Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Claremont, CA  • 

Pomona College is a private not-for-profit university based in Claremont, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 412 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 8%.

#1 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Pasadena, CA  • 

California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit university based in Pasadena, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 235 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 7%.

#2 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Brunswick, ME  • 

Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit university based in Brunswick, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 501 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 13%.

#3 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Amherst, MA  • 

Amherst College is a private not-for-profit university based in Amherst, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 471 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 12%.

#4 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Haverford, PA  • 

Haverford College is a private not-for-profit university based in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 349 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 20%.

#5 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Northfield, MN  • 

Carleton College is a private not-for-profit university based in Northfield, Minnesota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 522 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 21%.

#6 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Middlebury, VT  • 

Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit university based in Middlebury, Vermont. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 635 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 17%.

#7 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  New York, NY  • 

Barnard College is a private not-for-profit university based in New York, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 603 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.

#8 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Lexington, VA  • 

Washington and Lee University is a private not-for-profit university based in Lexington, Virginia. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 471 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 21%.

#9 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Williamstown, MA  • 

Williams College is a private not-for-profit university based in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 548 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 14%.

#10 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Swarthmore, PA  • 

Swarthmore College is a private not-for-profit university based in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 392 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 10%.

#11 in Best Small Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Wellesley, MA  • 

Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit university based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 605 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 22%.

#12 in Best Small Colleges in America