Best Colleges for Bachelor Degree
in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12.4%

Annual cost

$80,211/yr

Grad earnings

$99,980

SAT avg

1,510

ACT mid

34

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.2%

Annual cost

$83,802/yr

Grad earnings

$97,434

SAT avg

1,533

ACT mid

34

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SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, New York

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 78.5%

Annual cost

$28,880/yr

Grad earnings

$95,951

SAT avg

1,199

ACT mid

26

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Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 32%

Annual cost

$79,956/yr

Grad earnings

$93,807

SAT avg

1,389

ACT mid

31

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Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 5.2%

Annual cost

$84,986/yr

Grad earnings

$93,487

SAT avg

1,546

ACT mid

34

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Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, California

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 16.5%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

1,472

ACT mid

31

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Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 5.7%

Annual cost

$81,353/yr

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

1,505

ACT mid

34

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Northeastern University Professional Programs

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private N/A

Acceptance rate N/A

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$92,538

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10%

Annual cost

$84,678/yr

Grad earnings

$92,498

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California

🏛 Public Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.7%

Annual cost

$42,708/yr

Grad earnings

$92,446

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 4.8%

Annual cost

$86,856/yr

Grad earnings

$91,885

SAT avg

1,554

ACT mid

34

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George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.5%

Annual cost

$80,727/yr

Grad earnings

$90,873

SAT avg

1,433

ACT mid

32

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Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 33.5%

Annual cost

$83,090/yr

Grad earnings

$90,779

SAT avg

1,396

ACT mid

31

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 29.8%

Annual cost

$29,918/yr

Grad earnings

$90,768

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 21.1%

Annual cost

$76,510/yr

Grad earnings

$90,543

SAT avg

1,354

ACT mid

30

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Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, Maine

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 61.4%

Annual cost

$30,166/yr

Grad earnings

$89,964

SAT avg

1,185

ACT mid

N/A

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 50.8%

Annual cost

$76,421/yr

Grad earnings

$89,812

SAT avg

1,313

ACT mid

29

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Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 77.2%

Annual cost

$76,451/yr

Grad earnings

$89,696

SAT avg

1,307

ACT mid

29

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Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.2%

Annual cost

$87,804/yr

Grad earnings

$89,363

SAT avg

1,526

ACT mid

35

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Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 45%

Annual cost

$73,371/yr

Grad earnings

$88,794

SAT avg

1,323

ACT mid

29

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Union College

Schenectady, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 43.8%

Annual cost

$81,627/yr

Grad earnings

$88,604

SAT avg

1,410

ACT mid

30

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Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 28.7%

Annual cost

$81,533/yr

Grad earnings

$87,989

SAT avg

1,501

ACT mid

34

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 7.6%

Annual cost

$81,300/yr

Grad earnings

$87,555

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

N/A

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Golden Gate University

San Francisco, California

🏢 Private Open Admissions

Acceptance rate 100%

Annual cost

N/A

Grad earnings

$87,434

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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