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Best colleges for merit non-need based
When is a prestigious school a great value? When it's affordable, too.
What?! A college survey that doesn't put Harvard, Princeton and Yale at the head of the list? Welcome to Kiplinger's first review of private universities, where to make the cut a school must pass both academic and financial tests.
Last September, we highlighted public colleges and universities that provide top-quality education at an affordable cost. This year, we looked for gems among the nation's 1,600 private schools, once again putting ourselves in the shoes of parents who want excellence for their children but who also care how much it costs.
Perched at the top of our list of 100 great values: Rice University, in Houston. The Owls can boast a high-caliber student body, top-notch faculty, small classes and sky-high graduation rates (see the table beginning on page 100). Ivy League schools can claim the same attractions, of course, but here's the clincher: A year at Rice cost about a third less last year, at $21,500 for tuition, fees, room and board. And Rice guarantees freshmen that their tuition in the future will rise no faster than the rate of inflation: This year's seniors pay $13,200 in tuition, instead of the $15,350 charged entering freshmen.
It gets even better. More than a third of students received a merit scholarship from Rice last year (for academic achievement, musical talent or leadership ability, for instance). For them, the average annual cost was about $18,000. The school also awarded $6.3 million in need-based scholarships (plus a couple of million in loans and work-study opportunities). The average student with financial need paid just $5,456 per year out of pocket and owed a little more than $12,000 in education loans at graduation--significantly below the 1998-99 average of $16,000 for all the private colleges in our survey.
How does Rice do it? A $2.8-billion endowment helps the university meet its goal of graduating students "without a crushing burden of debt," says Dean Currie, vice-president for finance and administration.
The financial incentive is only part of what attracted Lillian Ortiz, a senior majoring in political science. She was also drawn to the small student body--fewer than 3,000 undergraduates--and low student-faculty ratio. "Professors know your name," she says.
Ortiz, a native of Odessa, Tex., chose Rice in part because "it's the best school in the region," but also because "the price is a lot cheaper than the others I was considering," all Ivy League names. Though she'll have loans to repay, a need-based financial-aid package keeps her annual out-of-pocket expenses to about $1,000.
HOW WE RANKED THE SCHOOLS
Rather than analyze all 1,600 private schools, we did what you would do in your own hunt: narrowed the field. We started with the 400 or so schools that good students would be most likely to consider--those defined as "competitive" by Peterson's, the Princeton, N.J., publisher of college guides (Peterson's supplied the raw data for our survey but did not participate in ranking the schools).
From that universe, we dropped public schools and specialty colleges, such as those that award degrees strictly in fine arts or health sciences. Then we applied our own measures of academic quality to trim the list to approximately 150 standout schools. To arrive at our final 100, we factored in financial data--not only the "sticker price" but also the likelihood of receiving assistance, and how much. Overall, quality measures counted twice as heavily as financial data.
IT'S ACADEMIC. In making our first cut, based on quality, we looked at selectivity (26% of our quality formula)--that is, whether the school attracts top students (judging by entrance-exam scores), and whether its admission rate reveals high demand for spaces in the freshman class.
We also considered student outcomes (24%), such as the percentage of freshmen returning for sophomore year, the percentage that graduates within four and six years, and how many go on to graduate school.
Next we weighed what the schools offer students (38%). To assess the quality of instruction, we considered the ratio of students to teaching faculty, the percentage of faculty members with the highest degree in their field, the amount spent per student on instruction, and whether any undergraduate classes are taught by graduate students. We also examined each institution's financial resources and facilities, including its total endowment, the amount it spends on its libraries, the number of computers available to students, and whether students have computer and campuswide network access from their dormitories.
COST CONSIDERATIONS. Each of the schools that made that cut was then ranked based on a combination of the quality criteria outlined above and the school's cost--to students paying full freight (33%) as well as to those receiving need-based (33%) or merit-based (33%) financial aid. For consistency, we used 1998-99 cost figures when ranking the schools, but in the tables, we have replaced those numbers with tuition, fees, and room-and-board costs for 1999-2000.
For students with financial need (see the box on facing page), we looked at the percentage of need met and the total cost after subtracting the average financial-aid package. To measure what's in those aid packages, we compared how much a school awards in need-based grants with how much it offers in "self-help" aid, meaning loans and work-study jobs. We also considered the average debt of its graduates.
Finally, we looked at the percentage of students who receive a merit award and the average size of those awards.
THE HIGH COST OF CLOUT
How does an Ivy League school like Princeton University wind up tied for 12th with a little-known school like Virginia's University of Richmond? As you would expect, Princeton scores high on most of our quality measures, with superselective admissions (only 13% of applicants are admitted), a huge $4.6-billion endowment, first-class library and computer facilities, and outstanding graduation and retention rates (95% of students who start there as freshmen get a Princeton diploma within six years). The University of Richmond is not as selective (but still turns away 56% of applicants), has less money to spend on computers, libraries and instruction, and graduates 81% of its freshmen within six years. (That compares with an average graduation rate of 56% for four-year private colleges nationwide.) While Richmond has fewer faculty per student, no undergraduate classes are taught by graduate assistants, as they are at Princeton.
The big difference is cost. At Princeton, tuition, fees, and room and board ran $30,531 last year, and no students received merit scholarships. At Richmond, with a 1998-99 sticker price of $22,738, more than one-fourth of students received a merit award that reduced the total cost to less than $16,000. Princeton is slightly more generous with need-based financial aid, but because Richmond's costs are lower, its students graduate with less debt.
We did not attempt to measure the intangible value of a "name" school; to many parents, a prestigious diploma that might open a few extra doors is worth any amount of money. Our purpose in looking at the balance of quality and cost is to see what other schools rise to the top.
Among them are names you might not have expected to see in the top 25: Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd and Pomona colleges--all part of a seven-college consortium in Claremont, Cal.--plus Grinnell College, in Grinnell, Iowa; Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Va.; Illinois Wesleyan University, in Bloomington, Ill.; and Carleton College, in Northfield, Minn. All are selective schools that score well on quality measures but that also get a significant boost from low costs or generous financial aid.
STUDYING THE DETAILS
Rankings are not the end-all of choosing a college. They're best used as a starting point to help you and your child identify schools that may be a good academic fit--and a good fit for the family budget. In narrowing your choices, the details in our tables may be at least as helpful as how the schools rank overall.
CAN YOUR CHILD GET IN? As you'd expect, many of our best-value schools are tough to get into. Only four of the top 25 admit more than half of all applicants: Grinnell (number 3), University of Chicago (6), Illinois Wesleyan (12) and Carleton (19). Fourteen of the 100 schools accept fewer than one-fourth of applicants. But students who have what it takes to gain admission at the most selective schools are also strong candidates for merit scholarships at less-selective schools.
DO STUDENTS GET INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION? The size of the student body was not a consideration in this ranking, as it was in our survey of public colleges. Only two schools on the list--Cornell and the University of Southern California--have more than 10,000 undergraduates, while nearly half have fewer than 2,000. So the ratio of students to faculty tends to be low. The average school has one faculty member for every ten students; Rice, CalTech, MIT and the University of Chicago have five or fewer students per faculty member. While nearly three-fourths of the schools have no classes taught by graduate assistants, the ones that do tend to be the most prestigious names, including Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.
HOW MANY YEARS? Private schools generally fare better than publics in retaining students and graduating them quickly. At three-fourths of the schools on the list, at least 90% of freshmen return for their sophomore year, indicating a high level of student satisfaction. At Colgate, Pomona, Princeton, Stanford, Swarthmore, the University of Pennsylvania and Yale, 98% return.
Also important is how long it takes for students to graduate, since a fifth or sixth year of tuition will spoil even the best of values. On our list, Claremont McKenna, Holy Cross, Princeton and the University of Chicago stand out for graduating 90% of students within four years.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES. A large endowment is a good indicator that a school has the resources to attract first-rate faculty and provide state-of-the-art facilities--as well as to offer generous financial aid. Just over half of the schools meet 100% of financial need. Schools with the resources to do so have also begun defining need more liberally, adjusting their aid formulas to exclude home equity, for instance, or allowing outside scholarships to replace loans rather than grants.
A GAME PLAN FOR APPLICANTS
Guidance counselors like to advise students to apply to a couple of "safety" schools, where your child should be easily admitted, a couple of "reach" schools, where admission may be a long shot, and a couple of schools in between. As a parent, you may want to include a few "financial safety" schools in the mix, too--schools where you could afford to pay the full cost if no financial aid comes through--as well as a couple of schools where your child has a good shot at merit-based or need-based financial aid. You can ask an admissions or financial-aid officer what kinds of awards a school offers and whether your child would be likely to qualify.
Reporters: Daniel Blumenthal and Courtney McGrath
Top 100 Values in Private Colleges
QUALITY MEASURES
SAT SCORES
ABOVE 600 ADMISSION
RANK VERBAL/MATH RATE
1. Rice University, Houston 88%/91% 24%
2. California Institute of 95/100 18
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 86/85 58
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 91/92 33
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 85/86 13
New York City
6. Amherst College, 96/93 23
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 93/94 13
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 91/93 19
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 84/88 61
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 83/92 28
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 89/93 28
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 95/95 21
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 95/100 42
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 94(ACT) 59
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 95/95 13
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 74/80 44
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 86/95 41
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 83/92 37
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 91/87 56
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, (*) 12
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 95/100 23
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 99/97 32
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 86/90 33
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, (**) 18
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, (***) 14
New York City
25. Davidson College, 84/85 37
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 91/91 26
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 78/83 48
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 83/85 48
30. Trinity University, 69/75 75
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 64/65 69
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 87/91 17
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 89/95 27
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 48/58 75
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 83/90 34
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 73/75 76
37. Case Western Reserve 78/87 74
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 87/80 56
39. Haverford College, 88/89 36
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 81/87 42
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 89/82 43
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 76/78 57
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 87 (ACT) 86
43. Georgetown University, 86/87 24
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 89 (ACT) 83
43. Middlebury College, 96/94 32
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 81 (ACT) 83
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 62/64 67
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 74/85 62
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 85/82 45
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, 65%/67% 72%
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 83/90 33
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 70/75 56
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 81/69 73
54. Smith College, Northampton, 82/68 56
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 74/70 45
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 73/81 59
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 81 (ACT) 70
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 76/94 42
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 75 (ACT) 87
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 87/89 31
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 74/78 43
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 67/74 47
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 72/67 79
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 81/81 32
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 84/73 60
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 47/49 76
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 84 (ACT) 82
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 63/70 54
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 72 (ACT) 89
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 52/63 54
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 62/50 82
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 81/78 57
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 71 (ACT) 82
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 89 (ACT) 61
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 49/71 51
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 82/85 34
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 52/48 76
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 80 (ACT) 96
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 70/70 47
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 69 (ACT) 89
79. Oberlin College, 80/71 54
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 72 (ACT) 80
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 82/86 38
84. Hamilton College, 66/69 40
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 79 (ACT) 75
87. The College of Wooster, 50/44 83
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 42/51 68
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 66/68 44
90. Occidental College, 44/47 56
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 90/86 36
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 69/93 66
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 52/65 45
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 62/76 50
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 66/54 64
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 59/51 76
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 58/64 46
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 74/58 49
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 48/57 74
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 90/82 75
QUALITY MEASURES
FRESHMEN 4-YEAR
RETURN FOR GRAD.
RANK SOPH. YEAR RATE
1. Rice University, Houston 95% 73%
2. California Institute of 93 71
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 91 79
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 94 80
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 90 57
New York City
6. Amherst College, 97 88
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 98 77
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 98 81
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 95 92
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 91 93
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 95 87
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 95 87
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 90 73
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 91 71
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 98 90
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 92 78
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 95 84
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 95 78
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 95 81
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 97 NA
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 97 81
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 98 81
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 96 81
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 98 NA
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 96 79
New York City
25. Davidson College, 95 82
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 97 88
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 94 70
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 92 75
30. Trinity University, 86 62
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 91 68
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 96 80
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 98 79
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 86 64
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 95 82
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 90 70
37. Case Western Reserve 89 46
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 89 69
39. Haverford College, 97 84
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 97 87
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 93 81
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 91 65
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 87 64
43. Georgetown University, 96 85
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 83 50
43. Middlebury College, 95 80
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 92 74
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 91 68
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 93 65
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 94 84
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, 88% 55%
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 95 76
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 94 72
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 91 77
54. Smith College, Northampton, 90 77
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 93 70
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 90 74
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 93 55
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 90 58
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 91 52
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 91 85
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 98 85
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 94 64
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 86 61
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 96 79
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 91 73
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 85 72
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 87 57
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 94 74
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 82 75
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 90 79
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 83 43
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 89 74
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 92 72
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 88 25
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 93 66
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 91 84
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 87 69
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 84 NA
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 95 91
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 85 58
79. Oberlin College, 89 60
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 87 80
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 94 79
84. Hamilton College, 91 81
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 86 64
87. The College of Wooster, 82 64
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 92 73
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 92 75
90. Occidental College, 90 73
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 94 66
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 91 59
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 95 46
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 94 83
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 94 72
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 81 62
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 88 61
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 93 51
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 87 74
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 86 48
QUALITY MEASURES
6-YEAR
GRAD. ENDOWMENT
RANK RATE (MILLIONS)
1. Rice University, Houston 92% $2,800
2. California Institute of 86 828
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 87 1,019
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 84 818
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 78 168
New York City
6. Amherst College, 97 540
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 92 4,700
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 92 845
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 84 1,946
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 93 323
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 92 1,190
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 94 1,600
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 78 161
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 77 166
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 95 4,641
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 81 752
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 89 1,373
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 86 3,510
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 88 461
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 98 13,000
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 92 3,678
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 87 675
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 91 2,398
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 96([dagger]) 6,624
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 89 2,700
New York City
25. Davidson College, 86 252
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 93 769
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 82 748
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 84 4,053
30. Trinity University, 72 540
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 74 206
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 93 1,036
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 90 3,059
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 69 269
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 91 2,133
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 72 225
37. Case Western Reserve 72 1,329
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 78 460
39. Haverford College, 89 240
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 94 1,766
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 87 555
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 74 240
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 66 134
43. Georgetown University, 92 628
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 55 117
43. Middlebury College, 88 544
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 75 120
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 75 203
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 76 1,063
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 88 781
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, 69% $328
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 87 460
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 83 239
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 82 93
54. Smith College, Northampton, 83 793
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 78 290
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 82 1,400
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 66 84
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 75 654
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 70 152
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 90 373
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 89 344
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 74 NA
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 72 502
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 87 440
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 78 375
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 78 354
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 72 130
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 79 283
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 76 90
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 84 477
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 60 43
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 79 321
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 78 69
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 51 174
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 81 611
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 89 242
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 71 314
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, NA 113
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 92 314
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 72 193
79. Oberlin College, 76 434
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 67 123
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 84 145
84. Hamilton College, 86 306
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 70 46
87. The College of Wooster, 71 188
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 81 344
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 82 319
90. Occidental College, 78 230
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 82 138
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 71 130
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 70 1,433
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 87 339
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 79 335
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 70 18
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 72 166
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 65 85
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 77 163
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 68 247
QUALITY MEASURES
STUDENTS/
FACULTY TEACHING
RANK MEMBER ASSISTANTS?
1. Rice University, Houston 5 few
2. California Institute of 3 none
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 10 none
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 9 none
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 7 none
New York City
6. Amherst College, 9 none
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 10 few
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 9 none
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 4 few
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 9 none
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 11 few
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 8 none
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 8 none
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 13 none
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 6 few
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 11 none
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 10 few
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 6 few
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 10 none
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 10 few
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 5 few
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 9 none
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 8 few
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 7 few
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 7 few
New York City
25. Davidson College, 11 none
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 11 none
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 11 none
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 10 few
30. Trinity University, 11 none
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 10 none
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 8 few
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 7 few
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 10 none
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 9 few
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 12 none
37. Case Western Reserve 8 few
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 10 none
39. Haverford College, 9 none
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 12 few
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 9 none
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 8 none
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 11 none
43. Georgetown University, 10 few
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 13 none
43. Middlebury College, 11 none
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 11 none
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 12 none
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 12 few
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 10 none
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, 11 none
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 13 few
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 15 none
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 10 none
54. Smith College, Northampton, 10 none
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 11 none
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 8 few
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 11 none
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 9 few
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 11 none
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 11 none
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 11 none
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 21 none
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 10 few
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 11 few
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 9 none
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 12 none
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 11 none
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 11 none
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 13 none
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 11 none
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 13 none
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 9 few
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 13 none
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 12 none
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 11 none
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 11 none
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 12 none
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 12 none
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 13 none
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 14 none
79. Oberlin College, 12 none
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 14 none
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 10 none
84. Hamilton College, 10 none
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 12 none
87. The College of Wooster, 12 none
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 10 none
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 10 none
90. Occidental College, 11 none
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 11 none
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 11 none
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 14 one-quarter
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 12 none
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 10 none
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 12 none
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 13 none
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 9 none
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 12 none
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 10 none
FINANCIAL MEASURES
1999-2000 COST AFTER
TOTAL NEED-BASED
RANK COST AID
1. Rice University, Houston $22,400 $5,456
2. California Institute of 29,200 8,144
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 25,060 8,194
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 22,005 7,960
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 18,800(#) 5,357
New York City
6. Amherst College, 31,819 9,022
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 31,931 9,534
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 31,690 7,657
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 30,908(#) 9,410
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 27,820 8,529
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 31,828 11,267
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 31,983 8,187
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 28,015 11,786
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 24,350 7,897
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 30,531(#) 8,431
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 23,660 9,190
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 36,000 8,816
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 29,000 9,438
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 28,230 9,954
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 31,453 10,069
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 31,900 11,538
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 30,920 7,410
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 30,426 10,291
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 31,940 11,158
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 32,706 13,836
New York City
25. Davidson College, 28,568 14,177
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 31,520 9,290
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 28,020 12,127
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 30,500 11,273
30. Trinity University, 21,479 6,214
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 24,310 7,047
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 32,280 11,644
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 31,592 10,518
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 22,710 4,655
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 32,108 11,973
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 24,173 6,758
37. Case Western Reserve 24,824 1,856
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 30,948 9,370
39. Haverford College, 31,400 12,457
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 27,808 9,813
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 29,620(#) 9,918
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 26,806 12,825
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 21,350 5,291
43. Georgetown University, 32,153 12,312
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 15,983 3,778
43. Middlebury College, 31,600 9,575
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 22,720 6,930
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 23,231 9,534
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 30,329 9,842
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 30,554 11,958
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, $20,240 $7,740
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 32,126 12,517
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 19,830 6,337
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 28,750 10,389
54. Smith College, Northampton, 31,282 9,885
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 27,390 6,028
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 33,550 8,375
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 25,068 8,217
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 32,005 11,412
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 19,090 8,540
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 31,475 10,448
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 31,200 7,115
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 11,554 5,162
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 30,894 8,786
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 31,630 9,220
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 31,240 10,243
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 25,810 5,425
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 25,709 6,098
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 29,450 10,341
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 21,135 5,251
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 30,035 11,488
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 17,225 4,142
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 32,214 12,579
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 21,800 7,566
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 22,850 4,602
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 29,370 10,502
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 31,580 12,720
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 27,810 11,068
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 20,178 5,474
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 30,230 11,578
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 19,578 6,807
79. Oberlin College, 30,442 8,199
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 21,166 4,528
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 31,400 10,121
84. Hamilton College, 31,200 8,904
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 25,116 8,044
87. The College of Wooster, 25,950 5,606
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 27,179 11,896
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 31,380 7,650
90. Occidental College, 27,252(#) 7,287
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 31,400 9,567
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 25,105 8,726
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 28,352(#) 6,706
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 28,350 10,484
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 31,464 8,990
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 22,800 5,892
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 30,150 5,606
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 31,120 9,751
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 29,556 10,032
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 30,700 9,562
FINANCIAL MEASURES
PERCENT COST
RECEIVING AFTER
RANK MERIT AWARD MERIT AWARD
1. Rice University, Houston 38% $17,979
2. California Institute of 11 9,132
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 27 17,897
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 24 15,400
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 100 10,500([double
New York City dagger])
6. Amherst College, 0 30,451
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 0 30,615
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 1 7,700
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 1 7,908
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 5 21,238
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 2 9,373
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, 0 30,057
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 25 23,736
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 31 14,776
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 0 30,531
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 27 15,885
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 5 24,366
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 9 20,044
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 17 24,345
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 0 26,118
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 0 30,800
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 0 29,870
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 0 29,133
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 0 30,830
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 0 31,466
New York City
25. Davidson College, 21 22,062
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 0 30,380
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 34 20,693
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 11 23,220
30. Trinity University, 29 16,272
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 18 17,315
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 0 31,060
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 0 30,954
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 18 12,129
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 0 30,423
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 28 14,725
37. Case Western Reserve 28 15,998
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 11 21,335
39. Haverford College, 0 30,230
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 0 26,423
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 0 29,620
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 39 18,133
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 23 13,790
43. Georgetown University, 0 30,862
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 40 7,576
43. Middlebury College, 0 30,475
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 19 17,707
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 18 14,955
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 22 19,411
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 0 29,520
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, 30% $13,844
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 4 27,392
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 14 15,861
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 10 22,073
54. Smith College, Northampton, 0 29,416
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 8 16,026
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 10 25,220
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 18 13,398
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 14 19,815
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 22 12,891
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 0 30,180
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 0 30,115
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 28 7,115
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 17 18,533
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, NA 2,976
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 0 30,360
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 39 15,133
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 20 16,735
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 13 23,083
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 36 11,695
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 4 21,417
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 34 7,475
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 20 22,871
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 25 16,156
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 12 10,339
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 6 21,940
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 0 30,420
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 39 18,380
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 44 15,806
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 6 21,929
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 24 12,579
79. Oberlin College, 13 23,891
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 25 12,753
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 0 30,070
84. Hamilton College, 1 25,783
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 12 15,332
87. The College of Wooster, 32 17,685
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, NA NA
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 0 30,200
90. Occidental College, 15 22,402
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 0 30,508
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 19 18,152
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 10 19,799
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 0 27,360
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 0 30,162
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 24 9,010
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, 15 18,744
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 3 18,008
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 25 18,824
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 0 29,520
FINANCIAL
MEASURES
AVERAGE
RANK DEBT
1. Rice University, Houston $12,144
2. California Institute of 10,123
Technology, Pasadena, Cal.
3. Grinnell College, 13,152
Grinnell, Iowa
4. Washington and Lee 14,755
University, Lexington, Va.
5. Cooper Union, 11,540
New York City
6. Amherst College, 11,047
Amherst, Mass.
6. Stanford University, 14,371
Stanford, Cal.
6. Swarthmore College, 15,800
Swarthmore, Pa.
6. University of Chicago, 14,414
Chicago
10. Claremont McKenna College, 16,952
Claremont, Cal.
11. Duke University, 15,739
Durham, N.C.
12. Dartmouth College, NA
Hanover, N.H.
12. Harvey Mudd College, 13,970
Claremont, Cal.
12. Illinois Wesleyan University, 15,730
Bloomington, Ill.
12. Princeton University, 15,000
Princeton, N.J.
12. University of Richmond, 13,339
Richmond, Va.
17. Johns Hopkins University, 16,600
Baltimore
17. Washington University, 19,244
St. Louis, Mo.
19. Carleton College, 13,665
Northfield, Minn.
19. Harvard University, 14,595
Cambridge, Mass.
19. Massachusetts Institute of 21,617
Tech, Cambridge, Mass.
22. Pomona College, Claremont, 15,700
Cal.
23. Northwestern University, 13,428
Evanston, Ill.
23. Yale University, 16,000
New Haven, Conn.
25. Columbia University, 16,996
New York City
25. Davidson College, 12,500
Davidson, N.C.
27. Williams College, 14,470
Williamstown, Mass.
28. Wake Forest University, 17,100
Winston-Salem, N.C.
29. Emory University, Atlanta 16,168
30. Trinity University, 18,323
San Antonio
30. University of the South, 12,784
Sewanee, Tenn.
32. Brown University, 22,290
Providence, R.I.
32. University of Pennsylvania, 19,100
Philadelphia
32. Wabash College, 12,944
Crawfordsville, Ind.
35. Cornell University, 14,800
Ithaca, N.Y.
35. Rhodes College, Memphis 16,417
37. Case Western Reserve 19,422
University, Cleveland
37. Macalester College, St. Paul 14,200
39. Haverford College, 13,260
Haverford, Pa.
39. University of Notre Dame, 18,325
South Bend, Ind.
39. Vassar College, 14,796
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
42. Whitman College, 13,139
Walla Walla, Wash.
43. Centre College, Danville, Ky. 13,700
43. Georgetown University, 17,930
Washington, D.C.
43. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. 14,188
43. Middlebury College, 16,966
Middlebury, Vt.
43. St. Olaf College, 15,959
Northfield, Minn.
48. Furman University, 12,750
Greenville, S.C.
49. University of Rochester, 19,000
Rochester, N.Y.
49. Wellesley College, 15,570
Wellesley, Mass.
51. Southwestern University, $16,045
Georgetown, Tex.
51. Tufts University, Medford, 14,740
Mass.
51. Wheaton College, Wheaton, 17,867
Ill.
54. Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio 16,700
54. Smith College, Northampton, 15,174
Mass.
56. The Colorado College, 13,427
Colorado Springs
56. Vanderbilt University, 18,400
Nashville
58. Beloit College, Beloit, Wis. 11,819
58. Carnegie Mellon University, 18,488
Pittsburgh
58. Hillsdale College, 13,385
Hillsdale, Mich.
61. Bowdoin College, 15,306
Brunswick, Me.
61. Colgate University, 11,039
Hamilton, N.Y.
61. Grove City College, 10,705
Grove City, Pa.
61. Tulane University, 17,574
New Orleans
61. Wesleyan University, 19,844
Middletown, Conn.
66. Bryn Mawr College, 13,500
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
66. DePauw University, 11,373
Greencastle, Ind.
66. Lawrence University, 18,000
Appleton, Wis.
69. Franklin and Marshall 10,382
College, Lancaster, Pa.
69. Millsaps College, 17,476
Jackson, Miss.
71. Lafayette College, 14,864
Easton, Pa.
72. University of Dallas, 15,832
Irving, Tex.
73. Brandeis University, 17,000
Waltham, Mass.
73. Gustavus Adolphus College, 16,116
St. Peter, Minn.
73. Illinois Institute of 19,947
Technology, Chicago
73. Lehigh University, 14,830
Bethlehem, Pa.
77. Colby College, 14,800
Waterville, Me.
77. Denison University, 15,212
Granville, Ohio
79. Birmingham-Southern College, 12,000
Birmingham, Ala.
79. College of the Holy Cross, 17,053
Worcester, Mass.
79. Creighton University, Omaha 23,104
79. Oberlin College, 16,000
Oberlin, Ohio
79. Valparaiso University, 17,694
Valparaiso, Ind.
84. Bates College, Lewiston, Me. 17,032
84. Hamilton College, 16,700
Clinton, N.Y.
84. Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. 15,077
87. The College of Wooster, 13,908
Wooster, Ohio
88. Santa Clara University, 17,943
Santa Clara, Cal.
88. Trinity College, Hartford 14,125
90. Occidental College, 18,874
Los Angeles
91. Barnard College, 13,190
New York City
91. Rose-Hulman Institute of 18,104
Tech, Terre Haute, Ind.
91. University of Southern 14,722
California, Los Angeles
94. Bucknell University, 15,500
Lewisburg, Pa.
94. Mount Holyoke College, 15,000
South Hadley, Mass.
94. Oglethorpe University, 17,513
Atlanta
94. Pepperdine University, NA
Malibu, Cal.
98. Bard College, 15,100
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
98. Drew University, 13,350
Madison, N.J.
98. Reed College, Portland, Ore. 13,998
(*) For middle 50%, score for verbal and math is 700-790.
(**) For middle 50%, score for verbal is 680-780; for math, 680-760.
(***) For middle 50%, combined score is 1380-1500.
([dagger]) Source: National Collegiate Athletic Assn.
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