | 26% (175) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 49 | St Olaf College | 37% (319) | 30 | 32 | 28 | |
| 50 | College of the Holy Cross | 19% (173) | 30 | 32 | 27 | |
| 51 | St. John's College | 12% (11) | 31 | 34 | 25 | |
| 52 | Hillsdale College | 30% (118) | 32 | 35 | 30 | |
| 53 | Whitman College | 15% (51) | 32 | 34 | 31 | |
| 54 | Reed College | 27% (105) | 32 | 35 | 29 | |
| 55 | Union College | 17% (97) | 31 | 33 | 29 | |
| 56 | Sarah Lawrence College | 6% (22) | 30 | 35 | 27 | |
| 57 | Wabash College | 13% (34) | 26 | 23 | 26 | |
| 58 | Franklin and Marshall College | 9% (42) | 31 | 32 | 28 | |
| 59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 5% (23) | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | Elizabethtown College | 4% (20) | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
| 61 | Virginia Military Institute | 6% (20) | 26 | 27 | 25 | |
| 62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 9% (40) | 31 | 33 | 27 | |
| 63 | Saint Johns University | 45% (173) | 23 | 21 | 24 | |
| 64 | Muhlenberg College | 9% (39) | 31 | 33 | 28 | |
| 65 | Hope College | 2% (15) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 66 | Centre College | 51% (203) | 30 | 30 | 27 | |
| 67 | Hendrix College | 64% (234) | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
| 68 | St Lawrence University | 5% (29) | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 22% (83) | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
| 70 | Ursinus College | 6% (21) | 30 | 33 | 28 | |
| 71 | Wofford College | 24% (124) | 28 | 29 | 26 | |
| 72 | Furman University | 31% (198) | 30 | 32 | 27 | |
| 73 | Lawrence University | 33% (121) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 74 | College of Saint Benedict | 49% (160) | 24 | 22 | 23 | |
| 75 | DePauw University | 19% (100) | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
| 76 | Saint Anselm College | 2% (11) | 27 | 28 | 25 | |
| 77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | 11% (27) | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
| 78 | Saint Mary's College | 19% (77) | 28 | 30 | 25 | |
| 79 | Bennington College | 5% (11) | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | 69% (120) | 24 | 24 | 22 | |
| 81 | Wesleyan College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 82 | Allegheny College | 11% (32) | 28 | 29 | 25 | |
| 83 | Gettysburg College | 8% (51) | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | The King's College | 12% (8) | 29 | 28 | 27 | |
| 85 | Dickinson College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 86 | The College of Wooster | 25% (144) | 30 | 31 | 27 | |
| 87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | 3% (11) | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
| 88 | Earlham College | 19% (33) | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
| 89 | Luther College | 31% (125) | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
| 90 | Meredith College | 22% (74) | 25 | 25 | 23 | |
| 91 | Rhodes College | 31% (146) | 30 | 34 | 28 | |
| 92 | Agnes Scott College | 23% (62) | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Austin College | 10% (34) | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
| 94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Test Score is NOT considered for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts admission. | ||||
| 95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | No data is available. | ||||
| 96 | Gordon College | 8% (25) | 27 | 29 | 25 | |
| 97 | Sweet Briar College | 15% (23) | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
| 98 | Bard College | Test Score is NOT considered for Bard College admission. | ||||
| 99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | 19% (86) | 25 | 22 | 25 | |
| 100 | Emmanuel College | 3% (17) | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Average | 19.74% | 30 | 31 | 28 | ||
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.