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Top 100 Liberal Arts College Rankings in 2011-2012

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2011 Best Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking in United States

Ranking	Liberal Colleges	City, State	Total enrollment	Fall 2010 acceptance rate	Average freshman retention rate	6-year graduation rate	Classes with under 20 students
1	Williams College	Williamstown, MA	$43,190	2,083	19%	97%	95%
2	Amherst College	Amherst, MA	$42,898	1,795	15%	98%	94%
3	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, PA	$41,150	1,524	16%	97%	93%
4	Pomona College	Claremont, CA	$39,883	1,560	15%	98%	94%
5	Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	$53,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	2,532	17%	96%	91%
6	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	$42,816	1,762	20%	97%	93%
6	Carleton College	Northfield, MN	$42,942	2,020	31%	97%	93%
6	Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	$40,660	2,411	34%	95%	90%
9	Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, CA	$42,240	1,278	17%	96%	93%
10	Haverford College	Haverford, PA	$42,208	1,177	26%	96%	92%
11	Davidson College	Davidson, NC	$38,866	1,742	29%	96%	91%
12	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, VA	$41,927	2,173	19%	94%	93%
12	Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT	$43,674	3,215	21%	96%	94%
14	United States Military Academy	West Point, NY	N/A	4,686	13%	92%	86%
14	United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	in-state: $0, out-of-state: $0	4,603	8%	97%	89%
14	Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, NY	$44,705	2,446	24%	96%	93%
17	Hamilton College	Clinton, NY	$42,640	1,861	29%	95%	88%
18	Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA	$42,410	773	25%	98%	87%
19	Grinnell College	Grinnell, IA	$39,810	1,655	43%	94%	87%
19	Smith College	Northampton, MA	$40,070	3,113	47%	91%	83%
21	Bates College	Lewiston, ME	$55,300 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	1,725	32%	94%	88%
21	Colby College	Waterville, ME	$53,800 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	1,825	34%	95%	90%
21	Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	$42,920	2,903	33%	94%	88%
24	Oberlin College	Oberlin, OH	$43,210	2,974	31%	94%	87%
25	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, PA	$40,824	1,755	48%	93%	87%
25	Macalester College	St. Paul, MN	$42,021	2,033	43%	94%	88%
27	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	$39,900	2,091	34%	95%	87%
27	University of Richmond	Univ. of Richmond, VA	$43,170	3,618	33%	92%	87%
29	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	$43,866	3,615	31%	94%	91%
29	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	$41,488	2,899	35%	95%	93%
29	Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley, MA	$41,456	2,345	52%	92%	82%
29	Scripps College	Claremont, CA	$41,950	965	39%	94%	82%
33	Barnard College	New York, NY	$42,184	2,456	28%	94%	87%
33	Kenyon College	Gambier, OH	$42,630	1,632	39%	93%	86%
33	Sewanee–University of the South	Sewanee, TN	$32,292	1,536	62%	88%	81%
33	United States Air Force Academy	USAF Academy, CO	N/A	4,619	13%	88%	81%
37	Connecticut College	New London, CT	$43,990	1,887	32%	90%	87%
37	Occidental College	Los Angeles, CA	$42,960	2,102	42%	93%	85%
37	Trinity College	Hartford, CT	$44,070	2,439	43%	91%	86%
40	Lafayette College	Easton, PA	$40,658	2,414	42%	95%	89%
40	Union College	Schenectady, NY	$54,273 (total tuition/fees/room/board)	2,197	42%	92%	83%
42	Centre College	Danville, KY	$34,000	1,242	74%	92%	86%
42	Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster, PA	$42,610	2,335	45%	93%	87%
42	Furman University	Greenville, SC	$39,560	2,996	70%	91%	84%
42	Pitzer College	Claremont, CA	$42,570	1,080	26%	92%	79%
42	Whitman College	Walla Walla, WA	$40,492	1,555	47%	93%	85%
47	Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	$43,060	2,414	48%	91%	83%
47	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA	$42,610	2,485	40%	91%	85%
49	Denison University	Granville, OH	$40,210	2,275	49%	90%	83%
49	Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, NY	$42,380	2,783	47%	94%	84%
51	Bard College	Annandale on Hudson, NY	$43,306	2,264	35%	87%	76%
51	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	$34,580	1,730	45%	89%	82%
53	DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	$36,970	2,390	57%	89%	85%
53	St. Lawrence University	Canton, NY	$42,735	2,423	39%	90%	83%
53	St. Olaf College	Northfield, MN	$38,150	3,156	57%	93%	85%
53	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	$32,450	872	56%	87%	77%
57	Reed College	Portland, OR	$42,800	N/A	41%	89%	77%
57	Wheaton College	Wheaton, IL	$28,960	3,026	66%	96%	88%
57	Willamette University	Salem, OR	$39,012	2,851	42%	88%	78%
60	Beloit College	Beloit, WI	$36,674	1,397	70%	89%	77%
60	Lawrence University	Appleton, WI	$38,481	1,566	66%	88%	73%
62	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	$23,254	2,177	39%	88%	73%
62	Wheaton College	Norton, MA	$41,084	1,635	62%	87%	75%
64	Austin College	Sherman, TX	$30,980	1,314	83%	83%	79%
64	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva, NY	$42,915	2,173	62%	87%	75%
64	Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo, CA	$27,226	441	32%	93%	88%
64	Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	$33,190	1,506	62%	90%	82%
68	Agnes Scott College	Decatur, GA	$32,195	917	46%	82%	68%
68	Earlham College	Richmond, IN	$38,284	1,322	74%	83%	72%
68	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	$35,920	1,369	75%	91%	80%
71	Berea College	Berea, KY	$910	1,613	17%	81%	64%
71	College of Wooster	Wooster, OH	$38,290	2,003	67%	87%	76%
71	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	$36,572	2,094	62%	92%	81%
71	Knox College	Galesburg, IL	$34,464	1,392	75%	89%	76%
71	Lewis & Clark College	Portland, OR	$38,500	3,584	68%	85%	76%
71	Southwestern University	Georgetown, TX	$33,440	1,372	67%	85%	73%
71	St. John’s University	Collegeville, MN	$33,606	2,036	80%	90%	75%
71	Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula, CA	$22,850	355	79%	86%	71%
71	Ursinus College	Collegeville, PA	$41,820	1,802	55%	89%	81%
71	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	in-state: $13,184, out-of-state: $32,164	1,569	56%	84%	70%
81	Gustavus Adolphus College	St. Peter, MN	$35,100	2,424	70%	91%	82%
81	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, PA	$39,915	2,515	49%	93%	86%
81	Transylvania University	Lexington, KY	$28,250	1,110	84%	85%	76%
81	University of Puget Sound	Tacoma, WA	$38,870	2,867	52%	86%	80%
85	Millsaps College	Jackson, MS	$29,482	1,060	77%	79%	68%
86	Allegheny College	Meadville, PA	$36,190	2,153	59%	87%	78%
86	Augustana College	Rock Island, IL	$33,363	2,532	66%	86%	77%
86	Hendrix College	Conway, AR	$34,230	1,467	83%	86%	60%
86	Luther College	Decorah, IA	$34,885	2,481	72%	87%	74%
90	College of St. Benedict	St. Joseph, MN	$34,308	2,082	81%	89%	80%
90	St. Mary’s College	Notre Dame, IN	$32,000	1,555	81%	84%	82%
90	St. Mary’s College of Maryland	St. Mary’s City, MD	in-state: $14,445, out-of-state: $26,522	2,017	65%	90%	77%
90	Westmont College	Santa Barbara, CA	$35,650	1,367	75%	87%	77%
94	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, IA	$32,920	1,191	39%	82%	66%
94	Drew University	Madison, NJ	$41,004	2,697	80%	82%	71%
94	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	$33,870	1,058	54%	78%	68%
94	Hope College	Holland, MI	$27,020	3,202	80%	88%	78%
94	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	in-state: $6,060, out-of-state: $29,089	801	53%	84%	68%
99	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, IL	$36,920	1,443	56%	81%	70%
99	St. Michael’s College	Colchester, VT	$36,240	2,456	82%	89%	77%
99	Sweet Briar College	Sweet Briar, VA	$31,095	760	84%	75%	59%

Top 100 Liberal Art University / College in 2010

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:20:47 +0000

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Top 100 Liberal Art University / College in 2010

Ranking	College / University	City, State	2009-2010 Tuition and Fees:
1	Williams College	Williamstown, MA	$39,490
2	Amherst College	Amherst, MA	$38,928
3	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, PA	$37,860
4	Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,780
4	Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	$38,062
6	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	$40,020
6	Pomona College	Claremont, CA	$37,017
8	Carleton College	Northfield, MN	$39,777
8	Davidson College	Davidson, NC	$35,124
10	Haverford College	Haverford, PA	$39,085
11	Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, CA	$38,510
11	Vassar College	Poughkeepsie, NY	$41,930
13	Wesleyan University	Middletown, CT	$40,092
14	Grinnell College	Grinnell, IA	$36,476
14	Harvey Mudd College	Claremont, CA	$38,467
14	United States Military Academy	West Point, NY	2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0
14	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, VA	$38,877
18	Smith College	Northampton, MA	$37,758
19	Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	$40,970
19	United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0
21	Hamilton College	Clinton, NY	$39,760
22	Colby College	Waterville, ME	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,320
22	Oberlin College	Oberlin, OH	$40,004
24	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	$37,278
25	Bates College	Lewiston, ME	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $51,300
25	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, PA	$38,034
25	Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley, MA	$39,126
25	Scripps College	Claremont, CA	$38,700
29	Macalester College	St. Paul, MN	$38,174
30	Barnard College	New York, NY	$38,650
30	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	$40,816
30	University of Richmond	Univ. of Richmond, VA	$40,010
33	Kenyon College	Gambier, OH	$40,980
33	Occidental College	Los Angeles, CA	$38,922
35	Lafayette College	Easton, PA	$37,815
36	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	$38,722
36	Sewanee-University of the South	Sewanee, TN	$34,172
36	Trinity College	Hartford, CT	$40,840
36	Whitman College	Walla Walla, WA	$36,940
40	Bard College	Annandale on Hudson, NY	$39,880
40	Furman University	Greenville, SC	$36,656
42	Connecticut College	New London, CT	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $49385
43	DePauw University	Greencastle, IN	$33,250
43	Flin and Marshall College	Lancaster, PA	$39,980
43	Union College	Schenectady, NY	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,439
46	Centre College	Danville, KY	2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $39,000
46	Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	$40,114
46	Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs, NY	$40,420
49	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA	$39,140
49	Pitzer College	Claremont, CA	$39,330
49	Reed College	Portland, OR	$39,700
49	St. Olaf College	Northfield, MN	$35,500
53	Denison University	Granville, OH	$36,560
54	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	$32,446
54	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	$29,750
56	St. Lawrence University	Canton, NY	$39,765
56	Wheaton College	Wheaton, IL	$26,520
58	Wheaton College	Norton, MA	$39,850
59	Agnes Scott College	Decatur, GA	$30,105
59	Lawrence University	Appleton, WI	$34,596
61	Southwestern University	Georgetown, TX	$30,220
62	Beloit College	Beloit, WI	$33,418
62	Earlham College	Richmond, IN	$35,164
62	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	$33,982
62	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	2009-2010 In-state: $11,190; Out-of-state: $28,738
62	Willamette University	Salem, OR	$35,610
62	Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	$30,280
68	Austin College	Sherman, TX	$27,850
68	College of Wooster	Wooster, OH	$34,951
68	Drew University	Madison, NJ	$38,017
68	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva, NY	$40,221
68	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	$32,643
68	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, PA	$36,990
68	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	$20,926
68	St. John’s University	Collegeville, MN	$29,526
68	Thomas Aquinas College	Santa Paula, CA	$22,400
77	Sweet Briar College	Sweet Briar, VA	$29,335
77	Ursinus College	Collegeville, PA	$38,670
79	Lewis & Clark College	Portland, OR	$35,233
80	College of St. Benedict	St. Joseph, MN	$29,526
80	Gustavus Adolphus College	St. Peter, MN	$31,810
80	Hendrix College	Conway, AR	$27,756
80	Knox College	Galesburg, IL	$31,911
80	University of Puget Sound	Tacoma, WA	$35,800
85	Allegheny College	Meadville, PA	$33,560
85	Cornell College	Mount Vernon, IA	$29,580
85	Juniata College	Huntingdon, PA	$31,550
85	Transylvania University	Lexington, KY	$25,280
89	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, MI	$19,920
89	Luther College	Decorah, IA	$32,290
89	Millsaps College	Jackson, MS	$26,240
92	Birmingham-Southern College	Birmingham, AL	$26,745
92	Hope College	Holland, MI	$25,660
92	St. Mary’s College of Maryland	St. Mary’s City, MD	2009-2010 In-state: $13,234; Out-of-state: $24,627
92	Washington and Jefferson College	Washington, PA	$32,895
92	Westmont College	Santa Barbara, CA	$33,190
97	Albion College	Albion, MI	$30,006
97	Augustana College	Rock Island, IL	$29,166
97	Coe College	Cedar Rapids, IA	$29,270
97	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	$30,567
97	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, IL	$34,206
97	Lyon College	Batesville, AR	$18,078
97	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	2009-2010 In-state: $4,805; Out-of-state: $26,407
97	St. Mary’s College	Notre Dame, IN	$29,616

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