Kiplinger’s top liberal arts colleges in New England
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Kiplinger ranked the top values in private colleges based on academic quality and affordability, featuring 18 universities and 14 liberal arts colleges in New England on its top 100 lists.
Here are Kiplinger’s featured private colleges in New England for a liberal arts education.
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70. College of the Atlantic

Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
Admittance rate: 71 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 53 percent
Total cost per year: $48,804
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48. Trinity College

Location: Hartford, Conn.
Admittance rate: 34 percent
Students per faculty member: 10
4-year graduation rate: 77 percent
Total cost per year: $60,810
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42. Connecticut College

Location: New London, Conn.
Admittance rate: 36 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 82 percent
Total cost per year: $58,780
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40. Smith College

Location: Northampton, Mass.
Admittance rate: 42 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 81 percent
Total cost per year: $58,324
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37. Mount Holyoke College

Location: South Hadley, Mass.
Admittance rate: 42 percent
Students per faculty member: 10
4-year graduation rate: 79 percent
Total cost per year: $54,546
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31. Bates College

Location: Lewiston, Maine
Admittance rate: 27 percent
Students per faculty member: 10
4-year graduation rate: 85 percent
Total cost per year: $60,700
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21. College of the Holy Cross

Location: Worcester, Mass.
Admittance rate: 34 percent
Students per faculty member: 10
4-year graduation rate: 90 percent
Total cost per year: $56,932
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18. Colby College

Location: Waterville, Maine
Admittance rate: 29 percent
Students per faculty member: 10
4-year graduation rate: 86 percent
Total cost per year: $58,210
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17. Wesleyan University

Location: Middletown, Conn.
Admittance rate: 21 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 87 percent
Total cost per year: $62,549
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16. Wellesley College

Location: Wellesley, Mass.
Admittance rate: 30 percent
Students per faculty member: 7
4-year graduation rate: 84 percent
Total cost per year: $59,092
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7. Middlebury College

Location: Middlebury, Vt.
Admittance rate: 17 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 88 percent
Total cost per year: $58,470
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6. Bowdoin College

Location: Brunswick, Maine
Admittance rate: 16 percent
Students per faculty member: 9
4-year graduation rate: 91 percent
Total cost per year: $58,650
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2. Amherst College

Location: Amherst, Mass.
Admittance rate: 13 percent
Students per faculty member: 8
4-year graduation rate: 86 percent
Total cost per year: $59,714
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4. Williams College

Location: Williamstown, Mass.
Admittance rate: 17 percent
Students per faculty member: 7
4-year graduation rate: 91 percent
Total cost per year: $59,670
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