1
Middlebury College
VT · Acceptance Rate: 16%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 2,800
Tuition: $63,388
State: VT
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Colby College
ME · Acceptance Rate: 7%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,950
Tuition: $64,100
State: ME
3
Bates College
ME · Acceptance Rate: 14%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,800
Tuition: $62,720
State: ME
4
Bowdoin College
ME · Acceptance Rate: 9%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,900
Tuition: $62,346
State: ME
5
Dickinson College
PA · Acceptance Rate: 39%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,900
Tuition: $60,960
State: PA
6
Goucher College
MD · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,100
Tuition: $49,916
State: MD
7
Pitzer College
CA · Acceptance Rate: 15%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,100
Tuition: $61,736
State: CA
8
University of Minnesota
MN · Acceptance Rate: 75%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 51,000
Tuition: $35,286
State: MN
9
New York University
NY · Acceptance Rate: 13%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 28,000
Tuition: $60,438
State: NY
10
American University
DC · Acceptance Rate: 44%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 8,500
Tuition: $55,440
State: DC
11
Tulane University
LA · Acceptance Rate: 15%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 8,500
Tuition: $62,844
State: LA
12
University of Denver
CO · Acceptance Rate: 63%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 6,000
Tuition: $56,628
State: CO
13
Elon University
NC · Acceptance Rate: 72%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 7,000
Tuition: $41,768
State: NC
14
University of the Pacific
CA · Acceptance Rate: 68%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 3,500
Tuition: $55,080
State: CA
15
St. Olaf College
MN · Acceptance Rate: 52%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,800
Tuition: $54,440
State: MN
16
Kalamazoo College
MI · Acceptance Rate: 72%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,500
Tuition: $56,118
State: MI
17
University of Richmond
VA · Acceptance Rate: 25%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 3,500
Tuition: $60,870
State: VA
18
Butler University
IN · Acceptance Rate: 65%
Liberal Arts: No
Enrollment: 5,000
Tuition: $47,700
State: IN
19
Beloit College
WI · Acceptance Rate: 70%
Liberal Arts: Yes
Enrollment: 1,100
Tuition: $53,250
State: WI
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