50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges 2009-10

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Liberal Arts Colleges
  Quality Measures Financial Measures Other
RankNameStateUndergrad.
Enroll.		Admission
Rate		High scorers on SAT (V/M) or ACTStudents per Faculty4-Year
Grad. Rate		5-Year
Grad. Rate		Total
Costs		Cost After Need-
Based Aid		% of Aid From
Grants		Cost After Non-
Need-Based Aid		% of Non-Need-
Based Aid**		Average DebtTuition CostRoom & Board CostAvg. Financial AidFreshman Retention Rate% of Male Students% of Female Students% of SAT Verbal 700-800% of SAT Math 700-800% of ACT    30-36 
2Swarthmore College, SwarthmorePA1,49016%96%/91%888%91%$50,750$19,03596%$14,5962N/A$37,510$11,740$33,19396.4%48%52%65%59%66%
12Haverford College, HaverfordPA1,16927%90%/88%891%94%$52,359$21,83896%$52,3590$17,125$38,735$11,890$31,70196%47%53%52%51%N/A
27Bucknell University, LewisburgPA3,58330%76%/89%1185%89%$51,200$30,00083%$38,5846$18,500$40,594$9,504$25,40095%47%53%19%36%42%
32Lafayette College, EastonPA2,38237%66%/80%1186%88%$51,289$30,53591%$38,32514$17,995$37,520$11,799$22,88894%54%46%12%24%20%
49Muhlenberg College, AllentownPA2,49237%55%/61%1278%82%$46,830$27,23288%$34,51840$18,542$36,730$8,440$22,29492%41%59%10%12%16%

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* Percentage of 2008-09 freshman class that scored 600 or higher on verbal/math SATs or 24 or higher on ACT.
** Percentage of all undergraduates without need who received non-need-based aid.
Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Database. Copyright © 2009 Peterson's/Nelnet LLC. All rights reserved.

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