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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
    $61,770
    Out-of-State
    $61,770
    Acceptance Rate9%

    • 2. Pomona College

  • 2nd
    Pomona College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $54,774
    Out-of-State
    $54,774
    Acceptance Rate7%

    • 3. Amherst College

  • 3rd
    Amherst College
    Amherst, MA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,100
    Out-of-State
    $64,100
    Acceptance Rate9%

    • 4. Swarthmore College

  • 4th
    Swarthmore College
    Swarthmore, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,328
    Out-of-State
    $59,328
    Acceptance Rate8%

    • 5. Denison University

  • 5th
    Denison University
    Granville, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $57,500
    Out-of-State
    $57,500
    Acceptance Rate26%

    • 6. Bowdoin College

  • 6th
    Bowdoin College
    Brunswick, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $58,322
    Out-of-State
    $58,322
    Acceptance Rate9%

    • 7. Wesleyan University

  • 7th
    Wesleyan University
    Middletown, CT • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,022
    Out-of-State
    $64,022
    Acceptance Rate19%

    • 8. Harvey Mudd College

  • 8th
    Harvey Mudd College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $60,703
    Out-of-State
    $60,703
    Acceptance Rate10%

    • 9. Middlebury College

  • 9th
    Middlebury College
    Middlebury, VT • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $62,460
    Out-of-State
    $62,460
    Acceptance Rate13%

    • 10. Claremont McKenna College

  • 10th
    Claremont McKenna College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $58,111
    Out-of-State
    $58,111
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • 11. Oberlin College

  • 11th
    Oberlin College
    Oberlin, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $60,284
    Out-of-State
    $60,284
    Acceptance Rate34%

    • 12. Bates College

  • 12th
    Bates College
    Lewiston, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $57,353
    Out-of-State
    $57,353
    Acceptance Rate17%

    • 13. Carleton College

  • 13th
    Carleton College
    Northfield, MN • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $62,634
    Out-of-State
    $62,634
    Acceptance Rate18%

    • 14. Hamilton College

  • 14th
    Hamilton College
    Clinton, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,970
    Out-of-State
    $59,970
    Acceptance Rate14%

    • 15. Wellesley College

  • 15th
    Wellesley College
    Wellesley, MA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,920
    Out-of-State
    $61,920
    Acceptance Rate20%

    • 16. Colby College

  • 16th
    Colby College
    Waterville, ME • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,220
    Out-of-State
    $61,220
    Acceptance Rate9%

    • 17. Barnard College

  • 17th
    Barnard College
    New York, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $59,687
    Out-of-State
    $59,687
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • 18. Grinnell College

  • 18th
    Grinnell College
    Grinnell, IA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,480
    Out-of-State
    $61,480
    Acceptance Rate11%

    • 19. Colgate University

  • 19th
    Colgate University
    Hamilton, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,290
    Out-of-State
    $64,290
    Acceptance Rate17%

    • 20. Kenyon College

  • 20th
    Kenyon College
    Gambier, OH • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $66,490
    Out-of-State
    $66,490
    Acceptance Rate37%

    • 21. Vassar College

  • 21st
    Vassar College
    Poughkeepsie, NY • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $64,800
    Out-of-State
    $64,800
    Acceptance Rate20%

    • 22. Washington and Lee University

  • 22nd
    Washington and Lee University
    Lexington, VA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,750
    Out-of-State
    $61,750
    Acceptance Rate19%

    • 23. Davidson College

  • 23rd
    Davidson College
    Davidson, NC • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $57,690
    Out-of-State
    $57,690
    Acceptance Rate18%

    • 24. Reed College

  • 24th
    Reed College
    Portland, OR • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $60,620
    Out-of-State
    $60,620
    Acceptance Rate31%

    • 25. Bryn Mawr College

  • 25th
    Bryn Mawr College
    Bryn Mawr, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $54,440
    Out-of-State
    $54,440
    Acceptance Rate39%

    • 26. Pitzer College

  • 26th
    Pitzer College
    Claremont, CA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $57,978
    Out-of-State
    $57,978
    Acceptance Rate18%

    • 27. The Colorado College

  • 27th
    The Colorado College
    Colorado Springs, CO • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $65,028
    Out-of-State
    $65,028
    Acceptance Rate14%

    • 28. Macalester College

  • 28th
    Macalester College
    St. Paul, MN • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $62,270
    Out-of-State
    $62,270
    Acceptance Rate27%

    • 29. Lafayette College

  • 29th
    Lafayette College
    Easton, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $58,618
    Out-of-State
    $58,618
    Acceptance Rate41%

    • 30. Bucknell University

  • 30th
    Bucknell University
    Lewisburg, PA • 4-Year, Private
    In-State
    $61,746
    Out-of-State
    $61,746
    Acceptance Rate35%

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