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Baccalaureate colleges with an arts & sciences focus
207 colleges, A–Z, 150 on this page. Medians for the whole group: net price $23,913, admission 63%, graduation 70%, earnings $62,622.
150 colleges · click a column to sort
| College | Sector | Undergrads | Admit | Net price | Grad. | Earnings | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA | Nonprofit | 836 | 62% | $24,648 | 68% | $60,457 | $25,000 |
 Albion CollegeAlbion, MI | Nonprofit | 1,300 | 81% | $14,673 | 57% | $64,083 | $27,000 |
 Albright CollegeReading, PA | Nonprofit | 1,217 | 76% | $20,596 | 52% | $63,312 | $25,000 |
 Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA | Nonprofit | 1,156 | 55% | $23,895 | 70% | $68,228 | $27,000 |
| Allen UniversityColumbia, SC | Nonprofit | 576 | 72% | $12,389 | 25% | $32,754 | $29,000 |
 Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA | Nonprofit | 1,911 | 9.0% | $19,536 | 92% | $95,161 | $13,250 |
 Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | Nonprofit | 121 | 89% | $10,751 | 33% | — | $21,134 |
| Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI | Nonprofit | 1,083 | 90% | $21,630 | 56% | $53,667 | $20,000 |
 Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | Nonprofit | 2,490 | 63% | $21,153 | 73% | $67,144 | $27,000 |
| Austin CollegeSherman, TX | Nonprofit | 1,165 | 48% | $20,077 | 66% | $62,064 | $24,000 |
 Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL | Nonprofit | 1,298 | 41% | $25,893 | 53% | $56,969 | $20,500 |
 Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY | Nonprofit | 2,414 | 52% | $27,126 | 69% | $54,555 | $22,500 |
 Barnard CollegeNew York, NY | Nonprofit | 3,264 | 8.8% | $28,930 | 92% | $98,280 | $15,000 |
 Bates CollegeLewiston, ME | Nonprofit | 1,760 | 13% | $27,390 | 88% | $98,373 | $12,250 |
 Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI | Nonprofit | 926 | 63% | $23,216 | 75% | $59,443 | $26,000 |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC | Nonprofit | 178 | 51% | $27,547 | 32% | $43,355 | $27,000 |
 Bennington CollegeBennington, VT | Nonprofit | 780 | 44% | $31,507 | 70% | $46,253 | $25,500 |
 Berea CollegeBerea, KY | Nonprofit | 1,513 | 19% | $5,836 | 66% | $48,071 | $5,500 |
 Bethany CollegeBethany, WV | Nonprofit | 614 | 59% | $22,129 | 48% | $49,672 | $27,000 |
| Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN | Nonprofit | 669 | 39% | $21,589 | 58% | $50,975 | $21,000 |
| Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL | Nonprofit | 2,732 | 88% | $13,059 | 34% | $42,476 | $28,025 |
| Beulah Heights UniversityAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 138 | — | $12,432 | 21% | $39,665 | $50,350 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, NJ | Public | 781 | 70% | $13,249 | 36% | $63,846 | $19,500 |
 Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME | Nonprofit | 1,873 | 7.1% | $15,595 | 93% | $90,153 | $15,000 |
 Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VA | Nonprofit | 1,400 | 92% | $21,083 | 52% | $58,669 | $25,625 |
| Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn Athyn, PA | Nonprofit | 244 | 83% | $20,714 | 56% | $54,575 | $20,667 |
 Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA | Nonprofit | 1,359 | 29% | $44,593 | 83% | $80,291 | $22,249 |
 Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA | Nonprofit | 3,876 | 29% | $50,021 | 85% | $109,954 | $26,486 |
 Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN | Nonprofit | 2,086 | 20% | $25,295 | 89% | $82,742 | $18,000 |
 Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA | Nonprofit | 685 | 56% | $25,053 | 62% | $59,034 | $26,000 |
 Central CollegePella, IA | Nonprofit | 1,070 | 86% | $22,894 | 59% | $57,387 | $25,125 |
 Centre CollegeDanville, KY | Nonprofit | 1,400 | 54% | $19,980 | 79% | $66,582 | $27,000 |
| Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT | Public | 1,821 | — | $14,594 | 0% | $65,844 | $18,610 |
| Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA | Public | 617 | — | $12,255 | 20% | $43,275 | $20,000 |
 Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC | Nonprofit | 1,706 | 65% | $19,710 | 47% | $44,351 | $27,000 |
 Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA | Nonprofit | 1,388 | 9.6% | $26,039 | 90% | $127,532 | $13,450 |
 Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA | Nonprofit | 1,164 | 64% | $18,647 | 60% | $60,502 | $27,000 |
 Colby CollegeWaterville, ME | Nonprofit | 2,407 | 7.1% | $19,835 | 87% | $88,776 | $18,000 |
 Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY | Nonprofit | 3,180 | 14% | $29,409 | 89% | $96,328 | $12,000 |
 College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, MN | Nonprofit | 1,370 | 92% | $25,301 | 83% | $66,967 | $27,000 |
| College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME | Nonprofit | 353 | 70% | $24,465 | 73% | $47,967 | $21,500 |
| College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA | Nonprofit | 3,106 | 18% | $38,829 | 86% | $100,485 | $21,500 |
 Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO | Nonprofit | 2,014 | 18% | $27,951 | 86% | $70,914 | $19,500 |
 Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN | Nonprofit | 1,829 | 63% | $22,280 | 70% | $62,622 | $25,594 |
| Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT | Nonprofit | 1,937 | 37% | $35,960 | 82% | $82,225 | $24,250 |
 Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA | Nonprofit | 1,086 | 80% | $25,297 | 60% | $57,224 | $27,000 |
| Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA | Nonprofit | 939 | 86% | $23,147 | 69% | $53,280 | $22,944 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, NY | Public | 3,233 | 86% | $3,245 | 20% | $49,242 | $11,000 |
 Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC | Nonprofit | 1,867 | 13% | $15,060 | 90% | $89,297 | $15,000 |
 Denison UniversityGranville, OH | Nonprofit | 2,380 | 17% | $40,163 | 78% | $73,151 | $26,932 |
 DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN | Nonprofit | 1,905 | 57% | $19,916 | 78% | $77,170 | $27,000 |
 Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA | Nonprofit | 2,273 | 42% | $28,634 | 74% | $83,426 | $23,507 |
| Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA | Nonprofit | 1,063 | 42% | $26,363 | 51% | $43,728 | $27,000 |
 Drew UniversityMadison, NJ | Nonprofit | 1,533 | 68% | $25,614 | 71% | $66,065 | $21,585 |
 Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN | Nonprofit | 670 | 73% | $23,002 | 75% | $49,427 | $21,500 |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | Nonprofit | 468 | — | $18,499 | 18% | $34,926 | $25,000 |
 Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg, FL | Nonprofit | 1,888 | 76% | $42,037 | 69% | $57,875 | $23,125 |
 Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA | Nonprofit | 1,854 | 76% | $27,196 | 64% | $73,794 | $27,000 |
| Fisk UniversityNashville, TN | Nonprofit | 1,035 | 37% | $37,143 | 40% | $45,614 | $25,000 |
 Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA | Nonprofit | 1,799 | 28% | $33,445 | 79% | $81,484 | $26,758 |
 Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN | Nonprofit | 900 | 70% | $24,343 | 58% | $61,877 | $22,678 |
| Furman UniversityGreenville, SC | Nonprofit | 2,379 | 43% | $31,764 | 74% | $70,201 | $21,500 |
 Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY | Nonprofit | 1,097 | 91% | $13,270 | 49% | $55,880 | $20,500 |
| Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA | Nonprofit | 2,099 | 39% | $33,015 | 79% | $80,119 | $26,500 |
| Gordon CollegeWenham, MA | Nonprofit | 1,278 | 69% | $25,227 | 71% | $59,863 | $23,750 |
 Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD | Nonprofit | 964 | 78% | $25,526 | 56% | $59,069 | $24,991 |
| Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA | Nonprofit | 1,729 | 14% | $15,203 | 86% | $72,106 | $8,750 |
 Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC | Nonprofit | 1,001 | 80% | $22,813 | 43% | $52,803 | $22,660 |
 Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN | Nonprofit | 1,878 | 61% | $24,148 | 77% | $67,649 | $27,000 |
 Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY | Nonprofit | 2,030 | 14% | $25,793 | 90% | $84,956 | $15,000 |
 Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA | Nonprofit | 946 | 41% | $26,626 | 63% | $76,989 | $25,000 |
 Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA | Nonprofit | 839 | 75% | $23,030 | 58% | $47,422 | $22,869 |
 Hanover CollegeHanover, IN | Nonprofit | 1,031 | 84% | $20,095 | 68% | $59,112 | $27,000 |
| Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY | Nonprofit | 1,087 | 70% | $36,296 | 53% | $66,557 | $26,500 |
 Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA | Nonprofit | 921 | 13% | $39,347 | 93% | $164,248 | $25,000 |
 Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA | Nonprofit | 1,430 | 12% | $31,075 | 89% | $76,397 | $13,795 |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | Nonprofit | 90 | 57% | $12,583 | 77% | $41,318 | — |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA | Nonprofit | 64 | 80% | $19,821 | 38% | $62,251 | — |
 Hendrix CollegeConway, AR | Nonprofit | 1,100 | 56% | $23,177 | 72% | $59,310 | $23,250 |
 Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI | Nonprofit | 1,573 | 21% | — | 89% | — | — |
 Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY | Nonprofit | 1,786 | 64% | $31,617 | 71% | $80,471 | $26,000 |
| Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA | Nonprofit | 665 | 68% | $20,875 | 69% | $48,102 | $27,000 |
| Holy Cross CollegeNotre Dame, IN | Nonprofit | 639 | 75% | $24,547 | 72% | $58,101 | $19,675 |
 Hope CollegeHolland, MI | Nonprofit | 3,288 | 79% | $26,392 | 78% | $65,961 | $23,250 |
 Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY | Nonprofit | 753 | 89% | $21,959 | 62% | $52,730 | $25,250 |
 Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | Nonprofit | 930 | 78% | $18,763 | 61% | $57,546 | $26,000 |
 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC | Nonprofit | 1,244 | 45% | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 | $30,750 |
 Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA | Nonprofit | 1,191 | 79% | $24,001 | 69% | $65,666 | $27,000 |
 Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI | Nonprofit | 1,149 | 75% | $20,784 | 74% | $66,766 | $25,000 |
| Kentucky Mountain Bible CollegeJackson, KY | Nonprofit | 69 | 100% | $6,392 | 62% | $39,068 | — |
 Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | Nonprofit | 1,732 | 31% | $33,279 | 86% | $65,780 | $21,000 |
 Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | Nonprofit | 1,127 | 71% | $19,292 | 73% | $56,244 | $26,961 |
 Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA | Nonprofit | 2,757 | 31% | $35,879 | 85% | $102,336 | $14,000 |
 Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | Nonprofit | 1,813 | 57% | $24,987 | 73% | $70,470 | $26,250 |
| Lane CollegeJackson, TN | Nonprofit | 736 | — | $12,660 | 18% | $35,657 | $20,776 |
 Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI | Nonprofit | 1,396 | 64% | $22,758 | 79% | $59,025 | $27,000 |
| Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR | Nonprofit | 2,120 | 78% | $34,286 | 74% | $64,090 | $20,500 |
 Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, OR | Nonprofit | 1,621 | 85% | $24,882 | 62% | $81,101 | $25,000 |
 Luther CollegeDecorah, IA | Nonprofit | 1,379 | 72% | $23,945 | 65% | $61,821 | $27,000 |
 Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA | Nonprofit | 996 | 74% | $18,815 | 58% | $60,091 | $27,000 |
 Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR | Nonprofit | 648 | 63% | $14,400 | 45% | $49,833 | $23,250 |
 Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN | Nonprofit | 2,131 | 28% | $27,851 | 91% | $69,951 | $21,500 |
| Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY | Nonprofit | 1,577 | 83% | $38,195 | 53% | $60,622 | $26,000 |
 Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN | Nonprofit | 1,005 | 61% | $20,677 | 48% | $50,006 | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA | Public | 713 | 90% | $11,402 | 47% | $52,507 | $21,500 |
 Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC | Nonprofit | 1,188 | 74% | $22,801 | 72% | $54,417 | $22,000 |
 Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT | Nonprofit | 2,738 | 11% | $32,102 | 92% | $85,077 | $18,437 |
 Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS | Nonprofit | 549 | 43% | $25,728 | 58% | $65,503 | $27,000 |
 Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | Nonprofit | 702 | 91% | $17,612 | 58% | $54,098 | $26,250 |
| Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 2,844 | 44% | $38,655 | 57% | $62,169 | $24,500 |
| Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA | Nonprofit | 2,169 | 36% | $30,861 | 82% | $66,117 | $20,984 |
 Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA | Nonprofit | 1,727 | 72% | $25,253 | 83% | $76,444 | $27,000 |
 New College of FloridaSarasota, FL | Public | 843 | 73% | $8,222 | 62% | $53,164 | $12,000 |
| New Saint Andrews CollegeMoscow, ID | Nonprofit | 305 | 84% | — | 52% | — | — |
 Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL | Nonprofit | 1,153 | 45% | $26,827 | 47% | $47,707 | $27,000 |
 Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | Nonprofit | 2,887 | 34% | $41,987 | 81% | $60,877 | $25,488 |
 Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA | Nonprofit | 1,877 | 44% | $37,470 | 79% | $79,660 | $21,500 |
 Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA | Nonprofit | 1,352 | 88% | $20,156 | 55% | $60,002 | $23,000 |
 Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH | Nonprofit | 1,516 | 56% | $20,196 | 64% | $61,905 | $27,000 |
 Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR | Nonprofit | 1,602 | 68% | $25,343 | 66% | $52,333 | $19,500 |
| Paine CollegeAugusta, GA | Nonprofit | 388 | 95% | — | — | $37,183 | $32,026 |
| Patrick Henry CollegePurcellville, VA | Nonprofit | 395 | 77% | — | 74% | — | — |
| Pillar CollegeNewark, NJ | Nonprofit | 498 | — | $2,785 | 36% | $46,968 | $20,000 |
 Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA | Nonprofit | 1,227 | 25% | $36,135 | 83% | $72,270 | $15,625 |
 Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA | Nonprofit | 1,666 | 7.1% | $18,978 | 92% | $84,281 | $14,000 |
| Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | Nonprofit | 60 | 96% | $47,298 | 57% | $58,369 | — |
 Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC | Nonprofit | 852 | 68% | $20,154 | 52% | $61,828 | $23,250 |
| Randall UniversityMoore, OK | Nonprofit | 267 | 58% | $19,995 | 37% | $45,886 | $23,656 |
| Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA | Nonprofit | 658 | 94% | $22,101 | 54% | $53,121 | $26,812 |
| Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA | Nonprofit | 1,639 | 87% | $28,145 | 74% | $64,714 | $27,000 |
 Reed CollegePortland, OR | Nonprofit | 1,320 | 25% | $32,800 | 74% | $64,977 | $22,122 |
 Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN | Nonprofit | 1,836 | 50% | $28,776 | 81% | $79,506 | $19,500 |
| Ripon CollegeRipon, WI | Nonprofit | 688 | 80% | $20,233 | 59% | $55,453 | $27,000 |
 Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA | Nonprofit | 1,767 | 83% | $25,867 | 64% | $64,329 | $27,000 |
| Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | Nonprofit | 467 | 49% | $13,314 | 11% | $35,151 | $29,000 |
 Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, NH | Nonprofit | 2,087 | 78% | $34,382 | 80% | $83,058 | $27,000 |
| Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, MN | Nonprofit | 1,395 | 91% | $26,748 | 71% | $79,644 | $26,000 |
 Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN | Nonprofit | 1,458 | 76% | $25,741 | 75% | $69,044 | $26,000 |
 Saint Michael's CollegeColchester, VT | Nonprofit | 1,092 | 84% | $29,915 | 71% | $66,136 | $25,405 |
 Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, WI | Nonprofit | 1,662 | 86% | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 | $24,525 |
 Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA | Nonprofit | 1,259 | 62% | $23,122 | 70% | $66,391 | $27,000 |
 Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | Nonprofit | 423 | 77% | $18,975 | 32% | $50,734 | $20,459 |
 Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY | Nonprofit | 1,530 | 62% | $37,068 | 66% | $55,075 | $24,000 |
 Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA | Nonprofit | 1,113 | 38% | $29,998 | 84% | $84,025 | $13,500 |
| Simpson UniversityRedding, CA | Nonprofit | 809 | 86% | $28,219 | 35% | $62,250 | $18,250 |
 Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY | Nonprofit | 2,694 | 21% | $31,829 | 82% | $79,268 | $23,251 |
 Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA | Nonprofit | 2,544 | 21% | $25,519 | 86% | $69,936 | $8,000 |
| Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA | Nonprofit | 484 | 43% | $16,383 | 88% | $66,071 | $20,500 |
 Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA | Nonprofit | 936 | 96% | $23,913 | 40% | $53,570 | $20,000 |
 Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX | Nonprofit | 1,440 | 43% | $29,435 | 74% | $63,314 | $23,250 |
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard