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LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES

RESEARCH

1

Bryn Mawr College (PA)

100

19

25349 88/85 201

8.57 (4)

10

28

139

44 (4)

5

14

2

Carleton College (MN)

93

13

28592

97/93

225

4.97 (11)

3

5

139

13 (138)

59

27

3

Berea College (KY)

90

85

1225

51/64

1

0.07 (133)

90

133

139

8 (205)

23

47
71

4

Swarthmore College (PA)

87

15

20173

96/93 144

3.09 (29)

2

53

139

7 (216)

33

5

Harvey Mudd College (CA)

86

13

29774 100/86 242

3.53 (23)

1

49

102

23 (47)

125

125

6

Reed College (OR)

76

19

19521

88/78 228

1.86 (48)

4

10

120

16 (96)

125

125

7

Macalester College (MN)

75

15

22719

92/88 187

3.59 (22)

16

7

95

20 (61)

91

19

8

New College of Florida (FL)*

75

28

10766

77/68

71

0.88 (70)

9

153

139

52 (1)

125

125

9

Williams College (MA)

73

19

16883

93/95

49

4.57 (14)

5

56

135

18 (81)

125

125

10

Oberlin College (OH)

72

13

34385

93/87 235

1.85 (50)

11

19

139

27 (27)

27

49

11

Haverford College (PA)

71

15

20813

92/93 104

2.99 (30)

6

70

139

10 (168)

28

106

12

Pomona College (CA)

70

17

17818

95/95

76

3.27 (26)

7

72

103

10 (177)

110

88

13

Knox College (IL)

69

25

22409 70/78

66

0.00 (138)

45

6

139

43 (5)

26

86

14

Wellesley College (MA)

68

18

18727

93/91

112

8.03 (7)

17

46

73

25 (35)

125

125

15

Rhodes College (TN)

68

15

26151

83/79 221

0.62 (87)

71

57

62

27 (28)

1

4

92/92

98

16

Wesleyan University (CT)

68

17

21340

133

9.24 (3)

20

47

137

16 (100)

94

17

Grinnell College (IA)

66

20

21928 88/89 125

2.05 (45)

8

8

139

8 (202)

125

125

18

Amherst College (MA)

66

21

17800 94/95

62

4.29 (17)

12

114

125

24 (41)

125

125

19

Michigan Jewish Institute (MI)

66

75

8900

44/72

2

0.00 (138) 214

208

139

13 (125)

125

125

20 Smith College (MA)

63

25

22522

79/84

81

4.46 (15)

15

29

139

26 (30)

114

107

21

Tougaloo College (MS)

62

89

8804

37/46

3

2.78 (33)

88

197

54

9 (179)

125

125

22

Davidson College (NC)

62

12

24113

89/92

131

1.62 (54)

18

65

23

22 (54)

11

36

23

St. John's College (MD)

61

25

25019

78/70 229

0.00 (138)

13

27

139

14 (116)

125

125

38/43

24 Claflin University (SC)

60

78

11682

12

4.65 (13)

191

208

13

12 (141)

48

8

25

59

26

25468 74/79 128

0.63 (86)

30

26

119

27 (25)

71

45

26 Vassar College (NY)

59

20

18871

92/92

95

1.46 (58)

14

35

136

19 (72)

125

125

27

59

16

26512

80/81

171

0.71 (79)

31

25

139

17 (92)

50

21

28 Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)

58

61

17266

51/48

98

9.49 (2)

115

183

31

8 (215)

101

102

29 Whitman College (WA)

58

13

31229 84/86 199

1.14 (64)

21

2

139

17 (86)

64

110

30 Bates College (ME)

57

12

20419 87/89

1.85 (49)

34

73

139

18 (76)

12

11

Allegheny College (PA)

Kalamazoo College (MI)

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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 "A Note on Methodology," page 104) 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.

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