Kiplinger’s top liberal arts colleges in New England

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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