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Friday, March 13, 2009

Best Colleges 2009

Liberal Arts Rankings

Among the liberal arts colleges are schools like Oberlin and Harvey Mudd, which emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study.
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1 Amherst College
  • Amherst, MA
  • Score 100
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640 2007 Total enrollment: 1,685 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.6 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
1 Williams College
  • Williamstown, MA
  • Score 100
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640 2007 Total enrollment: 2,046 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 18.4 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
3 Swarthmore College
  • Swarthmore, PA
  • Score 97
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,490 2007 Total enrollment: 1,491 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.7 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
4 Wellesley College
  • Wellesley, MA
  • Score 93
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,640 2007 Total enrollment: 2,380 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 35.7 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
5 Middlebury College
  • Middlebury, VT
  • Score 92
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,210 2007 Total enrollment: 2,500 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 20.6 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
6 Bowdoin College
  • Brunswick, ME
  • Score 91
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,190 2007 Total enrollment: 1,716 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 19.0 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
6 Pomona College
  • Claremont, CA
  • Score 91
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,625 2007 Total enrollment: 1,547 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.3 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
8 Carleton College
  • Northfield, MN
  • Score 90
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,046 2007 Total enrollment: 2,005 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.8 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
9 Davidson College
  • Davidson, NC
  • Score 89
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,479 2007 Total enrollment: 1,674 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.2 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
10 Haverford College
  • Haverford, PA
  • Score 88
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,525 2007 Total enrollment: 1,169 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.1 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
11 Claremont McKenna College
  • Claremont, CA
  • Score 87
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,160 2007 Total enrollment: 1,135 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.2 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
11 Vassar College
  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Score 87
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $40,210 2007 Total enrollment: 2,451 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.6 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
13 Wesleyan University
  • Middletown, CT
  • Score 85
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,634 2007 Total enrollment: 3,222 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
14 Grinnell College
  • Grinnell, IA
  • Score 84
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,098 2007 Total enrollment: 1,654 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 49.9 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
14 Harvey Mudd College
  • Claremont, CA
  • Score 84
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,635 2007 Total enrollment: 732 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.1 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
14 United States Military Academy
  • West Point, NY
  • Score 84
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0 2007 Total enrollment: 4,487 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 15.0 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
17 Washington and Lee University
  • Lexington, VA
  • Score 83
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,412 2007 Total enrollment: 2,181 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
18 Colgate University
  • Hamilton, NY
  • Score 82
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,545 2007 Total enrollment: 2,841 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.6 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
18 Smith College
  • Northampton, MA
  • Score 82
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,058 2007 Total enrollment: 3,065 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.9 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
20 Hamilton College
  • Clinton, NY
  • Score 81
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,600 2007 Total enrollment: 1,842 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.7 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
20 Oberlin College
  • Oberlin, OH
  • Score 81
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,280 2007 Total enrollment: 2,774 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.3 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
22 United States Naval Academy
  • Annapolis, MD
  • Score 80
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0 2007 Total enrollment: 4,441 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 11.8 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
23 Bryn Mawr College
  • Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Score 79
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,540 2007 Total enrollment: 1,790 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.5 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
23 Colby College
  • Waterville, ME
  • Score 79
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $48,520 2007 Total enrollment: 1,867 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.8 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
25 Bates College
  • Lewiston, ME
  • Score 78
  • Tier 1
Costs: 2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,350 2007 Total enrollment: 1,660 Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.6 % Purchase Premium Online Edition to access full data.
 

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