America's 50 Best Colleges
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Email| Rank | School | Cost* /year |
Class size |
SAT range |
ACT range |
% of applicants admitted |
Application deadline |
Early admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $47,975 | 1,242 | 2000-2280 | 30-34 | 10.00% | Jan. 1 | N/A |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology | $47,975 | 231 | 2170-2300 | 32-35 | 17.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 3 | Harvard University | $48,550 | 1,668 | 2080-2370 | 31-35 | 9.00% | Jan. 1 | Dec. 1 |
| 4 | Swarthmore College(PA) | $48,215 | 365 | 2040-2300 | 27-33 | 18.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 14 |
| 5 | Williams College(MA) | $47,140 | 540 | 1340-1520** | 29-33 | 18.50% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 10 |
| 6 | United States Military Academy(NY) | $0 | 1,272 | 1700-2000 | 26-29 | 12.75% | Feb. 28 | N/A |
| 7 | Amherst College(MA) | $49,352 | NA | 1990-2280 | N/A | 18.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 8 | Wellesley College(MA) | $47,870 | 590 | 1920-2215 | 29-32 | 35.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 1 |
| 9 | Yale University | $50,350 | 1,318 | 2080-2370 | 30-34 | 10.00% | Dec. 31 | N/A |
| 10 | Columbia University | $49,260 | 1,333 | 2050-2320 | 28-33 | 8.68% | Jan. 2 | Nov. 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern University | $49,779 | 1,981 | 2050-2320 | 30-34 | 27.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 12 | Wabash College(IN) | $35,550 | 250 | 1520-1880 | 21-27 | 47.00% | Mar. 31 | N/A |
| 13 | Centre College(KY) | $37,000 | 316 | 1680-2050 | 26-30 | 60.00% | Feb. 1 | Dec. 1 |
| 14 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $48,200 | 1,067 | 2040-2310 | 31-34 | 11.90% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 15 | Bowdoin College(ME) | $48,260 | 476 | 1960-2260 | N/A | 19.00% | Jan. 1 | N/A |
| 16 | United States Air Force Academy(CO) | $0 | 1,214 | 1775-2040 | 27-31 | 14.00% | Jan. 30 | N/A |
| 17 | Middlebury College(VT) | $50,160 | 644 | 1910-2220 | 29-33 | 18.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 18 | University of Chicago | $49,976 | 1,300 | 1330-1530** | 28-33 | 35.00% | Jan. 1 | N/A |
| 19 | Smith College(MA) | $47,976 | 656 | 1740-2080 | N/A | 52.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 20 | Pomona College(CA) | $47,580 | 375 | 2070-2330 | N/A | 16.00% | Jan. 2 | Nov. 1 |
| 21 | Wesleyan University(CT) | $49,346 | 110 | 1940-2220 | 27-32 | 27.00% | Jan. 1 | N/A |
| 22 | Haverford College(PA) | $48,932 | 315 | 1960-2230 | NA | 25.00% | Jan. 15 | Jan. 15 |
| 23 | Stanford University | $49,227 | 1,721 | 2000-2300 | 29-33 | 10.00% | Dec. 31 | Oct. 31 |
| 24 | Hamilton College(NY) | $47,900 | 468 | 1280-1460** | N/A | 28.00% | Jan. 1 | Jan. 1 |
| 25 | Sarah Lawrence College(NY) | $52,210 | 363 | N/A | N/A | 45.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 15 |
| 26 | Barnard College(NY) | $49,174 | 559 | 1900-2190 | N/A | 29.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 15 |
| 27 | Brown University | $48,660 | 1,479 | 1980-2310 | N/A | 14.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 28 | Whitman College(WA) | $43,490 | 400 | 1850-2130 | 27-32 | 44.90% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 29 | New College of Florida | $15,430 | 202 | 1820-2090 | N/A | 57.00% | April. 15 | Feb.15 |
| 30 | Brandeis University | $47,310 | 701 | 1930-2180 | N/A | 34.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 31 | Vassar College(NY) | $48,565 | 678 | 1980-2220 | 29-32 | 25.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 15 |
| 32 | Boston College | $48,384 | 2,291 | 1870-2140 | N/A | 27.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 33 | Bryn Mawr College(PA) | $47,674 | 352 | 1920-2120 | N/A | 45.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 34 | Kenyon College(OH) | $46,690 | 458 | 1870-2150 | 28-32 | 29.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 35 | Franklin and Marshall College(PA) | $47,254 | 569 | 1210-1380** | N/A | 37.00% | Feb. 1 | N/A |
| 36 | United States Naval Academy(MD) | $0 | 1,161 | 1160-1350** | N/A | 12.00% | Jan. 31 | N/A |
| 37 | Colby College(ME) | $47,700 | 467 | 1910-2140 | 28-31 | 32.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 15 |
| 38 | Washington and Lee University(VA) | $47,096 | 463 | 1300-1470** | 28-31 | 27.40% | Jan. 15 | N/A |
| 39 | Westminster College(MO) | $25,316 | 224 | 1293-1770 | 23-28 | 70.00% | Rolling | N/A |
| 40 | Claremont McKenna College(CA) | $48,520 | 268 | 1290-1480** | N/A | 16.00% | Jan. 2 | Nov. 15 |
| 41 | Rice University | $41,775 | 742 | 1950-2260 | 29-34 | 25.00% | Jan. 2 | Nov. 1 |
| 42 | Cooper Union(NY) | $50,225 | 219 | 1250-1470** | 29-33 | 11.00% | Jan. 1 | N/A |
| 43 | University of Virginia | $19,325 | 3,248 | 1830-2160 | N/A | 35.00% | Jan. 2 | N/A |
| 44 | Colgate University(NY) | $48,710 | 744 | 1260-1430** | 29-32 | 24.00% | Jan. 15 | Nov. 15 |
| 45 | Bates College(ME) | $48,850 | 442 | 1890-2150 | N/A | 30.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 15 |
| 46 | Knox College(IL) | $36,678 | 307 | 1730-2030 | 27-31 | 61.00% | Feb. 1 | Dec. 1 |
| 47 | DePauw University(IN) | $39,400 | 664 | 1650-1960 | 25-29 | 69.00% | Feb. 1 | N/A |
| 48 | Tufts University | $48,900 | 1,370 | 2010-2260 | 29-32 | 28.00% | Dec. 31 | Oct. 31 |
| 49 | College of William and Mary | $37,119 | 1,346 | 1860-2160 | 27-32 | 34.00% | Jan. 1 | Nov. 1 |
| 50 | Hampden-Sydney College(VA) | $38,603 | 334 | 1495-1810 | 20-26 | 67.00% | Mar. 1 | Mar. 1 |
* Cost includes tuition, room and board, books, fees, and other expenses.
** Range for Critical Reading and Mathematics sections (Range: 200-1,600). Does not include writing score.
