Score

Costs

2008 Total enrollment

Fall 2008 Acceptance rate

Rank 1

Williams College Williamstown, MA

100

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,490

2,045

17.0%

Rank 2

Amherst College Amherst, MA

96

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,928

1,697

14.8%

Rank 3

Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA

94

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,860

1,490

15.7%

Rank 4

Middlebury College Middlebury, VT

92

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,780

2,455

16.8%

Rank 4

Wellesley College Wellesley, MA

92

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,062

2,344

36.0%

Rank 6

Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME

90

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,020

1,723

18.6%

Rank 6

Pomona College Claremont, CA

90

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,017

1,532

15.6%

Rank 8

Carleton College Northfield, MN

88

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,777

2,000

27.5%

Rank 8

Davidson College Davidson, NC

88

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,124

1,668

25.7%

Rank 10

Haverford College Haverford, PA

87

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,085

1,169

27.0%

Rank 11

Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA

86

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,510

1,212

19.1%

Rank 11

Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY

86

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $41,930

2,389

25.0%

Rank 13

Wesleyan University Middletown, CT

84

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,092

3,149

27.2%

Rank 14

Grinnell College Grinnell, IA

83

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,476

1,678

43.0%

Rank 14

Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA

83

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,467

738

31.1%

Rank 14

United States Military Academy West Point, NY

83

2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0

4,553

15.7%

Rank 14

Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA

83

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,877

2,155

16.8%

Rank 18

Smith College Northampton, MA

82

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,758

3,101

47.7%

Rank 19

Colgate University Hamilton, NY

81

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,970

2,844

23.9%

Rank 19

United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD

81

2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0

4,489

13.9%

Rank 21

Hamilton College Clinton, NY

80

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,760

1,872

28.1%

Rank 22

Colby College Waterville, ME

79

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,320

1,847

30.9%

Rank 22

Oberlin College Oberlin, OH

79

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,004

2,865

32.7%

Rank 24

Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

78

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,278

2,026

26.0%

Rank 25

Bates College Lewiston, ME

77

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $51,300

1,776

29.2%

Rank 25

Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA

77

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,034

1,745

48.8%

Rank 25

Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA

77

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,126

2,241

52.6%

Rank 25

Scripps College Claremont, CA

77

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,700

972

43.4%

Rank 29

Macalester College St. Paul, MN

76

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,174

1,900

41.1%

Rank 30

Barnard College New York, NY

75

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,650

2,359

28.5%

Rank 30

Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA

75

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,816

3,719

29.9%

Rank 30

University of Richmond Univ. of Richmond, VA

75

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,010

3,445

31.7%

Rank 33

Kenyon College Gambier, OH

74

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,980

1,644

31.3%

Rank 33

Occidental College Los Angeles, CA

74

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,922

1,868

39.4%

Rank 35

Lafayette College Easton, PA

73

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,815

2,382

37.2%

Rank 36

College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA

72

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,722

2,898

33.8%

Rank 36

Sewanee--University of the South Sewanee, TN

72

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,172

1,562

64.0%

Rank 36

Trinity College Hartford, CT

72

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,840

2,566

41.7%

Rank 36

Whitman College Walla Walla, WA

72

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,940

1,458

45.8%

Rank 40

Bard College Annandale on Hudson, NY

71

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,880

2,134

25.2%

Rank 40

Furman University Greenville, SC

71

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,656

2,977

57.3%

Rank 42

Connecticut College New London, CT

70

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $49385

1,852

36.6%

Rank 43

DePauw University Greencastle, IN

69

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,250

2,298

64.6%

Rank 43

Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA

69

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,980

2,164

35.9%

Rank 43

Union College Schenectady, NY

69

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,439

2,240

39.2%

Rank 46

Centre College Danville, KY

68

2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $39,000

1,197

62.8%

Rank 46

Dickinson College Carlisle, PA

68

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,114

2,388

44.2%

Rank 46

Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY

68

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,420

2,777

29.8%

Rank 49

Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA

67

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,140

2,457

37.8%

Rank 49

Pitzer College Claremont, CA

67

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,330

1,025

22.3%

Rank 49

Reed College Portland, OR

67

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,700

1,471

32.5%

Rank 49

St. Olaf College Northfield, MN

67

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,500

3,073

58.9%

Rank 53

Denison University Granville, OH

66

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,560

2,200

38.2%

Rank 54

Rhodes College Memphis, TN

65

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,446

1,673

49.9%

Rank 54

Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN

65

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,750

917

49.1%

Rank 56

St. Lawrence University Canton, NY

64

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,765

2,325

33.8%

Rank 56

Wheaton College Wheaton, IL

64

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,520

2,915

61.8%

Rank 58

Wheaton College Norton, MA

63

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,850

1,655

38.8%

Rank 59

Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA

62

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,105

832

47.9%

Rank 59

Lawrence University Appleton, WI

62

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,596

1,503

58.8%

Rank 61

Southwestern University Georgetown, TX

61

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,220

1,270

65.4%

Rank 62

Beloit College Beloit, WI

60

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,418

1,388

62.8%

Rank 62

Earlham College Richmond, IN

60

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,164

1,319

75.4%

Rank 62

Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL

60

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,982

2,125

52.4%

Rank 62

Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA

60

2009-2010 In-state: $11,190; Out-of-state: $28,738

1,428

53.6%

Rank 62

Willamette University Salem, OR

60

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,610

2,716

66.6%

Rank 62

Wofford College Spartanburg, SC

60

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,280

1,389

58.9%

Rank 68

Austin College Sherman, TX

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $27,850

1,298

77.5%

Rank 68

College of Wooster Wooster, OH

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,951

1,884

61.7%

Rank 68

Drew University Madison, NJ

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,017

2,605

67.7%

Rank 68

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,221

2,078

53.7%

Rank 68

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,643

1,387

70.3%

Rank 68

Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,990

2,492

39.8%

Rank 68

Spelman College Atlanta, GA

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $20,926

2,270

35.2%

Rank 68

St. John's University Collegeville, MN

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,526

2,063

74.0%

Rank 68

Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA

58

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $22,400

340

64.2%

Rank 77

Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA

57

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,335

828

82.7%

Rank 77

Ursinus College Collegeville, PA

57

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,670

1,680

54.7%

Rank 79

Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR

56

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,233

3,565

58.1%

Rank 80

College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, MN

55

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,526

2,110

75.1%

Rank 80

Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN

55

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,810

2,607

74.9%

Rank 80

Hendrix College Conway, AR

55

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $27,756

1,350

79.0%

Rank 80

Knox College Galesburg, IL

55

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,911

1,382

65.6%

Rank 80

University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA

55

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,800

2,858

65.3%

Rank 85

Allegheny College Meadville, PA

54

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,560

2,125

60.6%

Rank 85

Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA

54

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,580

1,115

43.6%

Rank 85

Juniata College Huntingdon, PA

54

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,550

1,523

69.2%

Rank 85

Transylvania University Lexington, KY

54

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,280

1,158

78.8%

Rank 89

Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI

53

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $19,920

1,378

64.2%

Rank 89

Luther College Decorah, IA

53

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,290

2,423

80.3%

Rank 89

Millsaps College Jackson, MS

53

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,240

1,118

76.6%

Rank 92

Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL

52

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,745

1,458

68.9%

Rank 92

Hope College Holland, MI

52

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,660

3,238

82.3%

Rank 92

St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD

52

2009-2010 In-state: $13,234; Out-of-state: $24,627

2,065

51.8%

Rank 92

Washington and Jefferson College Washington, PA

52

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,895

1,519

38.2%

Rank 92

Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA

52

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,190

1,340

65.6%

Rank 97

Albion College Albion, MI

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,006

1,860

83.2%

Rank 97

Augustana College Rock Island, IL

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,166

2,546

68.6%

Rank 97

Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,270

1,326

63.0%

Rank 97

Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $30,567

1,120

63.5%

Rank 97

Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,206

1,400

59.1%

Rank 97

Lyon College Batesville, AR

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $18,078

458

67.2%

Rank 97

New College of Florida Sarasota, FL

51

2009-2010 In-state: $4,805; Out-of-state: $26,407

785

57.7%

Rank 97

St. Mary's College Notre Dame, IN

51

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,616

1,628

79.6%

Rank 105

Goucher College Baltimore, MD

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,385

2,319

63.5%

Rank 105

Hampshire College Amherst, MA

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,886

1,428

53.1%

Rank 105

Hanover College Hanover, IN

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,350

926

67.1%

Rank 105

Hollins University Roanoke, VA

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,105

1,058

87.1%

Rank 105

Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,040

1,960

64.2%

Rank 105

Presbyterian College Clinton, SC

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,880

1,174

68.6%

Rank 105

St. Michael's College Colchester, VT

50

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $33,215

2,460

68.8%

Rank 112

Bennington College Bennington, VT

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,760

759

61.5%

Rank 112

Berry College Mount Berry, GA

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $23,360

1,795

70.4%

Rank 112

Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $24,035

4,171

94.0%

Rank 112

Stonehill College Easton, MA

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,210

2,426

45.0%

Rank 112

Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $32,450

2,137

72.6%

Rank 112

Washington College Chestertown, MD

49

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,350

1,402

69.0%

Rank 118

Linfield College McMinnville, OR

48

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $29,038

1,720

78.6%

Rank 118

Randolph College Lynchburg, VA

48

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,430

568

82.7%

Rank 118

Wittenberg University Springfield, OH

48

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $34,190

1,976

68.8%

Rank 121

Siena College Loudonville, NY

47

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,285

3,305

55.5%

Rank 122

Central College Pella, IA

46

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,010

1,558

77.3%

Rank 122

Moravian College Bethlehem, PA

46

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,250

2,040

69.7%

Rank 122

Ripon College Ripon, WI

46

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,445

1,057

78.9%

Rank 122

St. John's College Santa Fe, NM

46

N/A

N/A

78.8%

Rank 122

Westminster College New Wilmington, PA

46

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $28,040

1,557

70.8%

Allen University Columbia, SC | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $9,884

727

72.4%

Baptist Bible College Springfield, MO | Unranked School

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Beacon College Leesburg, FL | Unranked School

N/A

N/A

122

67.5%

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $11,991

164

87.9%

Burlington College Burlington, VT | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $20,424

168

53.8%

College of St. Thomas More Fort Worth, TX | Unranked School

N/A

2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $12,075

N/A

N/A

Excelsior College Albany, NY | Unranked School

N/A

N/A

33,450

N/A

Granite State College Concord, NH | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 In-state: $6,130; Out-of-state: $6,490

1,542

100.0%

Martin University Indianapolis, IN | Unranked School

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Pikeville College Pikeville, KY | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $14,535

1,077

100.0%

Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | Unranked School

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Shimer College Chicago, IL | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $25,960

100

89.8%

Thomas Edison State College Trenton, NJ | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 In-state: $4,798; Out-of-state: $6,823

17,369

N/A

Thomas More College of Liberal Arts Merrimack, NH | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $14,500

92

98.0%

University of Hawaii--West Oahu Pearl City, HI | Unranked School

N/A

2008-2009 In-state: $3,706; Out-of-state: $11,578

N/A

N/A

University of Maine--Presque Isle Presque Isle, ME | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 In-state: $6,835; Out-of-state: $15,985

1,454

N/A

Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, CO | Unranked School

N/A

2009-2010 In-state: $7,204; Out-of-state: $13,260

2,315

98.2%

Tier 3

Albright College Reading, PA

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $31,600

2,305

61.7%

Tier 3

Alma College Alma, MI

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $26,068

1,384

71.6%

Tier 3

American Jewish University Bel Air, CA

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $22,552

226

100.0%

Tier 3

Asbury College Wilmore, KY

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $22,413

1,550

55.8%

Tier 3

Baker University Baldwin City, KS

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $21,130

998

50.0%

Tier 3

Berea College Berea, KY

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Tier 3

Bethany College Bethany, WV

N/A

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $21,465

825

94.0%