In search of colleges with more intimate learning environments?
Look no further, we've identified 50+ schools that fit the bill. To make the grade, each school has to have at least 70% of their classes with fewer than 20 students and a student/faculty ratio lower than 10:1.
The result: an eclectic mix of private liberal arts colleges and universities where teachers are more likely to know your name, including several institutions featuring tutorial-style or self-directed study programs.
We've included admission rates, mid-50th percentile SAT and ACT scores and links to each school's website to help you explore the possibilities.
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Colleges and Universities with Small Classes and Attentive Faculty
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| Institution | Small Class Mix | S/F Ratio | Admit Rate | SAT Mid 50% | ACT Mid 50% | Link |
|---|
| Saint Johns College - MD |
99% |
7:1 |
81% |
1200-1440 |
28-32 |
|
| Soka University of America |
98% |
8:1 |
43% |
1090-1370 |
24-29 |
|
| Saint Johns College - NM |
95% |
9:1 |
81% |
1210-1450 |
23-30 |
|
| College of the Atlantic |
93% |
10:1 |
71% |
1100-1340 |
26-30 |
|
| Sarah Lawrence College |
92% |
10:1 |
53% |
1160-1380 |
27-32 |
|
| Bennington College |
89% |
8:1 |
72% |
1170-1400 |
27-32 |
|
| Millsaps College |
84% |
9:1 |
57% |
1030-1270 |
23-29 |
|
| Scripps College |
83% |
10:1 |
27% |
1260-1460 |
28-33 |
|
| Columbia University |
82% |
6:1 |
7% |
1390-1570 |
32-35 |
|
| Claremont McKenna College |
82% |
8:1 |
11% |
1350-1520 |
30-33 |
|
| Earlham College |
80% |
9:1 |
65% |
1150-1370 |
25-31 |
|
| Woodbury University |
80% |
10:1 |
61% |
830-1050 |
17-23 |
|
| Goucher College |
78% |
10:1 |
76% |
1020-1280 |
24-29 |
|
| Williams College |
77% |
7:1 |
17% |
1350-1510 |
31-33 |
|
| Haverford College |
77% |
9:1 |
25% |
1330-1490 |
31-34 |
|
| Bard College |
77% |
10:1 |
35% |
1170-1390 |
26-31 |
|
| University of Chicago |
76% |
6:1 |
8% |
1430-1590 |
32-35 |
|
| Harvard University |
76% |
7:1 |
5% |
1410-1600 |
32-35 |
|
| Northwestern University |
76% |
7:1 |
13% |
1390-1560 |
31-34 |
|
| Lawrence University |
76% |
9:1 |
73% |
1140-1410 |
25-31 |
|
| Reed College |
76% |
9:1 |
39% |
1290-1480 |
29-33 |
|
| Berea College |
76% |
10:1 |
34% |
1020-1226 |
22-27 |
|
| Yale University |
75% |
6:1 |
6% |
1410-1600 |
31-35 |
|
| Swarthmore College |
75% |
8:1 |
17% |
1360-1540 |
29-34 |
|
| Dickinson College |
75% |
9:1 |
48% |
1190-1370 |
28-31 |
|
| Hamilton College |
74% |
9:1 |
26% |
1310-1470 |
30-33 |
|
| Oberlin College |
74% |
9:1 |
33% |
1260-1450 |
28-32 |
|
| Wabash College |
74% |
10:1 |
70% |
1020-1240 |
22-27 |
|
| Bryn Mawr College |
73% |
8:1 |
40% |
1200-1440 |
27-32 |
|
| Skidmore College |
73% |
8:1 |
37% |
1130-1350 |
25-30 |
|
| Agnes Scott College |
73% |
10:1 |
68% |
1090-1240 |
23-27 |
|
| Davidson College |
73% |
10:1 |
22% |
1230-1440 |
28-32 |
|
| Denison University |
73% |
10:1 |
51% |
1160-1380 |
26-31 |
|
| Princeton University |
72% |
6:1 |
7% |
1400-1600 |
31-35 |
|
| Wesleyan University |
72% |
8:1 |
22% |
1290-1480 |
29-33 |
|
| Colgate University |
72% |
9:1 |
27% |
1280-1470 |
29-32 |
|
| Barnard College |
72% |
10:1 |
24% |
1250-1440 |
28-32 |
|
| Beloit College |
72% |
10:1 |
69% |
1100-1370 |
24-30 |
|
| Hillsdale College |
72% |
10:1 |
53% |
1210-1420 |
27-31 |
|
| Union College |
72% |
10:1 |
41% |
1210-1400 |
28-31 |
|
| Duke University |
71% |
7:1 |
11% |
1360-1550 |
31-34 |
|
| Amherst College |
71% |
8:1 |
12% |
1350-1550 |
30-34 |
|
| Washington and Lee College |
71% |
8:1 |
19% |
1320-1460 |
30-33 |
|
| Carleton College |
71% |
9:1 |
23% |
1320-1510 |
30-33 |
|
| Macalester College |
71% |
10:1 |
36% |
1270-1465 |
28-32 |
|
| Mount Holyoke College |
71% |
10:1 |
55% |
1220-1450 |
28-31 |
|
| Pitzer College |
71% |
10:1 |
13% |
1240-1430 |
Not Reported |
|
| Wheaton College - MA |
71% |
10:1 |
70% |
1120-1350 |
25-28 |
|
| Stanford University |
70% |
4:1 |
5% |
1380-1570 |
31-34 |
|
| Emory University (Emory) |
70% |
7:1 |
27% |
1280-1460 |
29-32 |
|
| Emory University (Oxford) |
70% |
7:1 |
39% |
1150-1380 |
26-30 |
|
| Bowdoin College |
70% |
9:1 |
15% |
1370-1520 |
31-34 |
|
| Colby College |
70% |
10:1 |
28% |
1230-1430 |
28-32 |
|
| Kenyon College |
70% |
10:1 |
25% |
1230-1420 |
28-32 |
|
| University of Rochester |
70% |
10:1 |
36% |
1240-1460 |
29-33 |
|