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Name

Rank

Category

State

Financial Aid Rating

Selectivity Rating

Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
1
National
MD
$$$$

Stanford University
Stanford University
2
National
CA
$$$$$

Columbia University
Columbia University
3
National
NY
$$$$$

Princeton University
Princeton University
4
National
NJ
$$$$$

Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College
5
Liberal Arts
ME
$$$$$

Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
6
National
TN
$$$$$

Northwestern University
Northwestern University
7
National
IL
$$$$

University of Chicago
University of Chicago
8
National
IL
$$$$$

Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
9
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$$

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
10
National
MA
$$$$$

Brown University
Brown University
11
National
RI
$$$$$

Carleton College
Carleton College
12
Liberal Arts
MN
$$$$$

Rice University
Rice University
13
National
TX
$$$$$

Bates College
Bates College
14
Liberal Arts
ME
$$$$$

Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
15
National
NH
$$$$$

Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
16
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$$

Amherst College
Amherst College
17
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$$

University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
18
National
PA
$$$$

Williams College
Williams College
19
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$$

Harvard University
Harvard University
20
National
MA
$$$$

Brandeis University
Brandeis University
21
National
MA
$$$$

Tulane University
Tulane University
22
National
LA
$$$

Wellesley College
Wellesley College
23
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$$

College of William and Mary
College of William and Mary
24
National
VA
$$

Duke University
Duke University
25
National
NC
$$$$

Hamilton College
Hamilton College
26
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$$$

Claremont McKenna College (CMC)
Claremont McKenna College (CMC)
27
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$

Middlebury College
Middlebury College
28
Liberal Arts
VT
$$$$$

Grinnell College
Grinnell College
29
Liberal Arts
IA
$$$$$

Davidson College
Davidson College
30
Liberal Arts
NC
$$$$

Emory University
Emory University
31
National
GA
$$$$$

Yale University
Yale University
32
National
CT
$$$$$

Washington University St. Louis (WashU)
Washington University St. Louis (WashU)
33
National
MO
$$$$$

Colgate University
Colgate University
34
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$$$

Georgetown University
Georgetown University
35
National
DC
$$$$

Boston College (BC)
Boston College (BC)
36
National
MA
$$$$

Rhodes College
Rhodes College
37
Liberal Arts
TN
$$$

Scripps College
Scripps College
38
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$

California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)
39
National
CA
$$$$$

Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
Loyola Marymount University (LMU)
40
Regional
CA
$$

Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
41
Liberal Arts
CT
$$$$$

Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
42
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$$

Macalester College
Macalester College
43
Liberal Arts
MN
$$$$

Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
44
National
PA
$$$$

Franklin and Marshall College
Franklin and Marshall College
45
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$$

Kenyon College
Kenyon College
46
Liberal Arts
OH
$$$$$

Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
47
National
OH
$$$

Centre College
Centre College
48
Liberal Arts
KY
$$$

Smith College
Smith College
49
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$$

Union College
Union College
50
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$$$

Cornell University
Cornell University
51
National
NY
$$$$$

Barnard College
Barnard College
52
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$

University of Richmond
University of Richmond
53
Liberal Arts
VA
$$$

Haverford College
Haverford College
54
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$$

Colby College
Colby College
55
Liberal Arts
ME
$$$$$

Furman University
Furman University
56
Liberal Arts
SC
$$$

Oberlin College
Oberlin College
57
Liberal Arts
OH
$$$$

Vassar College
Vassar College
58
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$$$

Tufts University
Tufts University
59
National
MA
$$$$

Bucknell University
Bucknell University
60
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$

University of Southern California (USC)
University of Southern California (USC)
61
National
CA
$$$$

College of the Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross
62
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$

Boston University (BU)
Boston University (BU)
63
National
MA
$$

Trinity University
Trinity University
64
Regional
TX
$$$

Lafayette College
Lafayette College
65
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$$

University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
66
National
IN
$$$$

Skidmore College
Skidmore College
67
Liberal Arts
NY
$$$$$

Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
68
Liberal Arts
MA
$$$$$

Occidental College (Oxy)
Occidental College (Oxy)
69
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$$

Pomona College
Pomona College
70
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$$

Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
71
Liberal Arts
VA

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC)
72
National
NC
$$$$

University of Virginia (UVA)
University of Virginia (UVA)
73
National
VA
$$$$

Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
74
National
NC
$$$$$

University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
75
National
MI
$$$

Colorado College
Colorado College
76
Liberal Arts
CO
$$$$$

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
77
National
CA
$$

University of Miami
University of Miami
78
National
FL
$$$

Muhlenberg College
Muhlenberg College
79
Liberal Arts
PA
$$

Allegheny College
Allegheny College
80
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$

Wheaton College (IL)
Wheaton College (IL)
81
Liberal Arts
IL
$

University of California Berkeley (UCB)
University of California Berkeley (UCB)
82
National
CA
$$

Pitzer College
Pitzer College
83
Liberal Arts
CA
$$$$$

Trinity College
Trinity College
84
Liberal Arts
CT
$$$$

Dickinson College
Dickinson College
85
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$

Whitman College
Whitman College
85
Liberal Arts
WA
$$

Villanova University
Villanova University
87
National
PA
$

College of Wooster
College of Wooster
88
Liberal Arts
OH
$$$

Wabash College
Wabash College
89
Liberal Arts
IN
$$$$

Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College
90
Liberal Arts
PA
$$$$

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College
91
Liberal Arts
MI
$$$

Rutgers University
Rutgers University
92
National
NJ
$

Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
93
National
TX
$$

University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Wisconsin Madison
94
National
WI
$$

Northeastern University
Northeastern University
95
National
MA
$$$

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
96
National
GA
$

Reed College
Reed College
97
Liberal Arts
OR
$$$$

Lawrence University
Lawrence University
98
Liberal Arts
WI
$$$

Fairfield University
Fairfield University
99
Regional
CT
$$

Elon University
Elon University
100
Regional
NC
$
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