Rank
|
INSTITUTION |
Fall 2008 Acceptance rate
|
SAT/ACT
25th-75th percentile
|
2008 Freshmen in top 10 percent of high
school class
|
Costs |
| 1 |
Williams College Williamstown,
MA |
17.0%
|
1320-1520
|
87%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,490
|
| 2 |
Amherst College Amherst, MA |
14.8%
|
1320-1520
|
79%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,928
|
| 3 |
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
|
15.7%
|
1350-1520
|
87%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,860
|
| 4 |
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
|
16.8%
|
1270-1480
|
86%
|
2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,780
|
| 4 |
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA |
36.0%
|
1270-1465
|
76%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,062
|
| 6 |
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME |
18.6%
|
1300-1510
|
82%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,020
|
| 6 |
Pomona College Claremont, CA |
15.6%
|
1390-1560
|
86%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,017
|
| 8 |
Carleton College Northfield, MN |
27.5%
|
1310-1490
|
74%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,777
|
| 8 |
Davidson College Davidson, NC |
25.7%
|
1270-1460
|
81%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $35,124
|
| 10 |
Haverford College Haverford, PA |
27.0%
|
1300-1480
|
91%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,085
|
| 11 |
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA |
19.1%
|
1310-1510
|
85%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,510
|
| 11 |
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY |
25.0%
|
1320-1470
|
70%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $41,930
|
| 13 |
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT |
27.2%
|
1300-1480
|
65%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,092
|
| 14 |
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA |
43.0%
|
1235-1450
|
64%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $36,476
|
| 14 |
14 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA |
31.1%
|
1420-1570
|
95%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,467
|
| 14 |
United States Military Academy West Point,
NY |
15.7%
|
1150-1350
|
43%
|
2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state:
$0 |
| 14 |
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA
|
16.8%
|
1320-1480
|
84%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $38,877
|
| 18 |
Smith College Northampton, MA |
47.7%
|
1170-1390
|
64%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,758 |
| 19 |
Colgate University Hamilton, NY |
23.9%
|
1270-1460
|
65%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,970
|
| 20 |
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD |
13.9%
|
1160-1370
|
56%
|
2009-2010 In-state: $0; Out-of-state:
$0 |
| 21 |
Hamilton College Clinton, NY |
28.1%
|
1300-1450
|
76%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $39,760
|
| 22 |
Colby College Waterville, ME |
30.9%
|
1280-1430
|
61%
|
2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $50,320
|
| 22 |
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH |
32.7%
|
1290-1470
|
69%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $40,004
|
| 24 |
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO |
26.0%
|
1230-1400
|
66%
|
2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $37,278
|
| 25 |
Bates College Lewiston, ME |
29.2%
|
1260-1430
|
53%
|
2009-2010 Comprehensive Fee: $51,300
|
