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30 Great Liberal Arts Colleges to Consider

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Great LACs with fantastic academic rigor and interdisciplinary study opportunities.

1. Williams College

  • 1st
    Williams College
    Williamstown, MA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,860
    Out-of-State
    $64,860
    Acceptance Rate8%

    • 2. Pomona College

  • 2nd
    Pomona College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,238
    Out-of-State
    $59,238
    Acceptance Rate7%

    • 3. Amherst College

  • 3rd
    Amherst College
    Amherst, MA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,280
    Out-of-State
    $67,280
    Acceptance Rate7%

    • 4. Swarthmore College

  • 4th
    Swarthmore College
    Swarthmore, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $62,412
    Out-of-State
    $62,412
    Acceptance Rate7%

    • 5. Denison University

  • 5th
    Denison University
    Granville, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,426
    Out-of-State
    $61,426
    Acceptance Rate26%

    • 6. Bowdoin College

  • 6th
    Bowdoin College
    Brunswick, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    Unknown
    Out-of-State
    Unknown
    Acceptance Rate9%

    • 7. Wesleyan University

  • 7th
    Wesleyan University
    Middletown, CT • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,016
    Out-of-State
    $67,016
    Acceptance Rate14%

    • 8. Harvey Mudd College

  • 8th
    Harvey Mudd College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $66,255
    Out-of-State
    $66,255
    Acceptance Rate13%

    • 9. Middlebury College

  • 9th
    Middlebury College
    Middlebury, VT • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    Unknown
    Out-of-State
    Unknown
    Acceptance Rate13%

    • 10. Claremont McKenna College

  • 10th
    Claremont McKenna College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,150
    Out-of-State
    $64,150
    Acceptance Rate10%

    • 11. Oberlin College

  • 11th
    Oberlin College
    Oberlin, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,596
    Out-of-State
    $64,596
    Acceptance Rate35%

    • 12. Bates College

  • 12th
    Bates College
    Lewiston, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $63,478
    Out-of-State
    $63,478
    Acceptance Rate14%

    • 13. Carleton College

  • 13th
    Carleton College
    Northfield, MN • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $65,457
    Out-of-State
    $65,457
    Acceptance Rate17%

    • 14. Hamilton College

  • 14th
    Hamilton College
    Clinton, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $65,740
    Out-of-State
    $65,740
    Acceptance Rate12%

    • 15. Wellesley College

  • 15th
    Wellesley College
    Wellesley, MA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,320
    Out-of-State
    $64,320
    Acceptance Rate14%

    • 16. Colby College

  • 16th
    Colby College
    Waterville, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $66,600
    Out-of-State
    $66,600
    Acceptance Rate8%

    • 17. Barnard College

  • 17th
    Barnard College
    New York, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    Unknown
    Out-of-State
    Unknown
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • 18. Grinnell College

  • 18th
    Grinnell College
    Grinnell, IA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,862
    Out-of-State
    $64,862
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • 19. Colgate University

  • 19th
    Colgate University
    Hamilton, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,024
    Out-of-State
    $67,024
    Acceptance Rate12%

    • 20. Kenyon College

  • 20th
    Kenyon College
    Gambier, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $69,330
    Out-of-State
    $69,330
    Acceptance Rate34%

    • 21. Vassar College

  • 21st
    Vassar College
    Poughkeepsie, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,805
    Out-of-State
    $67,805
    Acceptance Rate19%

    • 22. Washington and Lee University

  • 22nd
    Washington and Lee University
    Lexington, VA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,525
    Out-of-State
    $64,525
    Acceptance Rate17%

    • 23. Davidson College

  • 23rd
    Davidson College
    Davidson, NC • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,510
    Out-of-State
    $59,510
    Acceptance Rate17%

    • 24. Reed College

  • 24th
    Reed College
    Portland, OR • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,020
    Out-of-State
    $67,020
    Acceptance Rate31%

    • 25. Bryn Mawr College

  • 25th
    Bryn Mawr College
    Bryn Mawr, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $58,940
    Out-of-State
    $58,940
    Acceptance Rate39%

    • 26. Pitzer College

  • 26th
    Pitzer College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $62,692
    Out-of-State
    $62,692
    Acceptance Rate18%

    • 27. The Colorado College

  • 27th
    The Colorado College
    Colorado Springs, CO • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $67,932
    Out-of-State
    $67,932
    Acceptance Rate16%

    • 28. Macalester College

  • 28th
    Macalester College
    St. Paul, MN • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,908
    Out-of-State
    $64,908
    Acceptance Rate28%

    • 29. Lafayette College

  • 29th
    Lafayette College
    Easton, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,990
    Out-of-State
    $61,990
    Acceptance Rate34%

    • 30. Bucknell University

  • 30th
    Bucknell University
    Lewisburg, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,772
    Out-of-State
    $64,772
    Acceptance Rate33%

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