Liberal arts colleges
Washington Monthly, Sept, 2007
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
SOCIAL MOBILITY
Pre-
dicted/
actual
grad rate
based on
% of Pell
% Students reci-
OVER- receiving pients
ALL Pell and inco-
SCORE Grants ming SATs
1. Presbyterian College (SC) (21) 100 14 69/73
2. Smith College (MA) (16) 95 28 73/86
3. Wheaton College (IL) (11) 94 16 82/86
4. Wesleyan University (CT) (3) 94 14 88/90
5. Virginia Military 94 14 69/66
Institute * (34)
6. Claremont McKenna 92 13 88/88
College (CA) (7)
7. Bucknell University (PA) (32) 89 11 82/90
8. Williams College (MA) (8) 87 12 92/96
9. Amherst College (MA) (5) 86 15 92/96
10. Spelman College (GA) (22) 86 39 60/75
11. Vassar College (NY) (42) 85 12 88/92
12. St. Olaf College (MN) (49) 84 14 76/83
13. Oberlin College (OH) (13) 83 16 85/83
14. Furman University (SC) (37) 81 9 82/84
15. Westminster College (PA) (132) 76 26 59/76
16. Siena College (NY) (86) 76 19 66/80
17. Seton Hill University 75 35 52/54
(PA) (177)
18. St. John's University 75 16 70/79
(MN) (62)
19. Colgate University (NY) (67) 74 10 86/91
20. Morehouse College (GA) (77) 74 36 57/61
21. Wellesley College (MA) (2) 73 19 86/93
22. Mount Holyoke College (MA) (6) 73 24 78/80
23. Whitman College (MA) (9) 72 11 85/86
24. Washington and Lee University 71 5 89/87
(VA) (39)
25. Bates College (ME) (26) 70 10 85/89
26. Haverford College (PA) (4) 70 11 87/88
27. College of the Holy Cross 70 10 79/91
(MA) (63)
28. Hobart and William Smith 69 20 64/71
Colleges (NY) (35)
29. Swarthmore College (PA) (10) 68 13 91/93
30. Bryn Mawr College (PA) (1) 68 18 80/86
31. Colby College (ME) (46) 67 8 87/89
32. Middlebury College (VT) (20) 67 11 87/94
33. Connecticut College (CT) (45) 67 10 83/87
34. Judson College (AL) (181) 66 43 44/56
35. Dickinson College (PA) (50) 65 11 81/84
36. Knox College (IL) (23) 65 24 72/75
37. St. Augustine's College 65 79 24/38
(NQ (38)
38. Carleton College (MN) (12) 65 11 90/87
39. Barnard College (NY) (31) 63 19 84/89
40. University of Richmond 63 7 84/82
(VA) (60)
41. Pomona College (CA) (15) 63 12 93/95
42. Fisk University (TN) (27) 61 54 42/58
43. Occidental College (CA) (33) 61 24 77/84
44. Earlham College (IN) (41) 61 23 72/67
45. Talladega College (AL) (64) 60 78 18/42
46. Bethany College (WV) (105) 58 33 51/68
47. Hope College (MI) (131) 58 15 72/75
48. Alma College (MI) (107) 57 28 61/72
49. Mills College (CA) (36) 57 43 58/68
50. Franklin and Marshall 57 10 80/82
(PA) (97)
51. College of Saint Benedict 57 18 68/77
(MN) (75)
52. Luther College (IA) (90) 57 20 67/75
53. St. Vincent College (PA) (128) 57 23 61/70
54. Concordia College (MN) (106) 56 23 63/63
55. Washington and Jefferson 56 21 67/68
College (PA) (121)
56. Hamilton College (NY) (52) 56 13 85/88
57. Franklin Pierce College 55 30 51/49
(NH) ((73)
58. Lycoming College (PA) (127) 55 25 59/67
59. Blackburn College (IL) (187) 55 43 49/44
60. Juniata College (PA) (80) 55 24 68/74
61. Agnes Scott College (GA) (44) 55 32 68/66
62. American Jewish University 54 36 54/70
(CA) (43)
63. Colorado College (25) 54 14 81/83
64. Guilford College (NC) (69) 54 42 59/73
65. Harvey Mudd College (CA) (17) 54 13 93/88
66. Southwestern University 54 16 75/78
(TX) (65)
67. Denison University (OH) (104) 54 13 77/80
68. Grinnell College (IA) (14) 54 15 86/87
69. Bowdoin College (ME) (19) 53 13 88/94
70. Macalester College (MN) (28) 53 15 84/85
71. Gustavus Adolphus College 53 17 70/76
(MN) (129)
72. Albion College (M0 (120) 52 18 67/72
73. Ohio Wesleyan University (96) 52 19 73/68
74. Muhlenberg College (PA) (179) 52 7 78/86
75. St. Lawrence University 52 20 68/75
(NY) (102)
76. Susquehanna University 52 15 68/79
(PA) (157)
77. Ripon College (WI) (55) 50 26 62/70
78. Coe College (IA) (130) 50 28 66/73
79. Skidmore College (NY) (93) 50 13 77/78
80. DePauw University (IN) (125) 49 11 76/79
81. Evergreen State College 49 40 59/56
(The) * (WA) (47)
82. Lafayette College (PA) (98) 49 9 80/90
83. Bridgewater College (VA) (184) 49 23 60/68
84. Kalamazoo College (MI) (53) 48 9 80/81
85. University of the South, 48 12 77/82
Sewanee (TN) (71)
86. Bennett College (NC) (70) 48 68 25/37
87. Davidson College (NQ (57) 47 8 87/87
88. Centre College (KY) (136) 47 15 75/79
89. Wittenberg University 46 21 64/65
(OH) (118)
90. Wesleyan College (GA) (85) 46 48 54/45
91. Augustana College (IL) (141) 46 17 73/76
92. Lyon College (AR) (76) 45 46 59/68
93. St. Anselm College (NH) (167) 45 15 66/75
94. Allegheny College (PA) (113) 45 21 73/73
95. Kenyon College (OH) (78) 45 7 86/83
96. Willamette University (OR) (81) 45 21 73/74
97. Birmingham Southern 45 13 73/69
College (AL) (148)
98. Trinity College (CT) (88) 45 13 82/85
99. Sarah Lawrence (NY) (139) 45 12 77/73
100. Nebraska Wesleyan 44 26 61/69
University (160)
101. Hampshire College (MA) (72) 44 19 76/72
102. College of Wooster (The) 44 15 75/75
(OH) (99)
103. Gettysburg College (PA) (156) 44 12 80/79
104. Lawrence University (WI) (82) 43 21 74/76
105. Lewis & Clark College 43 18 78/71
(OR) (61)
106. Reed College (OR) (24) 43 18 85/73
107. Moravian College (PA) (190) 43 18 68/71
108. Albright College (PA) (162) 43 28 57/57
109. King College (TN) (185) 42 37 53/61
110. Muskingum College (OH) (163) 42 31 54/64
111. Union College (NY) (68) 42 15 77/85
112. Eastern Mennonite University 41 27 62/67
(VA) (147)
113. Pine Manor College (MA) (58) 41 63 29/39
114. Illinois Wesleyan 41 10 80/82
University (153)
115. Hiram College (OH) (74) 41 35 56/64
116. Cornell College (IA) (145) 41 25 68/67
117. Whittier College (CA) (165) 40 30 58/57
118. Eckerd College (FL) (79) 40 33 61/63
119. McDaniel College (MD) (154) 40 17 65/74
120. Erskine College (SC) (94) 40 27 62/65
121. University of Puget Sound 39 14 77/73
(WA) (95)
122. Beloit College NO (56) 39 17 76/71
123. Ursinus College (PA) (123) 38 21 72/75
124. Bard College (NY) (150) 38 15 83/72
125. Wofford College (SC) (29) 38 16 76/78
126. Monmouth College (NJ) (168) 38 31 58/65
127. Virginia Union 37 57 25/31
University (138)
128. Transylvania University 37 19 69/65
(KY) (164)
129. Roanoke College (VA) (171) 37 19 65/65
130. Millsaps College (MS) (112) 37 24 70/71
131. Austin College (TX) (111) 37 23 74/76
132. Gordon College (MA) (142) 37 22 71/74
133. Wheaton College (MA) (155) 37 15 75/75
134. Hastings College (NE) (149) 37 30 58/62
135. Randolph-Macon Woman's 36 31 65/63
College (VA) (66)
136. Lake Forest College 00 (146) 36 27 66/70
137. Wells College (NY) (30) 36 47 55/58
138. Houghton College (NY) (101) 36 35 64/64
139. Drew University (NJ) (143) 35 15 73/73
140. William Jewell College 35 18 69/65
(MO) (186)
141. Rhodes College (TN) (119) 35 10 79/80
142. Richard Stockton College 35 14 67/62
of New Jersey (The) (173)
143. St. Mary's College of 34 13 76/72
Maryland * (110)
144. Westmont College (CA) (151) 34 12 76/72
145. University of Minnesota, 34 25 64/55
Morris * (176)
146. Scripps College (CA) (134) 33 14 85/84
147. St. Andrews Presbyterian 33 34 54/44
College (NQ (178)
148. Olivet College (MI) (108) 33 53 47/39
149. Washington College (MD) (192) 33 8 72/68
150. Hollins University (VA) (100) 33 34 61/61
151. West Virginia Wesleyan 33 29 57/53
College (166)
152. Randolph-Macon College 33 13 66/65
(VA) (201)
153. Fort Lewis College * (CO) (188) 32 29 51/28
154. Hartwick College (NY) (124) 32 29 63/55
155. Sweet Briar College (VA) (158) 32 13 69/67
156. Albertson's College (ID) (54) 32 28 66/55
157. Adrian College (MI) (175) 32 32 53/49
158. Lees-McRae College (NC) (140) 32 35 51/28
159. Oglethorpe University (GA)(115) 31 31 60/60
160. Emory and Henry College 31 29 58/52
(VA) (172)
161. University of Maine, Presque 31 39 43/39
Isle * (199)
162. Paine College (GA) (109) 30 73 24/28
163. Hendrix College (AR) (40) 30 21 73/61
164. Schreiner University 29 55 41/36
(TX) (122)
165. College of the Atlantic 29 34 66/62
(ME) (89)
166. Goshen College (IN) (126) 29 27 66/62
167. Georgetown College (KY) (170) 29 22 62/58
168. University of Virginia, 29 38 49/43
Wise * (193)
169. St. John's College (MD) (51) 29 22 80/74
170. Warner Pacific College 29 52 47/50
(OR) (103)
171. Wabash College (IN) (133) 29 21 70/70
172. University of Hawaii 28 43 51/31
(Hilo) * (152)
173. Greensboro College (NC) (189) 28 32 50/46
174. Pitzer College (CA) (91) 27 16 75/70
175. Westminster College (MO) (195) 27 22 65/61
176. Lane College (TN) (116) 27 88 30/38
177. Rosemont College (PA) (180) 26 27 60/62
178. Salem College (NC) (92) 25 48 55/52
179. Chatham College (PA) (144) 25 30 62/57
180. Goucher College (MD) (159) 25 14 73/64
181. Tougaloo College (MS) (18) 24 76 42/42
182. University of Dallas (TX) (135) 24 19 74/65
183. California State University, 23 38 47/32
Monterey Bay * (114)
184. Hampden-Sydney College 22 10 72/62
(VA) (169)
185. Massachusetts College of 22 32 55/47
Liberal Arts * (196)
186. Huntingdon College (AL) (117) 21 34 55/44
187. University of North Carolina, 20 23 69/53
Asheville * (194)
188. Mesa State College * (AZ) (174) 19 37 48/28
189. Marlboro College (VT) (161) 18 31 69/56
190. Coastal Carolina 18 28 56/43
University * (SC) (183)
191. Stephens College (MO) (84) 18 28 61/52
192. Antioch College (OH) (48) 14 46 64/50
193. Western State College of 12 24 53/36
Colorado * (202)
194. Bennington College (VT) (83) 11 27 72/60
195. Marymount Manhattan 9 24 61/42
College (NY) (197)
196. Christopher Newport 7 15 69/45
University * (VA)(198)
197. Lindsey Wilson College 7 66 35/23
(KY) (182)
198. Virginia Wesleyan College (200) 7 25 55/37
199. Shawnee College * (IL) (87) 6 57 40/24
200. St. John's College (NM) (137) 5 31 77/55
201. Bethel College (TN) (59) 0 78 45/29
SOCIAL
MOBILITY RESEARCH
Diffe-
rence
between Re-
predic- Research Ba-
ted/ grant che-
actual dollars lor's
grad in mil- to
rates lions PhD
(rank) (rank) rank
1. Presbyterian College (SC) (21) 5 (54) 0 (111) 134
2. Smith College (MA) (16) 13 (10) 1907 (11) 7
3. Wheaton College (IL) (11) 4 (64) 0 (111) 22
4. Wesleyan University (CT) (3) 2 (83) 4455 (4) 2
5. Virginia Military -4 (140) 0 (111) 134
Institute * (34)
6. Claremont McKenna -1 (121) 0 (111) 83
College (CA) (7)
7. Bucknell University (PA) (32) 7 (39) 2360 (9) 17
8. Williams College (MA) (8) 4 (58) 1972 (10) 4
9. Amherst College (MA) (5) 5 (57) 0 (111) 8
10. Spelman College (GA) (22) 14 (7) 3506 (7) 25
11. Vassar College (NY) (42) 3 (74) 361 (53) 81
12. St. Olaf College (MN) (49) 7 (34) 1675 (14) 6
13. Oberlin College (OH) (13) -2 (131) 662 (36) 1
14. Furman University (SC) (37) 2 (86) 567 (40) 12
15. Westminster College (PA) (132) 17 (3) 0 (111) 71
16. Siena College (NY) (86) 14 (8) 465 (46) 101
17. Seton Hill University 2 (85) 770 (30) 160
(PA) (177)
18. St. John's University 9 (23) 0 (111) 75
(MN) (62)
19. Colgate University (NY) (67) 5 (51) 0 (111) 12
20. Morehouse College (GA) (77) 3 (67) 4353 (5) 48
21. Wellesley College (MA) (2) 7 (40) 1505 (16) 17
22. Mount Holyoke College (MA) (6) 2 (94) 1810 (12) 21
23. Whitman College (MA) (9) 1 (97) 240 (64) 51
24. Washington and Lee University -2 (130) 202 (73) 44
(VA) (39)
25. Bates College (ME) (26) 4 (65) 12 (109) 171
26. Haverford College (PA) (4) 1 (106) 658 (37) 30
27. College of the Holy Cross 12 (13) 460 (47) 40
(MA) (63)
28. Hobart and William Smith 6 (46) 100 (92) 90
Colleges (NY) (35)
29. Swarthmore College (PA) (10) 1 (96) 284 (61) 4
30. Bryn Mawr College (PA) (1) 7 (43) 891 (23) 27
31. Colby College (ME) (46) 2 (84) 758 (31) 30
32. Middlebury College (VT) (20) 6 (45) 775 (29) 15
33. Connecticut College (CT) (45) 4 (59) 143 (85) 51
34. Judson College (AL) (181) 12 (11) 7246 (3) 187
35. Dickinson College (PA) (50) 3 (72) 725 (33) 53
36. Knox College (IL) (23) 2 (81) 0 (111) 83
37. St. Augustine's College 14 (9) 0 (111) 160
(NQ (38)
38. Carleton College (MN) (12) -3 (136) 100 (92) 3
39. Barnard College (NY) (31) 5 (53) 197 (76) 12
40. University of Richmond -3 (132) 667 (35) 35
(VA) (60)
41. Pomona College (CA) (15) 2 (88) 1627 (15) 16
42. Fisk University (TN) (27) 15 (4) 3891 (6) 148
43. Occidental College (CA) (33) 7 (41) 669 (34) 35
44. Earlham College (IN) (41) -5 (158) 8824 (1) 53
45. Talladega College (AL) (64) 23 (1) 32 (103) 178
46. Bethany College (WV) (105) 17 (2) 0 (111) 134
47. Hope College (MI) (131) 3 (79) 1012 (22) 22
48. Alma College (MI) (107) 11 (15) 1039 (21) 53
49. Mills College (CA) (36) 10 (17) 529 (43) 125
50. Franklin and Marshall 2 (89) 439 (49) 27
(PA) (97)
51. College of Saint Benedict 9 (21) 0 (111) 110
(MN) (75)
52. Luther College (IA) (90) 8 (30) 0 (111) 40
53. St. Vincent College (PA) (128) 9 (20) 0 (111) 148
54. Concordia College (MN) (106) 0 (115) 782 (28) 44
55. Washington and Jefferson 2 (91) 196 (78) 134
College (PA) (121)
56. Hamilton College (NY) (52) 3 (71) 636 (38) 65
57. Franklin Pierce College -2 (128) 0 (111) 191
(NH) ((73)
58. Lycoming College (PA) (127) 8 (31) 0 (111) 148
59. Blackburn College (IL) (187) -5 (162) 0 (111) 164
60. Juniata College (PA) (80) 7 (44) 314 (58) 75
61. Agnes Scott College (GA) (44) -3 (134) 129 (87) 101
62. American Jewish University 15 (5) 0 (111) 191
(CA) (43)
63. Colorado College (25) 1 (98) 220 (68) 32
64. Guilford College (NC) (69) 14 (6) 16 (106) 90
65. Harvey Mudd College (CA) (17) -6 (166) 1179 (18) 22
66. Southwestern University 3 (69) 0 (111) 53
(TX) (65)
67. Denison University (OH) (104) 3 (75) 494 (44) 78
68. Grinnell College (IA) (14) 1 (104) 0 (111) 10
69. Bowdoin College (ME) (19) 6 (47) 0 (111) 35
70. Macalester College (MN) (28) 0 (107) 197 (76) 11
71. Gustavus Adolphus College 6 (49) 201 (74) 38
(MN) (129)
72. Albion College (M0 (120) 5 (50) 0 (111) 50
73. Ohio Wesleyan University (96) -5 (157) 402 (50) 71
74. Muhlenberg College (PA) (179) 7 (38) 107 (90) 78
75. St. Lawrence University 7 (35) 0 (111) 98
(NY) (102)
76. Susquehanna University 11 (14) 58 (99) 134
(PA) (157)
77. Ripon College (WI) (55) 8 (33) 0 (111) 160
78. Coe College (IA) (130) 7 (37) 363 (52) 119
79. Skidmore College (NY) (93) 1 (103) 842 (25) 71
80. DePauw University (IN) (125) 3 (80) 30 (104) 44
81. Evergreen State College -3 (137) 1083 (20) 65
(The) * (WA) (47)
82. Lafayette College (PA) (98) 9 (19) 272 (63) 90
83. Bridgewater College (VA) (184) 8 (27) 620 (39) 110
84. Kalamazoo College (MI) (53) 0 (114) 204 (71) 27
85. University of the South, 5 (56) 0 (111) 60
Sewanee (TN) (71)
86. Bennett College (NC) (70) 12 (12) 0 (111) 101
87. Davidson College (NQ (57) 19 (119) 240 (64) 26
88. Centre College (KY) (136) 5 (55) 75 (98) 78
89. Wittenberg University 1 (101) 0 (111) 60
(OH) (118)
90. Wesleyan College (GA) (85) -9 (174) 891 (23) 178
91. Augustana College (IL) (141) 3 (70) 0 (111) 98
92. Lyon College (AR) (76) 9 (22) 325 (57) 178
93. St. Anselm College (NH) (167) 8 (26) 0 (111) 134
94. Allegheny College (PA) (113) 0 (108) 33 (102) 39
95. Kenyon College (OH) (78) -3 (135) 314 (58) 32
96. Willamette University (OR) (81) 1 (99) 0 (111) 119
97. Birmingham Southern -3 (139) 833 (26) 78
College (AL) (148)
98. Trinity College (CT) (88) 3 (76) 455 (48) 60
99. Sarah Lawrence (NY) (139) -3 (138) 137 (86) 53
100. Nebraska Wesleyan 8 (25) 0 (111) 110
University (160)
101. Hampshire College (MA) (72) -4 (155) 203 (72) 40
102. College of Wooster (The) 1 (105) 208 (69) 32
(OH) (99)
103. Gettysburg College (PA) (156) -1 (123) 329 (56) 60
104. Lawrence University (WI) (82) 2 (87) 0 (111) 47
105. Lewis & Clark College -7 (169) 225 (66) 65
(OR) (61)
106. Reed College (OR) (24) -12 (182) 1087 (19) 17
107. Moravian College (PA) (190) 3 (73) 0 (111) 110
108. Albright College (PA) (162) 0 (111) 567 (40) 110
109. King College (TN) (185) 8 (29) 0 (111) 101
110. Muskingum College (OH) (163) 10 (16) 0 (111) 187
111. Union College (NY) (68) 8 (32) 355 (55) 178
112. Eastern Mennonite University 5 (52) 0 (111) 119
(VA) (147)
113. Pine Manor College (MA) (58) 10 (18) 0 (111) 191
114. Illinois Wesleyan 1 (95) 205 (70) 65
University (153)
115. Hiram College (OH) (74) 8 (28) 0 (111) 125
116. Cornell College (IA) (145) -1 (122) 1261 (17) 110
117. Whittier College (CA) (165) -1 (126) 176 (80) 134
118. Eckerd College (FL) (79) 2 (90) 537 (42) 71
119. McDaniel College (MD) (154) 9 (24) 0 (111) 191
120. Erskine College (SC) (94) 3 (66) 1 (111) 125
121. University of Puget Sound -4 (142) 282 (62) 40
(WA) (95)
122. Beloit College NO (56) -4 (154) 0 (111) 60
123. Ursinus College (PA) (123) 4 (63) 165 (82) 98
124. Bard College (NY) (150) -111 (181) 2399 (8) 48
125. Wofford College (SC) (29) 2 (92) 0 (111) 101
126. Monmouth College (NJ) (168) 7 (42) 1 (111) 164
127. Virginia Union 6 (48) 0 (111) 164
University (138)
128. Transylvania University -4 (153) 0 (111) 101
(KY) (164)
129. Roanoke College (VA) (171) 0 (113) 82 (95) 90
130. Millsaps College (MS) (112) 1 (102) 0 (111) 83
131. Austin College (TX) (111) 2 (93) 173 (81) 90
132. Gordon College (MA) (142) 3 (78) 0 (111) 125
133. Wheaton College (MA) (155) 0 (112) 0 (111) 119
134. Hastings College (NE) (149) 4 (60) 0 (111) 134
135. Randolph-Macon Woman's -2 (129) 0 (111) 160
College (VA) (66)
136. Lake Forest College 00 (146) 3 (68) 307 (60) 134
137. Wells College (NY) (30) 4 (62) 0 (111) 148
138. Houghton College (NY) (101) 0 (109) 810 (27) 101
139. Drew University (NJ) (143) 0 (110) 0 (111) 65
140. William Jewell College -5 (156) 1 (111) 83
(MO) (186)
141. Rhodes College (TN) (119) 1 (100) 199 (75) 65
142. Richard Stockton College -5 (163) 0 (111) 110
of New Jersey (The) (173)
143. St. Mary's College of -4 (151) 0 (111) 90
Maryland * (110)
144. Westmont College (CA) (151) -4 (146) 15 (107) 134
145. University of Minnesota, -9 (173) 0 (111) 78
Morris * (176)
146. Scripps College (CA) (134) -1 (124) 14 (108) 83
147. St. Andrews Presbyterian -10 (178) 0 (111) 134
College (NQ (178)
148. Olivet College (MI) (108) -8 (170) 0 (111) 164
149. Washington College (MD) (192) -4 (147) 0 (111) 148
150. Hollins University (VA) (100) 0 (118) 0 (111) 125
151. West Virginia Wesleyan -4 (149) 8 (110) 125
College (166)
152. Randolph-Macon College -1 (125) 0 (111) 134
(VA) (201)
153. Fort Lewis College * (CO) (188) -24 (200) 78 (96) 110
154. Hartwick College (NY) (124) -8 (711) 0 (111) 90
155. Sweet Briar College (VA) (158) -2 (127) 383 (51) 164
156. Albertson's College (ID) (54) -11 (179) 149 (84) 178
157. Adrian College (MI) (175) -4 (145) 0 (111) 164
158. Lees-McRae College (NC) (140) -23 (120) 0 (111) 191
159. Oglethorpe University (GA)(115) 0 0 (111) 191
160. Emory and Henry College -6 (164) 0 (111) 119
(VA) (172)
161. University of Maine, Presque -4 (143) 0 (111) 187
Isle * (199)
162. Paine College (GA) (109) 4 (61) 36 (101) 148
163. Hendrix College (AR) (40) -13 (186) 85 (94) 53
164. Schreiner University -5 (161) 0 (111) 191
(TX) (122)
165. College of the Atlantic -4 (148) 467 (45) 178
(ME) (89)
166. Goshen College (IN) (126) -4 (152) 0 (111) 90
167. Georgetown College (KY) (170) -4 (144) 0 (111) 148
168. University of Virginia, -6 (165) 0 (111) 148
Wise * (193)
169. St. John's College (MD) (51) -6 (167) 0 (111) 83
170. Warner Pacific College 3 (77) 0 (111) 191
(OR) (103)
171. Wabash College (IN) (133) 0 (166) 124 (89) 75
172. University of Hawaii -20 (196) 7559 (2) 134
(Hilo) * (152)
173. Greensboro College (NC) (189) -4 (150) 0 (111) 187
174. Pitzer College (CA) (91) -5 (160) 150 (83) 101
175. Westminster College (MO) (195) -4 (141) 0 (111) 148
176. Lane College (TN) (116) 7 (36) 0 (111) 178
177. Rosemont College (PA) (180) 2 (82) 0 (111) 164
178. Salem College (NC) (92) -3 (133) 0 (111) 178
179. Chatham College (PA) (144) -5 (159) 0 (111) 148
180. Goucher College (MD) (159) -9 (176) 126 (88) 101
181. Tougaloo College (MS) (18) 0 (117) 757 (32) 125
182. University of Dallas (TX) (135) -9 (172) 0 (111) 83
183. California State University, -14 (189) 1727 (13) 191
Monterey Bay * (114)
184. Hampden-Sydney College -10 (177) 0 (111) 134
(VA) (169)
185. Massachusetts College of -7 (168) 0 (111) 164
Liberal Arts * (196)
186. Huntingdon College (AL) (117) -11 (180) 0 (111) 164
187. University of North Carolina, -16 (191) 360 (54) 53
Asheville * (194)
188. Mesa State College * (AZ) (174) -21 (197) 105 (91) 148
189. Marlboro College (VT) (161) -13 (185) 0 (111) 178
190. Coastal Carolina -13 (187) 78 (96) 125
University * (SC) (183)
191. Stephens College (MO) (84) -9 (175) 54 (100) 164
192. Antioch College (OH) (48) -14 (188) 225 (66) 110
193. Western State College of -17 (193) 0 (111) 164
Colorado * (202)
194. Bennington College (VT) (83) -12 (183) 0 (111) 164
195. Marymount Manhattan -18 (194) 0 (111) 164
College (NY) (197)
196. Christopher Newport -24 (201) 177 (79) 125
University * (VA)(198)
197. Lindsey Wilson College -12 (184) 0 (111) 191
(KY) (182)
198. Virginia Wesleyan College (200) -19 (195) 0 (111) 164
199. Shawnee College * (IL) (87) -16 (192) 0 (111) 191
200. St. John's College (NM) (137) -22 (198) 0 (111) 148
201. Bethel College (TN) (59) -16 (190) 24 (105) 119
SERVICE
% of
federal
work-study
funds
Peace spent on
Corps ROTC service
rank rank (rank)
1. Presbyterian College (SC) (21) 164 3 19 (34)
2. Smith College (MA) (16) 58 18 15 (60)
3. Wheaton College (IL) (11) 96 5 22 (25)
4. Wesleyan University (CT) (3) 24 18 13 (77)
5. Virginia Military 119 1 16 (53)
Institute * (34)
6. Claremont McKenna 52 2 10 (121)
College (CA) (7)
7. Bucknell University (PA) (32) 50 11 13 (77)
8. Williams College (MA) (8) 107 18 16 (53)
9. Amherst College (MA) (5) 38 18 31 (83)
10. Spelman College (GA) (22) 71 15 9 (137)
11. Vassar College (NY) (42) 68 18 28 (13)
12. St. Olaf College (MN) (49) 41 18 9 (149)
13. Oberlin College (OH) (13) 42 18 25 (17)
14. Furman University (SC) (37) 60 12 19 (35)
15. Westminster College (PA) (132) 109 18 23 (20)
16. Siena College (NY) (86) 161 8 10 (128)
17. Seton Hill University 167 4 13 (81)
(PA) (177)
18. St. John's University 84 7 11 (112)
(MN) (62)
19. Colgate University (NY) (67) 49 18 22 (26)
20. Morehouse College (GA) (77) 124 14 11 (109)
21. Wellesley College (MA) (2) 33 18 16 (54)
22. Mount Holyoke College (MA) (6) 11 18 21 (28)
23. Whitman College (MA) (9) 3 18 37 (3)
24. Washington and Lee University 62 18 37 (3)
(VA) (39)
25. Bates College (ME) (26) 34 18 23 (4)
26. Haverford College (PA) (4) 75 18 28 (22)
27. College of the Holy Cross 173 13 7 (12)
(MA) (63)
28. Hobart and William Smith 57 18 31 (11)
Colleges (NY) (35)
29. Swarthmore College (PA) (10) 97 18 10 (123)
30. Bryn Mawr College (PA) (1) 39 18 16 (48)
31. Colby College (ME) (46) 36 18 22 (24)
32. Middlebury College (VT) (20) 132 18 10 (118)
33. Connecticut College (CT) (45) 55 18 28 (14)
34. Judson College (AL) (181) 173 18 9 (147)
35. Dickinson College (PA) (50) 32 9 12 (96)
36. Knox College (IL) (23) 31 18 35 (6)
37. St. Augustine's College 173 6 8 (165)
(NQ (38)
38. Carleton College (MN) (12) 1 18 11 (103)
39. Barnard College (NY) (31) 90 18 13 (80)
40. University of Richmond 79 10 11 (116)
(VA) (60)
41. Pomona College (CA) (15) 44 18 10 (126)
42. Fisk University (TN) (27) 152 18 1 (200)
43. Occidental College (CA) (33) 43 18 14 (75)
44. Earlham College (IN) (41) 25 18 15 (59)
45. Talladega College (AL) (64) 173 18 13 (82)
46. Bethany College (WV) (105) 173 18 11 (114)
47. Hope College (MI) (131) 1161 18 7 (188)
48. Alma College (MI) (107) 112 18 7 (183)
49. Mills College (CA) (36) 148 18 21 (29)
50. Franklin and Marshall 181 18 12 (89
(PA) (97)
51. College of Saint Benedict 65 18 18 (39)
(MN) (75)
52. Luther College (IA) (90) 67 18 11 (100)
53. St. Vincent College (PA) (128) 168 18 19 (33)
54. Concordia College (MN) (106) -70 18 16 (47)
55. Washington and Jefferson 145 18 27 (15)
College (PA) (121)
56. Hamilton College (NY) (52) 64 18 19 (37)
57. Franklin Pierce College 154 18 34 (7)
(NH) ((73)
58. Lycoming College (PA) (127) 150 18 21 (30)
59. Blackburn College (IL) (187) 173 18 87 (1)
60. Juniata College (PA) (80) 123 18 16 (49)
61. Agnes Scott College (GA) (44) 87 18 34 (9)
62. American Jewish University 26 18 15 (58)
(CA) (43)
63. Colorado College (25) 10 18 14 (68)
64. Guilford College (NC) (69) 87 18 12 (93)
65. Harvey Mudd College (CA) (17) 59 18 17 (43)
66. Southwestern University 91 18 18 (41)
(TX) (65)
67. Denison University (OH) (104) 40 18 18 (40)
68. Grinnell College (IA) (14) 2 18 7 (188)
69. Bowdoin College (ME) (19) 19 18 10 (130)
70. Macalester College (MN) (28) 12 18 7 (174)
71. Gustavus Adolphus College 104 18 7 (183)
(MN) (129)
72. Albion College (M0 (120) 106 18 11 (115)
73. Ohio Wesleyan University (96) 118 18 26 (16)
74. Muhlenberg College (PA) (179) 140 18 11 (117)
75. St. Lawrence University 128 18 14 (66)
(NY) (102)
76. Susquehanna University 111 18 11 (107)
(PA) (157)
77. Ripon College (WI) (55) 84 18 17 (42)
78. Coe College (IA) (130) 114 18 15 (62)
79. Skidmore College (NY) (93) 144 18 14 (74)
80. DePauw University (IN) (125) 35 18 10 (122)
81. Evergreen State College 63 18 20 (31)
(The) * (WA) (47)
82. Lafayette College (PA) (98) 133 18 7 (177)
83. Bridgewater College (VA) (184) 151 18 7 (173)
84. Kalamazoo College (MI) (53) 15 18 7 (183)
85. University of the South, 13 18 10 (124)
Sewanee (TN) (71)
86. Bennett College (NC) (70) 173 18 10 (127)
87. Davidson College (NQ (57) 28 18 7 (170)
88. Centre College (KY) (136) 130 18 11 (113)
89. Wittenberg University 14 18 12 (90)
(OH) (118)
90. Wesleyan College (GA) (85) 173 18 35 (5)
91. Augustana College (IL) (141) 1162 18 14 (69)
92. Lyon College (AR) (76) 126 18 16 (55)
93. St. Anselm College (NH) (167) 108 18 8 (151)
94. Allegheny College (PA) (113) 143 18 10 (125)
95. Kenyon College (OH) (78) 18 18 9 (138)
96. Willamette University (OR) (81) 142 18 19 (32)
97. Birmingham Southern 121 18 15 (63)
College (AL) (148)
98. Trinity College (CT) (88) 116 18 8 (152)
99. Sarah Lawrence (NY) (139) 166 18 16 (56)
100. Nebraska Wesleyan 120 18 7 (175)
University (160)
101. Hampshire College (MA) (72) 53 18 15 (61)
102. College of Wooster (The) 37 18 4 (197)
(OH) (99)
103. Gettysburg College (PA) (156) 83 18 12 (91)
104. Lawrence University (WI) (82) 29 18 8 (153)
105. Lewis & Clark College 8 18 22 (23)
(OR) (61)
106. Reed College (OR) (24) 20 18 12 (94)
107. Moravian College (PA) (190) 157 18 11 (98)
108. Albright College (PA) (162) 159 18 13 (86)
109. King College (TN) (185) 146 18 7 (176)
110. Muskingum College (OH) (163) 170 18 7 (180)
111. Union College (NY) (68) 115 16 7 (188)
112. Eastern Mennonite University 94 18 10 (129)
(VA) (147)
113. Pine Manor College (MA) (58) 173 18 11 (100)
114. Illinois Wesleyan 98 18 7 (182)
University (153)
115. Hiram College (OH) (74) 23 18 7 (167)
116. Cornell College (IA) (145) 136 18 10 (119)
117. Whittier College (CA) (165) 66 18 17 (44)
118. Eckerd College (FL) (79) 30 18 7 (188)
119. McDaniel College (MD) (154) 173 18 7 (183)
120. Erskine College (SC) (94) 48 18 11 (110)
121. University of Puget Sound 7 18 8 (166)
(WA) (95)
122. Beloit College NO (56) 6 18 14 (68)
123. Ursinus College (PA) (123) 149 18 7 (188)
124. Bard College (NY) (150) 74 18 8 (158)
125. Wofford College (SC) (29) 137 18 10 (132)
126. Monmouth College (NJ) (168) 165 18 7 (169)
127. Virginia Union 173 18 8 (155)
University (138)
128. Transylvania University 135 18 16 (51)
(KY) (164)
129. Roanoke College (VA) (171) 82 18 8 (155)
130. Millsaps College (MS) (112) 173 18 9 (162)
131. Austin College (TX) (111) 89 18 9 (145)
132. Gordon College (MA) (142) 69 18 11 (135)
133. Wheaton College (MA) (155) 27 18 11 (108)
134. Hastings College (NE) (149) 160 18 8 (156)
135. Randolph-Macon Woman's 22 18 18 (38)
College (VA) (66)
136. Lake Forest College 00 (146) 91 18 7 (188)
137. Wells College (NY) (30) 45 18 12 (92)
138. Houghton College (NY) (101) 100 18 8 (163)
139. Drew University (NJ) (143) 110 18 4 (196)
140. William Jewell College 54 18 12 (88)
(MO) (186)
141. Rhodes College (TN) (119) 47 18 2 (198)
142. Richard Stockton College 172 18 13 (76)
of New Jersey (The) (173)
143. St. Mary's College of 16 17 10 (131)
Maryland * (110)
144. Westmont College (CA) (151) 72 18 14 (71)
145. University of Minnesota, 103 18 17 (45)
Morris * (176)
146. Scripps College (CA) (134) 73 18 8 (150)
147. St. Andrews Presbyterian 99 18 23 (21)
College (NQ (178)
148. Olivet College (MI) (108) 173 18 25 (18)
149. Washington College (MD) (192) 93 18 12 (95)
150. Hollins University (VA) (100) 46 18 11 (106)
151. West Virginia Wesleyan 102 18 13 (78)
College (166)
152. Randolph-Macon College 134 18 7 (178)
(VA) (201)
153. Fort Lewis College * (CO) (188) 129 18 34 (7)
154. Hartwick College (NY) (124) 125 18 17 (46)
155. Sweet Briar College (VA) (158) 17 18 7 (171)
156. Albertson's College (ID) (54) 21 18 24 (19)
157. Adrian College (MI) (175) 173 18 14 (67)
158. Lees-McRae College (NC) (140) 173 18 43 (2)
159. Oglethorpe University (GA)(115) 158 18 13 (85)
160. Emory and Henry College 86 18 13 (84)
(VA) (172)
161. University of Maine, Presque 173 18 14 (73)
Isle * (199)
162. Paine College (GA) (109) 173 18 7 (167)
163. Hendrix College (AR) (40) 173 18 16 (57)
164. Schreiner University 173 18 19 (36)
(TX) (122)
165. College of the Atlantic 56 18 14 (71)
(ME) (89)
166. Goshen College (IN) (126) 156 18 9 (148)
167. Georgetown College (KY) (170) 173 18 10 (133)
168. University of Virginia, 173 18 13 (79)
Wise * (193)
169. St. John's College (MD) (51) 4 18 12 (96)
170. Warner Pacific College 173 18 9 (144)
(OR) (103)
171. Wabash College (IN) (133) 9 18 0 (201)
172. University of Hawaii 139 18 11 (102)
(Hilo) * (152)
173. Greensboro College (NC) (189) 77 18 11 (102)
174. Pitzer College (CA) (91) 80 18 7 (188)
175. Westminster College (MO) (195) 155 18 8 (159)
176. Lane College (TN) (116) 173 18 7 (171)
177. Rosemont College (PA) (180) 173 18 1 (199)
178. Salem College (NC) (92) 113 18 12 (87)
179. Chatham College (PA) (144) 141 18 10 (134)
180. Goucher College (MD) (159) 122 18 9 (141)
181. Tougaloo College (MS) (18) 173 18 7 (179)
182. University of Dallas (TX) (135) 76 18 8 (160)
183. California State University, 163 18 11 (111)
Monterey Bay * (114)
184. Hampden-Sydney College 131 18 8 (157)
(VA) (169)
185. Massachusetts College of 173 18 9 (143)
Liberal Arts * (196)
186. Huntingdon College (AL) (117) 101 18 14 (69)
187. University of North Carolina, 117 18 8 (154)
Asheville * (194)
188. Mesa State College * (AZ) (174) 95 18 21 (27)
189. Marlboro College (VT) (161) 105 18 16 (50)
190. Coastal Carolina 169 18 9 (140)
University * (SC) (183)
191. Stephens College (MO) (84) 51 18 8 (161)
192. Antioch College (OH) (48) 138 18 11 (105)
193. Western State College of 153 18 9 (136)
Colorado * (202)
194. Bennington College (VT) (83) 78 18 8 (164)
195. Marymount Manhattan 127 18 9 (142)
College (NY) (197)
196. Christopher Newport 171 18 11 (103)
University * (VA)(198)
197. Lindsey Wilson College 173 18 9 (146)
(KY) (182)
198. Virginia Wesleyan College (200) 147 18 7 (183)
199. Shawnee College * (IL) (87) 173 18 10 (120)
200. St. John's College (NM) (137) 5 18 14 (64)
201. Bethel College (TN) (59) 173 18 7 (180)
School's ranking last year in parentheses.
* Public institution
OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our
three metrics-social mobility, research, and service-where the
highest is 100 and the lowest is zero. Each individual metric is
worth 33 1/3 total points.
SOCIAL MOBILITY: The first column shows the percentage of students
receiving Pell Grants. The second shows the predicted rate of
graduation, based on incoming SAT scores and Pell Grant percentages,
versus the actual rate of graduation. The third shows the difference
between the actual graduation rate and the predicted graduation rate--a
measure of how well the school performs as an engine of social
mobility (see "A Note on Methodology," p. 53)-arrived at by subtracting
the latter from the former. (The higher the number, the better; negative
numbers indicate sub par performance.) Rank follows in parentheses.
RESEARCH: The first column shows the number of dollars (in millions)
received from the federal government in research grants. Rank follows
in parentheses. The second shows the school's ranking in the number
of bachelor's recipients who go on to receive PhDs.
SERVICE: The first column ranks the school by percentage of students
who go on to serve in the Peace Corps. The second column ranks the
school by percentage of students who serve in ROTC. The third gives
the percentage of funds in federal work-study money that goes to
community service (versus non-community service); rank follows in
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