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Best Liberal Arts Colleges* u( j8 H) p' y9 c5 n) W
Rank School (State) (*Public) c) N" [; h* l _. x& A
n1 K% @! v# D* {2 _6 x% _1. Amherst College (MA)
6 ~# L8 k/ L# F0 x/ w) Z1. Williams College (MA)
% f" `# Y8 A; ]. [: A& V# X3. Swarthmore College (PA)# m: S6 K- P1 S* G" k8 F- C
4. Wellesley College (MA)6 J* w6 |. ]& d" c' x4 _
5. Middlebury College (VT)
$ `; O* Z1 {! r+ |' g0 U0 ~6. Bowdoin College (ME)
3 ~ ]! M1 I) M1 e# ~. k6. Pomona College (CA)5 N1 E7 `, d' ^: s y2 v$ `" L
8. Carleton College (MN). F* F- W" N; G& n! N
9. Davidson College (NC)
1 x% u+ U1 J1 m! X, T& \* {' Y10. Haverford College (PA)8 f- k: [9 p# Z; W6 I7 R" h x7 \
11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)5 n1 t* k0 h5 G8 R$ [# L# ?$ r
11. Vassar College (NY)
+ ^9 \' N/ Q8 j9 @6 l) u1 H- u, X13. Wesleyan University (CT)# X( d, D5 M X& G: b
14. Grinnell College (IA)
2 y0 [! Z0 P; b' J14. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
( P1 G$ d+ [5 W! Z3 I" w& l14. United States Military Academy (NY)*
' K1 q) z0 W3 _1 o& B7 N17. Washington and Lee University (VA)
1 Z7 ?& ~# c" w6 L18. Colgate University (NY), L, g: t Y% o* }9 q8 U: a
18. Smith College (MA)6 ^& D8 Z/ y& p: _
20. Hamilton College (NY)+ l! d: b7 {0 [
20. Oberlin College (OH)& C% U1 O! \! M4 i* o
22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*2 d% J/ c. H! \9 f7 W0 W; Q
23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)
% I2 J- {$ @; V( m23. Colby College (ME)
5 v& d% _) J5 p0 D* B% M+ a25. Bates College (ME)
0 d. }1 w! g7 s q- x, K: d/ e25. Macalester College (MN)2 Q# Q6 _: x) D% P
27. Barnard College (NY)2 C7 X3 n+ F" u- D
27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
$ D4 t: o# Y/ c" Q4 m D27. Scripps College (CA)
. c+ F% G& F: g0 e. j8 L30. Bucknell University (PA), @6 ?. N- v6 `, W
30. Colorado College# l; q/ N/ W/ W: m0 u$ g8 `
32. Kenyon College (OH)
, P# k1 ~1 {3 W( t6 \3 s7 {: v33. Trinity College (CT)
+ g0 M0 U) ^9 j' o33. University of Richmond (VA)
% c( A# `) b3 p' e35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)# Q5 S4 U, o* ?* C/ ~- S0 m$ H
35. Lafayette College (PA)% W/ H1 c& b9 w# k7 S0 U: c
37. Bard College (NY)
9 v) u) J, F8 C) u37. Furman University (SC): ^! k; K1 m0 `1 q
37. Occidental College (CA)+ A/ T( h9 [6 Z' O1 \7 {
37. Whitman College (WA), u* |: q4 r- z* G9 F$ x. n
41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN)
R+ l+ J0 n; L4 P0 o42. Connecticut College
, k4 w, N1 g ?6 d42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
0 A: i7 o1 ?4 Z, A- L8 G42. Union College (NY)3 r6 B2 c R3 ~
45. Centre College (KY)' K0 f/ s% r# v* A2 W, F
45. Dickinson College (PA)
: ^2 a5 X2 c$ Y2 G( A+ C' h47. Skidmore College (NY) D. S% v: `7 U
47. St. Olaf College (MN); t1 J+ v0 z7 b3 d+ N# r9 q3 ]3 Q- R
49. DePauw University (IN)6 t. v. D* ^9 p- T/ h& ^
49. Gettysburg College (PA)) j4 d+ u& I8 o; v$ U( W: ? R
49. Pitzer College (CA)& s" G1 r$ I4 T4 X- d+ p+ H
49. Rhodes College (TN)
6 c% D3 H) S' h53. Denison University (OH)% X j8 V6 K# o! L# J
54. Reed College (OR)
3 d1 C& A, ?) X8 }% E54. Wabash College (IN)
4 }* S# o/ e7 E$ D& ^6 R2 t3 }56. Lawrence University (WI). L9 R: }6 d4 c' T# x- _; x$ }
56. Wheaton College (IL)% s, ]8 ]+ f9 q7 C6 J2 f
58. St. Lawrence University (NY)
5 h8 c% C6 W; q4 |# r9 p58. Wheaton College (MA) y. w7 q# {5 @9 z% \
60. Agnes Scott College (GA)
" c' u, P" U8 U6 ]9 X60. Beloit College (WI)0 K: h* [: p& V9 s, @: @
60. Illinois Wesleyan University
- p$ v- p( B% `, {60. Kalamazoo College (MI)! Y, E; P; \! q6 v4 F" W3 W
60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)
2 t! a% Y, } R# k; G3 u, N60. Willamette University (OR) m/ J5 k q- w& Q
60. Wofford College (SC)! g( z6 f/ O8 z/ M& r
67. Earlham College (IN)+ k, U8 P8 e0 k/ d
68. Berea College (KY), O* X# R. w! V5 ?" N
68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY) Z+ X& u, s/ [% g6 |/ a" s
68. Southwestern University (TX)
7 W! p: [/ F% D4 R6 l6 m71. Austin College (TX)
: F1 w5 C/ S$ q* ]8 [71. Drew University (NJ)
* {, A3 }9 }( ^: ?- a# N# A71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)
1 z8 P/ I7 P7 l, z- J0 ]( \7 o71. Muhlenberg College (PA)
, k8 Z0 x. q" ]4 _0 s- g6 E8 d0 K71. St. John’s University (MN)' h: ~2 K7 }, z$ C. l4 }
71. Virginia Military Institute*
/ P1 s2 p' g6 c( C3 @77. College of Wooster (OH)
' B. V! C- g+ u! v77. Hendrix College (AR)
% b9 M o& {$ t2 y, Y77. Spelman College (GA). ~; e/ E8 H8 X- j n1 \' z0 a
77. Transylvania University (KY), ^) P4 }1 F) m; V0 V
81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL)( \! i: V0 F" G$ B
81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)
8 P% `/ i& d1 D! s" E# i81. Ursinus College (PA)- W Q' H9 e7 h
84. College of St. Benedict (MN)2 O6 [* G$ O* W1 {) e" @ x
84. Millsaps College (MS)* B& H {( V& ` L2 P7 X. p
84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*% z1 T$ P6 n. N1 Q# Z
84. Sweet Briar College (VA)# L1 p8 J& D2 F/ L3 o, a
88. Augustana College (IL)5 W5 i" k' V" p$ B
88. Cornell College (IA)
; U' m. u4 ?) B$ Q88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)
. Z/ Z/ n) w8 o- P3 t2 a) k6 C+ Q: a88. Hope College (MI)2 V6 }/ a7 M" P6 f3 g
88. Knox College (IL): D/ m* O P2 b+ l, h, T! P/ p
88. Luther College (IA)
1 K A0 N8 ]$ S( [" O94. Allegheny College (PA)
* `8 p4 _2 u" n94. Lake Forest College (IL)' L3 ]4 B1 T( ]
94. New College of Florida*( s0 Q+ f7 w+ l1 Q- Q( z
94. Washington College (MD)6 @# o3 z- {+ Z( i- B
98. Coe College (IA)
3 Z# W' j. t/ h5 Q98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)
/ W3 G4 R9 O2 i; E5 ?! n+ Z98. Hanover College (IN)1 U2 S/ m0 x3 p3 L( H& \. X
98. Hillsdale College (MI)+ ^" V" u9 Y; v% }* G7 c
98. Hollins University (VA)8 k0 z% N% Z" g6 o1 S
98. Juniata College (PA)! q# c0 R5 |8 Z# N. X( l
104. Albion College (MI)- ]+ n+ ^% f h) E% K, ~! a
104. Bennington College (VT)5 _/ ?$ P8 s# k2 S* m
104. Hampshire College (MA), l; K' n4 z, S0 a$ Y/ O
104. Presbyterian College (SC)* l0 f6 Z/ C. u" I
104. St. Mary’s College (IN)8 e$ o8 w% O* ~/ v
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)
' q3 f0 I, N$ J$ y* k. ]104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)( i7 h& a/ w. C( f4 o( \
111. Goucher College (MD)( _. q$ @1 ?" M1 k
111. Lyon College (AR), M. _( {0 o) E2 Z ]8 R& O3 V
111. Ohio Wesleyan University
; ^: v' f5 L/ B$ g2 p111. Westmont College (CA)# [7 _/ a3 V" Q+ i
115. Calvin College (MI)/ S7 Q: U3 R) j7 o; Y s7 o
115. Stonehill College (MA)# s- g, P1 N' B8 G: M
115. Susquehanna University (PA)
5 y+ \# x% n2 I8 t/ t118. Berry College (GA)
+ S8 W; {3 H3 S' y" A( U! v5 R' }118. Linfield College (OR)4 V, g1 _5 R3 ]: H9 i1 s
118. Randolph College (VA)* N5 h$ C1 ~* G% b6 Z. x' Y) Z5 R* I
118. Siena College (NY) X% _7 j+ R* Q; P/ t+ s, y
122. Central College (IA)8 r; Z1 Y; E. A
122. St. John’s College (NM)$ r T* v/ K( U; S
122. Westminster College (PA)+ t4 o6 W2 j3 L
THIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)& H; ]+ Y4 g( C$ }8 A1 Y5 {0 Z) M, }7 c
Albright College (PA)
( t. z+ ?5 k6 ]3 ^Alma College (MI)
" w! M6 y' {) T, j) ^7 f" pAmerican Jewish University (CA)8 t, Q$ A8 g# r% m5 \8 G, z0 O8 u9 }
Asbury College (KY)6 _4 H0 c# i4 g: P' e! x
Baker University (KS)& _* i" f T9 ^ M
Bethany College (WV)* Y2 y* i: m! \5 X1 n
Bridgewater College (VA)
, X, x( n1 ^( V+ f8 l* ACarroll College (MT)
6 s0 P1 R; w. U6 I/ ]: P% G, g9 xCarson-Newman College (TN)
! G, h5 V+ V* d# Q2 ?' m+ P: LCedar Crest College (PA)( `9 z# ]% t5 o q3 _# J
Centenary College of Louisiana
" t, u! F! n4 P+ V0 J |% b3 dClarke College (IA)( Q+ X0 w& q. V& f. g; O
College of Idaho (ID); T/ w% E& _2 {
College of the Atlantic (ME)$ w/ `* O: ?( w
Concordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)
" \& ]2 _: d+ j0 v3 J& s" K9 G. B- ~Dillard University (LA)' k" J7 N* F) ?
Doane College (NE)
. G. {6 F! R% _8 @. m1 n3 oEastern Mennonite Univ. (VA)
! @+ m! V( J9 _3 M" }* L4 |; A6 W- eEckerd College (FL)
1 i' x' l y5 u( ~0 @Emory and Henry College (VA)7 B& o8 ^, C: ]. _ u. O# B% k
Fisk University (TN)
6 h, W, {* [; T1 W& y7 ~/ s4 NGeorgetown College (KY)
7 Z' J3 `# Z! M$ ]; i+ E9 W5 d& eGordon College (MA)# H* M$ F) m! Z+ _: ?$ g
Goshen College (IN)
3 y+ e6 X. w. |/ [Grove City College (PA)8 l0 q$ D1 P# O! g' E+ [
Guilford College (NC)
6 R* ]7 N: O3 F+ J; P% v8 xHartwick College (NY)! Y' a8 e4 ]9 y- L# s1 ~
Hastings College (NE)* T( V+ b. ?9 K7 q# @8 A
Hiram College (OH)
( Z. H* U, a8 U% H1 B# G2 oHoughton College (NY)$ M! D6 r4 L* L; l
Illinois College
$ o8 r2 Q# @9 jLycoming College (PA)
1 {9 @3 d5 x3 kMaryville College (TN)
' Z* O L* I9 G: ~0 WMcDaniel College‡ (MD)
0 n- x5 v4 Q- N9 o8 w* _Meredith College (NC)' t6 E {5 f9 l9 c4 Y
Merrimack College (MA)+ u( z( \$ c. p" e( C
Millikin University (IL)
% o& c2 H6 w0 }# x/ m% iMonmouth College (IL)9 L. D2 b# \8 ?4 b5 m
Moravian College (PA)% t+ X* X" V& W( x, n; z- e) J) m
Morehouse College (GA)+ b) X" ~: q3 P1 c5 p1 v, S
Mount Union College (OH)" h! w" [, m6 P8 ~/ X% r
Nebraska Wesleyan University
! g, H& h8 ]9 ?! Q* Y o- UOglethorpe University (GA); i) S. l5 I, \ N+ a$ `
Principia College1(IL)0 k4 V' c5 D, }% V9 v |& C
Randolph-Macon College (VA)) |8 {9 Y% F+ C7 G) S
Ripon College (WI)
5 C9 Y( T: U( P1 GRoanoke College (VA)/ B' D" \# [; Y% ^1 ?) [% r' k
Russell Sage College (NY)
, }* m3 W( h! L6 @* h, K' J O' uSalem College (NC); \3 ~- g1 ] g2 [$ L& F% w$ z
Simpson College (IA)8 B1 ~( v. u6 i5 ?4 I9 E& y
St. Anselm College (NH)8 X% g% [' e8 d* k! C5 K: M
St. John’s College1(MD)) B! Q7 e$ W; R& y7 G2 h
St. Norbert College (WI)
% _, Y% K C- l5 A5 ^St. Vincent College (PA)
, \7 w* d7 @7 {. @University of Minnesota—Morris*
; R9 b3 w' [& J# t! cU. of North Carolina—Asheville*( q4 @: Q( S3 B& Y
Warren Wilson College (NC)+ B% |& w F! [2 s
Wartburg College (IA)3 f$ N+ {, {5 d+ q! K
Wells College (NY)
7 F' ?' p9 a+ F/ DWesleyan College (GA)
9 ^0 c6 \5 l' F, Q/ K: gWestminster College (MO)
" I% F- M+ D: |+ j3 ^Whittier College (CA)
! k- X4 V) F/ A; T! Q/ TWilliam Jewell College (MO)
; |" _8 v3 E3 K& L6 C0 sWisconsin Lutheran College" x e W) f7 \ K) D' I
Wittenberg University (OH)
) j; t- n) J" s" WFOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically)
# T1 [) Q2 d5 @Albertus Magnus College (CT)
8 {: D" _; A+ F( ?Atlantic Union College (MA)
, f+ w( H/ C) E/ ZBennett College (NC)9 c# C V5 Z3 x
Bethel College (KS); [1 v O" h5 }6 ~
Bloomfield College (NJ). Y% t4 t: R8 _: j. n" w3 [
Brevard College (NC)4 g) J6 M* x9 F$ _: m+ P
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii12 |, |9 U! U3 o+ t( {7 b
California State U.—Monterey Bay*
& e% \( d4 u: v2 e* n V" IChristopher Newport Univ. (VA)*
5 j' r8 J% ^3 E( [9 h2 XCoastal Carolina University (SC)*$ q- j% ?* Q9 a3 W' f8 \
Colorado State Univ.—Pueblo*
0 z: ^# {( q4 m& V# ^- u# dConcordia College (NY)' P% Q" o* Z% Q) F
Evangel University (MO)
% i3 b3 _2 e' L3 G0 iFerrum College (VA)2 F: ]! ?* G% i. Y
Fort Lewis College (CO)*
5 G, a8 O, f* uFranklin Pierce University1 (NH)
/ G; u- ?) \: ]$ y8 z( ?Green Mountain College (VT)! H, Y: D5 A' ~7 {
Greensboro College (NC): L4 _3 ]; v2 @9 \$ n
Huntingdon College (AL)8 c$ h3 O' B! C2 J, g% e% j" @2 Y
Huston-Tillotson University1 (TX)
7 @7 y' m3 \& b: ?) `" X, h& aJarvis Christian College (TX)
! e( \/ B2 E, _2 F! YJohnson C. Smith University (NC)' ~3 U3 _* ?' Q& D j
Judson College1(AL)
4 l7 a! v6 b. X AKentucky Wesleyan College1
+ Y, E: I" u9 ULambuth University (TN)
& i6 H C7 F. \5 D# O6 C O2 hLane College1(TN)5 ^! c: o" p2 n9 Z
Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
( y! {0 r% |8 E; y" E3 dMarlboro College1(VT)
5 g- b: l$ |/ i: k# M$ {! n8 ^$ nMarymount Manhattan Col. (NY)
, W$ v2 ^ Y. Y* y) B6 N& J4 PMass. Col. of Liberal Arts*. s) P4 C( s- ^1 F8 d6 @
McPherson College (KS)
# }: F2 `2 t2 q+ V5 SMesa State College (CO) *
* r& x3 e! y; z4 W# A8 C' B' {Metropolitan State Col. of Denver* x$ U9 h/ _7 e7 X, Y
North Greenville University (SC): @; O5 X" b6 E4 P9 j& Z
Northland College (WI)# Y J. q( Q; r7 S/ O- V
Olivet College (MI)
" w- k. k: ?' I, f: KPaine College (GA)
- b& ?! w& F6 |9 P6 R$ H/ W" U' n, pPeace College (NC)
, Z. h8 g0 t* N' a9 @8 N; mPine Manor College (MA)$ T# j( F5 T8 x! a- t% o9 H
Sierra Nevada College (NV)4 o% H' Q; l4 ~0 h; @& h6 r: k
Simpson University1(CA)* A6 P$ [+ P; L! s+ G6 X9 O$ S% C8 w, {
St. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC)
+ |* \9 A" ^/ @4 A; s4 {7 P, E. zStephens College (MO)( {. l: }+ m+ R" P4 s4 F( u
Sterling College (KS)5 w1 {. h& } J6 x. f* H* ^
SUNY College—Old Westbury*
+ n& V% |% X0 B) I8 DSUNY—Purchase College*
3 h1 M) @, H1 _, nTalladega College (AL)
7 G0 M d" G. o: P& S3 M' _Texas Lutheran University9 ]- T9 _7 x& ?
Thiel College (PA)0 C- [7 m u5 Y) n: K: i
Tougaloo College1(MS)& r; I2 P7 d# E7 w# ~/ q
University of Hawaii—Hilo*" Y. S, K4 e# x& W2 Z5 W
University of Maine—Machias*
* H% q' r% P1 W+ PUniversity of Virginia—Wise*
6 a& ~0 E- w3 |* Q( \' zUniv. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*
: {& u" U( t0 E- H0 F( s% p8 oUniv. of Wisconsin—Parkside*
9 L! _5 \5 b8 p. Q2 uVirginia Wesleyan College
3 w) D9 o# ~0 k KWest Virginia State University*4 L" G* V! ^8 l. D
West Virginia Wesleyan College, R$ \" e# g/ X, \' O4 \$ ?3 E6 p
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