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Best Liberal Arts Colleges
/ ~" T# K" y% O7 E9 @. s- h/ sRank School (State) (*Public)
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1. Amherst College (MA). m( R' M/ m- d, Y6 F
1. Williams College (MA)1 |' @- v" q' W1 E
3. Swarthmore College (PA)7 R# z2 Y! ^( I: J- X8 Y, s
4. Wellesley College (MA)& [) p6 v' {5 Q
5. Middlebury College (VT)* I6 G, N& R) H* R$ A: l
6. Bowdoin College (ME)
; F6 V( g, @# q, ~6 G5 J6. Pomona College (CA)- B. F: E+ }3 } B" r
8. Carleton College (MN)
3 i2 k( K# l. y1 G9 G+ [9. Davidson College (NC)
. y+ g, s. q$ C: d% o S4 g# @10. Haverford College (PA)- }) c( S* o- R; U8 m3 T3 ~; S
11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)
# X- ~3 G/ T$ ?11. Vassar College (NY)1 W; h6 ]& J& N; P# x+ J" N
13. Wesleyan University (CT)
$ ^/ w( |1 H# D" ^- r14. Grinnell College (IA)1 r% p/ t( r- w
14. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
+ u& p0 | ?7 i" Z; w14. United States Military Academy (NY)*
6 a% s% c, D: W17. Washington and Lee University (VA)
4 z1 O# k9 v2 V1 `3 y/ I18. Colgate University (NY)+ Z# l+ i' O: s+ I9 q" L
18. Smith College (MA)$ D- X; V' b! _5 \; k+ z; p
20. Hamilton College (NY)8 |2 x) q5 a( U D
20. Oberlin College (OH)
2 J2 G. E2 L8 @; \5 n/ Z22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*# j- `5 A8 v% ~+ B& s6 } [
23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)
3 s4 N' X& e* O# x23. Colby College (ME)
2 M$ P9 f" ^ H$ X4 b2 t( S4 Q25. Bates College (ME)! F- U# W* r6 O4 _
25. Macalester College (MN)6 m$ _4 ?0 i' J' e
27. Barnard College (NY)6 L% |( P% A2 c# ^+ ]
27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
; t( |- g; |# r; ?27. Scripps College (CA)2 Y6 C: ^+ W- @
30. Bucknell University (PA)
7 c$ J! L( Z9 e6 U" ]& W1 Y30. Colorado College
' {$ a2 M6 J- f* b# J: h32. Kenyon College (OH)
E# t' X& B* w {9 T* R33. Trinity College (CT)% Q6 V' J e$ r
33. University of Richmond (VA)
: I% I6 H% ~0 R35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)
0 D; @9 c/ @) [35. Lafayette College (PA)( P: i, u/ s4 n
37. Bard College (NY)# \. b) d; |% g5 w
37. Furman University (SC): I1 e1 M) i# L7 i5 n
37. Occidental College (CA): G& p9 _+ ~! \, q& H5 r% c& p3 [& t
37. Whitman College (WA)* Y4 U# t& n) c; T! B
41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN)7 w# ], I1 B# y& }$ h
42. Connecticut College S5 l5 C/ r& \4 W: U
42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)# C2 q) N$ d1 A0 R H) Q: y: ?9 ]( q
42. Union College (NY)5 F1 g9 D4 V7 E4 L& J
45. Centre College (KY)
6 e; U1 {! `7 m/ F8 r3 w% k# p45. Dickinson College (PA)
1 C" H6 V1 C+ _6 F47. Skidmore College (NY)
2 o( A/ u* y5 E$ c47. St. Olaf College (MN)
* R) B+ q0 g5 h! K49. DePauw University (IN)
$ S) U# B2 W9 `49. Gettysburg College (PA)' s7 o1 m9 C2 _( } x- t
49. Pitzer College (CA)
; {5 f( P! U0 ^- B# H49. Rhodes College (TN)& ?* S; ~. S2 N1 X# Y4 L3 q
53. Denison University (OH)% \$ Z N; i! w$ M O- {
54. Reed College (OR); q$ v& R6 h6 N6 Z1 X9 r; o% X6 `
54. Wabash College (IN)
. V7 W+ R' v1 G5 i5 a% t5 p1 z56. Lawrence University (WI)
, l B4 A" K7 e+ u: |56. Wheaton College (IL)
! R; m6 P# v5 j5 ~% V58. St. Lawrence University (NY), ]. B% u, X5 ^9 A
58. Wheaton College (MA)
: @+ m4 i/ E0 B# w3 u G" O& h T( k60. Agnes Scott College (GA)
S( S" \ @+ R$ C8 A) R60. Beloit College (WI)* ?. L% D! I! s! Z) d2 r' v3 ^! S
60. Illinois Wesleyan University0 v; g8 `: X; W8 c( d4 I4 {
60. Kalamazoo College (MI)2 J) p0 R1 U3 w. N v3 D
60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)# C) R. n! x X2 g! X% a
60. Willamette University (OR)
@* E' o% |3 t" e) z9 Y) @60. Wofford College (SC)+ X4 P- `% X. a8 F' l* O5 n5 F0 j
67. Earlham College (IN)
( f J8 ]# \+ G) t$ n& z6 X. n68. Berea College (KY)& k. K/ E0 [) p# A
68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY)" a( u$ x& Y7 ]+ w9 ?( v$ X* Z
68. Southwestern University (TX)
) M! O$ \8 d1 F/ U6 p6 r: m71. Austin College (TX)
o8 F% q- a" r: M6 B% z- }! c71. Drew University (NJ); l$ v8 w$ U- G+ R/ n& _" U
71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)5 e& Z/ h' O% T ?5 k' h& c- m4 f8 e
71. Muhlenberg College (PA)
' v: K/ e- _' c& Y8 S71. St. John’s University (MN)) p U L+ u5 m, A8 ?
71. Virginia Military Institute*0 b0 k1 p' J* ~* J0 |& N
77. College of Wooster (OH)# G% z0 M' i+ | S4 j
77. Hendrix College (AR)# |6 d! t+ ?. F
77. Spelman College (GA)
" C0 R2 D5 P. o- o" t* |77. Transylvania University (KY)
4 L1 N5 Z, G U( g81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL)
( c3 l9 X5 ]$ ~& r8 v81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)5 }" y$ q- n/ ^5 i/ ~! i0 g
81. Ursinus College (PA)' E# u( V6 c! q) y
84. College of St. Benedict (MN)
+ w% R* |" P# z4 a# F, F84. Millsaps College (MS)
) B3 b5 a$ h! G+ t) E84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*" |3 V& y9 s! Z( M: f9 C
84. Sweet Briar College (VA)
; J7 a9 O& Q3 y v1 G; u( y88. Augustana College (IL)+ C- z z [+ s8 p' S
88. Cornell College (IA)
; q8 ?5 r8 }$ p' K' r88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)9 O( A' m+ Q+ o: x; k c0 Y$ w
88. Hope College (MI)1 A4 i7 D' O5 G4 }
88. Knox College (IL)) P. B, P# [1 S0 |
88. Luther College (IA)8 a' q: z& K( T L
94. Allegheny College (PA)' _* }+ x3 P5 B( L6 @) U* ]4 e
94. Lake Forest College (IL)
8 S0 x* r0 t& o0 ?$ s4 v94. New College of Florida*
: ]7 M J' q/ [' F94. Washington College (MD)
: P6 X% `" Q1 r0 S5 ?) U2 L98. Coe College (IA)
y$ ~0 J) Y' x* y* y98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)' t8 [5 H4 m4 Q9 b1 j
98. Hanover College (IN)
3 j0 x9 F! C: L$ X: w98. Hillsdale College (MI)2 c' y q( }! Y( s8 T& C6 d
98. Hollins University (VA)
! n Q6 p8 k$ q/ |98. Juniata College (PA)2 m* \' V3 U5 J/ k+ O
104. Albion College (MI): [$ u# g' v# S' p' `8 s0 Q' _
104. Bennington College (VT), e5 {6 u$ J2 k: t/ t
104. Hampshire College (MA)
$ b6 _/ A/ ^/ H- \/ \7 @+ ~104. Presbyterian College (SC)/ a) `/ [' A! N. O6 x1 N
104. St. Mary’s College (IN), R r$ w) {2 T' @# [, l: x2 Z& i
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)
+ x0 g8 y) m* h104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)9 ~- r/ ~$ S0 Z
111. Goucher College (MD)
P6 o( T% J/ j2 u3 d4 M111. Lyon College (AR)
8 J* E6 g, d, N: f0 D/ B: @111. Ohio Wesleyan University" U r V* `6 j5 _
111. Westmont College (CA)
/ }: p+ F, D* Y4 h* G( i$ y115. Calvin College (MI)9 G7 P* n; b+ H1 c- c, Z
115. Stonehill College (MA)* T5 I" x- z) @, e: C# d
115. Susquehanna University (PA)
3 b/ A, E' G+ O" u7 p. Q118. Berry College (GA); d6 Q3 X! X7 T4 d. U
118. Linfield College (OR)4 Y" d8 ?' d7 `! Q6 f
118. Randolph College (VA)* q+ O% l# g+ U
118. Siena College (NY)6 T: p4 @ M9 a5 x
122. Central College (IA)
5 B4 j# ]- w$ B122. St. John’s College (NM)
) M1 m+ g: _( H2 l; i122. Westminster College (PA)6 P6 ?# V* }5 j; G8 e( E
THIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)& ^$ h3 R0 u b7 K
Albright College (PA)
: ]! D& `1 v, u: i2 |# p; EAlma College (MI)5 A" N3 p h0 K$ \
American Jewish University (CA)2 |8 ^2 i7 x2 M+ m" A
Asbury College (KY)( O( I8 x4 E$ s
Baker University (KS)
( A( d1 \" O- v4 Z+ |3 I) BBethany College (WV)
+ N1 ?, }0 L9 h7 j0 CBridgewater College (VA)
, @. I# B7 S2 W- L% u+ W# @4 SCarroll College (MT)
- Q: J! ?0 E- q% Y, q& |8 UCarson-Newman College (TN)5 C Q- [) g3 I! H9 }0 H
Cedar Crest College (PA)9 \8 ^& a. y+ h% h
Centenary College of Louisiana
- U1 t/ _ J- i: q# v/ z" t, `- IClarke College (IA)
* U7 J+ ^) r( g7 Q. KCollege of Idaho (ID)$ ]/ I9 C+ H/ l0 x; z) e
College of the Atlantic (ME)3 z5 f8 g8 A1 o" O2 u4 H) V6 t) ]
Concordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)
1 B/ X" n2 c, ^6 P5 k4 S8 EDillard University (LA)
& o: y6 ~' W) b, |: ]& CDoane College (NE), h. W+ l' @7 L
Eastern Mennonite Univ. (VA)
m1 H: r/ q( M) R& dEckerd College (FL)5 N! z, M* L- V+ u
Emory and Henry College (VA); I4 Z& f6 r9 M2 X! z7 i
Fisk University (TN)* s. K+ F, A( V# I! B+ v* A
Georgetown College (KY)/ ~& J: O" P$ C$ `# p0 H( d
Gordon College (MA)" W9 B# L. |$ g4 ]) \; B* y
Goshen College (IN)
! \2 M9 \; F* hGrove City College (PA)6 R) H6 h8 t# k0 N3 Q* `
Guilford College (NC)
+ C! B) k B0 R0 D1 B: ^' DHartwick College (NY): J9 g2 h/ W3 M& A3 a+ y) {
Hastings College (NE)" O" p3 D" z; i. E
Hiram College (OH)
( j* f: H' N1 J9 t9 n9 |4 A6 YHoughton College (NY)' U& W# } {2 w. {/ |. G
Illinois College( V1 V P. a( F; k
Lycoming College (PA)8 P; K2 A( M2 B# g
Maryville College (TN)7 H- T! g4 @/ Q' v
McDaniel College‡ (MD)
6 N# O9 g& N) o& J% i& JMeredith College (NC)9 c8 u3 J" [, Y0 L$ h
Merrimack College (MA)
d- Z0 r1 z3 t) A/ d2 aMillikin University (IL)
0 n' y. ^+ o$ C. L) HMonmouth College (IL)
5 |4 M8 f3 a `, A; pMoravian College (PA)* r3 o( d% u. A) [* y- _5 r- G( i
Morehouse College (GA)
9 r! r# b3 i& OMount Union College (OH)
$ m, a, M% v9 Y* h. d, u/ xNebraska Wesleyan University3 p& d" C" c# J+ |# w4 j# {
Oglethorpe University (GA)) h3 T: [ q4 r
Principia College1(IL)' @. h" n8 T+ f5 l* x3 r: U! r
Randolph-Macon College (VA)* P2 A0 c: s( m$ P. t
Ripon College (WI)5 J4 m6 h8 Y+ _
Roanoke College (VA)
0 A9 p5 Y/ P5 Y8 A3 t8 Z8 N7 |, Y* NRussell Sage College (NY)
. Q. \% a/ C5 d5 O1 WSalem College (NC)
7 m/ O6 {, V# U3 YSimpson College (IA)
- J4 o. I) [8 l& R, YSt. Anselm College (NH)" z& ^$ g' a# n% m' B
St. John’s College1(MD)
4 S8 A& B0 g' a& I& dSt. Norbert College (WI)
( Y% ^# n, i$ HSt. Vincent College (PA)
. }3 {# p8 o, S( oUniversity of Minnesota—Morris*
4 \' h5 R+ m: e% y# z* xU. of North Carolina—Asheville*
3 R C X7 I/ {4 G3 oWarren Wilson College (NC)
" t6 a( e1 M: \Wartburg College (IA)9 f" i. s1 o- u, S
Wells College (NY)! I" z2 T2 \6 g
Wesleyan College (GA)6 \9 T2 u- J" R% J4 U* Y, S
Westminster College (MO)% d" G* D5 G) |( e
Whittier College (CA)# b& C, N9 d- C- I
William Jewell College (MO)" `- K6 e S( h0 Q: @- W+ I; [
Wisconsin Lutheran College( W% u* d2 ?1 X
Wittenberg University (OH)
" q) P* @% g; qFOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically)
1 s4 Z/ n$ L8 r, H: SAlbertus Magnus College (CT)7 T4 L/ g, {8 A/ B% Q4 s1 g
Atlantic Union College (MA) L0 U2 U5 N9 S
Bennett College (NC)
2 W8 V' l5 }% o1 ]% U6 V& W/ oBethel College (KS)
* Z; F; i" D% t" u* O2 @Bloomfield College (NJ)- Z1 t# h4 n5 F p1 Y7 }
Brevard College (NC)+ x0 z' E9 x+ N
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii10 X+ v& I- p# D7 C) y5 i) ]: U
California State U.—Monterey Bay*
. G2 ~7 E! h+ R0 ?: c. WChristopher Newport Univ. (VA)*, E, ?, x7 [2 v1 ?/ _
Coastal Carolina University (SC)*; V/ S3 f1 t' j0 c3 d6 |
Colorado State Univ.—Pueblo*
9 d* E7 j- |3 g3 ^+ K; {2 f* w( dConcordia College (NY)
. F! }" T( G/ T, j+ f7 `, BEvangel University (MO)
! q" c: a3 W$ v. z G1 ]1 PFerrum College (VA)
% I, b. }/ w9 j- p% F6 hFort Lewis College (CO)*
; g& N8 ?5 O+ h" ], o8 _3 T, \Franklin Pierce University1 (NH)
% e- \, O- ?2 b2 T# Z' H' qGreen Mountain College (VT)4 K4 f# O" C" K5 x
Greensboro College (NC)' y* @- s J' F! O* r7 ~8 [
Huntingdon College (AL)
* J! R0 v2 [( J) p. b5 {Huston-Tillotson University1 (TX)& A- H; e# j$ J( I3 y5 o' n7 D
Jarvis Christian College (TX)* K/ n, W2 {6 G% [( P* d
Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
; p" A \+ d' Y( e$ k7 dJudson College1(AL)
6 ?+ h8 J/ A. vKentucky Wesleyan College1& g6 K4 J* v+ x. E+ J6 r
Lambuth University (TN)* v+ d0 J3 t6 p, B3 a0 B6 w
Lane College1(TN)
3 K, `, u0 D8 WLindsey Wilson College (KY) U) W, ]. y" l( F* }: N: l! [6 ^
Marlboro College1(VT)# @8 |) m2 E5 j/ o5 t* n3 h5 A# Q
Marymount Manhattan Col. (NY)
3 j! P; T9 o* b5 }4 w( cMass. Col. of Liberal Arts** m0 d% V$ ]2 P7 y: j1 G
McPherson College (KS)! u, }. U6 Z( o' C7 r- }, R
Mesa State College (CO) *7 d' |1 a( N; z1 D& y) S0 y+ z
Metropolitan State Col. of Denver*
W/ `" O+ d+ z7 S b/ B9 KNorth Greenville University (SC)
( H) c, {0 B$ b- p3 uNorthland College (WI)
& R4 Y+ T* [5 c' ~" i5 vOlivet College (MI)
/ w# t" ^8 e- z( s$ a$ hPaine College (GA)/ z) I' g3 F8 N4 B/ \
Peace College (NC)/ F. m Q4 n1 J' q6 \
Pine Manor College (MA)
7 I, u- u! w* \7 ]7 p) bSierra Nevada College (NV)) m6 B7 P$ \7 @% X' W
Simpson University1(CA)7 G; m! n0 u6 a [0 [
St. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC)
: v8 X6 y0 w1 k M, T( M0 zStephens College (MO)
6 G$ H; J$ ~5 p( TSterling College (KS)# C% J. h. C- q
SUNY College—Old Westbury*6 h, a* {. }, \# R6 I
SUNY—Purchase College*- `1 i8 ~& x* ?4 i: Q+ ^$ j
Talladega College (AL), e B( n P3 C* \4 E( h# `* n. p8 y
Texas Lutheran University. D* B# O/ V% V' S- M
Thiel College (PA)
0 F/ s( h C1 z3 t& s! s* gTougaloo College1(MS)" y( B6 a% n9 b. V
University of Hawaii—Hilo*: _1 l7 q/ M/ m% \; z* G$ i% j0 m* V
University of Maine—Machias*
1 Y; _+ l% M) p& |$ {3 mUniversity of Virginia—Wise*4 a) O# M: l% d
Univ. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*
* t0 D6 F+ j6 s! QUniv. of Wisconsin—Parkside*% c3 ?: n G" Q7 O. i- k9 D
Virginia Wesleyan College( g1 m' i8 y/ Z1 L. s: d% Z, d& ]1 ?
West Virginia State University*' c' Q. W! ~% G3 w3 d
West Virginia Wesleyan College
7 z% F7 a5 W! u O4 _Wingate University (NC) |
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