Best Value Schools - US National Liberal Arts Colleges 2016
US News Best Colleges (Undergraduate Rankings)
* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | School | Average cost after receiving grants based on need | Percent receiving need-based grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Amherst College (Amherst, MA) |
$17,413 | 57.7% |
| #2 | Pomona College (Claremont, CA) |
$18,637 | 55.6% |
| #3 | Williams College (Williamstown, MA) |
$20,331 | 49.6% |
| #4 | Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, CA) |
$17,754 | 88.3% |
| #5 | Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY) |
$20,836 | 58.4% |
| #6 | Washington and Lee University (Lexington, VA) |
$18,612 | 41.4% |
| #7 | Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) |
$22,164 | 69.5% |
| #8 | Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) |
$22,136 | 50.8% |
| #9 | Haverford College (Haverford, PA) |
$21,810 | 48.6% |
| #10 | Middlebury College (Middlebury, VT) |
$22,122 | 42.2% |
| #11 | College of the Atlantic (Bar Harbor, ME) |
$19,730 | 86.3% |
| #12 | Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME) |
$22,672 | 44.5% |
| #13 | Colby College (Waterville, ME) |
$20,665 | 38.4% |
| #14 | Smith College (Northampton, MA) |
$23,924 | 59% |
| #15 | Colgate University (Hamilton, NY) |
$20,977 | 34.5% |
| #16 | Davidson College (Davidson, NC) |
$23,751 | 48.5% |
| #17 | Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) |
$22,731 | 43.7% |
| #18 | Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) |
$23,508 | 46.6% |
| #19 | Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) |
$25,716 | 68.8% |
| #20 | Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA) |
$21,587 | 77.8% |
| #21 | Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA) |
$23,777 | 38.2% |
| #22 | Colorado College (Colorado Springs, CO) |
$21,944 | 35.3% |
| #23 | University of Richmond (Univ. of Richmond, VA) |
$22,371 | 39.9% |
| #24 | Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) |
$21,115 | 80.2% |
| #25 | Bates College (Lewiston, ME) |
$23,849 | 44% |
| #26 | Earlham College (Richmond, IN) |
$25,040 | 81.4% |
| #27 | Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA) |
$26,339 | 66.6% |
| #28 | Knox College (Galesburg, IL) |
$23,684 | 78.8% |
| #29 | Carleton College (Northfield, MN) |
$28,390 | 55.3% |
| #30 | Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA) |
$19,951 | 70.1% |
| #31 | Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA) |
$23,805 | 50% |
| #32 | Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) |
$25,938 | 51.5% |
| #33 | Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) |
$24,111 | 39.3% |
| #34 | Ripon College (Ripon, WI) |
$22,187 | 84.2% |
| #35 | Trinity College (Hartford, CT) |
$22,572 | 38.7% |
| #36 | Barnard College (New York, NY) |
$24,378 | 39.6% |
| #37 | St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) |
$24,906 | 65.7% |
| #38 | Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) |
$23,275 | 77.6% |
| #39 | Lawrence University (Appleton, WI) |
$24,679 | 65.7% |
| #40 | Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN) |
$23,689 | 71.1% |
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