Best Colleges for Doctoral 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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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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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 12%

Annual cost

$83,476/yr

Grad earnings

$86,182

SAT avg

1,530

ACT mid

34

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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, California

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 24.5%

Annual cost

$36,325/yr

Grad earnings

$84,943

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 55.4%

Annual cost

$67,720/yr

Grad earnings

$82,592

SAT avg

1,296

ACT mid

29

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New York University

New York, New York

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 9.4%

Annual cost

$79,121/yr

Grad earnings

$82,509

SAT avg

1,527

ACT mid

34

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.1%

Annual cost

$78,814/yr

Grad earnings

$80,137

SAT avg

1,507

ACT mid

33

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

🏢 Private Competitive

Acceptance rate 41.7%

Annual cost

$80,396/yr

Grad earnings

$79,164

SAT avg

1,351

ACT mid

30

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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 61.2%

Annual cost

$82,532/yr

Grad earnings

$78,354

SAT avg

1,424

ACT mid

33

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George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 88.8%

Annual cost

$26,972/yr

Grad earnings

$76,343

SAT avg

1,247

ACT mid

28

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Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 17.1%

Annual cost

$85,172/yr

Grad earnings

$73,897

SAT avg

1,513

ACT mid

33

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Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 69.9%

Annual cost

$67,612/yr

Grad earnings

$72,975

SAT avg

1,236

ACT mid

N/A

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Yeshiva University

New York, New York

🏢 Private Match

Acceptance rate 63.8%

Annual cost

$69,117/yr

Grad earnings

$71,353

SAT avg

1,410

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 74.2%

Annual cost

$27,935/yr

Grad earnings

$69,960

SAT avg

1,299

ACT mid

28

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The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 65.5%

Annual cost

$28,210/yr

Grad earnings

$68,227

SAT avg

1,300

ACT mid

N/A

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University at Albany

Albany, New York

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 69.9%

Annual cost

$28,490/yr

Grad earnings

$67,979

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

26

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University of California-Merced

Merced, California

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 39.2%

Annual cost

$37,098/yr

Grad earnings

$64,368

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Reach

Acceptance rate 19.7%

Annual cost

$82,134/yr

Grad earnings

$64,027

SAT avg

1,480

ACT mid

33

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Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas

🏢 Private Safety

Acceptance rate 92.1%

Annual cost

$48,117/yr

Grad earnings

$63,855

SAT avg

950

ACT mid

21

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Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 14.6%

Annual cost

$83,761/yr

Grad earnings

$63,268

SAT avg

1,443

ACT mid

32

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Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 25.4%

Annual cost

$23,683/yr

Grad earnings

$61,675

SAT avg

1,323

ACT mid

28

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Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 50.8%

Annual cost

$29,320/yr

Grad earnings

$60,409

SAT avg

1,407

ACT mid

29

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University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 96.3%

Annual cost

$19,440/yr

Grad earnings

$55,037

SAT avg

1,091

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 80.5%

Annual cost

$30,843/yr

Grad earnings

$53,899

SAT avg

1,147

ACT mid

24

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