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Best Liberal Arts Colleges
) l; q) L+ U4 m! S7 _. B& ~Rank School (State) (*Public)
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1. Amherst College (MA)7 @) ?& P" ^) X2 N. z# c. O
1. Williams College (MA); t$ r* _) |! [0 H) U- }
3. Swarthmore College (PA)' {7 F- [! l. u
4. Wellesley College (MA)
4 j) _/ v' ?/ |7 q- r4 H5 _5 U5. Middlebury College (VT)
8 t0 C: W, D" y2 Z; X/ z6. Bowdoin College (ME)) o5 ~" l2 V8 ?; A% n
6. Pomona College (CA)
' I4 |5 {) l. w8. Carleton College (MN)
) `& k- P: a4 M& J S9. Davidson College (NC)0 |8 J# w& J+ p9 w' S. C4 ~% [9 S( ~" k
10. Haverford College (PA)! E* h" J4 b1 `1 ~ ?( v$ q& w
11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)
. H4 B% X1 `/ q$ I11. Vassar College (NY)& K; x2 v7 c6 I4 Z, ~
13. Wesleyan University (CT)6 S! X0 r: z7 s; _3 {) C7 }4 u* O
14. Grinnell College (IA)
* _! f: p0 _' Q; }14. Harvey Mudd College (CA)9 u8 r" H$ e0 g4 Z7 s3 A
14. United States Military Academy (NY)*# f1 Y9 m) z8 C! U- a6 m
17. Washington and Lee University (VA)
& _6 b* c/ b- o, E6 D18. Colgate University (NY)
+ S+ O; s# P# M/ G& ?" n" ^18. Smith College (MA)
- U) U0 Q' _8 ^8 c) \# }# ]20. Hamilton College (NY)
4 p+ I- H+ e- ^+ n20. Oberlin College (OH)
( k R2 ]' g6 d. h9 P4 @22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*
+ U! e2 f. R% f" }23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)! ^- C& A; I8 f1 E) e
23. Colby College (ME)
6 E& d' G; p' M25. Bates College (ME)
1 J, ?9 O" B0 f; i8 i5 Y3 Y; ?25. Macalester College (MN)( c; j9 ~$ [- F7 C
27. Barnard College (NY)
: X) o. Y4 q3 L5 q4 Y. q27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
0 X+ `0 J6 J. I7 X' P27. Scripps College (CA)) r& p' Y/ d3 X4 X, \- U3 R; n
30. Bucknell University (PA)
; h, E s" @& I r" Z# S30. Colorado College
+ T- V7 x( f+ }' I+ o, T32. Kenyon College (OH)( Q! U/ I2 R5 m$ o9 j) B* W/ ^' F; g
33. Trinity College (CT)
9 y: y% M/ v4 b5 K, c- V33. University of Richmond (VA)( w3 f4 O$ z+ d o5 L& }2 R
35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)% i0 X. ?7 \. l4 u$ `# D. y# L
35. Lafayette College (PA)' U' a' \0 S) }
37. Bard College (NY). R. s' [) x6 }6 X! f
37. Furman University (SC)9 h" [ d0 r4 P2 s1 `0 a& G8 b
37. Occidental College (CA)3 D: E, N8 x- O
37. Whitman College (WA), |4 _; J1 o2 j% }, D* ^
41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN)
- B- O4 w+ m8 r8 p6 w42. Connecticut College
2 \! {& d# k; B" l( T42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
8 R. [% r3 G! C4 x! ?42. Union College (NY)0 }1 N" U! k$ A) ~2 e4 z) d t: I
45. Centre College (KY)
) R0 H. {- [2 T. f9 q8 H/ B45. Dickinson College (PA)( d; z' s5 {% m( [/ O
47. Skidmore College (NY)5 l: t% \2 t, m$ W) h4 h2 G" p
47. St. Olaf College (MN)9 x# ^7 T" a6 }! u, C1 \% H& Z* x4 ~
49. DePauw University (IN)
2 j9 C* K' {% f# J: Y49. Gettysburg College (PA)6 O$ ~) @ B& m& a7 e
49. Pitzer College (CA)( a$ X- g, H1 \4 h1 L+ L- s
49. Rhodes College (TN)6 w% X9 o* a5 N( K
53. Denison University (OH): T' y V) l: A4 d6 Q
54. Reed College (OR)
+ Y }2 T; A: i1 E& P54. Wabash College (IN)( E: }2 _8 S; }# V2 D6 z
56. Lawrence University (WI), D+ T. o5 L4 g( ~. l
56. Wheaton College (IL)) e% w/ H1 d' a! V0 l
58. St. Lawrence University (NY)6 D* o6 X6 f5 p. ~3 t; E
58. Wheaton College (MA)0 }; I: E5 S$ ?1 j+ L
60. Agnes Scott College (GA)
; ]0 a% g# z( B- K/ o4 E60. Beloit College (WI)* w& B" X) L5 z4 G8 \( j& M
60. Illinois Wesleyan University* V1 M4 ^* N6 ^) R
60. Kalamazoo College (MI)
( Z4 g0 f8 x1 R- E% p% Z$ \& }60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)
0 l- a- a1 `, w/ |3 _# C5 c60. Willamette University (OR)5 x# Q1 a/ \. t3 v7 B; w0 z$ V; i- b
60. Wofford College (SC)5 x; I& c1 ?2 X. L! G
67. Earlham College (IN)
" \4 K" ~. b, F6 o( W" m9 n: ~2 z" ^68. Berea College (KY)
$ ~7 V! J% g7 G. f. F* J3 J68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY)3 Y5 K2 D# m- q L$ C
68. Southwestern University (TX)
! R Q# g3 s0 J, L71. Austin College (TX)
% M8 Z* B6 `+ i3 ?3 k' x7 [' b71. Drew University (NJ)- E* q2 ~7 }& q, L/ K* i
71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)
, |# u; n. y* A# T- \% D71. Muhlenberg College (PA)( e. k* w# p% O8 w! w
71. St. John’s University (MN)/ h1 t9 R% o% F
71. Virginia Military Institute*
: A, a* x0 H) _$ h; R) f' b77. College of Wooster (OH): ^; J' w( q2 w
77. Hendrix College (AR)' ?& E- I, p* l: ^
77. Spelman College (GA)& p* n7 C+ g6 m5 h- P6 P2 \
77. Transylvania University (KY)" @, K) T) O& @5 v+ B% d, O
81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL). j% L# s) r+ q
81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)
" G8 z# t5 \4 W. o1 `! ^9 w81. Ursinus College (PA)" |6 }4 O3 q# S5 c
84. College of St. Benedict (MN)
6 L2 T' L9 \. T# @" w0 H84. Millsaps College (MS)
" p. H, }% t+ K84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*
1 y0 ~: y- [. S/ S84. Sweet Briar College (VA)
+ e+ s( T, S$ J8 D( z5 m88. Augustana College (IL)) N# {' T h4 n( ?5 ^( @/ I
88. Cornell College (IA)' U9 @* v4 _6 u& _5 t
88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)" J7 Y1 B0 z d" o$ E
88. Hope College (MI)
" N8 [" D% X: W88. Knox College (IL)
. r0 H1 Y- n7 l88. Luther College (IA)& Z: a# z6 x% E. F$ E
94. Allegheny College (PA)
, t# _$ S" a% z' | B94. Lake Forest College (IL)0 u3 ^3 s# R; v- ^6 y
94. New College of Florida*$ U- K- ~; Q/ [. ~" h
94. Washington College (MD)
% `) k) U1 w) o$ X k5 c. d98. Coe College (IA)
# P$ ?- O! R( ^, s: Z8 G- ]98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)) g* C* m( `& p/ F, H+ d+ t5 t
98. Hanover College (IN)
3 H9 ` n& g& l, x8 e2 v98. Hillsdale College (MI)
( x6 ]2 u4 l0 K) d- ]% ^98. Hollins University (VA)
: [+ f; Z$ f4 n5 `+ X7 y. [98. Juniata College (PA)
* J- @* L4 }( @104. Albion College (MI)9 \9 I. T# t+ O
104. Bennington College (VT)- K+ N$ o t1 k
104. Hampshire College (MA): A* I/ A: h2 z2 Z& N
104. Presbyterian College (SC)9 t& ~: q( R8 ~4 F
104. St. Mary’s College (IN)4 Y9 l0 M) g2 N/ j
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)
) F. [" ?# k# g; ~* J, _$ P104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)
- J* ]) h' ?! J2 k; g h* |& r111. Goucher College (MD)1 E1 p0 T- L1 V" ~+ D8 g2 c9 e. L. u
111. Lyon College (AR), [' v$ n/ i, ^* w/ m8 c# ~
111. Ohio Wesleyan University
+ {5 K# T5 y6 A111. Westmont College (CA)+ `% s) y/ R' Z8 d* R
115. Calvin College (MI)
1 h+ N& A }9 K115. Stonehill College (MA)
7 g' G2 p2 ?/ o% R8 q+ U- o8 e115. Susquehanna University (PA)
6 P8 y) p# l2 U$ S) K0 @- F% p118. Berry College (GA)- B. O$ _( @! H$ j( D" I
118. Linfield College (OR)5 z5 e ~- X w) T: `- m
118. Randolph College (VA)
: T9 n9 Q5 w$ b `( v118. Siena College (NY)
) V. j/ @0 X3 w% Z! |! {122. Central College (IA)6 e6 d B: W$ e* K& I/ ?9 D! l
122. St. John’s College (NM)8 b( R6 W! S9 O; G: w
122. Westminster College (PA)6 s/ x' u' T7 s# H9 j
THIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)# T1 t! a: X5 g
Albright College (PA)
" R3 |" }" ]" Q& Z- R# y1 mAlma College (MI)! C( h0 K; U2 U
American Jewish University (CA)8 D0 h" F. `0 m! W9 U0 ]
Asbury College (KY)9 Q. W U6 r$ D* A' G% Z
Baker University (KS)
$ q% @# q( Z3 A9 PBethany College (WV)
# g% @3 `4 n5 f" r/ WBridgewater College (VA)5 x" {2 P2 \, o0 _6 H4 G ?
Carroll College (MT)9 k* g" A/ S+ k! S7 ? q* ?
Carson-Newman College (TN)
1 [0 M3 R+ n* [% A# }" D" ~7 i/ F5 _, ~/ tCedar Crest College (PA)
4 h3 V. S4 _- t/ |5 RCentenary College of Louisiana( d9 s) f. F2 E! V. b; J2 }2 n! F
Clarke College (IA)
W& A( G1 G3 }& j: UCollege of Idaho (ID)
$ e* l, z+ L* H$ I% M+ FCollege of the Atlantic (ME)
6 e5 P: F/ ^' [) \Concordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)/ k) u3 R T( c- s
Dillard University (LA)
3 P8 s5 r% B3 ^% L1 [Doane College (NE)
; D; A: }7 J- @% x d7 I4 t, }/ oEastern Mennonite Univ. (VA)% [4 `8 Q0 i; L# Z/ m1 i, Z
Eckerd College (FL)
( l T0 E5 e; n9 `. b" G$ B! wEmory and Henry College (VA)
! O4 ^( j/ D; O. l; J ^: |Fisk University (TN)
6 W& J7 `0 ]" iGeorgetown College (KY)
, e& `9 ^! V% A/ `Gordon College (MA)' {/ g0 J8 N& K8 X! o
Goshen College (IN)0 r! ~& @3 {- p7 M1 \; I8 r( I
Grove City College (PA)
9 h, v0 C$ D/ V3 U3 R+ `Guilford College (NC); m3 k, m1 q& j6 c# e* y
Hartwick College (NY)! q) I0 Z0 S& R& H0 ~
Hastings College (NE)
$ x; Q. ~# l6 Z$ T# h; _Hiram College (OH)
2 a+ q- l4 G! V; ]7 e) n EHoughton College (NY)
& M& u* j) C! DIllinois College
/ E9 b: g: D+ V' RLycoming College (PA)& k; u& K; e6 R: e) A$ ^. ?
Maryville College (TN)8 E8 o7 K2 e0 @+ N+ E( p: C" T
McDaniel College‡ (MD)7 N( D3 {: L% Z! G2 }3 e- J; d! F% }
Meredith College (NC)7 @5 ^ u3 _; P! v r
Merrimack College (MA)
5 H" e& p) M# J) i" `Millikin University (IL)8 d: n, o6 ?/ J6 O
Monmouth College (IL)
, V3 F" F6 n/ H( r' u8 K( m& cMoravian College (PA) V5 n& Y+ q! u) M; z
Morehouse College (GA)
- \- A& ^0 c' L! o) n& U2 pMount Union College (OH)6 y( o- G* P# s" j/ q
Nebraska Wesleyan University- n4 F5 `0 s d5 w N
Oglethorpe University (GA)% ?) S K2 Y3 V V
Principia College1(IL)0 {& D7 M% \% X- M4 I& d8 Y
Randolph-Macon College (VA)
# p- f4 m( u, H! G4 g: |4 v& g( JRipon College (WI)
0 c/ S- m4 u- L b/ g# S; R( lRoanoke College (VA)
" I% z% n4 t9 U- g ZRussell Sage College (NY)
" L$ I& x4 n$ w& e) B' d) i2 CSalem College (NC)* O1 j9 B$ w* p1 n
Simpson College (IA)7 O9 \' L( }( w! x; V
St. Anselm College (NH)
3 U {& Y4 n1 p' L0 @6 a, wSt. John’s College1(MD)
; `/ ?# G. }* U# j4 M8 |St. Norbert College (WI)
6 _* J7 ]# ^4 J* U/ o$ RSt. Vincent College (PA)
! Z+ w$ b+ I1 X4 m% \5 jUniversity of Minnesota—Morris* I; ^9 C# U9 p$ T1 W! C
U. of North Carolina—Asheville*" ~$ E; }9 t- j1 t9 m
Warren Wilson College (NC)
1 [2 ?9 `# H' h+ D. TWartburg College (IA)
( L5 x3 o" T* F5 I6 ?( E$ FWells College (NY); t' i# ~6 v2 L# d. c# ~
Wesleyan College (GA)9 }! R: Y6 X [ N% L) {7 \
Westminster College (MO)
9 ~$ S3 p6 Y5 x* f; _6 s WWhittier College (CA)6 j( ^ Y% k- B1 c
William Jewell College (MO)
4 i7 e+ K/ V$ ]; K$ z1 c% C! NWisconsin Lutheran College. u2 K+ W3 L- C3 |
Wittenberg University (OH)
; g0 @+ m! M4 T. Y* B$ \FOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically) y7 n: |3 e+ Z7 ]
Albertus Magnus College (CT)! `, y1 e# a& [4 H! C
Atlantic Union College (MA)2 v7 P4 z+ y9 T) `8 T- |
Bennett College (NC)
' h$ a7 G, b' e8 l' \Bethel College (KS)
% \- e- K6 `" F, ^0 @Bloomfield College (NJ)7 w+ z+ Y Q' c
Brevard College (NC)- k6 o, ?% ?$ m8 w
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii1
: g( N5 ^; n2 c' DCalifornia State U.—Monterey Bay*
1 }, t. w( H6 G2 vChristopher Newport Univ. (VA)*
& V/ V e' a SCoastal Carolina University (SC)* F# h6 Z$ C3 Q$ i; u7 S# t2 d
Colorado State Univ.—Pueblo*
. n! w5 d! L: }3 m; ?! vConcordia College (NY)
+ h3 x7 C# y5 Y9 \" `& o6 f6 UEvangel University (MO)
7 R3 P" V/ G" ]/ mFerrum College (VA)- j+ t5 h' j: Y
Fort Lewis College (CO)*2 `, k2 r7 C& V" v( i
Franklin Pierce University1 (NH)
0 j: @) F# x6 _3 |8 U- GGreen Mountain College (VT)
" w2 W5 x/ B5 SGreensboro College (NC)
, w/ a+ @3 q7 U6 qHuntingdon College (AL)* m2 M( }: w9 O2 T; E; p* _2 H
Huston-Tillotson University1 (TX) M% O8 i7 g. Y0 o
Jarvis Christian College (TX)8 l; G) r% M, x, `8 j
Johnson C. Smith University (NC)" [$ t2 k& l% b1 \' i0 O
Judson College1(AL)
6 E. }4 l* |- @2 M# D# s JKentucky Wesleyan College1$ u% n0 D+ Y) E! A4 ~3 x- B
Lambuth University (TN)9 B* x- g+ s6 j* [& }* h7 {
Lane College1(TN)1 k7 o3 i, `5 e. e5 {
Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
3 Z2 U6 |8 J3 EMarlboro College1(VT)
4 ]6 t" c! J& L6 f% r+ |/ tMarymount Manhattan Col. (NY)6 Z$ Z2 ]3 p" U- X6 O+ G
Mass. Col. of Liberal Arts*
* h5 t8 Z5 r2 h2 ` cMcPherson College (KS)6 [8 e6 `- }* {8 Z# k5 @* j
Mesa State College (CO) *! A2 T k. V4 \* X8 @; s- d
Metropolitan State Col. of Denver*
5 M9 V- N3 c( W5 qNorth Greenville University (SC)
- c8 W9 F* v( v. N1 }0 lNorthland College (WI)/ ? b& x# P1 ~0 p% h
Olivet College (MI)
; [6 p, Y6 U3 N; _. Q3 JPaine College (GA)
& D6 e! ?: W2 D" sPeace College (NC)& [' J) `' T( u4 P0 L5 j6 j
Pine Manor College (MA)) K5 `, ^" Q0 U, e) P
Sierra Nevada College (NV)/ ?0 m7 n+ H: P2 s, T
Simpson University1(CA)$ i# z( {% n' S) a0 t! v0 K, a
St. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC)
2 M" I& v% e; x( F+ E: z; iStephens College (MO)
7 ]" i( ~% o3 A% U& {Sterling College (KS)" S: [* i% g, M
SUNY College—Old Westbury*
6 o1 [% n4 @- T- U' E. bSUNY—Purchase College*
3 I0 h/ Q! b7 Y' r* z9 e- P& Y) oTalladega College (AL)
. R. S8 v' j4 ]8 V- |8 }! BTexas Lutheran University2 D5 j# w% H) C; t* @1 e
Thiel College (PA)
6 T W( s% }8 i; O( F% X( j4 KTougaloo College1(MS)
8 Q) B$ g5 [: K3 A) D! U$ @9 gUniversity of Hawaii—Hilo*8 c0 X, b5 \9 l
University of Maine—Machias*" W( T- `5 S/ F5 d e+ u7 P
University of Virginia—Wise*
) L; E* ]( S9 s [; z* {Univ. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*' S+ ~6 e" ?8 k h: D3 |
Univ. of Wisconsin—Parkside*0 @ ^/ q' S+ [- K" \. W H
Virginia Wesleyan College
, T2 D# j. z: NWest Virginia State University*- ^: k1 ?! e3 [: f, f2 ~
West Virginia Wesleyan College
. E5 G0 c. H7 u# F: GWingate University (NC) |
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