2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education. Discover 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America ranked by Prepler.
Muhlenberg College
4 Year • Allentown, PA
Muhlenberg College is a private not-for-profit university based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 564 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 48%.
#349 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Wofford College
4 Year • Spartanburg, SC
Wofford College is a private not-for-profit university based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 452 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 69%.
#350 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Virginia Military Institute
4 Year • Lexington, VA
Virginia Military Institute is a public university based in Lexington, Virginia. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 447 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 53%.
#351 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Saint Joseph's University
4 Year • Philadelphia, PA
Saint Joseph's University is a private not-for-profit university based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,076 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 77%.
#352 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Bates College
4 Year • Lewiston, ME
Bates College is a private not-for-profit university based in Lewiston, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 494 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 21%.
#353 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Rutgers University-Newark
4 Year • Newark, NJ
Rutgers University-Newark is a public university based in Newark, New Jersey. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,325 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 64%.
#354 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Butler University
4 Year • Indianapolis, IN
Butler University is a private not-for-profit university based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,054 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.
#355 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Illinois Wesleyan University
4 Year • Bloomington, IL
Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university based in Bloomington, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 378 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 60%.
#356 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Hobart William Smith Colleges
4 Year • Geneva, NY
Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit university based in Geneva, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 634 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.
#357 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Pitzer College
4 Year • Claremont, CA
Pitzer College is a private not-for-profit university based in Claremont, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 262 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 16%.
#358 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
Colorado College
4 Year • Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado College is a private not-for-profit university based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 544 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.
#359 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America
The College of Wooster
4 Year • Wooster, OH
The College of Wooster is a private not-for-profit university based in Wooster, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 568 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 56%.
#360 in 2024 Best Four Year Colleges in America