(2) Liberal Arts Colleges

This is a sortable database on the top liberal arts colleges in America. In contrast to national universities, liberal arts colleges emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half their degrees in the arts and sciences. The listed liberal arts colleges here are private colleges.The information contained in the database reflects the most recent information collected from various sources, including US News and World Report Rank America's Best Colleges (2012) and college websites.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

USN Rank = Overall Score in US News and World Report Rank America's Best Colleges (2012)

Select. Rank = Selectivity Rank in US News and World Report America's Best Colleges (2011) [The lower the #, the higher the selectivity in acceptance]

Location Type = Rural, Suburban, Urban

UG Pop. = Undergraduate Population

Adm Rate = Admissions Rate
ED/EA/SCEA = Early Decision/Early Action/Single-Choice Early Action

Applic. DL (Early) = ED/EA/SCEA Application Deadline

Applic. DL (Reg) = Regular Application Deadline

SAT Total = Average SAT score for admitted students

* = Indicates inclusion in Lauren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives (www.ctcl.org)
^ = Indicates that the school is a Women's College

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USN Rank	Name of College	Select. Rank	City	State	Location Type	Religious Aff	UG Pop.	Admission Rate	ED/EA/ SCEA	Applic. Deadline (Early)	Applic. Deadline (Reg)	SAT Average Score	Website
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	St. John's College		Annapolis	MD	Urban		00469					1310 (CR+M only)	St. John's College
	Marlboro College*		Marlboro	VT	Rural						2/15	1900	Marlboro College
51	DePauw Univ		Greencastle	IN	Rural		2248	66%	ED & DA	11/1	12/1	1785	DePauw Univ
47	Gettysburg College	26	Gettysburg	PA	Suburb		2451	40%	ED	11/15	2/1	1305 (CR+M only)	Gettysburg College
51	St. Olaf College*		Northfield	MN	Rural	Lutheran	3016	57%	ED	11/15	Rolling	1290 (CR+M only)	St. Olaf College
58	Wabash College*		Crawfordsville	IN	Urban		0911	49%	ED & EA	11/15; 12/15	Rolling	1713	Wabash College
55	Wheaton College*		Wheaton	IL	Suburb	Christian nondenom	2288	59%	EA	11/1	1/10	1315 (CR+M only)	Wheaton College
75	Earlham College*		Richmond	IN	Urban	Quaker	1168	76%	ED & EA	12/1; 1/1	2/15	1815	Earlham College
71	College of Wooster*		Wooster	OH	Suburb		1864	59%	ED	12/1	2/15	1795	College of Wooster
77	Ursinus College*		Collegeville	PA	Suburb		1656	57%	ED & EA	11/15; 12/1	2/15	1855	Ursinus College
81	Juniata College*		Huntingdon	PA	Rural		1447	72%	ED & EA	12/1; 1/1	2/15	1820	Juniata College
85	Allegheny College*		Meadville	PA	Urban	United Methodist	2082	66%	ED	11/15	2/15	1820	Allegheny College
12	Washington and Lee Univ	10	Lexington	VA	Rural		1749	19%	ED	11/15	1/15	2070	Washington and Lee Univ
19	Smith College	27	Northampton	MA	Urban		2588	47%	ED	11/15	1/15	1975	Smith College
21	Colby College	27	Waterville	ME	Urban		1847	34%	ED	11/15	1/1	2003	Colby College
41	Connecticut College	38	New London	CT	Urban		1803	37%	ED	11/15	1/1	1970	Connecticut College
47	Dickinson College	67	Carlisle	PA	Suburb		2414	49%	ED	11/15	2/1	1925	Dickinson College
51	Bard College	33	Annandale on Hudson	NY	Rural		1797	33%	EA	11/1	1/15	1330 (CR+M only)	Bard College
49	Denison Univ		Granville	OH	Suburb	N/A	2275	49%	ED	12/1	1/15		Denison Univ
42	Centre College		Danville	KY	Urban	Presbyterian	1242	74%	EA	12/1	1/15		Centre College
33	U.S. Air Force Academy		USAF Academy	CO	Suburb	N/A	4619	14%			12/31		Air Force Academy
42	Pitzer College	52	Claremont	CA	Suburb		0976	20%	ED	11/15	1/1	1261 (CR+M only)	Pitzer College
33	Sewanee-Univ of the South		Sewanee	TN	Rural	Episcopal	1455	62%	ED	11/15	2/1	1260 (CR+M only)	Sewanee
33	Barnard College		New York	NY	Urban	N/A	2456	28%	ED	11/15	1/1	1345 (CR+M only)	Barnard College
33	Kenyon College		Gambier	OH	Rural	N/A	1632	39%	ED	11/15	1/15	1340 (CR+M only)	Kenyon College
27	Univ of Richmond		Univ of Richmond	VA	Suburb	N/A	3048	33%	ED	11/15	1/15	1280 (CR+M only)	Univ of Richmond
14	West Point		West Point	NY	Suburb	N/A	4686	13%			2/28	1245 (CR+M only)	West Point
42	Furman Univ		Greenville	SC	Urban	N/A	2761	70%	ED	11/15	1/15	1265 (CR+M only)	Furman Univ
40	Lafayette College		Easton	PA	Urban	Presbyterian	2414	42%	ED	2/1	1/1	1275 (CR+M only)	Lafayette College
40	Union College		Schenectady	NY	Urban	N/A	2197	42%	ED	11/15	1/15	1280 (CR+M only)	Union College
37	Connecticut College		New London	CT	Urban	N/A	1880	32%	ED	11/15	1/1	1320 (CR+M only)	Connecticut College
01	Williams College	04	Williamstown	MA	Rural		1971	19%	ED	11/10	1/1	2134	Williams College
02	Amherst College	04	Amherst	MA	Rural		1697	15%	ED	11/15	1/1	2145	Amherst College
03	Swarthmore College	02	Swarthmore	PA	Suburb		1478	16%	ED	11/15	1/2	2150	Swarthmore College
06	Bowdoin College	09	Brunswick	ME	Suburb		1719	20%	ED	11/15	1/1	2110	Bowdoin College
04	Pomona College	01	Claremont	CA	Suburb		1523	15%	ED	11/15	1/2	2174	Pomona College
05	Middlebury College	08	Marlboro	VT	Rural		2430	17%	ED	11/1	1/1	2085	Middlebury College
06	Carleton College	12	Northfield	MN	Rural		1983	31%	ED	11/15	1/15	2175	Carleton College
06	Wellesley College	14	Wellesley	MA	Suburb		2190	34%	ED	11/1	1/15	2075	Wellesley College
09	Claremont McKenna College	04	Claremont	CA	Suburb		1209	17%	ED	11/15	1/2	1395 (CR+M only)	Claremont McKenna College
10	Haverford College	02	Haverford	PA	Suburb		1169	26%	ED	11/15	1/15	2100	Haverford College
11	Davidson College	11	Davidson	NC	Suburb	Presbyterian	1668	29%	ED	11/15	1/2	2080	Davidson College
12	Wesleyan Univ	15	Middletown	CT	Urban		2755	21%	ED	11/15	1/1	2110	Wesleyan Univ
14	Vassar College	17	Poughkeepsie	NY	Suburb		1209	24%	ED	11/15	1/2	2080	Vassar College
17	Hamilton College	12	Clinton	NY	Rural Private		1835	29%	ED	11/15	1/1	2070	Hamilton College
18	Harvey Mudd College	02	Claremont	CA	Suburb		0737	25%	ED	11/15	1/2	2215	Harvey Mudd College
19	Grinnell College	21	Grinnell	IA	Rural		1646	43%	ED	11/15	1/2	1340 (CR+M only)	Grinnell College
21	Bates College	21	Lewiston	ME	Urban Private		1776	32%	ED	11/15	1/1	2000	Bates College
21	Colgate Univ	19	Hamilton	NY	Rural		2805	33%	ED	11/15	1/15	1365 (CR+M only)	Colgate Univ
24	Oberlin College	17	Oberlin	OH	Suburb		2793	31%	ED	11/15	1/15	2040	Oberlin College
25	Bryn Mawr College^	35	Bryn Mawr	PA	Suburb		1266	48%	ED	11/15	1/15	1945	Bryn Mawr College
25	Macalester College	21	St. Paul	MN	Urban	Presbyterian	1858	43%	ED	11/15	1/15	2110	www.macalester.edu
27	Colorado College	24	Colorado Springs	CO	Urban		1972	34%	ED	11/15	1/15	1975	Colorado College
29	College of the Holy Cross	27	Hartford	CT	Urban	Roman Catholic	2252	35%	ED	12/15	1/15	1925	College of the Holy Cross
29	Scripps College^	19	Claremont	CA	Suburb		0947	39%	ED	11/1	1/1	2050	Scripps College
29	Mount Holyoke College^	35	South Hadley	MA	Suburb		2167	52%	ED	11/15	1/15	1995	Mount Holyoke College
29	Bucknell Univ	27	Lewisberg	PA	Rural		3563	31%	ED	11/15	1/15	1945	Bucknell Univ
37	Occidental College	37	Los Angeles	CA	Urban	Nonenominational	1837	42%	ED	11/15	1/10	1940	Occidental College
37	Trinity College	47	Hartford	CT	Urban		2252	43%	ED	11/15	1/1	1940	Trinity College
42	Whitman College*	24	Walla Walla	WA	Urban		1421	47%	ED	11/15	1/15	1995	Whitman College
42	Franklin and Marshall College	31	Lancaster	PA	Urban		2118	45%	ED	11/15	2/1	1305 (CR+M only)	Franklin and Marshall College
49	Skidmore College	64	Saratoga Springs	NY	Suburb		2602	47%	ED	11/15	1/15	1880	Skidmore College
51	Reed College*	32	Portland	OR	Urban		1402	41%	ED	11/15	1/15	2080	Reed College
14	Naval Academy		Annapolis	MD	Urban	N/A	4603	08%			1/31	1250 (CR+M only)	Naval Academy

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