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Best Liberal Arts Colleges5 u4 [, ?& W6 u# w
Rank School (State) (*Public)
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1. Amherst College (MA), h1 Q: w# k6 j& k0 d' o- t* W
1. Williams College (MA)
, x5 ?, A+ q( r$ ^3. Swarthmore College (PA)
/ y0 R9 ~/ [6 H7 X2 n' T+ P- K4. Wellesley College (MA)% K1 S( ~, s. I; Y
5. Middlebury College (VT)
' x8 O3 Y, c, z {6. Bowdoin College (ME)- v1 B" f; P2 e$ {" P- l
6. Pomona College (CA)8 j' D' m: P6 |9 m, n/ D# k
8. Carleton College (MN)
4 M1 _: k+ o, w4 c6 F2 g; U9. Davidson College (NC)$ Z7 M/ L8 P+ {# C( Q @
10. Haverford College (PA)
8 O2 O' k$ H U9 Z+ Y11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)
1 V. Z& {8 D" V11. Vassar College (NY)
! q, }& p* s @8 A8 J13. Wesleyan University (CT)
3 c2 E' b3 L0 F' o& ?14. Grinnell College (IA)) X; Y' {: P) U% v5 p' Q9 T
14. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
; P8 @0 r+ r+ _- x$ F/ C2 `$ g% c14. United States Military Academy (NY)*
, r' V# [/ g' X, o3 h* ?' R" A. s- U: ?17. Washington and Lee University (VA)- }+ H* n3 p" ^/ a I
18. Colgate University (NY)
# Q) ?3 v+ a a& y0 m p18. Smith College (MA)
# ?* ?7 Y0 C+ v5 L: H3 P n! W20. Hamilton College (NY)
4 j1 l) B8 z4 Q, B8 R7 n! n5 A* M20. Oberlin College (OH); i: _0 r- j* Q. ?" p- d
22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*
6 a L* N2 U2 X: U$ Q23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)4 G# |. G! t3 t; R* G( u- d
23. Colby College (ME) m; V( u5 F8 @. p2 J+ s& p& ~! \' W8 `; g
25. Bates College (ME)1 n2 o6 O, V+ S
25. Macalester College (MN)
1 q2 `8 S4 |2 C9 _5 K27. Barnard College (NY): y* b0 X" k9 v# D5 c
27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)' E4 c: m# I5 u+ X. Q" ~
27. Scripps College (CA)
) e# W& P% {" x- Y* N2 ]30. Bucknell University (PA)
" k8 f0 |, ?# z9 S& z8 p$ c+ c( w1 r30. Colorado College
' G% `$ y# K* r* r7 l) T, ?32. Kenyon College (OH)5 x! B) ]# f& N: Z
33. Trinity College (CT)) G9 a+ @2 e e$ i' J2 u
33. University of Richmond (VA)4 u# d2 {. g8 x6 t0 G( v
35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)
" q; e& r2 l4 s( R35. Lafayette College (PA)
7 R) m' P9 X' s# Q. b37. Bard College (NY)
5 j+ m9 p" c. a37. Furman University (SC): X! @3 T% N' u4 A
37. Occidental College (CA)+ N9 N4 G2 X( h! q2 G( y
37. Whitman College (WA)
" K* _! X e' O41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN) F0 X# H* A+ L1 H
42. Connecticut College
v- y5 t g9 V( d& k42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
7 \' R$ y4 E( g: P1 v42. Union College (NY)8 q+ ~ I2 ], p3 ]; d
45. Centre College (KY)
x! O7 \ j# X% P3 {4 H45. Dickinson College (PA)0 e$ R4 ^2 l% r" o+ O$ d
47. Skidmore College (NY)7 N# t/ ^; U( O+ N* }3 r
47. St. Olaf College (MN)+ ~# w |7 A- Q8 m" A
49. DePauw University (IN)
8 g1 O" N! x4 C+ S$ I% A% F49. Gettysburg College (PA): x7 t. ?9 X( I3 h5 @
49. Pitzer College (CA)
; Y' U* c# D8 r' O49. Rhodes College (TN)- `0 s# s) O$ ]7 v
53. Denison University (OH)5 R3 [7 C' ^: s4 e5 @1 P5 |
54. Reed College (OR)
5 ]! }% Q6 d! { V; P$ u54. Wabash College (IN)% A2 m% i! ~! r$ U% S$ F! H
56. Lawrence University (WI)3 L u3 k, B1 }0 U4 |" }0 p
56. Wheaton College (IL)
, f4 M% R: T, d! G* m58. St. Lawrence University (NY), Y6 l/ F2 e5 Z$ _* D4 u
58. Wheaton College (MA)0 |9 v+ _9 V+ ^+ f y' G4 ?4 V: }- h
60. Agnes Scott College (GA)) R6 t- k& ~# b7 m1 B( Y
60. Beloit College (WI)
2 E1 ~( Z" N& r$ \60. Illinois Wesleyan University
6 A2 @' ~/ u' p3 n, e4 x' i60. Kalamazoo College (MI)8 S/ c( x) e8 |+ x6 y) m+ M& h
60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)
1 V% I' r' l9 E7 J Q) \4 }& r, g60. Willamette University (OR)* d; t! p/ E- l* g F: c
60. Wofford College (SC)8 i) D6 m; U/ s, t# _2 d
67. Earlham College (IN)8 ?0 @8 Z/ i+ R3 w4 b4 J! S& I
68. Berea College (KY)/ V: V8 q, q5 k9 t" c, ?, |
68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY); c* }7 T. @- ]) T- `
68. Southwestern University (TX)- V U2 a' u T* Z
71. Austin College (TX)% |- V. Z; q# I3 c6 m
71. Drew University (NJ)
9 s, c# F; A5 l& [# j( ?71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)
2 M' g& Q5 e, ]* i71. Muhlenberg College (PA)4 G8 F- X& u3 g7 a
71. St. John’s University (MN)
) O M, g8 i) t8 _8 Z o( u: U71. Virginia Military Institute*- b/ `& I v$ B+ }0 S9 h
77. College of Wooster (OH). P- Y5 R9 r5 {& ^0 h1 o! ~
77. Hendrix College (AR)
& b w+ `/ Y; c77. Spelman College (GA)
6 K2 k$ u9 Y Z: S+ V4 | z77. Transylvania University (KY)3 F3 w i3 G6 P% {' R
81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL)$ {5 w/ u/ S q7 M1 ^; d+ T
81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)
4 I7 [# `8 T& w4 p0 r5 x( w6 o81. Ursinus College (PA)2 I+ ?9 ]6 `7 n5 r R- M7 A) D. P
84. College of St. Benedict (MN)5 f) z2 f3 e3 W
84. Millsaps College (MS)
' E6 o+ w" M1 o* x: W84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*5 D2 h% f( x: F Z/ m; x6 Z! G
84. Sweet Briar College (VA), P" L: z& _" T
88. Augustana College (IL)
1 h$ C# u1 N" Y& ^6 y, z# E# @* z88. Cornell College (IA)1 H. i& u% d' E8 t
88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)3 r+ W* O: L% g# k2 x' F ]
88. Hope College (MI)0 I+ c% `5 p7 j- Q, k
88. Knox College (IL)
; R* j, M! d% f7 h88. Luther College (IA)4 T3 ^" \* ~ K" b
94. Allegheny College (PA)+ @! [" Q, N% X' _, ?6 \
94. Lake Forest College (IL)# ^. r# m9 G3 {& q8 p1 r7 {
94. New College of Florida*. B$ t: x" \8 A* ]% g s9 ]
94. Washington College (MD)
; @6 s6 U, U# Z: T6 \' j7 I: s, O98. Coe College (IA)
' J( ^* q6 a- |9 s3 q, U* {98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)
( g A2 f A& Z7 |7 y4 M+ M0 R- S! \98. Hanover College (IN)
7 A. n1 }$ A# |5 C/ c7 `$ r98. Hillsdale College (MI)
+ F5 p* \ n! I$ f1 A; o98. Hollins University (VA)3 O' z$ E$ F- I
98. Juniata College (PA); B/ s, d; b+ o, e; J" |4 v3 K
104. Albion College (MI)
* [8 T% {" M( @# _104. Bennington College (VT)
6 e. _ i4 q5 p+ }9 ~" |104. Hampshire College (MA)
0 h( ~/ U+ _5 u# s104. Presbyterian College (SC)
3 t4 E; I, u. l3 H104. St. Mary’s College (IN)* q* x3 b6 P- u' C, |' z8 `
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)
" T- j7 N' z- V3 U104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)# m/ Y# K/ e5 d( h0 i6 K
111. Goucher College (MD)2 ?( |- y% N1 A+ b9 [2 A- P) F# ^
111. Lyon College (AR)
3 m: _7 ~. W F; k* ?111. Ohio Wesleyan University
! G* U" Z2 Q6 O( i3 C111. Westmont College (CA)
g0 B4 b- B3 E& w) N115. Calvin College (MI). k2 J7 J4 O z" V
115. Stonehill College (MA)
; }+ m# c) k* r! I9 g, M- K115. Susquehanna University (PA)# R8 t3 G) p% t7 [ p
118. Berry College (GA)
3 a, u$ ]7 L) H7 s0 |! A3 M118. Linfield College (OR)! {9 H- E3 ^: I+ k2 A" E
118. Randolph College (VA)( r0 E# D) ? G, T( c2 I
118. Siena College (NY)! @% r+ s; s2 h# {! O3 I
122. Central College (IA)0 ?. x4 ~; f' x* L
122. St. John’s College (NM); a- |" s( C$ M/ z/ X8 I
122. Westminster College (PA)9 H( b! [, |% `- ?/ L" H! S( v
THIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)
; S7 ^ _2 y: J/ z0 I& yAlbright College (PA)
6 R9 W/ c7 d6 Y6 c7 f, n' bAlma College (MI)+ u, q$ q3 I D
American Jewish University (CA) b+ X( A! g+ \& }4 r
Asbury College (KY), T6 q' C" _7 W& c8 j7 h
Baker University (KS)" N8 c p' G3 C$ @: B& J" Z* @
Bethany College (WV)
6 {# T' `2 O% g3 m4 {, xBridgewater College (VA)
1 J8 X" e& I/ |; WCarroll College (MT)7 p u, |& X, B6 x4 n! z) Q r
Carson-Newman College (TN)# ~1 W5 V( h9 `1 X
Cedar Crest College (PA)
4 f8 R# [" U! d0 |2 {6 M/ U. ECentenary College of Louisiana
D* n# ~5 X' W. \7 |& l1 mClarke College (IA)6 p1 o7 i$ |& T1 F
College of Idaho (ID)6 Y+ }6 l/ d0 ~$ X6 {
College of the Atlantic (ME)
2 N' ^3 g% [1 FConcordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)8 _2 I8 }( O1 d% y% X& ^
Dillard University (LA)0 ~2 `1 q) d" G
Doane College (NE)
( B' a+ V1 W9 Z8 h7 w, z% {9 D/ K FEastern Mennonite Univ. (VA): w" `. v: {# Q/ \7 E, U& T% K. a
Eckerd College (FL)
3 W' P* R2 l; _; G" d6 bEmory and Henry College (VA)/ _1 [% b2 E2 Z6 I
Fisk University (TN)
7 `4 ~& I4 i; ]5 M: J( t H& `Georgetown College (KY)- l u2 X, o: Q$ `# e4 E
Gordon College (MA)
( J% O% @ G# R8 q# j# V& m0 xGoshen College (IN)7 C2 p p0 }6 a
Grove City College (PA)" J" U% @0 I, q0 O
Guilford College (NC)0 h; U3 n6 J) c2 t
Hartwick College (NY)& d: B: p+ O% T' `* ]! Y
Hastings College (NE)
. Y" }3 K. l+ |# A1 ZHiram College (OH)
% x0 W1 g" T+ s W& Q8 QHoughton College (NY)- |, K- K( x8 y
Illinois College
" C' z/ P1 \& d. h% P) c1 B. CLycoming College (PA)
# i+ a3 j. K a- ^/ w8 pMaryville College (TN)) u6 `1 c# X1 D0 y: {. m
McDaniel College‡ (MD)8 P: J$ V7 t x' U0 h( N
Meredith College (NC)
# f( g: O( f. D4 b0 f' _Merrimack College (MA)
+ p+ q" w$ q8 L+ E8 T3 Q1 {! aMillikin University (IL)
, ?, b w, n# \8 i0 u4 N/ }Monmouth College (IL)/ W) P* U! Z, J
Moravian College (PA)* a9 _3 W& a' B6 ?+ {1 e w4 h* k
Morehouse College (GA)
$ Y5 I+ l' A, lMount Union College (OH)
6 Z; N* i3 A; c1 e6 {Nebraska Wesleyan University# w1 ~9 @$ w- J
Oglethorpe University (GA)8 D1 d$ E: V4 x; b) r; H, R; `9 f
Principia College1(IL)
, q) w+ l) p5 t( u5 s3 ^Randolph-Macon College (VA)' a( ]! c: J" q( @4 D! v- p
Ripon College (WI)' r' n3 A0 ~; a) {8 n
Roanoke College (VA)
$ Z+ A% r2 w5 m" r4 ^- dRussell Sage College (NY)
8 X1 w# ~& ~. H: i! k6 kSalem College (NC)
, {) a6 r! e0 }( @" Z% L# z: k7 qSimpson College (IA)5 f5 l1 p5 x1 A, Q
St. Anselm College (NH)* b! L' y( I! F; W$ l1 u V
St. John’s College1(MD)! r/ a- l0 Z& r" l" `* A
St. Norbert College (WI)
+ v/ _% _/ r# h& ]St. Vincent College (PA)* q% B, v( `2 V- p1 h2 S
University of Minnesota—Morris*: K' y& c! u2 W" U
U. of North Carolina—Asheville*
; K2 W" z/ L$ q8 _5 w- LWarren Wilson College (NC)7 z( u3 s& Q' `, I- x4 g% P
Wartburg College (IA)% v$ R) `, g# J; O7 E2 g' }
Wells College (NY)( G9 q( l* O9 l9 l
Wesleyan College (GA)
9 l8 x6 `2 A) L9 B: W1 R. pWestminster College (MO)
2 X* c5 c6 c$ V# _Whittier College (CA)
& m0 E7 M" }6 D2 r7 mWilliam Jewell College (MO)
3 n' m+ d8 O2 ^. k6 h- tWisconsin Lutheran College& @5 I7 y P7 y4 f+ v H7 k
Wittenberg University (OH)
4 \) k' R6 \! u4 g. oFOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically) d e" e' a9 q3 u5 U4 ]5 v
Albertus Magnus College (CT)
0 s! m7 ~" ^( R: }4 p0 OAtlantic Union College (MA)" b3 W4 D% Q* p5 ^
Bennett College (NC)5 p# r6 e5 ]3 Z ]7 f# o0 u2 a
Bethel College (KS)
9 w' k* Z( d: ?% o0 TBloomfield College (NJ)
* G+ X+ A3 X4 L' s. ZBrevard College (NC), h' Y' s8 H8 A V
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii1
@- [% p; X. O4 G: o; b; A# ^3 B: NCalifornia State U.—Monterey Bay*
' @, ^0 w1 w' F) x' [/ PChristopher Newport Univ. (VA)*
0 P( L5 E1 U5 T! FCoastal Carolina University (SC)*% l$ I: W7 @0 l* h. D
Colorado State Univ.—Pueblo*
! E7 ~/ C" {; yConcordia College (NY)
- s% v& a9 T% Z4 `- dEvangel University (MO)
+ c# u: j) }7 q0 DFerrum College (VA)( }( I1 V/ Y6 m, r2 t
Fort Lewis College (CO)*
: }. N$ ]8 @8 m5 Z9 ]6 D; b* J2 WFranklin Pierce University1 (NH)
8 T6 z% k x1 E- I1 l* p2 U- wGreen Mountain College (VT)
2 x7 c4 x' p' s2 @7 qGreensboro College (NC)
2 u, w) q, l& D( h- X* dHuntingdon College (AL)$ }1 V y+ a, `8 O# p, j: _$ x6 ?
Huston-Tillotson University1 (TX)& r) w- F2 C$ a0 |2 x
Jarvis Christian College (TX)
' H! t5 Q# t. }Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
' R, ]8 J8 A/ e ]' UJudson College1(AL)
/ e1 C% K) f: V1 i( D7 }# g2 [Kentucky Wesleyan College15 M% l! L# y* O7 ?
Lambuth University (TN)( }7 l& G, z" R; T" Q. C
Lane College1(TN)0 }2 n" X8 j G; n4 S; T
Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
8 u5 c/ {; s d: D5 nMarlboro College1(VT)
# C% z3 {( h2 JMarymount Manhattan Col. (NY)
% Y* v! G- p4 s% U4 OMass. Col. of Liberal Arts*
/ V; {8 W& x6 V: k" SMcPherson College (KS): U5 Y! D9 V0 H! U
Mesa State College (CO) *! _ J9 g% Z+ N9 b' P. \: V
Metropolitan State Col. of Denver*
0 y. K: w( S* I! XNorth Greenville University (SC)
/ R& m4 H7 I+ M: p; bNorthland College (WI): o/ }' R- @& d
Olivet College (MI)
2 v' Q/ c% t4 Q4 N# I KPaine College (GA)4 n( z( ?7 g/ Q& b$ [
Peace College (NC)
. h% m$ C. n9 d( G% l' XPine Manor College (MA)
8 |/ [# D0 u% V. {7 o- m: f' PSierra Nevada College (NV)- ~/ V, ~: Q, t. x- g1 o' f
Simpson University1(CA): ~9 h h9 M- o% M% X( N
St. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC)
+ K% a( L4 N, R% r& W" a4 kStephens College (MO)% v4 @0 T- Z' \
Sterling College (KS)
* U- q: K3 a- H9 C" y4 jSUNY College—Old Westbury*+ k( g" @' R3 j3 r3 ?& M) ~) C! L
SUNY—Purchase College*. _- ?- e4 @, c/ @6 }
Talladega College (AL)
, }3 \ H, d0 g: p% ]8 B# {. Z2 @Texas Lutheran University: A% `" E2 ~) {7 z3 k& w5 }
Thiel College (PA): N( F e- O' O3 [8 K
Tougaloo College1(MS)
* p# R0 K' A/ s8 DUniversity of Hawaii—Hilo*: {+ A8 H" L7 a
University of Maine—Machias*
2 m' p- N9 e5 F: cUniversity of Virginia—Wise*
% z0 w: Z3 M1 O! LUniv. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*
+ l, ?( ^3 S1 ^) s2 S, k, l+ W$ [Univ. of Wisconsin—Parkside*. o+ b4 \ C) K! R! M) L0 E% p
Virginia Wesleyan College7 q) \% B9 b9 r( U+ r0 Y( I
West Virginia State University*0 U `# {8 T7 N( G- d9 {" V+ U
West Virginia Wesleyan College
) r. \" b: h2 p6 O( i! bWingate University (NC) |
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