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Best Liberal Arts Colleges, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities, Bachelors Degree - April 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

Sinte Gleska University

http://www.sintegleska.edu
101 Antelope Lake CirclePO Box 105
Mission, South Dakota
(605) 747-2263

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N/A

869

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$3,800

$3,800

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Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

N/A

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2

University of Mississippi

http://www.olemiss.edu
University, Mississippi
(662) 915-7226

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1844

16,060

61%

49.7%

36.5%

$6,760

$17,728

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

480

480

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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3

Arkansas Baptist College

http://www.arkansasbaptist.edu
1621 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas
(501) 244-5186

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1884

626

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$8,040

$8,040

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.6

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

0%

NC

 

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4

Wittenberg University

http://www.wittenberg.edu
PO Box 720
Springfield, Ohio
(937) 327-6314

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1845

1,881

91%

63.5%

61.0%

$38,030

$38,030

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

566

562

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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5

Concordia University Portland

http://www.cu-portland.edu
2811 Northeast Holman
Portland, Oregon
(503) 280-8501

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N/A

1,369

54%

40%

30.4%

$27,420

$27,420

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

503

503

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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6

Bemidji State University

http://www.bemidjistate.edu
1500 Birchmont Drive, NE
Bemidji, Minnesota
(218) 755-2040

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1919

4,744

42%

36.6%

23.3%

$8,124

$8,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

Goddard College

http://www.goddard.edu
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, Vermont
(802) 454-8311 x243

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1863

244

70%

0%

Not reported

$14,930

$14,930

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

East Tennessee State University

http://www.etsu.edu
807 University Parkway
Johnson City, Tennessee
1-800-GO2-ETSU

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1911

12,267

89%

30.4%

16.3%

$3,624 (12 credit hours)

$11,280 (12 credit hours)

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.3

498

483

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Wheeling Jesuit University

http://www.wju.edu
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, West Virginia
(304) 243-2359

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1954

1,173

63%

54.8%

49.1%

$27,830

$27,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

518

511

488

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Antioch University Seattle

http://www.antiochsea.edu
2326 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
(206) 268-4202

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N/A

310

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$25,345

$25,345

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

11

Murray State University

http://www.murraystate.edu
113 Sparks Hall
Murray, Kentucky
(270) 809-2896

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1922

8,891

82%

41.4%

25.7%

$7,044

$19,164

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.35

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of New Mexico

http://www.unm.edu
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(505) 277-8900

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1889

N/A

65%

0%

Not reported

$6,447

$25,860

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.24

538

546

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

http://www.uncg.edu
1400 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 334-5243

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N/A

14,674

60%

44.2%

29.4%

$6,322

$20,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.51

519

514

494

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

Troy University

http://www.troy.edu
University Avenue
Troy, Alabama
(334) 670-3179

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1887

17,915

72%

26.6%

15.0%

$9,416

$17,336

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

18

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

University of Maryland University College

http://www.umuc.edu
3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, Maryland
(301) 985-7000

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N/A

28,273

100%

0%

Not reported

$6,642

$12,426

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu
116th Street and Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 854-2522

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1754

6,068

7%

94.8%

90.9%

$49,138

$49,138

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

690

690

31

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Iowa Wesleyan College

http://www.iwc.edu
601 North Main Street
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
(319) 385-6231

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1842

650

56%

8.3%

Not reported

$25,530

$25,530

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.99

520

426

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

Aquinas College

http://www.aquinas.edu
1607 Robinson Road, SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
(616) 632-2900

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1886

2,114

89%

26.1%

29.9%

$26,460

$26,460

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

19

Tabor College

http://www.tabor.edu
400 South Jefferson
Hillsboro, Kansas
(620) 947-3121 x1723

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1908

760

85%

45.7%

38.9%

$22,730

$22,730

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.31

504

467

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

Goddard College

http://www.goddard.edu
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield, Vermont
(802) 454-8311 x243

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1863

244

70%

0%

Not reported

$14,930

$14,930

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Louisiana State University Alexandria

http://www.lsua.edu
8100 Highway 71 South
Alexandria, Louisiana
(318) 473-6417

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N/A

2,407

61%

4.5%

2.7%

$5,241

$10,973

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.12

N/A

N/A

N/A

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

22

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

http://www.hc.edu
3701 South I-35 Service RoadPO Box 7208
Moore, Oklahoma
(405) 912-9011

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N/A

202

45%

33.4%

26.1%

$10,926

$10,926

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

390

355

350

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

Concordia University Portland

http://www.cu-portland.edu
2811 Northeast Holman
Portland, Oregon
(503) 280-8501

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N/A

1,369

54%

40%

30.4%

$27,420

$27,420

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

503

503

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Antioch University Seattle

http://www.antiochsea.edu
2326 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, Washington
(206) 268-4202

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N/A

310

Not reported

0%

Not reported

$25,345

$25,345

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

Granite State College

http://www.granite.edu
25 Hall Street
Concord, New Hampshire
(603) 228-3000 x339

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1972

1,737

100%

56.3%

52.3%

$8,775

$9,375

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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26

University of Mississippi

http://www.olemiss.edu
University, Mississippi
(662) 915-7226

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1844

16,060

61%

49.7%

36.5%

$6,760

$17,728

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

480

480

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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27

Hannibal-LaGrange University

http://www.hlg.edu
2800 Palmyra Road
Hannibal, Missouri
(573) 629-3264

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1858

1,107

Not reported

16.7%

Not reported

$18,770

$18,770

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

440

260

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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28

Framingham State University

http://www.framingham.edu
100 State Street, PO Box 9101
Framingham, Massachusetts
(508) 626-4500

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1839

4,490

52%

43.8%

31.5%

$8,080

$14,160

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

526

518

510

22

0%

NC

 

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29

Bemidji State University

http://www.bemidjistate.edu
1500 Birchmont Drive, NE
Bemidji, Minnesota
(218) 755-2040

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1919

4,744

42%

36.6%

23.3%

$8,124

$8,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Regis University

http://www.regis.edu
3333 Regis Boulevard
Denver, Colorado
(303) 458-4900

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1877

5,750

90%

56.5%

47.8%

$32,424

$32,424

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.49

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

31

Hollins University

http://www.hollins.edu
PO Box 9603
Roanoke, Virginia
(540) 362-6401

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1842

613

66%

54.1%

50.8%

$33,320

$33,320

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

526

586

559

24

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

32

Creighton University

http://www.creighton.edu
2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 280-2703

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1878

4,032

78%

71.8%

67.7%

$34,330

$34,330

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.76

603

577

569

27

0%

NC

 

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33

N/A

1,208

64%

22.7%

12.9%

$4,817

$16,554

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.79

430

460

400

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

34

Lander University

http://www.lander.edu
320 Stanley Avenue
Greenwood, South Carolina
(864) 388-8307

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1872

2,969

42%

32.8%

22.0%

$10,100

$19,136

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.66

496

485

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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35

1785

26,259

56%

72.5%

55.2%

$10,262

$28,472

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

627

616

617

28

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NC

 

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36

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

http://www.uncg.edu
1400 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 334-5243

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N/A

14,674

60%

44.2%

29.4%

$6,322

$20,120

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.51

519

514

494

N/A

0%

NC

 

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37

Providence College

http://www.providence.edu
1 Cunningham Square
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 865-2535

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1917

3,810

Not reported

85.8%

84.1%

$43,115

$43,115

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.39

583

576

590

25

0%

NC

 

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38

Lynn University

http://www.lynn.edu
3601 North Military Trail
Boca Raton, Florida
(561) 237-7900

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1962

1,657

95%

36.5%

31.0%

$33,600

$33,600

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

2.8

460

450

442

20

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NC

 

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Leaders

39

St. Norbert College

http://www.snc.edu
100 Grant Street
De Pere, Wisconsin
(920) 403-3005

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1898

2,229

80%

72.6%

68.2%

$31,866

$31,866

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

40

Quincy University

http://www.quincy.edu
1800 College Avenue
Quincy, Illinois
(217) 228-5210

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1860

1,226

91%

50.3%

41.6%

$25,834

$25,834

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

485

478

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

41

Mount Aloysius College

http://www.mtaloy.edu
7373 Admiral Peary Highway
Cresson, Pennsylvania
(814) 886-6383

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1853

1,706

69%

29.7%

24.9%

$20,268

$20,268

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

459

448

385

19

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

42

Aquinas College

http://www.aquinas.edu
1607 Robinson Road, SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
(616) 632-2900

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1886

2,114

89%

26.1%

29.9%

$26,460

$26,460

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.41

N/A

N/A

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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43

University of Evansville

http://www.evansville.edu
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, Indiana
(812) 488-2468

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1854

2,612

80%

63.8%

55.8%

$30,596

$30,596

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.81

569

568

552

26

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NC

 

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44

Whittier College

http://www.whittier.edu
13406 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, California
(562) 907-4238

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1887

1,670

64%

66.6%

65.7%

$40,296

$40,296

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.37

524

520

518

23

0%

NC

 

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45

Hollins University

http://www.hollins.edu
PO Box 9603
Roanoke, Virginia
(540) 362-6401

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1842

613

66%

54.1%

50.8%

$33,320

$33,320

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

526

586

559

24

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NC

 

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Leaders

46

Husson University

http://www.husson.edu
One College Circle
Bangor, Maine
(207) 941-7100

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1898

2,409

77%

33.9%

23.3%

$15,130

$15,130

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

479

469

474

21

0%

NC

 

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47

Granite State College

http://www.granite.edu
25 Hall Street
Concord, New Hampshire
(603) 228-3000 x339

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1972

1,737

100%

56.3%

52.3%

$8,775

$9,375

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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48

St. Norbert College

http://www.snc.edu
100 Grant Street
De Pere, Wisconsin
(920) 403-3005

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1898

2,229

80%

72.6%

68.2%

$31,866

$31,866

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.48

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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49

Hannibal-LaGrange University

http://www.hlg.edu
2800 Palmyra Road
Hannibal, Missouri
(573) 629-3264

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1858

1,107

Not reported

16.7%

Not reported

$18,770

$18,770

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

440

260

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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50

Framingham State University

http://www.framingham.edu
100 State Street, PO Box 9101
Framingham, Massachusetts
(508) 626-4500

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1839

4,490

52%

43.8%

31.5%

$8,080

$14,160

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.16

526

518

510

22

0%

NC

 

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