2009 USNEWS Best Colleges (Liberal Arts Rankings)
TOPSCHOOL
1 Amherst College |Amherst, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640
2007 Total enrollment: 1,685
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.6 %
1 Williams College |Williamstown, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640
2007 Total enrollment: 2,046
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 18.4 %
3 Swarthmore College |Swarthmore, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,490
2007 Total enrollment: 1,491
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.7 %
4 Wellesley College |Wellesley, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,640
2007 Total enrollment: 2,380
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 35.7 %
5 Middlebury College |Middlebury, VT
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,210
2007 Total enrollment: 2,500
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 20.6 %
6 Bowdoin College |Brunswick, ME
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,190
2007 Total enrollment: 1,716
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 19.0 %
6 Pomona College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,625
2007 Total enrollment: 1,547
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.3 %
8 Carleton College |Northfield, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,046
2007 Total enrollment: 2,005
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.8 %
9 Davidson College |Davidson, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,479
2007 Total enrollment: 1,674
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.2 %
10 Haverford College |Haverford, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,525
2007 Total enrollment: 1,169
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.1 %
11 Claremont McKenna College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,160
2007 Total enrollment: 1,135
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.2 %
11 Vassar College |Poughkeepsie, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $40,210
2007 Total enrollment: 2,451
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.6 %
13 Wesleyan University |Middletown, CT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,634
2007 Total enrollment: 3,222
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 %
14 Grinnell College |Grinnell, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,098
2007 Total enrollment: 1,654
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 49.9 %
14 Harvey Mudd College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,635
2007 Total enrollment: 732
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.1 %
14 United States Military Academy |West Point, NY
2008-2009 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0
2007 Total enrollment: 4,487
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 15.0 %
17 Washington and Lee University |Lexington, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,412
2007 Total enrollment: 2,181
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 %
18 Colgate University |Hamilton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,545
2007 Total enrollment: 2,841
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.6 %
18 Smith College |Northampton, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,058
2007 Total enrollment: 3,065
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.9 %
20 Hamilton College |Clinton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,600
2007 Total enrollment: 1,842
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.7 %
20 Oberlin College |Oberlin, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,280
2007 Total enrollment: 2,774
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.3 %
22 United States Naval Academy |Annapolis, MD
2008-2009 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0
2007 Total enrollment: 4,441
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 11.8 %
23 Bryn Mawr College |Bryn Mawr, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,540
2007 Total enrollment: 1,790
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.5 %
23 Colby College |Waterville, ME
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $48,520
2007 Total enrollment: 1,867
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.8 %
25 Bates College |Lewiston, ME
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,350
2007 Total enrollment: 1,660
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.6 %
25 Macalester College |St. Paul, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,504
2007 Total enrollment: 1,920
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 40.6 %
27 Barnard College |New York, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,538
2007 Total enrollment: 2,346
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.8 %
27 Mount Holyoke College |South Hadley, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,646
2007 Total enrollment: 2,204
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 52.3 %
27 Scripps College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,950
2007 Total enrollment: 920
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 42.9 %
30 Bucknell University |Lewisburg, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,652
2007 Total enrollment: 3,677
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.9 %
30 Colorado College |Colorado Springs, CO
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,844
2007 Total enrollment: 2,075
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.9 %
32 Kenyon College |Gambier, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $40,240
2007 Total enrollment: 1,663
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.2 %
33 Trinity College |Hartford, CT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,354
2007 Total enrollment: 2,564
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 34.2 %
33 University of Richmond |Univ. of Richmond, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,850
2007 Total enrollment: 3,447
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 39.9 %
35 College of the Holy Cross |Worcester, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,242
2007 Total enrollment: 2,847
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 33.0 %
35 Lafayette College |Easton, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,090
2007 Total enrollment: 2,403
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 35.0 %
37 Bard College |Annandale on Hudson, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,374
2007 Total enrollment: 2,062
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.1 %
37 Furman University |Greenville, SC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,588
2007 Total enrollment: 2,951
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.7 %
37 Occidental College |Los Angeles, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,071
2007 Total enrollment: 1,877
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 44.1 %
37 Whitman College |Walla Walla, WA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,192
2007 Total enrollment: 1,489
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 48.3 %
41 Sewanee--University of the South |Sewanee, TN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,760
2007 Total enrollment: 1,561
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.6 %
42 Connecticut College |New London, CT
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,385
2007 Total enrollment: 1,869
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 34.5 %
42 Franklin and Marshall College |Lancaster, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,630
2007 Total enrollment: 2,104
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 37.3 %
42 Union College |Schenectady, NY
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $48,552
2007 Total enrollment: 2,177
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 43.3 %
45 Centre College |Danville, KY
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $37,000
2007 Total enrollment: 1,189
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 60.8 %
45 Dickinson College |Carlisle, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,234
2007 Total enrollment: 2,381
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 41.8 %
47 Skidmore College |Saratoga Springs, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,888
2007 Total enrollment: 2,863
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 36.6 %
47 St. Olaf College |Northfield, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,300
2007 Total enrollment: 3,040
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.4 %
49 DePauw University |Greencastle, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,825
2007 Total enrollment: 2,398
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 69.1 %
49 Gettysburg College |Gettysburg, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,720
2007 Total enrollment: 2,497
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 35.6 %
49 Pitzer College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,870
2007 Total enrollment: 999
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 26.2 %
49 Rhodes College |Memphis, TN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,652
2007 Total enrollment: 1,698
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 50.9 %
53 Denison University |Granville, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,300
2007 Total enrollment: 2,242
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 39.1 %
54 Reed College |Portland, or
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $34,530
2007 Total enrollment: 1,492
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 34.3 %
54 Wabash College |Crawfordsville, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,950
2007 Total enrollment: 917
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 47.2 %
56 Lawrence University |Appleton, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,264
2007 Total enrollment: 1,451
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.6 %
56 Wheaton College |Wheaton, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,500
2007 Total enrollment: 2,895
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.2 %
58 St. Lawrence University |Canton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,915
2007 Total enrollment: 2,319
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 43.7 %
58 Wheaton College |Norton, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,860
2007 Total enrollment: 1,657
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 36.8 %
60 Agnes Scott College |Decatur, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $29,060
2007 Total enrollment: 892
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.2 %
60 Beloit College |Beloit, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,540
2007 Total enrollment: 1,352
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 60.5 %
60 Illinois Wesleyan University |Bloomington, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,434
2007 Total enrollment: 2,094
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 57.2 %
60 Kalamazoo College |Kalamazoo, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,723
2007 Total enrollment: 1,340
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.6 %
60 Thomas Aquinas College |Santa Paula, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $21,400
2007 Total enrollment: 360
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 60.4 %
60 Willamette University |Salem, or
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,960
2007 Total enrollment: 2,720
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.1 %
60 Wofford College |Spartanburg, SC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $29,465
2007 Total enrollment: 1,327
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 53.4 %
67 Earlham College |Richmond, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,030
2007 Total enrollment: 1,360
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.9 %
68 Berea College |Berea, KY
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $776
2007 Total enrollment:
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.3 %
68 Hobart and William Smith Colleges |Geneva, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,860
2007 Total enrollment: 2,009
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.5 %
68 Southwestern University |Georgetown, TX
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,940
2007 Total enrollment: 1,294
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 67.4 %
71 Austin College |Sherman, TX
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,352
2007 Total enrollment: 1,339
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 70.9 %
71 Drew University |Madison, NJ
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,470
2007 Total enrollment: 2,630
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.0 %
71 Lewis and Clark College |Portland, or
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,726
2007 Total enrollment: 3,562
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 56.0 %
71 Muhlenberg College |Allentown, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,375
2007 Total enrollment: 2,457
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 37.2 %
71 St. John's University |Collegeville, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,628
2007 Total enrollment: 2,080
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.5 %
71 Virginia Military Institute |Lexington, VA
2008-2009 In-state: $10,556; Out-of-state: $27,454
2007 Total enrollment: 1,378
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.3 %
77 College of Wooster |Wooster, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,770
2007 Total enrollment: 1,777
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 74.3 %
77 Hendrix College |Conway, AR
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,080
2007 Total enrollment: 1,195
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 82.7 %
77 Spelman College |Atlanta, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,280
2007 Total enrollment: 2,343
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 33.0 %
77 Transylvania University |Lexington, KY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,810
2007 Total enrollment: 1,153
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 80.2 %
81 Birmingham-Southern College |Birmingham, AL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,586
2007 Total enrollment: 1,389
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.0 %
81 University of Puget Sound |Tacoma, WA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,140
2007 Total enrollment: 2,799
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.4 %
81 Ursinus College |Collegeville, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,910
2007 Total enrollment: 1,583
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 52.7 %
84 College of St. Benedict |St. Joseph, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,236
2007 Total enrollment: 2,087
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.2 %
84 Millsaps College |Jackson, MS
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,754
2007 Total enrollment: 1,151
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.2 %
84 St. Mary's College of Maryland |St. Mary's City, MD
2008-2009 In-state: $12,604; Out-of-state: $23,454
2007 Total enrollment: 2,002
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.8 %
84 Sweet Briar College |Sweet Briar, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,995
2007 Total enrollment: 815
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.4 %
88 Augustana College |Rock Island, IL
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $26,484
2007 Total enrollment: 2,537
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.3 %
88 Cornell College |Mount Vernon, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,850
2007 Total enrollment: 1,083
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.5 %
88 Gustavus Adolphus College |St. Peter, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,280
2007 Total enrollment: 2,628
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.4 %
88 Hope College |Holland, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,920
2007 Total enrollment: 3,226
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 82.8 %
88 Knox College |Galesburg, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,507
2007 Total enrollment: 1,371
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.1 %
88 Luther College |Decorah, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,070
2007 Total enrollment: 2,476
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 82.6 %
94 Allegheny College |Meadville, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,000
2007 Total enrollment: 2,193
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 57.1 %
94 Lake Forest College |Lake Forest, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,520
2007 Total enrollment: 1,456
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.1 %
94 New College of Florida |Sarasota, FL
2008-2009 In-state: $4,065; Out-of-state: $22,988
2007 Total enrollment: 767
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 57.0 %
94 Washington College |Chestertown, MD
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $34,005
2007 Total enrollment: 1,289
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.5 %
98 Coe College |Cedar Rapids, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,720
2007 Total enrollment: 1,316
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 64.0 %
98 Hampden-Sydney College |Hampden-Sydney, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $29,254
2007 Total enrollment: 1,122
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.9 %
98 Hanover College |Hanover, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,220
2007 Total enrollment: 929
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 65.8 %
98 Hillsdale College |Hillsdale, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,920
2007 Total enrollment: 1,326
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 64.0 %
98 Hollins University |Roanoke, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,055
2007 Total enrollment: 1,049
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 88.5 %
98 Juniata College |Huntingdon, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,280
2007 Total enrollment: 1,506
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 67.3 %
104 Albion College |Albion, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,880
2007 Total enrollment: 1,938
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.3 %
104 Bennington College |Bennington, VT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,270
2007 Total enrollment: 723
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.4 %
104 Hampshire College |Amherst, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,549
2007 Total enrollment: 1,431
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.3 %
104 Presbyterian College |Clinton, SC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,902
2007 Total enrollment: 1,180
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 70.9 %
104 St. Mary's College |Notre Dame, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,212
2007 Total enrollment: 1,604
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.3 %
104 St. Michael's College |Colchester, VT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,940
2007 Total enrollment: 2,449
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 69.2 %
104 Washington and Jefferson College |Washington, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,496
2007 Total enrollment: 1,531
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 34.3 %
111 Goucher College |Baltimore, MD
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,636
2007 Total enrollment: 2,362
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.3 %
111 Lyon College |Batesville, AR
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,234
2007 Total enrollment: 495
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.6 %
111 Ohio Wesleyan University |Delaware, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,700
2007 Total enrollment: 1,967
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 65.5 %
111 Westmont College |Santa Barbara, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,170
2007 Total enrollment: 1,337
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.2 %
115 Calvin College |Grand Rapids, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,165
2007 Total enrollment: 4,224
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 95.3 %
115 Stonehill College |Easton, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,150
2007 Total enrollment: 2,450
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.9 %
115 Susquehanna University |Selinsgrove, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,080
2007 Total enrollment: 2,039
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 86.0 %
118 Berry College |Mount Berry, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,370
2007 Total enrollment: 1,858
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 70.5 %
118 Linfield College |McMinnville, or
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,414
2007 Total enrollment: 1,693
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.8 %
118 Randolph College |Lynchburg, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,380
2007 Total enrollment: 656
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 83.3 %
118 Siena College |Loudonville, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,950
2007 Total enrollment: 3,217
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.2 %
122 Central College |Pella, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,944
2007 Total enrollment: 1,605
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.3 %
122 St. John's College |Santa Fe, NM
2007 Total enrollment: 538
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.8 %
122 Westminster College |New Wilmington, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,000
2007 Total enrollment: 1,470
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 70.8 %
Tier 3
AlbrightCollege|Reading, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,570
2007 Total enrollment: 2,233
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.4 %
AlmaCollege|Alma, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,850
2007 Total enrollment: 1,355
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.2 %
American Jewish University |Bel Air, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,552
2007 Total enrollment: 270
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 70.6 %
AsburyCollege|Wilmore, KY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,413
2007 Total enrollment: 1,391
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.2 %
Baker University |Baldwin City, KS
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,965
2007 Total enrollment: 3,959
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.8 %
BethanyCollege|Bethany, WV
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,640
2007 Total enrollment: 815
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 85.0 %
BridgewaterCollege|Bridgewater, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,090
2007 Total enrollment: 1,541
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 83.9 %
CarrollCollege|Helena, MT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $21,154
2007 Total enrollment: 1,382
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 74.9 %
Carson-Newman College |Jefferson City, TN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,800
2007 Total enrollment: 1,949
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.3 %
CedarCrest College|Allentown, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,668
2007 Total enrollment: 1,901
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.7 %
Centenary College of Louisiana |Shreveport, LA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,080
2007 Total enrollment: 938
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 90.3 %
ClarkeCollege|Dubuque, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,378
2007 Total enrollment: 1,230
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.4 %
Collegeof Idaho|Caldwell, ID
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,050
2007 Total enrollment: 840
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.0 %
College of the Atlantic |Bar Harbor, ME
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,470
2007 Total enrollment: 349
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.0 %
ConcordiaCollege--Moorhead |Moorhead, MN
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $22,350
2007 Total enrollment: 2,811
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 85.5 %
DillardUniversity |New Orleans, LA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $13,580
2007 Total enrollment: 956
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 45.9 %
DoaneCollege|Crete, NE
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,150
2007 Total enrollment: 921
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.3 %
EasternMennonite University|Harrisonburg, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,280
2007 Total enrollment: 1,234
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.0 %
EckerdCollege |St. Petersburg, FL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,590
2007 Total enrollment: 1,835
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.9 %
Emory and Henry College |Emory, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,860
2007 Total enrollment: 1,026
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 72.0 %
FiskUniversity|Nashville, TN
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $15,620
2007 Total enrollment: 814
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.1 %
GeorgetownCollege|Georgetown, KY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,150
2007 Total enrollment: 1,903
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 84.4 %
GordonCollege|Wenham, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,294
2007 Total enrollment: 1,645
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.3 %
GoshenCollege|Goshen, IN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,300
2007 Total enrollment: 971
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.1 %
Grove City College |Grove City, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $12,074
2007 Total enrollment: 2,504
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.2 %
GuilfordCollege|Greensboro, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,030
2007 Total enrollment: 2,688
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 57.8 %
HartwickCollege|Oneonta, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,260
2007 Total enrollment: 1,537
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 84.0 %
HastingsCollege|Hastings, NE
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,782
2007 Total enrollment: 1,138
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.3 %
HiramCollege|Hiram, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,160
2007 Total enrollment: 1,271
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.1 %
HoughtonCollege|Houghton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,990
2007 Total enrollment: 1,382
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 91.5 %
IllinoisCollege|Jacksonville, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,300
2007 Total enrollment: 1,014
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 91.4 %
LycomingCollege|Williamsport, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,764
2007 Total enrollment: 1,431
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.0 %
MaryvilleCollege|Maryville, TN
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $25,350
2007 Total enrollment: 1,176
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 76.0 %
McDanielCollege|Westminster, MD
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,780
2007 Total enrollment: 3,642
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.2 %
MeredithCollege|Raleigh, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,550
2007 Total enrollment: 2,202
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 87.6 %
MerrimackCollege |North Andover, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,888
2007 Total enrollment: 2,107
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.1 %
MillikinUniversity|Decatur, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,195
2007 Total enrollment: 2,376
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 67.7 %
MonmouthCollege|Monmouth, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,000
2007 Total enrollment: 1,345
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.9 %
MoravianCollege|Bethlehem, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $30,062
2007 Total enrollment: 1,989
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 64.0 %
MorehouseCollege|Atlanta, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,358
2007 Total enrollment: 2,810
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 59.0 %
MountUnion College|Alliance, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,120
2007 Total enrollment: 2,138
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.9 %
NebraskaWesleyan University|Lincoln, NE
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $21,272
2007 Total enrollment: 2,107
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.7 %
OglethorpeUniversity|Atlanta, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,580
2007 Total enrollment: 1,020
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 48.2 %
PrincipiaCollege|Elsah, IL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,950
Randolph-MaconCollege|Ashland, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,355
2007 Total enrollment: 1,176
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.5 %
RiponCollege|Ripon, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,245
2007 Total enrollment: 1,000
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.6 %
RoanokeCollege|Salem, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $27,935
2007 Total enrollment: 2,006
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.2 %
RussellSage College|Troy, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,740
2007 Total enrollment: 684
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 76.2 %
SalemCollege|Winston-Salem, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,420
2007 Total enrollment: 992
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.9 %
SimpsonCollege|Indianola, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $24,771
2007 Total enrollment: 2,039
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 87.7 %
St. Anselm College |Manchester, NH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $29,205
2007 Total enrollment: 1,968
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 69.4 %
St. John'sCollege|Annapolis, MD
St.Norbert College|De Pere, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,926
2007 Total enrollment: 2,169
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 87.3 %
St. VincentCollege|Latrobe, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,290
2007 Total enrollment: 1,924
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 61.8 %
Universityof Minnesota--Morris |Morris, MN
2008-2009 In-state: $10,006; Out-of-state: $10,006
2007 Total enrollment: 1,686
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.8 %
Universityof North Carolina--Asheville |Asheville, NC
2008-2009 In-state: $4,255; Out-of-state: $15,585
2007 Total enrollment: 3,700
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.9 %
WarrenWilson College|Asheville, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,666
2007 Total enrollment: 953
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 80.6 %
WartburgCollege|Waverly, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,160
2007 Total enrollment: 1,810
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 83.5 %
WellsCollege|Aurora, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,080
2007 Total enrollment: 557
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 64.5 %
WesleyanCollege|Macon, GA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,000
2007 Total enrollment: 691
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 49.0 %
WestminsterCollege|Fulton, MO
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,250
2007 Total enrollment: 972
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.9 %
WhittierCollege|Whittier, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $32,270
2007 Total enrollment: 1,962
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.9 %
WilliamJewell College|Liberty, MO
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,300
2007 Total enrollment: 1,329
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 92.0 %
WisconsinLutheran College|Milwaukee, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,560
2007 Total enrollment: 706
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 82.5 %
WittenbergUniversity|Springfield, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,236
2007 Total enrollment: 2,078
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 72.6 %
Tier 4
AlbertusMagnus College|New Haven, CT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,724
2007 Total enrollment: 2,034
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 82.1 %
AtlanticUnion College |South Lancaster, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $16,570
2007 Total enrollment: 497
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 43.4 %
BennettCollege|Greensboro, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $14,648
2007 Total enrollment: 678
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 48.4 %
BethelCollege |North Newton, KS
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $18,900
2007 Total enrollment: 541
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.4 %
BloomfieldCollege|Bloomfield, NJ
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,580
2007 Total enrollment: 2,056
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 41.2 %
BrevardCollege|Brevard, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,050
2007 Total enrollment: 675
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.1 %
BrighamYoung University--Hawaii |Laie Oahu, HI
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $3,250
2007 Total enrollment:
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 18.9 %
CaliforniaState University--Monterey Bay |Seaside, CA
2008-2009 In-state: $3,015; Out-of-state: $13,085
2007 Total enrollment: 4,080
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.9 %
ChristopherNewport University|Newport News, VA
2008-2009 In-state: $7,550; Out-of-state: $14,880
2007 Total enrollment: 4,884
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 54.4 %
CoastalCarolina University|Conway, SC
2008-2009 In-state: $8,650; Out-of-state: $18,090
2007 Total enrollment: 7,872
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.4 %
ColoradoState University--Pueblo |Pueblo, CO
2008-2009 In-state: $4,667; Out-of-state: $14,788
2007 Total enrollment: 5,903
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 97.0 %
ConcordiaCollege|Bronxville, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,430
2007 Total enrollment: 748
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 66.7 %
EvangelUniversity|Springfield, MO
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $14,300
2007 Total enrollment: 1,657
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.9 %
Ferrum College |Ferrum, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,545
2007 Total enrollment: 1,240
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.2 %
FortLewis College|Durango, CO
2008-2009 In-state: $6,956; Out-of-state: $16,512
2007 Total enrollment: 3,935
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 72.2 %
FranklinPierce University|Rindge, NH
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $26,516
2007 Total enrollment:
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
GreenMountain College|Poultney, VT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $25,838
2007 Total enrollment: 826
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.0 %
GreensboroCollege|Greensboro, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,248
2007 Total enrollment: 1,188
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 62.1 %
HuntingdonCollege|Montgomery, AL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,020
2007 Total enrollment: 954
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 65.9 %
Huston-TillotsonUniversity|Austin, TX
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.2 %
JarvisChristian College|Hawkins, TX
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $8,208
2007 Total enrollment: 712
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 74.8 %
Johnson C. Smith University |Charlotte, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $15,754
2007 Total enrollment: 1,463
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 46.0 %
JudsonCollege|Marion, AL
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $10,920
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.9 %
KentuckyWesleyan College|Owensboro, KY
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $14,550
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.7 %
LambuthUniversity|Jackson, TN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,400
2007 Total enrollment: 751
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 49.3 %
LaneCollege|Jackson, TN
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $7,620
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 30.3 %
LindseyWilson College|Columbia, KY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $16,670
2007 Total enrollment: 1,893
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.1 %
MarlboroCollege|Marlboro, VT
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $30,680
MarymountManhattan College |New York, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $21,792
2007 Total enrollment: 1,895
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 73.9 %
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts |North Adams, MA
2008-2009 In-state: $6,565; Out-of-state: $15,510
2007 Total enrollment: 1,841
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.1 %
McPhersonCollege|McPherson, KS
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $17,200
2007 Total enrollment: 543
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 80.3 %
Mesa State College |Grand Junction, CO
2008-2009 In-state: $4,735; Out-of-state: $13,508
2007 Total enrollment: 6,199
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 81.3 %
Metropolitan State College of Denver |Denver, CO
2007-2008 In-state: $5,702; Out-of-state: $11,134
2007 Total enrollment: 21,453
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 77.3 %
NorthGreenville University|Tigerville, SC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $11,680
2007 Total enrollment: 2,094
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.1 %
NorthlandCollege|Ashland, WI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,101
2007 Total enrollment: 676
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.0 %
OlivetCollege|Olivet, MI
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,234
2007 Total enrollment: 1,049
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 53.1 %
PaineCollege|Augusta, GA
2007 Total enrollment: 917
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 36.8 %
PeaceCollege|Raleigh, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,993
2007 Total enrollment: 692
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.2 %
Pine Manor College |Chestnut Hill, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $18,957
2007 Total enrollment: 472
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 69.5 %
SUNYCollege--Old Westbury |Old Westbury, NY
2008-2009 In-state: $5,177; Out-of-state: $11,437
2007 Total enrollment: 3,565
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.0 %
SUNY--Purchase College |Purchase, NY
2008-2009 In-state: $5,997; Out-of-state: $12,257
2007 Total enrollment: 4,265
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.1 %
Sierra Nevada College |Incline Village, NV
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,068
2007 Total enrollment: 833
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 68.1 %
SimpsonUniversity|Redding, CA
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $18,600
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 55.3 %
St. AndrewsPresbyterian College|Laurinburg, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,375
2007 Total enrollment: 747
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 74.0 %
StephensCollege|Columbia, MO
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $23,000
2007 Total enrollment: 1,050
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.0 %
SterlingCollege|Sterling, KS
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $14,300
2007 Total enrollment: 619
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 58.0 %
TalladegaCollege|Talladega, AL
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $7,128
2007 Total enrollment: 350
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
TexasLutheran University|Seguin, TX
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $20,970
2007 Total enrollment: 1,375
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 63.0 %
ThielCollege|Greenville, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $21,406
2007 Total enrollment: 1,219
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 75.2 %
TougalooCollege|Tougaloo, MS
2007-2008 Tuition and Fees: $10,195
Universityof Hawaii--Hilo |Hilo, HI
2008-2009 In-state: $4,208; Out-of-state: $12,728
2007 Total enrollment: 3,573
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 56.2 %
University of Maine--Machias |Machias, ME
2008-2009 In-state: $6,190; Out-of-state: $16,210
2007 Total enrollment: 1,093
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 91.6 %
Universityof Virginia--Wise |Wise, VA
2008-2009 In-state: $6,439; Out-of-state: $18,213
2007 Total enrollment: 1,803
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 79.7 %
Universityof Wisconsin--Green Bay |Green Bay, WI
2008-2009 In-state: $6,308; Out-of-state: $13,881
2007 Total enrollment: 6,083
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 71.3 %
Universityof Wisconsin--Parkside |Kenosha, WI
2008-2009 In-state: $5,759; Out-of-state: $13,332
2007 Total enrollment: 5,013
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 92.8 %
VirginiaWesleyan College|Norfolk, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $26,438
2007 Total enrollment: 1,433
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 90.5 %
West VirginiaState University|Institute, WV
2007-2008 In-state: $4,136; Out-of-state: $9,718
2007 Total enrollment: 3,218
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 89.4 %
West VirginiaWesleyan College|Buckhannon, WV
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $22,880
2007 Total enrollment: 1,276
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 76.7 %
WingateUniversity|Wingate, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $19,350
2007 Total enrollment: 2,041
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 60.9 %