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Best Liberal Arts Colleges
! R3 z6 H: K# M0 }Rank School (State) (*Public)3 T& w s- F0 A5 F# Q9 A, @* g
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1. Amherst College (MA)3 t7 A+ f" d" J( b: c. R( J# _
1. Williams College (MA). \7 T, Q5 Y% T5 m: u9 Y
3. Swarthmore College (PA) R# d3 d5 A8 v# k' i2 H4 X' B) \- v
4. Wellesley College (MA)
6 K, a4 Q9 A+ g6 h5. Middlebury College (VT)
$ G+ ?7 R. S& l7 [- ~+ k ?6. Bowdoin College (ME); _8 U, l* U2 m4 R3 A5 e
6. Pomona College (CA)) _4 k0 \3 @! C" P* s8 B- Q/ ]
8. Carleton College (MN)
/ J9 z$ Y6 _/ v2 T, T: P9. Davidson College (NC)
. N- ^+ R2 d* W. p6 A- j- {10. Haverford College (PA)0 d/ M* X5 b$ f" Z1 b5 b
11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)# p+ ]- l; w4 z) X5 w, Y
11. Vassar College (NY)
& p k, r$ ~; W" v5 G13. Wesleyan University (CT)
, E- N& k8 d! y- b14. Grinnell College (IA)
% t a* \3 W, R$ u& q! M9 L14. Harvey Mudd College (CA)
( p. k A1 @ u! h7 ?! U, v14. United States Military Academy (NY)*% f- p' N; D- Y% m6 Q8 D
17. Washington and Lee University (VA)
* c0 E$ J- g, ~" f" [18. Colgate University (NY) t) p$ w U1 \0 K5 u
18. Smith College (MA)) b# R* z) z. ^# i+ f9 l
20. Hamilton College (NY), e2 ~" s9 j6 x4 q* I+ S4 A
20. Oberlin College (OH)
! x. {1 F, G$ @4 T, Q7 Y% I22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*; Y1 b8 M# k8 S2 o# D2 J
23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)3 V1 t6 J% q7 W o
23. Colby College (ME)1 ^. K2 G0 O6 M5 v8 e
25. Bates College (ME)% V) z V4 g* T; N
25. Macalester College (MN)6 R" P+ I d( k+ C* M" v+ ^
27. Barnard College (NY)( W0 A, v& Z/ r1 E
27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
. ?9 c3 w# \' x, k* s27. Scripps College (CA)( D, k- |3 {2 o9 k, E/ X) J/ l8 F* y
30. Bucknell University (PA)3 J( u( y! A. {1 w5 l" ~
30. Colorado College5 r/ z, h7 [3 h, |, B4 P
32. Kenyon College (OH)* n2 ]5 O. [6 O Q
33. Trinity College (CT)
" L+ C" p/ R1 H- V9 D, Q33. University of Richmond (VA)
' s4 Z: o `0 q$ n" ]; {35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)
9 [8 r- L: s: c4 E. V: @6 J3 o& C9 p35. Lafayette College (PA)
6 u/ u" g4 P- j) e' @, r# B37. Bard College (NY)5 F3 T, X% e+ c7 h8 l. L
37. Furman University (SC)5 x* |( w# }6 Z
37. Occidental College (CA)7 a1 e$ E9 Q6 ^; O6 w& T' T! u
37. Whitman College (WA)1 r9 [! y+ Q4 M3 e8 ^" a
41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN)2 I& h3 Y# m) R/ Y
42. Connecticut College
- m% P2 l7 h+ t: U9 Z( h# k42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)# V% l; K1 W% A1 [# ]
42. Union College (NY)0 p$ U; u" b I- R* M% m
45. Centre College (KY)
2 B. B! P- x% J. P45. Dickinson College (PA)# Z' @* j) G8 v
47. Skidmore College (NY)
4 `7 \' `9 C, }3 b- \! n47. St. Olaf College (MN)
( i% S( a1 z" }49. DePauw University (IN)
9 O6 Q l5 C8 ]/ |9 x$ n$ K49. Gettysburg College (PA)
: ]& y1 y7 Z' M5 t+ |$ I49. Pitzer College (CA)
! J& E% Z/ o, ^0 D49. Rhodes College (TN)
* j" \: D; u# }3 M) s2 a4 r, p9 {53. Denison University (OH); o# R) I- w! u, U
54. Reed College (OR)
& c& l9 M* U* K/ Q: e" A: p54. Wabash College (IN) _& F2 s: a) d" w: b
56. Lawrence University (WI)6 }; P4 |* K8 O; Y( d
56. Wheaton College (IL)8 ^( ]# @ `, w, Y' z) r
58. St. Lawrence University (NY)
% _$ i( e3 y' s$ C7 N# a" J58. Wheaton College (MA)
0 {# ~. ?# v, J+ p2 K* x/ t60. Agnes Scott College (GA)3 U7 F1 B; |* l f. W5 x
60. Beloit College (WI)
) |' S! w0 h/ \) Q60. Illinois Wesleyan University
4 e: y) C7 {7 `: F6 s5 v60. Kalamazoo College (MI)+ L( y# C1 _# g2 A
60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)/ p' X# u6 f: z
60. Willamette University (OR)
. o! P- K! p( R# b& x: ?60. Wofford College (SC)' l3 R( h; X& p9 p( ]! p
67. Earlham College (IN)
. X+ A0 S, X# g+ { \9 v68. Berea College (KY) v. ?: \0 y3 J4 w$ H6 j) C) Q
68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY)
8 r& [, Y1 k6 z: [68. Southwestern University (TX)
" Z% l5 U5 E! b" f71. Austin College (TX)
& S5 {; E- B- U+ y* p71. Drew University (NJ)
* W7 B& }, b3 \71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)
- Q( h8 y& S5 P2 y71. Muhlenberg College (PA); m7 R8 j5 `8 T, {8 R
71. St. John’s University (MN)
5 D z# j8 i0 Z/ O& S71. Virginia Military Institute*
. c9 L8 Z$ Q0 {5 S77. College of Wooster (OH)
2 r# d) m$ K7 L6 \ y G7 k4 |77. Hendrix College (AR)
$ h+ S' ]% F& |77. Spelman College (GA)
' ], R- n( Z/ a- `77. Transylvania University (KY)
3 H a. S; k9 o8 R. ?81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL)
# |6 H4 k6 {/ y1 d81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)2 a# j9 y3 q5 a' g' y- }
81. Ursinus College (PA)
6 F, G) Z9 [/ g3 g+ A j% ?6 W# t84. College of St. Benedict (MN)4 ?( s: G2 O: d# c! w/ f
84. Millsaps College (MS) i& B& n2 U3 _/ z6 n$ B
84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*/ R3 K: ^. A! ~) R) f* D
84. Sweet Briar College (VA). `8 [' E- F7 \+ ^5 ]9 J1 }2 E
88. Augustana College (IL)5 L6 u+ e) H( b+ }6 i8 U, {9 q
88. Cornell College (IA)
) n1 |6 `, _7 e, ~$ y88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)- R+ p* {' S. T! W" S* U7 P
88. Hope College (MI)0 U( T5 J! H! E! D( Y8 [0 q
88. Knox College (IL)! H9 {) A% E7 D% i3 {. r" G4 k
88. Luther College (IA)
% S, h# H/ |; l" `+ U6 J94. Allegheny College (PA)
1 n- v2 D% |5 {2 U94. Lake Forest College (IL) r: S# I6 r% }4 }+ u! ?
94. New College of Florida*
/ |( g" @) [, r) [7 z) i2 \/ A94. Washington College (MD)1 E1 P2 Q# I, o# Y% j) C. ~
98. Coe College (IA)! R) s% a+ t/ [8 j: Y" {5 P2 d3 Z
98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)7 A% l4 f/ O/ B" F- _. g
98. Hanover College (IN)# m: H/ o$ }- X+ u0 H$ G
98. Hillsdale College (MI)4 `) b$ S, z1 P* h- e! h: X
98. Hollins University (VA)+ ?: ~2 Z- I$ t* j& E
98. Juniata College (PA)1 w2 b: q r) P* S5 F- R' I
104. Albion College (MI)- a- i; @ e- {# M$ T
104. Bennington College (VT)
7 z! {% i, q. h' A2 \104. Hampshire College (MA)
8 r9 Y' j! a$ y- v3 F) r104. Presbyterian College (SC)' _4 t% z1 T \- O& ^4 N1 Z
104. St. Mary’s College (IN)# B) g" Z# l0 ]! Q1 y: q
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)% y3 M$ |3 B0 M% j) v, p; g5 s
104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)% ]3 ]' {8 H/ ~' j( |
111. Goucher College (MD): ~% y9 p: Z& C
111. Lyon College (AR)
: W% F$ _% @+ ~( g! I111. Ohio Wesleyan University
- d/ F! d: f. Y+ X' u4 Y1 x7 I111. Westmont College (CA)
+ Y- x& |4 ?$ U115. Calvin College (MI)5 Q0 t) Z0 s0 E* k$ c& q
115. Stonehill College (MA)
. {7 M$ \# a1 Y- h. H115. Susquehanna University (PA) K2 `3 `9 H9 [- v
118. Berry College (GA)" i; B, ?3 d! _$ _3 p7 o
118. Linfield College (OR)+ l! F. X# l* L y2 ^
118. Randolph College (VA)
6 w) }; c# L3 V; |8 n+ h0 ]) ?118. Siena College (NY)
* t. j. H; c. `# P# r$ r122. Central College (IA)
7 u* W, R$ v6 \ J: [ @122. St. John’s College (NM)
/ X+ D5 p- t0 Z- U, s122. Westminster College (PA)
$ ]3 \4 L9 Z& N9 b6 P! ITHIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)
" c# y5 a4 ~! Y" Z! g, R2 t" {Albright College (PA)
5 \5 S/ ?, ]' \' TAlma College (MI)
0 O) u% h% C, S( R* t* |American Jewish University (CA)
h2 k+ A7 C# y# @$ @1 PAsbury College (KY)8 L% `% n" c- S& E" u5 z+ z" g
Baker University (KS)' g( X7 Z( G- A: J5 T/ I8 i
Bethany College (WV)
7 \3 z$ v6 ^7 O! q \Bridgewater College (VA)& i$ r4 D( v( p1 a. D* [
Carroll College (MT)* `( r- I6 c' a' p
Carson-Newman College (TN)
$ ^$ A9 Q3 r6 C: W2 f4 HCedar Crest College (PA)
& {! K$ F& w( |. J) SCentenary College of Louisiana& _! p* J9 p. W& d
Clarke College (IA)
1 @8 u( j, K1 Y! V) O! q) {0 OCollege of Idaho (ID)# B1 v3 y! ^2 Z* }% G
College of the Atlantic (ME); o5 B1 ?' N. X9 C
Concordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)" ?0 \% b+ n& `+ Z( Q; {
Dillard University (LA)' ~0 X$ ?! T. V2 d9 W+ A( ?4 C' z% \
Doane College (NE)6 _) X( v. C" a( _, _
Eastern Mennonite Univ. (VA)
' ]2 D/ g; ]4 eEckerd College (FL)
6 R4 o5 s. }2 b' q h" x2 T; qEmory and Henry College (VA)
. y4 o5 j S: k5 cFisk University (TN)
( [- o; h5 v9 R( N( j$ T2 GGeorgetown College (KY), n9 F* e! K+ z0 S5 F$ B, w' ~# d
Gordon College (MA)' h! x7 o. Z6 j1 [
Goshen College (IN)
6 n, T# {# F( L1 eGrove City College (PA)
+ u& u, T' E3 e0 B# LGuilford College (NC)
) x1 A+ q& ?4 f/ D/ JHartwick College (NY)
, c5 l* Z b( n3 x/ n0 EHastings College (NE)
9 a% |( Q, C- q2 G3 \+ ?Hiram College (OH)/ f: I( j" }5 B! {, S8 r
Houghton College (NY)( {6 V+ Z! E o/ z
Illinois College
( i& h6 y1 V. z9 |& {: H+ w4 cLycoming College (PA)' O8 m4 P! t9 u
Maryville College (TN)
1 |: g G8 `8 x" F" Y# [9 EMcDaniel College‡ (MD)
; W5 A" `4 F/ \+ f% w% oMeredith College (NC)
; d) y3 y6 Z1 r9 f! pMerrimack College (MA)
$ l5 R) ~7 @1 d+ r% h+ eMillikin University (IL)0 q4 h0 s, {2 y+ s" t9 Y
Monmouth College (IL)) B, \- b- v8 l( _9 h/ V
Moravian College (PA)5 x/ t1 s. r8 o' b3 V* y ?
Morehouse College (GA)
8 _' d/ n9 K7 M6 K7 IMount Union College (OH)
' _" O* ^# M" X1 t' _0 SNebraska Wesleyan University; ~) \' t8 e6 h3 I y6 P
Oglethorpe University (GA)" F7 b& h! f) j9 K. z3 g' O! S. U
Principia College1(IL)$ [' l/ \8 A$ |4 `" s2 |' r
Randolph-Macon College (VA)2 x4 ]# P2 Q3 K' j2 a9 i
Ripon College (WI)
1 X! _6 ~6 [# Z) K9 B. T- ZRoanoke College (VA)
; m) V9 k, I% V/ c. d7 M" R, rRussell Sage College (NY)# ]# ? h ~2 R; F1 V( i' k
Salem College (NC)2 b% T4 f$ g* R! W: n
Simpson College (IA)2 F" s4 a+ f4 T4 W6 @
St. Anselm College (NH)
2 b) ]: N) u8 m! `2 a* a, `St. John’s College1(MD)' ^& Q% c* c+ p: V1 x% q& ^
St. Norbert College (WI). s% D+ l# k4 x: z8 Y) ~
St. Vincent College (PA)
4 _8 k" z9 l6 W! R$ _University of Minnesota—Morris*
' J( c3 ?; M' GU. of North Carolina—Asheville*) A( S3 h( ] U9 X* [0 M
Warren Wilson College (NC)2 j2 F' v+ G1 Y6 Z
Wartburg College (IA)3 H) R2 k) @) O2 A2 A1 @
Wells College (NY)$ U4 D' `; r6 f2 F8 R1 v: c
Wesleyan College (GA)' O( v+ z. q n ~+ s% n, [
Westminster College (MO)9 z/ p9 n! i: U! H: s3 Y
Whittier College (CA)# p9 K9 i" x* t- V
William Jewell College (MO)
7 D* M H& Y- {* @Wisconsin Lutheran College
& M8 U$ h/ N" o, mWittenberg University (OH)7 O3 A. L9 L. l2 Z) i( d$ W( Q
FOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically)
2 I3 K5 X0 g a" b6 NAlbertus Magnus College (CT)) F) Y% ~6 L* X) I1 }, U
Atlantic Union College (MA)
+ x6 t( |8 a0 wBennett College (NC): ?1 X2 w. r; i9 d3 i. R6 z! `) |
Bethel College (KS)4 L' w; q* t7 n& c: y
Bloomfield College (NJ)$ H T' A* W8 M+ }% c8 t
Brevard College (NC)0 {8 l7 G$ x2 e, n
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii1
+ [7 ^; A7 j& {8 i4 }California State U.—Monterey Bay*% L7 h [9 h3 [6 x+ i% s
Christopher Newport Univ. (VA)*
: P' H+ a7 `3 g* D$ }6 Y6 QCoastal Carolina University (SC)*
4 V! o( X: I U$ A9 Y. W+ eColorado State Univ.—Pueblo*
~+ C- E; U$ [( y6 L; k0 V: UConcordia College (NY)0 l8 O0 {$ e; B9 J4 Y* M1 I
Evangel University (MO) g. p$ X4 X4 Y3 r6 q8 e
Ferrum College (VA)
/ O9 i8 y* C0 f8 YFort Lewis College (CO)*
` N$ ^8 g9 b) b y3 y1 _Franklin Pierce University1 (NH)% I1 z! s. K @2 a9 }- N
Green Mountain College (VT)/ S$ @3 d! K: H! W( O: [) T4 \
Greensboro College (NC)1 n* f9 }7 i4 i4 W* f! E7 n* y
Huntingdon College (AL)
) |! Z# S( B: \0 G# NHuston-Tillotson University1 (TX)# S5 z# ^: K; N
Jarvis Christian College (TX)
1 c& x& d8 N% F6 NJohnson C. Smith University (NC)# b- h% `) V7 C, t. f- O
Judson College1(AL), W4 v; W1 f3 d
Kentucky Wesleyan College1
+ c9 U2 e8 m" r" \- w! lLambuth University (TN)6 g9 A9 n; p& A, Y% ~! P
Lane College1(TN)
& d/ ^/ j0 ~- kLindsey Wilson College (KY)! ]. e; H2 d- h
Marlboro College1(VT)8 w( k6 Q |( U( |, d0 h
Marymount Manhattan Col. (NY)& d4 Z8 ~! D2 E# Y9 K) m0 j% w, Z
Mass. Col. of Liberal Arts*
. y8 B# h9 E8 Y; a/ |McPherson College (KS)
+ F/ l/ H8 V1 r+ w! HMesa State College (CO) *
( c1 l+ E9 G4 ?) a' V' tMetropolitan State Col. of Denver*
* _' |. W' P, N; T& L/ h. l) RNorth Greenville University (SC)
# E$ N7 c- F! _4 \) ~. ^Northland College (WI)
I/ ] ^4 j: A9 D, YOlivet College (MI)
+ a" M- {; `- gPaine College (GA)
% m3 f1 r7 u! Y. YPeace College (NC)
: E0 Y9 R1 f% s/ f5 K& a# v; P# z% ]Pine Manor College (MA)
I% H6 J3 p3 N2 k% S/ _# L1 I; Q* ^Sierra Nevada College (NV)4 l/ e# V# T( X+ l+ {
Simpson University1(CA), I- O! s' q/ \ c- {
St. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC)
* R# U! p6 E" ]$ O+ ]5 oStephens College (MO)
- H6 c% B6 P8 ?Sterling College (KS)
* N G$ \6 R- A4 [: fSUNY College—Old Westbury*
8 \% x: j1 |# _7 l2 p8 P0 ASUNY—Purchase College*; K, I: B& U: [+ L- N1 J3 K
Talladega College (AL); ^; ^% S' X0 Q+ |" A
Texas Lutheran University
% T6 M0 Q. E& C* S; n0 u+ [Thiel College (PA)% u6 [7 e& E5 M2 _8 Q7 l( H1 s4 Y
Tougaloo College1(MS)
& _+ }. \+ @. x3 \& O QUniversity of Hawaii—Hilo*, h" X+ x' c. U
University of Maine—Machias*
& U) {: n9 X. F$ P# cUniversity of Virginia—Wise*4 p$ [! r3 O" M2 n* Y+ n; l
Univ. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*+ S h7 @7 F9 |% u3 c
Univ. of Wisconsin—Parkside*
( L1 {: B: F; E: wVirginia Wesleyan College
' w5 i c, m- J1 sWest Virginia State University*
5 D6 v% F0 [) Z( y4 U1 K% NWest Virginia Wesleyan College
! C0 ^7 u/ Q* S7 @Wingate University (NC) |
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