OV ER A L Stu L SC de nt O R E lo a Gr nd ad e ua t i o f au l t r at Gr a n r a t e e du ati on rat Stu ep de er f nts or m rec an eiv ce Ne i (an t pr ng P ell n u i ce Gra al f am nts ily Ne inc (an t pr om nu ice e$ al f 0- am $7 5, 0 ily 00 inc Ne ) om tp $30 r e$ ,00 ice 0- 0- (an $30 $75 nua , Ne ,000 l fam 000) ) ily (an t pr inc n u i ce om al f am e ily En inc pe dow o r f u m me ab ll-t en ov im t f u e$ e s nd Pe 75, t ud s rce 00 en nt 0) t of ap pli AC can T/S AT ts a 25t dm hp itte AC erc T/S d en AT tile 75t sco hp re erc en tile sco re AFFORDABLE ELITE 51 Wellesley College (MA) 9 1% 91% -2% 18% 10358 8502 11867 33071 558848 31% 52 Washington University in St Louis (MO) 9 2% 94% -2% 7% 10786 4668 13381 37677 435226 19% 1283 1480 53 Cornell University (NY) 9 1% 93% -2% 16% 10849 9278 11560 33339 174738 18% 1303 1467 32 34 54 Claremont McKenna College (CA) 9 1% 92% -0% 14% 11016 11629 10696 26516 398379 15% 1303 1473 55 University of Texas-Austin (TX)* 9 4% 80% 2% 26% 11038 7421 14017 22079 59892 47% 1117 1333 56 Colby College (ME) 9 1% 90% -1% 10% 11529 7524 12777 30533 294470 31% 1247 1420 57 University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)* 9 1% 82% 0% 16% 11691 6721 13242 19920 54085 67% 26 30 58 SUNY-Geneseo (NY)* 9 2% 79% -4% 22% 12336 9110 14964 19033 2596 41% 59 9 2% 87% 4% 17% 12611 6684 16598 24758 2976 47% 1137 9 1% 92% -2% 17% 12843 11198 13784 35793 416329 16% 1400 1567 College of New Jersey (NJ)* 60 University of Chicago (IL) 61 1200 1380 1313 9 2% 82% 0% 17% 13039 9765 15028 21303 17833 68% 1113 1280 62 Kenyon College (OH) 9 2% 88% 2% 10% 13392 10789 14486 36549 94087 36% 1247 1473 63 Cornell College (IA) 9 2% 69% 0% 31% 13568 12411 14096 21970 50223 47% 24 30 VA Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (VA)* 64 Macalester College (MN) 9 1% 88% 2% 15% 13594 11715 14401 28631 299330 38% 1270 1480 65 Barnard College (NY) 9 2% 90% -4% 20% 13807 11412 14884 37581 88035 25% 1249 1460 66 St. Olaf College (MN) 9 1% 85% 2% 16% 14080 10594 15687 29090 102177 57% 67 9 1% 91% -2% 13% 14122 13591 14361 37283 119325 20% 1297 1467 Johns Hopkins University (MD) 26 31 68 Tufts University (MA) 9 1% 91% -3% 13% 14551 11392 16371 38097 128911 23% 1353 69 Union College (NY) 9 2% 84% 4% 17% 14842 9684 18249 34912 152020 41% NA 1493 NA 70 Occidental College (CA) 9 2% 84% 3% 23% 15254 12625 16836 34622 151843 40% 1203 1393 71 Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) 9 2% 81% 4% 23% 15296 12035 16818 25408 41303 66% 25 30 72 College of the Atlantic (ME) 9 1% 68% 4% 33% 15578 13485 16943 27180 89926 71% NA NA 73 Austin College (TX) 9 2% 77% 6% 27% 16076 14702 16988 24666 91848 65% 23 29 74 Smith College (MA) 9 2% 84% 1% 25% 16256 14445 17363 33849 428890 45% NA NA NA 75 Knox College (IL) 9 3% 78% 8% 25% 16387 14594 17491 26077 56189 75% NA 76 Thomas Aquinas College (CA) 9 0% 73% 4% 32% 16988 15521 17567 23552 30626 79% 1180 1427 77 Brandeis University (MA) 9 1% 91% 4% 19% 17091 14856 18500 35463 103245 40% 1240 1433 78 Northwestern University (IL) 9 1% 94% 0% 13% 17413 15794 18232 36915 279935 23% 1373 1500 79 Boston College (MA) 9 2% 92% 1% 13% 17755 14299 19896 39138 128039 29% 1257 80 Allegheny College (PA) 9 3% 79% 5% 26% 17992 15400 19129 28471 70039 60% 1097 1320 81 1413 9 2% 81% 6% 19% 18118 16874 18961 32598 78416 34% 1110 82 Houghton College (NY) 9 2% 68% 6% 38% 18319 15882 19466 24231 28592 76% 1027 1280 83 9 1% 90% 0% 21% 18619 15923 20313 40648 96652 22% 1273 1440 84 Susquehanna University (PA) 9 2% 77% 7% 22% 19103 18222 19423 26554 43977 73% 1020 1220 85 Calvin College (MI) 9 2% 77% 5% 25% 19159 16717 20186 26362 25479 81% 86 Syracuse University (NY) 9 3% 81% 8% 26% 19446 17160 21032 34775 41608 53% 1053 1240 Pepperdine University (CA) University of Southern California (CA) 23 1320 29 87 Ursinus College (PA) 9 2% 78% 5% 21% 19577 16403 21206 31829 67443 65% 1107 1313 88 Bucknell University (PA) 9 1% 91% 2% 11% 19615 16664 21027 37366 94283 29% 1217 1360 89 Bentley University (MA) 9 1% 87% 9% 15% 19846 18341 20680 33810 35792 45% 1111 1257 90 California Institute of Technology (CA) 8 1% 90% -7% 11% 5436 5385 5462 31191 762956 13% 1463 1573 1143 1340 8 5% 63% -1% 33% 8319 6451 10039 15325 17236 52% 92 Stony Brook University (NY)* 91 8 4% 67% -7% 35% 9186 7189 11935 17607 4864 40% 1123 93 8 5% 64% -1% 31% 9331 7323 10952 14815 2353 46% 1083 1260 94 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (MN)* 8 2% 71% -4% 23% 9888 7652 11118 19761 49693 48% 95 Hamilton College (NY) 8 3% 89% -0% 13% 9969 7051 11807 32210 367350 28% 1303 1480 96 Cooper Un. Advance. of Science & Art (NY) 8 2% 81% -1% 19% 10506 9829 10910 15423 569490 8% 1247 1447 97 University of Connecticut (CT)* 8 3% 81% 0% 20% 11110 7633 12854 21265 12070 49% 1130 1287 1367 University of Texas at Dallas (TX)* University of Central Florida (FL)* 25 1273 30 98 Trinity College (CT) 2% 85% 1% 14% 11146 8516 12102 34843 174663 36% 1190 8 2% 78% -3% 27% 11325 8426 14286 19476 4346 38% 1207 1347 100 Colgate University (NY) 34 8 99 SUNY-Binghamton (NY)* 8 2% 90% -1% 11% 11355 10361 11715 23547 233155 31% 1267 1447 September/October 2014http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/affordable-elite-colleges-act.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/affordable-elite-colleges-rank.php http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/affordable-elite-colleges-name.php