Past Years' Rankings of Top Private College Values

Since 1999, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked the top values in private universities and liberal-arts colleges. (The rankings have been an annual endeavor since 2007.) Our exclusive rankings are based on a set of criteria that includes both academic quality and affordability.

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Since 1999, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked the top values in private universities and liberal-arts colleges. (The rankings have been an annual endeavor since 2007.) Our exclusive rankings are based on a set of criteria that includes both academic quality and affordability. Many schools appear in our rankings from year to year, demonstrating a commitment to delivering good value to students.

Click a link below to access any previous year's list of Best Private College Values:

2018: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Princeton University

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2. Harvard University

3. Duke University

4. Vanderbilt University

5. Rice University

6. Dartmouth College

7. Yale University

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. California Institute of Technology

10. Stanford University

11. Columbia University

12. Cornell University

13. Emory University

14. Johns Hopkins University

15. Brown University

16. Washington University in St. Louis

17. University of Pennsylvania

18. Boston College

19. University of Chicago

20. University of Notre Dame

21. Georgetown University

22. Tufts University

23. Northwestern University

24. Brigham Young University

25. Yeshiva University

26. Lehigh University

27. Trinity University

28. University of Southern California

29. Wake Forest University

30. University of Rochester

31. Brandeis University

32. Villanova University

33. Clark University

34. Santa Clara University

35. Bentley University

36. University of Miami

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

38. Boston University

39. Mercer University

40. Elon University

41. Saint Louis University

42. Drake University

43. Creighton University

44. Liberty University

45. Carnegie Mellon University

46. New York University

47. Tulane University

48. Gonzaga University

49. Maryville University of Saint Louis

50. Samford University

51. American University

52. The George Washington University

53. Case Western Reserve University

54. University of Portland

55. The University of Tulsa

56. University of Evansville

57. Rockhurst University

58. Pepperdine University

59. University of Denver

60. Emerson College

61. Emerson College

62. Fordham University

63. Butler University

64. Howard University

65. Bradley University

66. Drury University

67. Union University

68. Marist College

69. University of San Diego

70. Bethel University

71. Oklahoma City University

72. Loyola Marymount University

73. Southern Methodist University

74. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

75. Marquette University

76. Xavier University

77. Syracuse University

78. Fairfield University

79. Geneva College

80. Providence College

81. Baldwin Wallace University

82. Saint Michael's College

83. LeTourneau University

84. University of Dayton

85. University of St. Thomas

86. Belmont University

87. Centenary College of Louisiana

88. Clarkson University

89. Whitworth University

90. John Carroll University

91. Rochester Institute of Technology

92. Simmons College

93. Seattle Pacific University

94. Point Loma Nazarene University

95. Rollins College

96. Duquesne University

97. Saint Francis University

98. Seattle University

99. St. John Fisher College

100. Pacific Lutheran University

2018: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Davidson College

2. Swarthmore College

3. Pomona College

4. Washington and Lee University

5. Wellesley College

6. Williams College

7. Thomas Aquinas College

8. Vassar College

9. Amherst College

10. Wesleyan University

11. Hamilton College

12. Bowdoin College

13. College of the Holy Cross

14. Hillsdale College

15. Grinnell College

16. The Colorado College

17. Haverford College

18. University of Richmond

19. Centre College

20. Smith College

21. Middlebury College

22. Carleton College

23. Barnard College

24. Bryn Mawr College

25. Whitman College

26. Kenyon College

27. Wheaton College

28. Colby College

29. Pitzer College

30. Bates College

31. Colgate University

32. Harvey Mudd College

33. Lafayette College

34. St. Olaf College

35. Claremont McKenna College

36. Macalester College

37. Mount Holyoke College

38. Rhodes College

39. Christendom College

40. Bucknell University

41. Sewanee: The University of the South

42. Principia College

43. DePauw University

44. Scripps College

45. Franklin & Marshall College

46. Dickinson College

47. Denison University

48. Skidmore College

49. Berea College

50. Illinois Wesleyan University

51. Gettysburg College

52. Union College

53. Oberlin College

54. Transylvania University

55. Connecticut College

56. Trinity College

57. Kalamazoo College

58. Agnes Scott College

59. Lawrence University

60. Occidental College

61. Wofford College

62. Muhlenberg College

63. Houghton College

64. Hope College

65. Sarah Lawrence College

66. Reed College

67. Earlham College

68. Lewis & Clark College

69. Augustana College

70. Knox College

71. Furman University

72. Southwestern University

73. Hendrix College

74. St. John's College

75. Austin College

76. The College of Wooster

77. William Jewell College

78. University of Dallas

79. Luther College

80. Hanover College

81. Wabash College

82. St. Lawrence University

83. Lake Forest College

84. Cornell College

85. Saint John's University

86. College of the Atlantic

87. Millsaps College

88. Marlboro College

89. Beloit College

90. Goshen College

91. Spelman College

92. Willamette University

93. College of Saint Benedict

94. Ohio Wesleyan University

95. Birmingham-Southern College

96. St. John's College

97. Coe College

98. Drew University

99. Hollins University

100. Wheaton College

2017: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Princeton University

2. Duke University

3. Harvard University

4. Vanderbilt University

5. Yale University

6. Rice University

7. California Institute of Technology

8. Stanford University

9. Brown University

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11. Dartmouth College

12. Columbia University

13. Emory University

14. Cornell University

15. University of Notre Dame

16. University of Pennsylvania

17. Georgetown University

18. University of Chicago

19. Johns Hopkins University

20. Boston College

21. Washington University in St. Louis

22. Northwestern University

23. Tufts University

24. Brigham Young University

25. Wake Forest University

26. Trinity University

27. Lehigh University

28. University of Southern California

29. Clark University

30. University of Rochester

31. Bentley University

32. Villanova University

33. Santa Clara University

34. Creighton University

35. Brandeis University

36. University of Miami

37. Yeshiva University

38. Gonzaga University

39. Drake University

40. Samford University

41. George Washington University

42. New York University

43. Tulane University

44. Elon University

45. Franciscan University of Steubenville

46. Carnegie Mellon University

47. Case Western Reserve University

48. Maryville University of Saint Louis

49. Drury University

50. Boston University

51. Mercer University

52. Liberty University

53. Pepperdine University

54. Illinois Institute of Technology

55. American University

56. Saint Louis University

57. Rockhurst University

58. University of Portland

59. University of Dayton

60. Stevens Institute of Technology

61. Fordham University

62. Emerson College

63. University of Denver

64. Baylor University

65. Oklahoma City University

66. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

67. Butler University

68. University of St. Thomas

69. University of Evansville

70. Geneva College

71. Loyola Marymount University

72. Marquette University

73. Marist College

74. University of Tulsa

75. Whitworth University

76. Howard University

77. Union University

78. LeTourneau University

79. Southern Methodist University

80. Rollins College

81. Bradley University

82. Niagara University

83. Syracuse University

84. Chapman University

85. Rochester Institute of Technology

86. Belmont University

87. Loyola University Maryland

88. Bethel University

89. University of San Diego

90. St. Bonaventure University

91. Seattle Pacific University

92. Lipscomb University

93. Providence College

94. Fairfield University

95. Saint Michael's College

96. Xavier University

97. Centenary College of Louisiana

98. Clarkson University

99. St. John Fisher College

100. Ithaca College

2017: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Davidson College

3. Washington and Lee University

4. Thomas Aquinas College

5. Wellesley College

6. Middlebury College

7. Pomona College

8. Amherst College

9. Williams College

10. Wesleyan University

11. Bowdoin College

12. Colby College

13. Vassar College

14. Grinnell College

15. College of the Holy Cross

16. Hamilton College

17. University of Richmond

18. Colgate University

19. Haverford College

20. Colorado College

21. Carleton College

22. Hillsdale College

23. Wheaton College

24. Scripps College

25. Barnard College

26. Macalester College

27. Bates College

28. Kenyon College

29. Bryn Mawr College

30. Smith College

31. Pitzer College

32. Lafayette College

33. St. Olaf College

34. Centre College

35. Claremont McKenna College

36. Whitman College

37. Principia College

38. Harvey Mudd College

39. Sewanee: The University of the South

40. Bucknell University

41. Mount Holyoke College

42. Berea College

43. Rhodes College

44. Franklin & Marshall College

45. Skidmore College

46. DePauw University

47. Oberlin College

48. Union College

49. Denison University

50. Kalamazoo College

51. Gustavus Adolphus College

52. Dickinson College

53. Muhlenberg College

54. Christendom College

55. Illinois Wesleyan University

56. Gettysburg College

57. Wofford College

58. Occidental College

59. College of Wooster

60. Transylvania University

61. Reed College

62. Trinity College

63. Connecticut College

64. Hope College

65. William Jewell College

66. Lawrence University

67. St. Lawrence University

68. Agnes Scott College

69. Furman University

70. Austin College

71. Beloit College

72. Southwestern University

73. University of Dallas

74. Cornell College

75. Augustana College

76. Knox College

77. College of the Atlantic

78. Hendrix College

79. College of Saint Benedict

80. Earlham College

81. Wabash College

82. Lewis & Clark College

83. Luther College

84. Willamette University

85. Goshen College

86. Houghton College

87. Spelman College

88. Birmingham-Southern College

89. Hanover College

90. Saint John's University

91. Washington College

92. Millsaps College

93. Wheaton College

94. St. John's College

95. Lake Forest College

96. Ripon College

97. Hollins University

98. University of Puget Sound

99. Presbyterian College

100. Shimer College

2016: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Princeton University

2. Harvard University

3. Vanderbilt University

4. Rice University

5. Yale University

6. Duke University

7. California Institute of Technology

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. Stanford University

10. Emory University

11. Dartmouth College

12. Brown University

13. University of Pennsylvania

14. Cornell University

15. Northwestern University

16. University of Notre Dame

17. Georgetown University

18. Johns Hopkins University

19. Boston College

20. Washington University in St. Louis

21. Brigham Young University

22. Tufts University

23. Lehigh University

24. Wake Forest University

25. Trinity University

26. University of Southern California

27. Clark University

28. University of Rochester

29. Elon University

30. Santa Clara University

31. Bentley University

32. Yeshiva University

33. Creighton University

34. Brandeis University

35. Villanova University

36. Drake University

37. University of Miami

38. The George Washington University

39. Case Western Reserve University

40. Drury University

41. Pepperdine University

42. Gonzaga University

43. Emerson College

44. Stevens Institute of Technology

45. Franciscan University of Steubenville

46. Carnegie Mellon University

47. Boston University

48. Tulane University

49. Samford University

50. Butler University

51. University of Portland

52. American University

53. New York University

54. The University of Tulsa

55. University of Dayton

56. Maryville University of Saint Louis

57. Marist College

58. Saint Louis University

59. Illinois Institute of Technology

60. Marquette University

61. University of Denver

62. Simmons College

63. Oklahoma City University

64. Whitworth University

65. Mercer University

66. University of San Diego

67. Bradley University

68. Union University

69. Providence College

70. Rockhurst University

71. Duquesne University

72. Loyola Marymount University

73. Belmont University

74. Southern Methodist University

75. Loyola University Chicago

76. LeTourneau University

77. Clarkson University

78. Geneva College

79. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

80. Rochester Institute of Technology

81. Fairfield University

82. Syracuse University

83. Fordham University

84. Valparaiso University

85. Seattle Pacific University

86. Saint Michael's College

87. University of St. Thomas

88. Centenary College of Louisiana

89. Loyola University Maryland

90. University of Evansville

91. Baldwin Wallace University

92. Chapman University

93. Howard University

94. Lipscomb University

95. St. John Fisher College

96. St. Bonaventure University

97. Rollins College

98. Bethel University

99. Nazareth College of Rochester

100. Xavier University

2016: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Washington and Lee University

2. Davidson College

3. Swarthmore College

4. Pomona College

5. Kenyon College

6. Williams College

7. Wesleyan University

8. Middlebury College

9. Grinnell College

10. Colgate University

11. Amherst College

12. Thomas Aquinas College

13. University of Richmond

14. Vassar College

15. Haverford College

16. Bowdoin College

17. Wellesley College

18. Carleton College

19. Hamilton College

20. Bates College

21. Hillsdale College

22. The Colorado College

23. Colby College

24. Wheaton College

25. Barnard College

26. Macalester College

27. Smith College

28. Whitman College

29. College of the Holy Cross

30. Claremont McKenna College

31. Harvey Mudd College

32. Pitzer College

33. Centre College

34. Scripps College

35. Principia College

36. Lafayette College

37. Sewanee: The University of the South

38. St. Olaf College

39. Mount Holyoke College

40. Bucknell University

41. Oberlin College

42. Skidmore College

43. Denison University

44. Kalamazoo College

45. Franklin & Marshall College

46. Bryn Mawr College

47. Gustavus Adolphus College

48. DePauw University

49. Berea College

50. Dickinson College

51. Illinois Wesleyan University

52. Gettysburg College

53. The College of Wooster

54. Reed College

55. Rhodes College

56. Connecticut College

57. Occidental College

58. Union College

59. Trinity College

60. Hope College

61. Wofford College

62. Muhlenberg College

63. Furman University

64. Transylvania University

65. Lawrence University

66. Knox College

67. St. Lawrence University

68. Agnes Scott College

69. Lewis & Clark College

70. Beloit College

71. Cornell College

72. Earlham College

73. Christendom College

74. Goshen College

75. Augustana College

76. College of Saint Benedict

77. Sarah Lawrence College

78. Hendrix College

79. Luther College

80. Saint John's University

81. College of the Atlantic

82. Siena College

83. William Jewell College

84. Millsaps College

85. Southwestern University

86. Austin College

87. Houghton College

88. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

89. University of Dallas

90. St. John's College

91. Wabash College

92. Juniata College

93. Coe College

94. Wheaton College

95. St. John's College

96. Hollins University97. University of Puget Sound

98. Hanover College

99. Spelman College

100. Washington & Jefferson College

2015: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Yale University

2. Princeton University

3. Yale University

4. Harvard University

5. Rice University

6. Vanderbilt University

7. California Institute of Technology

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. Stanford University

10. Dartmouth College

11. University of Pennsylvania

12. Cornell University

13. Brown University

14. Emory University

15. University of Chicago

16. Georgetown University

17. Johns Hopkins University

18. University of Notre Dame

19. Washington University in St. Louis

20. Northwestern University

21. Tufts University

22. Boston College

23. Brigham Young University

24. Clark University

25. Lehigh University

26. Wake Forest University

27. University of Southern California

28. University of Rochester

29. Yeshiva University

30. Stevens Institute of Technology

31. Villanova University

32. Bentley University

33. Brandeis University

34. Drake University

35. Elon University

36. Gonzaga University

37. Trinity University

38. Santa Clara University

39. Creighton University

40. George Washington University

41. Drury University

42. University of Miami

43. New York University

44. Carnegie Mellon University

45. Whitworth University

46. Case Western Reserve University

47. University of Tulsa

48. Union University

49. Boston University

50. American University

51. Pepperdine University

52. Rockhurst University

53. Illinois Institute of Technology

54. Emerson College

55. Marquette University

56. Bradley University

57. Tulane University

58. Franciscan University of Steubenville

59. Southern Methodist University

60. Butler University

61. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

62. Letourneau University

63. Marist College

64. University of Denver

65. University of Portland

66. Providence College

67. Samford University

68. Saint Louis University

69. Maryville University of Saint Louis

70. University of Evansville

71. Belmont University

72. Desquene University

73. Oklahoma City University

74. Mercer University

75. Loyola Marymount Univeristy

76. Fordham University

77. University of Dayton

78. John Carroll University

79. University of San Diego

80. Webster University

81. Baldwin Wallace University

82. Valparaiso University

83. Indiana Wesleyan University

84. Point Loma Nazarene University

85. Chapman University

86. Clarkson University

87. University of St. Thomas

88. Syracuse University

89. Centenary College of Louisiana

90. Xavier University

91. Lipscomb University

92. Bethel University

93. Loyola University (Maryland)

94. Saint Michael's College

95. Rollins College

96. Fairfield University

97. Rochester Institute of Technology

98. Lebanon Valley College

99. St. John Fisher College

100. DePaul University

2015: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Washington and Lee University

3. Wellesley College

4. Haverford College

5. Pomona College

6. Amherst College

7. Vassar College

8. Bowdoin College

9. Williams College

10. University of Richmond

11. Colgate University

12. Middlebury College

13. Davidson College

14. Hamilton College

15. Colby College

16. Macalester College

17. Hillsdale College

18. Grinnell College

19. Barnard College

20. Bates College

21. Wesleyan University

22. Carleton College

23. Kenyon College

24. Colorado College

25. Claremont McKenna College

26. Wheaton College

27. College of the Holy Cross

28. Smith College

29. Whitman College

30. Thomas Aquinas College

31. Bucknell University

32. Centre College

33. Scripps College

34. Sewanee: University of the South

35. Kalamazoo College

36. St. Olaf College

37. Bryn Mawr College

38. Mount Holyoke College

39. Harvey Mudd College

40. Berea College

41. Rhodes College

42. Gustavus Adolphus College

43. Pitzer College

44. Oberlin College

45. Skidmore College

46. Lafayette College

47. Dickinson College

48. DePauw University

49. Gettysburg College

50. Hope College

51. Connecticut College

52. Wofford College

53. Franklin & Marshall College

54. Union College

55. Occidental College

56. Trinity College

57. Christendom College

58. Illinois Wesleyan University

59. Beloit College

60. The College of Wooster

61. Transylvania University

62. Muhlenberg College

63. Hendrix College

64. Knox College

65. Prinicipia College

66. St. Lawrence University

67. Cornell College

68. College of the Atlantic

69. Southwestern University

70. Salem College

71. Lawrence University

72. Austin College

73. Goshen College

74. Agnes Scott College

75. Lewis & Clark College

76. Saint John's University

77. Milsaps College

78. College of Saint Benedict

79. Juniata College

80. Furman University

81. Luther College

82. Augustana College

83. St. John's College

84. Earlham College

85. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

86. Williamette University

87. Coe College

88. Wabash College

89. Houghton College

90. William Jewell College

91. Hanover College

92. Wheaton College

93. The College of Idaho

94. Bennington College

95. Marlboro College

96. Gordon College

97. McDaniel College

98. Ursinus College

99. Ripon College

100. University of Dallas

2014: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Yale University

2. Princeton University

3. Rice University

4. Harvard University

5. Duke University

6. Columbia University

7. Stanford University

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. California Institute of Technology

10. University of Pennsylvania

11. Vanderbilt University

12. Brown University

13. Dartmouth College

14. Emory University

15. Cornell University

16. Johns Hopkins University

17. Georgetown University

18. University of Chicago

19. Washington University in St. Louis

20. Tufts University

21. Northwestern University

22. Elon University

23. Boston College

24. Wake Forest University

25. University of Notre Dame

26. Lehigh University

27. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

28. Brandeis University

29. University of Southern California

30. University of Rochester

31. Trinity University

32. Brigham Young University

33. Yeshiva University

34. Gonzaga University

35. Clark University

36. University of Miami

37. Drake University

38. Villanova University

39. Santa Clara University

40. Bentley University

41. Creighton University

42. George Washington University

43. Pepperdine University

44. Whitworth University

45. Emerson College

46. Southern Methodist University

47. Case Western Reserve University

48. Carnegie Mellon University

49. American University

50. Northeastern University

51. Boston University

52. Marquette University

53. University of Denver

54. Baylor University

55. Franciscan University of Steubenville

56. Illinois Institute of Technology

57. Bradley University

58. Marist College

59. New York University

60. Providence College

61. Butler University

62. Rollins College

63. University of Portland

64. Samford University

65. Saint Joseph's University

66. Maryville University of Saint Louis

67. Rochester Institute of Technology

68. Saint Michael's College

69. Point Loma Nazarene University

70. Drury University

71. University of San Diego

72. University of St. Thomas

73. Ithaca College

74. Centenary College of Louisiana

75. University of Tulsa

76. University of Dayton

77. Union University

78. Syracuse University

79. Indiana Wesleyan University

80. Simmons College

81. Saint Louis University

82. Valparaiso University

83. Xavier University

84. Duquesne University

85. Stevens Institute of Technology

86. Tulane University

87. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

88. University of Evansville

89. Oklahoma City University

90. Loyola University Maryland

91. Catholic University of America

92. John Carroll University

93. Lebanon Valley College

94. Loyola Marymount University

95. Rockhurst University

96. Belmont University

97. Fairfield University

98. Bethel University

99. Fordham University

100. St. John Fisher College

2014: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Washington and Lee University

2. Pomona College

3. Swarthmore College

4. Williams College

5. Amherst College

6. Bowdoin College

7. Middlebury College

8. Davidson College

9. Haverford College

10. Grinnell College

11. Hamilton College

12. Carleton College

13. Vassar College

14. Claremont McKenna College

15. Colorado College

16. Wellesley College

17. Wesleyan University

18. Colby College

19. Colgate University

20. Barnard College

21. College of the Holy Cross

22. Centre College

23. Denison University

24. Lafayette College

25. Kenyon College

26. University of Richmond

27. Scripps College

28. Hillsdale College

29. Wheaton College

30. Macalester College

31. Bates College

32. Wofford College

33. Rhodes College

34. Whitman College

35. Bucknell University

36. Harvey Mudd College

37. Mount Holyoke College

38. Oberlin College

39. Pitzer College

40. Smith College

41. Thomas Aquinas College

42. Connecticut College

43. DePauw University

44. Bryn Mawr College

45. St. Olaf College

46. Sewanee: The University of the South

47. Gustavus Adolphus College

48. Trinity College

49. Christendom College

50. Skidmore College

51. Kalamazoo College

52. Franklin & Marshall College

53. Austin College

54. Gettysburg College

55. Dickinson College

56. Principia College

57. Occidental College

58. Union College

59. Transylvania University

60. Illinois Wesleyan University

61. Allegheny College

62. Muhlenberg College

63. Berea College

64. The College of Wooster

65. Beloit College

66. Millsaps College

67. St. Lawrence University

68. Hope College

69. Southwestern University

70. College of the Atlantic

71. Lewis & Clark College

72. Hendrix College

73. Knox College

74. Furman University

75. Cornell College

76. Houghton College

77. Goshen College

78. Luther College

79. Augustana College

80. Wabash College

81. Juniata College

82. Birmingham-Southern College

83. Westmont College

84. College of Saint Benedict

85. Willamette University

86. Coe College

87. Ursinus College

88. Earlham College

89. Moravian College

90. Saint John's University

91. William Jewell College

92. Agnes Scott College

93. University of Puget Sound

94. University of Dallas

95. McDaniel College

96. Lawrence University

97. Spelman College

98. Hampden-Sydney College

99. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

100. Hanover College

2013: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Yale University

2. Rice University

3. Princeton University

4. Duke University

5. California Institute of Technology

6. Harvard University

7. Columbia University

8. Stanford University

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10. University of Pennsylvania

11. University of Richmond

12. Brown University

13. Vanderbilt University

14. University of Chicago

15. Emory University

16. Dartmouth College

17. Georgetown University

18. Cornell University

19. Washington University in St. Louis

20. Northwestern University

21. Tufts University

22. Elon University

23. The Johns Hopkins University

24. Boston College

25. Lehigh University

26. Brandeis University

27. Drake University

28. University of Notre Dame

29. Wake Forest University

30. Trinity University

31. Gonzaga University

32. University of Southern California

33. Santa Clara University

34. Brigham Young University

35. Villanova University

36. University of Rochester

37. University of Miami

38. Whitworth University

39. Oklahoma City University

40. Clark University

41. University of Denver

42. Creighton University

43. Bentley University

44. Emerson College

45. Boston University

46. Marquette University

47. Pepperdine University

48. Baylor University

49. The George Washington University

50. Carnegie Mellon University

51. Tulane University

52. Northeastern University

53. Drury University

54. Yeshiva University

55. Case Western Reserve University

56. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

57. University of Portland

58. Rockhurst University

59. American University

60. Saint Michael's College

61. Fordham University

62. Marist College

63. Samford University

64. Loyola University Maryland

65. Ithaca College

66. New York University

67. Illinois Institute of Technology

68. Rochester Institute of Technology

69. Southern Methodist University

70. Xavier University

71. Providence College

72. Union University

73. Butler University

74. Loyola University Chicago

75. Valparaiso University

76. Saint Louis University

77. University of St. Thomas

78. Rollins College

79. Loyola Marymount University

80. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

81. Saint Joseph's University

82. University of Tulsa

83. Franciscan University of Steubenville

84. University of San Diego

85. Maryville University of Saint Louis

86. Bradley University

87. Seattle Pacific University

88. Centenary College of Louisiana

89. Nazareth College of Rochester

90. Syracuse University

91. University of Dayton

92. John Carroll University

93. St. John Fisher College

94. University of the Pacific

95. Roberts Wesleyan College

96. Point Loma Nazarene University

97. Loyola University New Orleans

98. Simmons College

99. The Catholic University of America

100. Indiana Wesleyan University

2013: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Pomona College

3. Washington and Lee University

4. Amherst College

5. Colgate University

6. Williams College

7. Bowdoin College

8. Davidson College

9. Vassar College

10. Haverford College

11. The Colorado College

12. Colby College

13. Middlebury College

14. Claremont McKenna College

15. Wellesley College

16. Scripps College

17. Grinnell College

18. Wesleyan University

19. Carleton College

20. Hillsdale College

21. Denison University

22. Hamilton College

23. Centre College

24. Kenyon College

25. College of the Holy Cross

26. Bates College

27. Macalester College

28. Rhodes College

29. Barnard College

30. Trinity College

31. Lafayette College

32. Whitman College

33. Sewanee: The University of the South

34. DePauw University

35. Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.)

36. Wofford College

37. Bryn Mawr College

38. Skidmore College

39. Smith College

40. *School removed from list

41. Mount Holyoke College

42. Gustavus Adolphus College

43. Kalamazoo College

44. Oberlin College

45. Christendom College

46. St. Olaf College

47. Occidental College

48. Connecticut College

49. Pitzer College

50. Austin College

51. Gettysburg College

52. Millsaps College

53. Harvey Mudd College

54. Illinois Wesleyan University

55. Principia College

56. Union College

57. Knox College

58. Dickinson College

59. Furman University

60. Franklin & Marshall College

61. Thomas Aquinas College

62. Allegheny College

63. Transylvania University

64. The College of Wooster

65. Muhlenberg College

66. Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.)

67. Hope College

68. Lewis & Clark College

69. Southwestern University

70. Ursinus College

71. Beloit College

72. Willamette University

73. St. Lawrence University

74. William Jewell College

75. Goshen College

76. Saint John's University

77. College of the Atlantic

78. Agnes Scott College

79. University of Dallas

80. Wabash College

81. Lawrence University

82. The College of Idaho

83. Cornell College

84. Hanover College

85. Washington & Jefferson College

86. McDaniel College

87. University of Puget Sound

88. College of Saint Benedict

89. Hendrix College

90. Birmingham-Southern College

91. Westmont College

92. Spelman College

93. Hampden-Sydney College

94. Luther College

95. Westminster College

96. Shimer College

97. Juniata College

98. Berea College

99. Coe College

100. Augustana College

2012: 100 Best Values in Private Universities

1. Princeton University

2. Yale University

3. California Institute of Technology

4. Rice University

5. Harvard University

6. University of Pennsylvania

7. Duke University

8. Columbia University

9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10. Stanford University

11. Brown University

12. University of Richmond

13. Emory University

14. Dartmouth College

15. Washington University in St. Louis

16. University of Chicago

17. Georgetown University

18. University of Notre Dame

19. Vanderbilt University

20. Northwestern University

21. Cornell University

22. Boston College

23. Brandeis University

24. Tufts University

25. The Johns Hopkins University

26. Wake Forest University

27. Trinity University

28. Clark University

29. Lehigh University

30. Gonzaga University

31. Villanova University

32. The George Washington University

33. Bentley University

34. Elon University

35. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

36. University of Miami

37. Emerson College

38. Marist College

39. University of Southern California

40. Tulane University

41. Case Western Reserve University

42. University of Rochester

43. Northeastern University

44. Santa Clara University

45. Carnegie Mellon University

46. University of Portland

47. American University

48. Providence College

49. University of Denver

50. Boston University

51. Syracuse University

52. Pepperdine University

53. Stevens Institute of Technology

54. Marquette University

55. Loyola University Maryland

56. Southern Methodist University

57. New York University

58. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

59. Fordham University

60. Loyola Marymount University

61. Union University

62. Whitworth University

63. Creighton University

64. Drake University

65. Samford University

66. Drury University

67. Point Loma Nazarene University

68. Brigham Young University

69. Bradley University

70. Ithaca College

71. Xavier University

72. Baylor University

73. Franciscan University of Steubenville

74. Rollins College

75. Yeshiva University

76. Centenary College of Louisiana

77. Rochester Institute of Technology

78. Saint Michael's College

79. Lebanon Valley College

80. George Fox University

81. John Carroll University

82. Hood College

83. Baker University

84. Butler University

85. University of Tulsa

86. Rockhurst University

87. Indiana Wesleyan University

88. Chapman University

89. Seattle University

90. University of Dayton

91. Illinois Institute of Technology

92. Valparaiso University

93. Maryville University of Saint Louis

94. Canisius College

95. University of San Diego

96. University of St. Thomas

97. Manhattan College

98. Loyola University New Orleans

99. Baldwin-Wallace College

100. Bethel University

2012: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Pomona College

2. Washington and Lee University

3. Swarthmore College

4. Williams College

5. Davidson College

6. Hamilton College

7. Vassar College

8. Wellesley College

9. Bowdoin College

10. Amherst College

11. The Colorado College

12. Haverford College

13. College of the Holy Cross

14. Wesleyan University

15. Grinnell College

16. Centre College

17. Middlebury College

18. Macalester College

19. Carleton College

20. Colby College

21. Colgate University

22. Bucknell University

23. *School removed from list

24. Wheaton College

25. Harvey Mudd College

26. Lafayette College

27. Kenyon College

28. Hillsdale College

29. Bates College

30. Whitman College

31. Barnard College

32. Denison University

33. Bryn Mawr College

34. Oberlin College

35. Rhodes College

36. St. Olaf College

37. DePauw University

38. Wofford College

39. Gustavus Adolphus College

40. Sewanee: The University of the South

41. Gettysburg College

42. Muhlenberg College

43. Smith College

44. Connecticut College

45. Trinity College

46. Reed College

47. Birmingham-Southern College

48. Occidental College

49. Pitzer College

50. Skidmore College

51. Furman University

52. Willamette University

53. Mount Holyoke College

54. Union College

55. Franklin & Marshall College

56. Illinois Wesleyan University

57. Dickinson College

58. St. Lawrence University

59. Kalamazoo College

60. Thomas Aquinas College

61. Principia College

62. Christendom College

63. Wabash College

64. Allegheny College

65. The College of Wooster

66. College of Saint Benedict

67. Hope College

68. Transylvania University

69. Wheaton College

70. Ursinus College

71. Augustana College

72. Southwestern University

73. Saint John's University

74. College of the Atlantic

75. Beloit College

76. Knox College

77. Austin College

78. Cornell College

79. Goshen College

80. University of Puget Sound

81. Agnes Scott College

82. Wesleyan College

83. Luther College

84. Juniata College

85. Spelman College

86. Presbyterian College

87. Westmont College

88. Hanover College

89. Lewis & Clark College

90. Berea College

91. McDaniel College

92. Coe College

93. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

94. Lawrence University

95. William Jewell College

96. Siena College

97. Susquehanna University

98. The College of Idaho

99. Bard College

100. Bennington College

*Scripps College was removed from this year's rankings.

2012: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Princeton University

2. Yale University

3. California Institute of Technology

4. Rice University

5. Duke University

6. Harvard University

7. University of Pennsylvania

8. Columbia University

9. Brown University

10. Dartmouth College

11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12. Stanford University

13. Washington University in St. Louis

14. University of Richmond

15. Emory University

16. The Johns Hopkins University

17. University of Notre Dame

18. Vanderbilt University

19. University of Chicago

20. Boston College

21. Wake Forest University

22. Northwestern University

23. Cornell University

24. Georgetown University

25. Brandeis University

26. Trinity University

27. Tufts University

28. University of Southern California

29. Lehigh University

30. Bentley University

31. Villanova University

32. Gonzaga University

33. University of Rochester

34. University of Miami

35. Elon University

36. Clark University

37. Emerson College

38. Marist College

39. Providence College

40. Tulane University

41. The George Washington University

42. Creighton University

43. Santa Clara University

44. Pepperdine University

45. Case Western Reserve University

46. Drake University

47. Carnegie Mellon University

48. Northeastern University

49. Boston University

50. Marquette University

51. Whitworth University

52. American University

53. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

54. New York University

55. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

56. Bradley University

57. Fordham University

58. University of Portland

59. Southern Methodist University

60. University of Dayton

61. Saint Michael's College

62. Baylor University

63. Syracuse University

64. Yeshiva University

65. University of Denver

66. Butler University

67. Hood College

68. University of San Diego

69. University of Tulsa

70. Illinois Institute of Technology

71. Loyola University Maryland

72. Loyola Marymount University

73. The University of Scranton

74. Seattle University

75. Ithaca College

76. Saint Louis University

77. Xavier University

78. Belmont University

79. Franciscan University of Steubenville

80. Samford University

81. Bethel University

82. Roberts Wesleyan College

83. Chapman University

84. Rollins College

85. Fairfield University

86. Stevens Institute of Technology

87. Manhattan College

88. Baldwin-Wallace College

89. Loyola University New Orleans

90. Bellarmine University

91. Pratt Institute

92. University of the Pacific

93. Canisius College

94. Wagner College

95. Point Loma Nazarene University

96. Azusa Pacific University

97. DeSales University

98. Le Moyne College

99. Quinnipiac University

100. Saint Joseph's University

2011: 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Pomona College

3. Williams College

4. Washington and Lee University

5. Davidson College

6. Bowdoin College

7. Claremont McKenna College

8. Amherst College

9. Hamilton College

10. Vassar College

11. Carleton College

12. Haverford College

13. Wellesley College

14. Wesleyan University

15. College of the Holy Cross

16. Colgate University

17. Wheaton College

18. The Colorado College

19. Grinnell College

20. Middlebury College

21. Bates College

22. Lafayette College

23. Macalester College

24. Bucknell University

25. Scripps College

26. Whitman College

27. St. Olaf College

28. Colby College

29. Kenyon College

30. Occidental College

31. Centre College

32. Illinois Wesleyan University

33. Denison University

34. Rhodes College

35. Barnard College

36. Hillsdale College

37. Harvey Mudd College

38. Furman University

39. Wofford College

40. Trinity College

41. Oberlin College

42. Smith College

43. Lawrence University

44. Skidmore College

45. Franklin & Marshall College

46. Muhlenberg College

47. Gustavus Adolphus College

48. Thomas Aquinas College

49. Union College

50. Pitzer College

51. Washington College

52. Hobart and William Smith Colleges

53. Hampshire College

54. Westmont College

55. Gordon College

56. Goshen College

57. Birmingham-Southern College

58. Luther College

59. Augustana College

60. Susquehanna University

61. University of Puget Sound

62. Lewis & Clark College

63. Presbyterian College

64. Berea College

65. Bard College

66. Allegheny College

67. College of Saint Benedict

68. Kalamazoo College

69. Hope College

70. Transylvania University

71. Agnes Scott College

72. Reed College

73. Saint John's University

74. The College of Wooster

75. Christendom College

76. Cornell College

77. Siena College

78. Wabash College

79. Southwestern University

80. Knox College

81. Austin College

82. Willamette University

83. Juniata College

84. St. Lawrence University

85. Sewanee: The University of the South

86. Spelman College

87. Ursinus College

88. Beloit College

89. Gettysburg College

90. Dickinson College

91. Bryn Mawr College

92. Mount Holyoke College

93. Connecticut College

94. DePauw University

95. Principia College

96. Bennington College

97. St. John's College

98. Earlham College

99. Drew University

100. Saint Anselm College

2010: 50 Best Values in Private Universities

1. California Institute of Technology

2. Princeton University

3. Yale University

4. Rice University

5. Harvard University

6. Duke University

7. Columbia University

8. University of Pennsylvania

9. Dartmouth College

10. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

11. Stanford University

12. Brown University

13. Emory University

14. University of Richmond

15. Northwestern University

16. University of Notre Dame

17. Vanderbilt University

18. Cornell University

19. University of Chicago

20. The Johns Hopkins University

21. Washington University

22. Tufts University

23. Boston College

24. Brandeis University

25. Wake Forest University

26. Georgetown University

27. Lehigh University

28. Elon University

29. Villanova University

30. Bentley University

31. Trinity University

32. University of Miami

33. University of Southern California

34. University of Rochester

35. Providence College

36. Emerson College

37. Clark University

38. Creighton University

39. Whitworth University

40. Carnegie Mellon University

41. Butler University

42. Bradley University

43. Santa Clara University

44. Pepperdine University

45. University of Tulsa

46. Marist College

47. Boston University

48. Tulane University

49. Case Western Reserve University

50. Gonzaga University

2010: 50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Pomona College

2. Swarthmore College

3. Williams College

4. Davidson College

5. Claremont McKenna College

6. Amherst College

7. Washington and Lee University

8. College of the Holy Cross

9. Colby College

10. Bowdoin College

11. Middlebury College

12. Haverford College

13. Carleton College

14. Hamilton College

15. Bates College

16. Wesleyan University

17. Wellesley College

18. Vassar College

19. Grinnell College

20. Whitman College

21. Kenyon College

22. Wheaton College

23. Colgate University

24. Harvey Mudd College

25. Macalester College

26. Colorado College

27. Bucknell University

28. Barnard College

29. Centre College

30. St. Olaf College

31. Wofford College

32. Lafayette College

33. Occidental College

34. Scripps College

35. Oberlin College

36. DePauw University

37. Denison University

38. Trinity College

39. Furman University

40. Gustavus Adolphus College

41. Rhodes College

42. College of Saint Benedict

43. Connecticut College

44. Illinois Wesleyan University

45. Hillsdale College

46. Beloit College

47. Knox College

48. Smith College

49. Muhlenberg College

50. Thomas Aquinas College

2009: 50 Best Values in Private Universities

1. California Institute of Technology

2. Yale University

3. Princeton University

4. Rice University

5. Duke University

6. Harvard University

7. Dartmouth College

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. Emory University

10. Stanford University

11. University of Pennsylvania

12. Brown University

13. Northwestern University

14. University of Notre Dame

15. Vanderbilt University

16. Brandeis University

17. University of Richmond

18. The Johns Hopkins University

19. Tufts University

20. Wake Forest University

21. Georgetown University

22. Boston College

23. Trinity University

24. Cornell University

25. Columbia University

26. Lehigh University

27. University of Chicago

28. Bentley University

29. Elon University

30. University of Southern California

31. Providence College

32. Villanova University

33. University of Rochester

34. Clark University

35. Pepperdine University

36. Case Western Reserve University

37. Gonzaga University

38. University of Miami

39. Whitworth University

40. Baylor University

41. Xavier University

42. Carnegie Mellon University

43. Santa Clara University

44. Marquette University

45. New York University

46. Boston University

47. Loyola College

48. Syracuse University

49. Marist College

50. Emerson College

2009: 50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Pomona College

2. Swarthmore College

3. Williams College

4. Davidson College

5. Washington and Lee University

6. Amherst College

7. Carleton College

8. Wellesley College

9. Haverford College

10. Vassar College

11. Kenyon College

12. Claremont McKenna College

13. College of the Holy Cross

14. Grinnell College

15. Wheaton College

16. Middlebury College

17. Bowdoin College

18. Lafayette College

19. Colorado College

20. Macalester College

21. Colgate University

22. Bucknell University

23. Bates College

24. Hamilton College

25. Barnard College

26. Colby College

27. Whitman College

28. Wesleyan University

29. Centre College

30. Trinity College

31. Denison University

32. Occidental College

33. Thomas Aquinas College

34. Illinois Wesleyan University

35. Scripps College

36. Oberlin College

37. St. Olaf College

38. DePauw University

39. Bryn Mawr College

40. Mount Holyoke College

41. Muhlenberg College

42. Wofford College

43. Knox College

44. Reed College

45. Furman University

46. Smith College

47. Gettysburg College

48. Kalamazoo College

49. Sewanee: The University of the South

50. Hillsdale College

2008: 50 Best Values in Private Universities

1. California Institute of Technology

2. Yale University

3. Princeton University

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5. Rice University

6. Harvard University

7. Dartmouth College

8. Duke University

9. Emory University

10. University of Pennsylvania

11. University of Notre Dame

12. Brown University

13. Stanford University

14. Vanderbilt University

15. Columbia University

16. Georgetown University

17. Northwestern University

18. Brandeis University

19. Tufts University

20. Cornell University

21. Boston College

22. University of Richmond

23. The Johns Hopkins University

24. Wake Forest University

25. Elon University

26. Columbia University

27. Providence College

28. Bentley University

29. Trinity University

30. Whitworth College

31. University of Chicago

32. Villanova University

33. Clark University

34. Gonzaga University

35. Emerson College

36. University of Southern California

37. Santa Clara University

38. Baylor University

39. Carnegie Mellon University

40. University of Miami

41. Marist College

42. Xavier University

43. Syracuse University

44. Marquette University

45. Case Western Reserve University

46. University of Scranton

47. The George Washington University

48. Boston University

49. New York University

50. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2008: 50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Williams College

3. Amherst College

4. Wellesley College

5. Pomona College

6. Washington and Lee University

7. Bowdoin College

8. College of the Holy Cross

9. Davidson College

10. Claremont McKenna College

11. Bucknell University

12. Wheaton College

13. Grinnell College

14. Haverford College

15. Colby College

16. Lafayette College

17. Colorado College

18. Vassar College

19. Bates College

20. Colgate University

21. Barnard College

22. Malcalester College

23. Carleton College

24. Furman University

25. Middlebury College

26. Wesleyan University

27. Hamilton College

28. Whitman College

29. Bryn Mawr College

30. Centre College

31. Connecticut College

32. Kenyon College

33. Muhlenberg College

34. St. Olaf College

35. Denison University

36. Smith College

37. Illinois Wesleyan University

38. Trinity College

39. Dickinson College

40. Scripps College

41. Oberlin College

42. Occidental College

43. Sewanee: The University of the South

44. Kalamazoo College

45. Wofford College

46. Wabash College

47. Knox College

48. Rhodes College

49. DePauw University

50. Lawrence University

2007: 50 Best Values in Private Universities

1. California Institute of Technology

2. Yale University

3. Harvard University

4. Rice University

5. Duke University

6. Princeton University

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

8. Emory University

9. Columbia University

10. University of Pennsylvania

11. Dartmouth College

12. Stanford University

13. Vanderbilt University

14. Brown University

15. Northwestern University

16. Georgetown University

17. University of Notre Dame

18. Tufts University

19. Brandeis University

20. Wake Forest University

21. Trinity University

22. University of Richmond

23. Cornell University

24. Boston College

25. The Johns Hopkins University

26. Providence College

27. Elon University

28. Bentley University

29. University of Southern California

30. Emerson College

31. Case Western Reserve University

32. Whitworth College

33. University of Chicago

34. New York University

35. Carnegie Mellon University

36. Villanova University

37. Loyola College

38. Marquette University

39. Xavier University

40. Drake University

41. Hood College

42. Gonzaga University

43. Fordham University

44. Santa Clara University

45. University of Miami

46. Butler University

47. Valparaiso University

48. Boston University

49. Syracuse University

50. Marist College

2007: 50 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges

1. Swarthmore College

2. Williams College

3. Amherst College

4. Davidson College

5. Pomona College

6. Washington and Lee University

7. Bowdoin College

8. Colgate University

9. Claremont McKenna College

10. Wellesley College

11. Carleton College

12. Grinnell College

13. College of the Holy Cross

14. Lafayette College

15. Colorado College

16. Wheaton College

17. Middlebury College

18. Bates College

19. Bucknell University

20. Vassar College

21. Colby College

22. Haverford College

23. Kenyon College

24. Denison University

25. Whitman College

26. Furman University

27. Barnard College

28. Malcalester College

29. Hamilton College

30. Centre College

31. Connecticut College

32. Thomas Aquinas College

33. Wesleyan University

34. Muhlenberg College

35. Occidental College

36. Trinity College

37. Scripps College

38. DePauw University

39. Bryn Mawr College

40. Oberlin College

41. Smith College

42. St. Olaf College

43. Austin College

44. Mount Holyoke College

45. Franklin & Marshall College

46. Wabash College

47. Dickinson College

48. Agnes Scott College

49. Rhodes College

50. Illinois Wesleyan University

2004: 100 Best Values in Private Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges (combined list)

1. California Institute of Technology

2. Rice University

3. Williams College

4. Swarthmore College

5. Amherst College

6. Webb Institute

7. Yale University

8. Washington and Lee University

9. Harvard University

10. Stanford University

11. Princeton University

12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

13. Pomona College

14. Emory University

15. Columbia University

16. Duke University

17. Davidson College

18. Wellesley College

19. Vassar College

20. Haverford College

21. Northwestern University

22. Bowdoin College

23. University of Pennsylvania

24. The Johns Hopkins University

25. The Cooper Union College

26. Washington University

27. Dartmouth College

28. Claremont McKenna College

29. University of Notre Dame

30. Colgate University

31. The Colorado College

32. University of Richmond

33. Georgetown University

34. Brown University

35. Carleton College

36. Lafayette College

37. Middlebury College

38. Grinnell College

39. Illinois Wesleyan University

40. Bates College

41. Cornell University

42. Wesleyan University

43. Colby College

44. Bucknell University

45. Kenyon College

46. Centre College

47. Rhodes College

48. Macalester College

49. Barnard College

50. Brandeis University

51. College of the Holy Cross

52. Harvey Mudd College

53. Wake Forest University

54. Wheaton College

55. Bryn Mawr College

56. Tufts University

57. Oberlin College

58. Mount Holyoke College

59. Furman University

60. St. Olaf College

61. Brigham Young University

62. Lehigh University

63. Smith College

64. Beloit College

65. Taylor University

66. Union College

67. Hamilton College

68. DePauw University

69. Hillsdale College

70. Knox College

71. University of Southern California

72. Trinity College

73. Trinity University

74. Gustavus Adolphus College

75. Vanderbilt University

76. Whitman College

77. Scripps College

78. Franklin & Marshall College

79. Saint Louis University

80. Carnegie Mellon University

81. Lawrence University

82. Connecticut College

83. Case Western Reserve University

84. Dickinson College

85. Kalamazoo College

86. Saint John's University

87. Boston College

88. Reed College

89. Bard College

90. University of Rochester

91. New York University

92. Villanova University

93. Skidmore College

94. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

95. St. John's College

96. Babson College

97. Rhode Island School of Design

98. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

99. Sarah Lawrence College

100. The George Washington University

1999: 100 Best Values in Private Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges (combined list)

1. Rice University

2. California Institute of Technology

3. Grinnell College

4. Washington and Lee University

5. The Cooper Union College

6. Amherst College

6. Stanford University

6. Swarthmore College

6. University of Chicago

10. Claremont McKenna College

11. Duke University

12. Dartmouth College

12. Harvey Mudd College

12. Illinois Wesleyan University

12. Princeton University

12. University of Richmond

17. The Johns Hopkins University

17. Washington University

19. Carleton College

19. Harvard University

19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

22. Pomona College

23. Northwestern University

23. Yale University

25. Columbia University

25. Davidson College

27. Williams College

28. Wake Forest University

29. Emory University

30. Trinity University

30. Sewanee: University of the South

32. Brown University

32. University of Pennsylvania

32. Wabash College

35. Cornell University

35. Rhodes College

37. Case Western Reserve University

37. Macalaster College

39. Haverford College

39. University of Notre Dame

39. Vassar College

42. Whitman College

43. Centre College

43. Georgetown University

43. Hendrix College

43. Middlebury College

43. St. Olaf College

48. Furman University

49. University of Rochester

49. Wellesley College

51. Southwestern University

51. Tufts University

51. Wheaton College

54. Kenyon College

54. Smith College

56. The Colorado College

56. Vanderbilt University

58. Beloit College

58. Carnegie Mellon University

58. Hillsdale College

61. Bowdoin College

61. Colgate University

61. Grove City College

61. Tulane University

61. Wesleyan University

66. Bryn Mawr College

66. DePauw University

66. Lawrence University

69. Franklin & Marshall College

69. Millsaps College

71. Lafayette College

72. University of Dallas

73. Brandeis University

73. Gustavus Adolphus College

73. Illinois Institute of Technology

73. Lehigh University

77. Colby College

77. Denison University

79. Birmingham-Southern College

79. College of the Holy Cross

79. Creighton University

79. Oberlin College

79. Valparaiso University

84. Bates College

84. Hamilton College

84. Knox College

87. The College of Wooster

88. Santa Clara University

88. Trinity College

90. Occidental College

91. Barnard College

91. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

91. University of Southern California

94. Bucknell University

94. Mount Holyoke College

94. Oglethorpe University

94. Pepperdine University

98. Bard College

98. Drew University

100. Reed College

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