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Best Liberal Arts Colleges# b" v/ F: i& i+ H$ V
Rank School (State) (*Public)
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1. Amherst College (MA)
; s$ l0 K7 N! m) e+ W0 ^1. Williams College (MA)8 ]/ ]9 i6 u. Q$ P
3. Swarthmore College (PA)
: a. |: \, a/ c, n0 s4. Wellesley College (MA)
5 F7 v, { ^# i% N5. Middlebury College (VT)
" E% M. t3 J/ g* c% x6. Bowdoin College (ME) f7 o. G3 o4 K1 F- |5 d
6. Pomona College (CA)
" `6 [" c8 a# V# ]* y6 J$ @8. Carleton College (MN)
) T; V4 x [8 H; a3 E' s9. Davidson College (NC). s6 k ?8 E% l* r# T
10. Haverford College (PA); Y1 s* @3 }5 k Y2 b
11. Claremont McKenna College (CA)1 m& o; t. _3 N! h& C
11. Vassar College (NY)0 }* L2 L. M( O. c! ^: [8 B* x
13. Wesleyan University (CT): E; f5 }' l; @2 N& [
14. Grinnell College (IA), o( t0 l7 v3 z- C) g
14. Harvey Mudd College (CA) E& z: q; f# T) Y
14. United States Military Academy (NY)*
, o: Y( b( x6 t$ G' g17. Washington and Lee University (VA)& B% |, p3 G" j( c# ~) h
18. Colgate University (NY)+ i( R; g! N* o9 w( T0 @! |9 w7 ^7 j5 W
18. Smith College (MA)
6 U4 B+ C7 G% t5 x/ z20. Hamilton College (NY)
8 N: ]7 R; k. ?9 l20. Oberlin College (OH)7 J& B5 i: U3 c* q2 e1 P9 i0 w
22. United States Naval Academy (MD)*6 N( Y+ J& P( J. i! ]
23. Bryn Mawr College (PA)
A5 L# A/ i4 L) k3 o23. Colby College (ME); o9 w4 S& w2 Y0 L
25. Bates College (ME)
* u- X/ \- p" Q5 _25. Macalester College (MN)
5 Y& F a3 h& p+ A5 e) k27. Barnard College (NY)% m7 {+ `0 U$ z7 g& ~
27. Mount Holyoke College (MA)
, W+ [& P7 p# V2 [27. Scripps College (CA)
" ~ T& u4 G5 n# ^ B: V3 _2 N30. Bucknell University (PA)1 n" o9 \& Z+ Q$ X' Q" q/ i
30. Colorado College
1 C. n4 U! n; _* U ~32. Kenyon College (OH)
3 M8 @& s( ~' X& M) \$ A33. Trinity College (CT)4 O7 z: L# `; x
33. University of Richmond (VA)0 k9 C+ X3 }7 j6 I# e0 s
35. College of the Holy Cross (MA)% Y( [0 }/ L" ?
35. Lafayette College (PA)2 p) t7 J1 E5 q4 r3 U# [# A
37. Bard College (NY)
+ ` V+ Y* n/ j/ g9 E5 W2 J0 a, p' N37. Furman University (SC)& J) G8 N! S' I7 L0 q: s
37. Occidental College (CA)( k7 N7 O" u8 p9 \$ R
37. Whitman College (WA)
+ U9 |+ f" f7 }: j1 V0 e41. Sewanee—University of the South (TN)
9 Q3 e$ G ^7 `/ V7 L42. Connecticut College8 d* P; w- p* h
42. Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
2 @1 S6 t5 B8 B: `* k8 M" M42. Union College (NY)# H# f; G7 i \, k
45. Centre College (KY)
6 W9 G; A& S# b$ H) S9 q# B( r6 Z) N" d45. Dickinson College (PA)
1 J3 y& \! I# M0 b8 p47. Skidmore College (NY)' X" C1 J. h5 \& ~6 U+ u) u; |
47. St. Olaf College (MN)
2 r8 w% P* N: v- n9 W8 f49. DePauw University (IN)
5 d+ v1 a; @, ]49. Gettysburg College (PA)
6 m; w Q4 t3 O: N49. Pitzer College (CA)
5 U v5 n5 N4 @8 k* P$ a49. Rhodes College (TN)/ O* t0 E" B8 V5 K2 q% U( C
53. Denison University (OH)% L6 ` L" s' b) }& `
54. Reed College (OR)6 N9 B T5 @) z3 W' X# m) W( n
54. Wabash College (IN)
# `( }. Y5 D F! L56. Lawrence University (WI)
# }$ g- y! T$ E# d3 \% t8 d d56. Wheaton College (IL)
/ D7 a9 Z. J- _. C. {; J! D58. St. Lawrence University (NY)% ]4 b9 ^" c8 k E5 A0 ~4 p) z* v: c
58. Wheaton College (MA)& _$ Y% q7 m5 X/ \4 Z
60. Agnes Scott College (GA)
! h- ~8 J, M5 P! g* b; p; i' C- ]60. Beloit College (WI)
0 c. a( y' \ w+ E/ {60. Illinois Wesleyan University8 O% @& x6 E; C/ u# Z! c3 [ U
60. Kalamazoo College (MI)
/ k! o" E5 y+ h# W60. Thomas Aquinas College (CA)! a2 L% R: k5 C& A @4 f7 E0 m, |
60. Willamette University (OR)( U8 ]5 g- [* e' J
60. Wofford College (SC) D; C3 D. {1 U1 }; E% f/ y
67. Earlham College (IN)
& m; M6 j% k$ ]% \0 J* f8 x68. Berea College (KY)
! ]2 P' l, [+ N. ?68. Hobart & Wm. Smith Col. (NY)% K3 Y( n* Y: Z
68. Southwestern University (TX); E) A7 {& ^3 I
71. Austin College (TX), T9 B7 g6 _9 u& y% Z* ]
71. Drew University (NJ)
; Q0 q% B. V: H" a71. Lewis and Clark College (OR)" ^9 I4 m' U+ ~4 m) V- K6 b" L! c9 ^
71. Muhlenberg College (PA)
4 L8 V4 c6 P% {* y7 W: V j* P71. St. John’s University (MN)6 s, B u2 e& L) Q8 A1 H/ v7 g; y' y
71. Virginia Military Institute*
" `4 k$ @& O5 v* m8 f6 U& O1 C77. College of Wooster (OH)# ?) u7 @8 Y, |6 M7 R/ ?: v
77. Hendrix College (AR)
m ~7 g8 y0 b0 R- I" ]8 T77. Spelman College (GA)
( h8 s. d9 I, F# P, _% M! J77. Transylvania University (KY)
, r @3 N7 l2 t- K, \/ A81. Birmingham-Southern Col. (AL)4 _! G; ~1 i. n' |1 S1 v# I1 A
81. Univ.of Puget Sound (WA)
4 C! `3 c/ Q- O" f81. Ursinus College (PA)* e. T0 e3 E1 X# ^& c6 u+ q' L
84. College of St. Benedict (MN)% F6 `9 q; E3 `& t" \& n" ~
84. Millsaps College (MS)7 r. k% q* N( S. H( S2 P4 Q
84. St. Mary’s Col. of Maryland*
0 @! u! v8 C3 k* ]# L84. Sweet Briar College (VA), j$ ^0 A( K8 k9 C* q4 v
88. Augustana College (IL)6 p# L& L0 R! f# ?# ~
88. Cornell College (IA)
1 W8 G1 z% q2 v2 _% ` g88. Gustavus Adolphus Col. (MN)
) J8 X) j& J/ [; d1 q! Z- F88. Hope College (MI)& E3 w6 l2 ?9 S9 {8 G
88. Knox College (IL)2 K7 x8 ~; i" v7 z+ E
88. Luther College (IA)
" [5 K( ?) l& J: C8 E94. Allegheny College (PA)
% b# v1 ?' ?( [5 L; `% ? q) K94. Lake Forest College (IL)2 S& Q- |2 j+ w3 C" f, R
94. New College of Florida*0 @6 f) M/ ?3 ^0 D3 R$ z; `
94. Washington College (MD)6 i: ^7 g" _' B W
98. Coe College (IA)
. i* W, ~3 ]4 q9 N3 S/ z+ I- i* i98. Hampden-Sydney Col. (VA)
. P: X+ g5 K' ~, ?% ?% H98. Hanover College (IN); s* t2 }$ \! N) E% G* q' S. [
98. Hillsdale College (MI)+ n+ x& U7 |' F( h
98. Hollins University (VA)3 e; C' `, d3 K8 C3 [
98. Juniata College (PA)
6 T) \" `+ d* l( }# ]104. Albion College (MI)
+ d8 v( N- F) h: y104. Bennington College (VT)
: D4 x' k0 N2 z) P- H/ n) n104. Hampshire College (MA)
; i/ H$ {' ~2 o9 m; a104. Presbyterian College (SC)
, ^$ j" f6 p N/ e/ @3 `5 b104. St. Mary’s College (IN)8 Q. D8 W" X# `% P1 f, M
104. St. Michael’s College (VT)
6 @+ R* V. X) \4 ^104. Washington & Jefferson (PA)- ~) }% y/ l- z" s# E; M; q
111. Goucher College (MD)
. h. I0 X0 \) D0 K111. Lyon College (AR)
# e; @" @5 f' S" m111. Ohio Wesleyan University
; n w& Q( f) W5 Y0 E4 U! a111. Westmont College (CA)
! y3 _. a$ F: d/ J- f5 e115. Calvin College (MI)
( r& J! O0 E; W% ?; U115. Stonehill College (MA)
. ~/ {6 D5 T, I5 G9 i# A6 y6 p115. Susquehanna University (PA)3 Q9 V, i+ Q* e. \6 p( |) J. w% e
118. Berry College (GA)
- G, Z1 P |# B0 G/ w118. Linfield College (OR), G4 g" Y9 N$ C
118. Randolph College (VA): J) h' ~- [" E
118. Siena College (NY)
* P& G: {! b( d/ @. f122. Central College (IA)8 I$ M# z- O* t5 c& Q
122. St. John’s College (NM), E" O9 w* q$ b
122. Westminster College (PA)
3 O3 ?7 ?1 G3 HTHIRD TIER (Schools ranked 125 through a tie at 186 are listed here alphabetically)' O4 p$ t0 o6 v$ z R6 n( W0 y
Albright College (PA)
( y' }6 r2 m& w2 y2 H$ v6 E! hAlma College (MI)2 i. d$ Z9 R1 V& K) }5 w
American Jewish University (CA)/ m9 N, \7 O' c- }6 C7 U( u
Asbury College (KY)- `2 x( V- T% k0 `4 [! e
Baker University (KS)
* ^8 H) `+ ^. r& T4 TBethany College (WV)
' ^1 C; l6 Z# X3 c. V5 J( i; J: `Bridgewater College (VA)
; X) K+ G/ z$ G7 g6 L* v5 yCarroll College (MT)/ d" h; j9 F4 C/ a6 }
Carson-Newman College (TN)
; k) a" J% j8 h0 C' a" I2 FCedar Crest College (PA)
8 `# Y J1 m' I9 pCentenary College of Louisiana
% ?: d* ?3 i2 l! hClarke College (IA); I+ z0 c e2 T* ^; ?# J
College of Idaho (ID)* T, M+ n2 T+ s: u2 I
College of the Atlantic (ME)
3 o8 }2 n3 ~2 b8 f/ a t- @0 ?7 zConcordia Col.—Moorhead (MN)
2 A) q+ s( _0 ~7 `Dillard University (LA)' ^* v* \$ Y/ Y9 k
Doane College (NE)
3 U$ I' f c3 c! E- EEastern Mennonite Univ. (VA)* X1 i _: M5 h
Eckerd College (FL)
* ?+ n- L6 F4 d; e2 YEmory and Henry College (VA)
, q, t' C M' v! h4 \0 S7 PFisk University (TN)7 Z1 r! K/ d+ b& y
Georgetown College (KY)8 o) z+ f: H) P6 p' A; m" t
Gordon College (MA)
9 p# g0 ]3 X. S% wGoshen College (IN)/ c2 H8 X2 Y$ L, ~2 c
Grove City College (PA)
1 ^/ ^# q- X: [Guilford College (NC)
; s: L1 y" r) M' LHartwick College (NY)
( X" Z7 b- _& X+ O6 I; O0 lHastings College (NE)* U4 ~5 j* H% b3 T' @8 t
Hiram College (OH)8 N( v! b7 g$ y" G: }6 a
Houghton College (NY)
% J) g5 u+ L1 a. u) B3 @4 \# cIllinois College
' ~ y2 ~9 S, l) a& FLycoming College (PA)
' i0 v) n# C3 _: C1 ?4 PMaryville College (TN)
1 ^3 q! v4 o$ nMcDaniel College‡ (MD)
* q# h8 D" Q. l+ Z6 y. F2 ~Meredith College (NC)* |/ ^& C: k+ J: ?- C3 G4 K6 ^( |
Merrimack College (MA)6 w* v4 ?5 O) _' O* d9 ]
Millikin University (IL)$ p; y) Z) E, r8 E) f! k; g1 q
Monmouth College (IL)
7 N: [ K3 Y+ R9 z6 W9 I$ O$ IMoravian College (PA)
0 V& J: _8 }' M3 Y1 _$ A# {( CMorehouse College (GA) K r: H1 B6 i) k" E
Mount Union College (OH)
! s3 _- x( E7 R% S q1 eNebraska Wesleyan University. u8 z/ J( m- o( M4 D
Oglethorpe University (GA)' n' s: u* S8 |# F
Principia College1(IL)
& A) z6 t5 e; eRandolph-Macon College (VA)! t: x* }" O- {! N2 ^9 j2 r Y# D% @
Ripon College (WI)4 S% \6 s A+ L8 |# }
Roanoke College (VA)
6 S: v3 _5 M$ b, u; S2 RRussell Sage College (NY)
3 H: [# r, Z9 k# n. ]) ASalem College (NC)
+ N9 B1 X" }6 x1 p1 XSimpson College (IA)
4 X" {7 e$ S9 X4 Q, GSt. Anselm College (NH)
0 z' L, T9 A P6 ]; p3 N: qSt. John’s College1(MD)# h# e/ G. ?% K" u1 z7 t5 c! e% V1 H2 \- r
St. Norbert College (WI)
2 ?7 R" R/ S! P6 @ q5 ySt. Vincent College (PA)
! ?3 p& j2 f( x6 @6 JUniversity of Minnesota—Morris*
/ E4 g4 r7 k" s. G* cU. of North Carolina—Asheville*7 B5 L' V/ g5 u
Warren Wilson College (NC). V5 H2 q" s5 O: l+ J3 c! M; O
Wartburg College (IA)5 h( @" w4 D- ^1 H# K
Wells College (NY)0 y0 V: x) ~3 n" A3 P
Wesleyan College (GA)
3 G; Y8 Y; q. xWestminster College (MO); G' M! V4 z# c+ }
Whittier College (CA)
9 v; T) h' o2 a% B2 \William Jewell College (MO)
6 r* e* S8 O' Q' QWisconsin Lutheran College Z- v L( w; v. ?% _& K9 a ^
Wittenberg University (OH)2 I) l: ^* h) c, ]2 `6 W. ]
FOURTH TIER (Schools ranked 190 through 248 are listed here alphabetically) ^; i5 e$ |3 ~ S* S
Albertus Magnus College (CT)4 Q1 c& P" H/ d( |+ r$ w" k
Atlantic Union College (MA) u' u5 u3 _ ^& F" s
Bennett College (NC)/ o) ^, `9 U- A0 w( m) z. T+ K
Bethel College (KS)( A2 I! y [0 |, G) j# W% B8 n" k* Q
Bloomfield College (NJ)
& Y3 a5 N6 N; e6 g3 GBrevard College (NC)9 B; ?$ K9 C. M, X+ @( u& w
Brigham Young Univ.—Hawaii1
* g y' ]6 i4 q2 x$ \California State U.—Monterey Bay*; b. h4 P( e" x9 S& ~, w! T( p
Christopher Newport Univ. (VA)*
2 P' y# b1 R% K: RCoastal Carolina University (SC)*' D3 A8 j) C9 f1 U
Colorado State Univ.—Pueblo*& i/ [0 b4 u" z0 b _
Concordia College (NY)4 H: W6 o3 `) T: \
Evangel University (MO) H* L; M6 q, j8 }; _
Ferrum College (VA)3 A' ^) d5 x" r( j
Fort Lewis College (CO)* X. G9 M2 n2 T
Franklin Pierce University1 (NH)
; y! i8 b# y5 m7 a2 k% ~( m+ hGreen Mountain College (VT)4 U( }3 t0 C& P- X
Greensboro College (NC); g) p8 S1 V/ A7 N, d
Huntingdon College (AL)
7 V3 Z. W6 e6 S+ E' \: ]* uHuston-Tillotson University1 (TX)1 V* }$ ^) b5 y: c; G! u
Jarvis Christian College (TX)* P+ l5 q' h- i5 o! _& l( ^
Johnson C. Smith University (NC)
9 ^' `/ A. ~7 Q) ]8 BJudson College1(AL)
6 y. d" A+ K% [Kentucky Wesleyan College1
1 ^+ t$ w+ N5 A/ v( k) VLambuth University (TN)
) f; H$ ]$ g |* C+ W5 N+ S; @- p1 p6 fLane College1(TN)* ~3 s' U" J3 j& _+ I! V. x
Lindsey Wilson College (KY): ^0 C7 J! a5 {4 _9 m
Marlboro College1(VT)
2 A) K% H9 i( I9 o9 q) kMarymount Manhattan Col. (NY)4 l7 i; B2 F) u% \8 A
Mass. Col. of Liberal Arts*
# ^9 L& X& g2 h" e) LMcPherson College (KS)0 U9 J& a8 V4 t3 `/ D
Mesa State College (CO) *$ y+ p% Q+ D5 d/ |4 X# ]" L
Metropolitan State Col. of Denver* X- Z ?) V* R* s4 n7 v, f- w, d
North Greenville University (SC)
& n8 F& p; j" b0 Q% N. QNorthland College (WI)
- W- ]! {9 `7 ^5 u2 IOlivet College (MI)' B, \' P' F# ^. m# a
Paine College (GA)( k; C! W& j( z( E C6 F6 C
Peace College (NC)
5 M" _3 Q* P- u, iPine Manor College (MA)
- x: b( ?; i! M7 B& RSierra Nevada College (NV)
, v" x0 F* L. u5 m) \Simpson University1(CA)
1 {2 M+ z3 _+ J" k# p' W- n3 gSt. Andrews Presb. Col. (NC), c1 [/ n5 D" q( k2 r2 |1 h
Stephens College (MO)
5 D! Q% {9 v& ]4 |! r( fSterling College (KS)% f/ Z6 F' j+ h
SUNY College—Old Westbury*0 z5 z" Z, M- K' C7 [) K* T) y/ c
SUNY—Purchase College*# {% f v: ^& l( b" j
Talladega College (AL)
; F8 Y% j" ^& \Texas Lutheran University% ^3 W; a5 Z' ~+ o. S E
Thiel College (PA)
% k, b. L7 O# K" P3 H) |0 i v( fTougaloo College1(MS)- \ o! f! @, F- w3 ^1 Y$ r/ M$ }/ k
University of Hawaii—Hilo*
2 o' r) a7 a9 d: u% ]" xUniversity of Maine—Machias*
* `& ?$ `* p3 f! E+ hUniversity of Virginia—Wise*9 e. u& Y, y, ~/ R% C) y& E
Univ. of Wisconsin—Green Bay*$ {1 w6 _7 ]: C' s+ T# a3 y
Univ. of Wisconsin—Parkside*5 C, v; u6 K1 f
Virginia Wesleyan College
: [$ P: I$ d' m: E9 k! V7 U+ AWest Virginia State University*+ Y9 J' Z9 [6 H$ V; }3 Y
West Virginia Wesleyan College, I; l; J& b* s0 F1 @1 L( v
Wingate University (NC) |
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