Compare the 200 top values in liberal-arts colleges or private universities, or create your own custom lists of colleges from our rankings or schools from a particular state.

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Note: † = Percentage of all undergraduates without need who received non-need-based aid.

Liberal Arts Colleges – this particular grid is ordered by liberal arts college rank, but you can reorder the grid to your choosing on the original article’s page. (click here to see the rest of the original article and grid)