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SOCIAL MOBILITY r ic Ne SERVICE % sp o f f en e d t o er n s al w er v o ice rk-s Co (ra tud nk y f an mm ) un d h un ds ou it y r s se s er r v ve i c e d r pa S an r t fin ervic k ic ip an e s at i c ia t a on l a ff, c id ou su p r s e p o s, r t r an an d k ei v eo in f Pre atte g Pel lG nd % dic r an a of te Pe d/a nce ts ll r ct Co ecip ual g ien ra stad jus ts, in d rat co e b ted gra min ased g dr ate SATs on , pe rfo etc. R rm in esea an mi rch ce llio e ran ns xpe k (ra nd Ba nk i t u ch ) re elo s r's to Ph Dr an k Pe a ce Co r ps RO r an TC r an k k RE nt s CO de LS s tu AL of ER % OV tp *Public institution °For-profit institution re c LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES RESEARCH 1 Bryn Mawr College (PA) 100 19 28924 89/84 230 9.23 (3) 10 37 132 55 (1) 4 14 2 Carleton College (MN) 91 13 30311 97/93 228 5.40 (10) 3 1 132 13 (139) 60 27 3 Berea College (KY) 89 85 2323 51/63 1 0.07 (137) 110 121 132 17 (92) 34 51 97/93 4 Swarthmore College (PA) 82 15 21018 163 3.23 (27) 2 50 132 8 (225) 35 65 5 Harvey Mudd College (CA) 82 13 30392 100/88 242 3.66 (21) 1 103 80 26 (28) 125 123 6 Reed College (OR) 75 19 19476 89/79 217 2.02 (43) 4 6 92 16 (98) 125 130 7 Pomona College (CA) 74 17 17929 97/96 80 3.53 (23) 5 74 101 10 (183) 113 106 8 Bates College (ME) 73 12 21274 90/91 106 2.16 (40) 39 51 132 16 (101) 1 9 Haverford College (PA) 72 15 20605 92/93 100 2.71 (33) 6 35 132 9 (188) 26 115 4 10 New College of Florida (FL)* 71 30 11599 77/68 87 1.10 (68) 9 172 132 52 (2) 125 130 11 Knox College (IL) 70 27 23005 72/79 69 0.00 (144) 52 3 132 43 (4) 21 92 12 Macalester College (MN) 70 16 23310 91/88 173 2.61 (36) 16 8 88 20 (65) 93 22 13 Williams College (MA) 70 19 17787 93/95 50 4.30 (17) 7 81 121 18 (82) 125 130 14 Wesleyan University (CT) 68 17 21684 92/92 124 9.14 (4) 14 60 132 15 (116) 95 86 15 Grinnell College (IA) 67 22 22435 88/88 132 2.70 (34) 8 4 132 8 (212) 125 130 16 Oberlin College (OH) 67 12 35984 92/87 235 1.75 (55) 11 26 132 26 (29) 24 43 17 Wellesley College (MA) 66 19 18954 8.26 (7) 18 94 67 25 (33) 125 130 18 Michigan Jewish Institute (MI) 64 94 9978 38/52 4 0.00 (144) 214 204 132 13 (133) 125 130 19 Amherst College (MA) 64 21 18715 93/96 54 122 97 24 (44) 125 130 92/92 86 5.17 (12) 13 20 Smith College (MA) 64 24 22821 82/85 104 4.34 (16) 12 31 132 25 (34) 116 95 21 Rhodes College (TN) 63 16 26856 84/78 225 0.38 (114) 69 98 59 24 (45) 2 5 22 Tougaloo College (MS) 60 87 9036 36/50 3 2.67 (35) 124 204 55 9 (185) 125 130 23 Claflin University (SC) 60 80 13794 38/43 18 4.45 (14) 199 204 16 15 (117) 49 9 24 Allegheny College (PA) 59 26 25692 72/79 98 0.79 (78) 34 11 102 27 (25) 74 59 25 58 18 26275 81/80 183 0.63 (86) 32 14 132 17 (97) 50 24 26 Davidson College (NC) 57 13 23975 88/92 105 1.90 (48) 21 95 27 17 (85) 12 34 27 56 61 17598 54/52 9.75 (2) 130 184 31 8 (224) 98 104 Kalamazoo College (MI) Xavier University of Louisiana (LA) 84 28 Centre College (KY) 56 17 24065 84/84 155 0.56 (90) 50 45 49 24 (49) 25 46 29 Vassar College (NY) 55 22 18619 90/92 57 1.60 (57) 17 79 126 19 (73) 125 130 30 Salem College (NC) 55 62 15910 54/60 27 0.00 (144) 128 141 116 34 (11) 125 130 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 0. Each metric is weighted equally. The data is an average from the last three years. SOCIAL MOBILITY: The first column shows the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants. The second shows the net price of attending that institution, which reflects the average price that first-time, full-time students who receive financial aid pay for college after subtracting need-based financial aid. The third column shows the predicted rate of graduation (based on incoming SAT scores, Pell Grant percentages, and other measures; see our full methodology at washingtonmonthly.com) and the actual rate of graduation. The fourth column shows the rank on the cost-adjusted graduation measure, which is the difference between the actual and predicted graduation rates-a measure of how well the school performs as an engine of social mobility-divided by the net price of attendance. RESEARCH: The first column shows the number of dollars (in millions) in total research expenditures. Rank follows in parentheses. The second shows the school's ranking in the number of bachelor's recipients who go on to receive PhDs, relative to school size. SERVICE: The first column ranks the school by the number of alumni who go on to serve in the Peace Corps, relative to school size. The second column ranks the school by the 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 parentheses. The fourth column shows the school's rank on a combined measure of the number of students participating in community service and the total number of service hours performed, both relative to school size. The fifth column shows the school's rank on a combined measure of the number of staff supporting community service, relative to the total number of staff; the number of academic courses that incorporate service, relative to school size; and whether the institution provides scholarships for community service. 94 September/October 2015 http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/liberal-arts-colleges-rank.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/liberal-arts-colleges-name.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/liberal-arts-colleges-service.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/liberal-arts-colleges-social-mobility.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2015/liberal-arts-colleges-research.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com

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