The table below lists and compares the top 100 colleges having Lowest Students to Faculty Ratio with tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table a column that you want by clicking/touching the column name of the table.
*The statistics below is only based on data of four-years colleges granting bachelor's degree. Specialized schools such as law schools and medical schools were excluded from the analysis.
| School Name | Type | Tuition | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Scores | Enrollment | Students to Faculty | Graduation Rate | Earning after Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Monterey, CA | Private | $42,804 | - | - | - | 686 | 1 to 1 | - | $71,900 |
| 2 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | Private | $58,680 | 3.92% | 52.94% | - | 2,240 | 3 to 1 | 93% | $106,300 |
| 3 | Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA | Private | $36,000 | - | - | - | 4,468 | 3 to 1 | - | $93,600 |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,878 | 4.11% | 86.23% | - | 11,254 | 3 to 1 | 96% | $153,600 |
| 5 | Antioch University-Seattle Seattle, WA | Private | $22,035 | - | - | - | 735 | 3 to 1 | - | $41,800 |
| 6 | Antioch University-Midwest Yellow Springs, OH | Private | $19,175 | - | - | - | 118 | 3 to 1 | - | $41,800 |
| 7 | American Jewish University Los Angeles, CA | Private | $32,404 | - | - | - | 93 | 4 to 1 | 50% | - |
| 8 | Yale University New Haven, CT | Private | $59,950 | 5.31% | 71.18% | 1,530 | 12,060 | 4 to 1 | 97% | $124,400 |
| 9 | Trinity International University-Florida Miami, FL | Private | $14,020 | - | - | - | 172 | 4 to 1 | - | $45,400 |
| 10 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Private | $56,010 | 4.38% | 78.32% | 1,515 | 7,853 | 4 to 1 | 98% | $116,300 |
| 11 | SIT Graduate Institute Brattleboro, VT | Private | - | - | - | - | 137 | 4 to 1 | - | $42,900 |
| 12 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private | $56,169 | 3.95% | 80.23% | 1,520 | 15,953 | 4 to 1 | 96% | $141,300 |
| 13 | Paine College Augusta, GA | Private | $14,596 | 52.01% | 17.95% | - | 189 | 5 to 1 | 8% | $29,700 |
| 14 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private | $62,241 | 6.48% | 83.46% | 1,545 | 17,834 | 5 to 1 | 96% | $103,000 |
| 15 | Principia College Elsah, IL | Private | $30,820 | 84.06% | 68.10% | 1,111 | 340 | 5 to 1 | 86% | - |
| 16 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private | $55,587 | 4.01% | 84.17% | 1,530 | 30,391 | 5 to 1 | 97% | $139,100 |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private | $58,924 | 13.54% | 42.58% | 1,520 | 13,519 | 5 to 1 | 93% | $103,000 |
| 18 | Antioch University-Los Angeles Culver City, CA | Private | $20,670 | - | - | - | 924 | 5 to 1 | - | $41,800 |
| 19 | John F. Kennedy University Pleasant Hill, CA | Private | $8,500 | - | - | - | 975 | 6 to 1 | - | $56,000 |
| 20 | Pomona College Claremont, CA | Private | $56,686 | 6.64% | 58.50% | 1,520 | 1,475 | 6 to 1 | 93% | $77,300 |
| 21 | Gallaudet University Washington, DC | Private | $17,712 | 61.69% | 61.29% | 962 | 1,451 | 6 to 1 | 58% | $34,300 |
| 22 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private | $60,768 | 6.97% | 62.81% | 1,520 | 22,603 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $93,400 |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private | $58,720 | 7.52% | 47.78% | - | 28,890 | 6 to 1 | 95% | $89,300 |
| 24 | Williams College Williamstown, MA | Private | $59,660 | 8.83% | 52.23% | - | 1,987 | 6 to 1 | 94% | $89,800 |
| 25 | Rust College Holly Springs, MS | Private | $9,900 | 37.60% | 35.58% | - | 623 | 6 to 1 | 27% | $26,600 |
| 26 | Santa Fe University of Art and Design Santa Fe, NM | Private | $26,635 | - | - | - | 161 | 6 to 1 | - | $42,000 |
| 27 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private | $63,530 | 4.13% | 65.02% | 1,520 | 30,135 | 6 to 1 | 97% | $115,600 |
| 28 | Duke University Durham, NC | Private | $60,244 | 5.89% | 59.58% | 1,513 | 16,172 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $114,500 |
| 29 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private | $61,710 | 5.87% | 73.18% | 1,525 | 26,552 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $131,600 |
| 30 | Brown University Providence, RI | Private | $62,304 | 5.51% | 66.39% | 1,515 | 9,948 | 6 to 1 | 96% | $89,100 |
| 31 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | $52,895 | 9.48% | 43.75% | 1,530 | 7,643 | 6 to 1 | 92% | $91,600 |
| 32 | City University of Seattle Seattle, WA | Private | $13,658 | - | - | - | 2,052 | 6 to 1 | - | $53,400 |
| 33 | Heritage University Toppenish, WA | Private | $18,500 | - | - | - | 999 | 6 to 1 | 53% | $36,800 |
| 34 | New College of Florida Sarasota, FL | Public | $29,944 ($6,916) | 74.18% | 13.07% | 1,230 | 675 | 6 to 1 | 66% | - |
| 35 | Holy Names University Oakland, CA | Private | $40,904 | 95.31% | 14.63% | - | 1,014 | 7 to 1 | 58% | $57,600 |
| 36 | University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT | Private | $43,084 | 78.25% | 17.77% | 1,109 | 2,305 | 7 to 1 | 56% | $52,900 |
| 37 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | $40,013 ($11,213) | - | - | - | 7,137 | 7 to 1 | - | $114,200 |
| 38 | Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD | Private | $39,745 | 65.09% | 7.61% | - | 2,233 | 7 to 1 | 59% | $56,400 |
| 39 | St. John's College Annapolis, MD | Private | $36,170 | 53.15% | 27.04% | 1,385 | 446 | 7 to 1 | 75% | $42,000 |
| 40 | Amherst College Amherst, MA | Private | $61,150 | 8.74% | 42.08% | 1,460 | 1,745 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $83,300 |
| 41 | Smith College Northampton, MA | Private | $56,114 | 29.91% | 37.27% | 1,450 | 2,504 | 7 to 1 | 91% | $51,100 |
| 42 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | Private | $60,752 | 16.18% | 48.87% | 1,470 | 2,280 | 7 to 1 | 92% | $71,800 |
| 43 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private | $58,866 | 13.00% | 45.28% | 1,530 | 15,449 | 7 to 1 | 93% | $87,900 |
| 44 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private | $60,870 | 6.17% | 69.77% | 1,500 | 6,292 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $110,200 |
| 45 | Yeshiva University New York, NY | Private | $47,500 | 62.70% | 56.11% | - | 5,524 | 7 to 1 | 80% | $78,800 |
| 46 | Bennett College Greensboro, NC | Private | $18,550 | 79.23% | 2.80% | - | 232 | 7 to 1 | 22% | $32,700 |
| 47 | Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH | Private | $17,141 | - | - | - | 809 | 7 to 1 | 33% | $55,000 |
| 48 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | Private | $56,056 | 7.79% | 44.82% | 1,495 | 1,437 | 7 to 1 | 94% | $70,000 |
| 49 | College of St Joseph Rutland, VT | Private | $18,520 | - | - | - | 227 | 7 to 1 | - | $39,700 |
| 50 | St. John's College Santa Fe, NM | Private | $35,710 | 62.72% | 41.61% | 1,375 | 355 | 7 to 1 | 72% | $41,400 |
| 51 | Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK | Private | $20,760 | 96.03% | 8.26% | - | 493 | 8 to 1 | 22% | $45,300 |
| 52 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,111 | 11.24% | 56.56% | 1,475 | 1,264 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $93,200 |
| 53 | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | Private | $60,703 | 9.99% | 47.57% | 1,520 | 854 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $104,200 |
| 54 | Mills College Oakland, CA | Private | $30,950 | 79.81% | 5.77% | 1,396 | 961 | 8 to 1 | 64% | $49,500 |
| 55 | Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA | Private | $37,684 | - | - | - | 585 | 8 to 1 | 55% | $63,900 |
| 56 | Occidental College Los Angeles, CA | Private | $58,426 | 38.24% | 21.54% | 1,415 | 1,839 | 8 to 1 | 83% | $59,400 |
| 57 | University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | Private | $44,885 | 78.79% | 9.21% | 1,175 | 6,493 | 8 to 1 | 59% | $51,700 |
| 58 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private | $62,049 | 19.44% | 35.83% | 1,405 | 3,053 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $63,400 |
| 59 | University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC | Public | $13,004 ($6,152) | - | - | - | 3,725 | 8 to 1 | 25% | $39,400 |
| 60 | Wesleyan College Macon, GA | Private | $26,390 | 62.16% | 17.26% | 1,122 | 779 | 8 to 1 | 56% | $37,600 |
| 61 | Anderson University Anderson, IN | Private | $32,950 | 62.45% | 11.56% | 1,060 | 1,406 | 8 to 1 | 63% | $41,300 |
| 62 | DePauw University Greencastle, IN | Private | $53,896 | 64.67% | 13.58% | 1,290 | 1,752 | 8 to 1 | 83% | $66,100 |
| 63 | Earlham College Richmond, IN | Private | $49,323 | 69.08% | 14.92% | 1,220 | 815 | 8 to 1 | 73% | $39,200 |
| 64 | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN | Private | $31,425 | 70.32% | 33.98% | 1,048 | 1,099 | 8 to 1 | 62% | $31,900 |
| 65 | Clarke University Dubuque, IA | Private | $36,870 | 88.78% | 10.28% | 1,010 | 855 | 8 to 1 | 54% | $44,800 |
| 66 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | Private | $58,648 | 10.54% | 42.51% | 1,450 | 1,493 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $61,000 |
| 67 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private | $60,814 | 9.63% | 46.23% | 1,435 | 13,927 | 8 to 1 | 86% | $86,300 |
| 68 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | Private | $58,322 | 8.82% | 62.90% | - | 1,777 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $83,300 |
| 69 | Carleton College Northfield, MN | Private | $60,225 | 17.55% | 39.96% | 1,479 | 1,940 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $67,900 |
| 70 | Belhaven University Jackson, MS | Private | $27,825 | 64.02% | 18.53% | 1,120 | 4,999 | 8 to 1 | 54% | $42,900 |
| 71 | University of Providence Great Falls, MT | Private | $26,812 | 100.00% | 51.76% | 1,210 | 1,005 | 8 to 1 | 39% | $38,600 |
| 72 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM | Public | $24,254 ($8,425) | 96.72% | 30.94% | 1,215 | 1,686 | 8 to 1 | 55% | $58,500 |
| 73 | New York University New York, NY | Private | $56,500 | 12.96% | 49.25% | 1,510 | 52,775 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $78,600 |
| 74 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY | Private | $58,128 | 30.59% | 21.03% | 1,355 | 2,582 | 8 to 1 | 84% | $57,000 |
| 75 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | Private | $62,870 | 20.15% | 30.96% | 1,480 | 2,435 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $61,500 |
| 76 | Greensboro College Greensboro, NC | Private | $18,960 | 88.14% | 14.91% | - | 944 | 8 to 1 | 30% | $41,000 |
| 77 | Marietta College Marietta, OH | Private | $37,460 | 83.09% | 17.94% | 1,070 | 1,254 | 8 to 1 | 51% | $57,700 |
| 78 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | Private | $35,720 | 82.46% | 24.06% | 1,106 | 1,100 | 8 to 1 | 49% | $50,400 |
| 79 | Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | Private | $56,320 | 39.34% | 31.63% | - | 1,634 | 8 to 1 | 87% | $61,000 |
| 80 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | Private | $58,733 | 48.08% | 22.12% | - | 1,932 | 8 to 1 | 82% | $64,100 |
| 81 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | Private | $61,210 | 17.84% | 43.22% | 1,480 | 1,307 | 8 to 1 | 90% | $75,100 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private | $56,966 | 7.14% | 48.28% | 1,525 | 13,537 | 8 to 1 | 93% | $86,200 |
| 83 | Bennington College Bennington, VT | Private | $59,638 | 66.92% | 21.56% | - | 799 | 8 to 1 | 68% | $38,400 |
| 84 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | Private | $59,770 | 13.45% | 42.47% | 1,455 | 2,669 | 8 to 1 | 91% | $71,900 |
| 85 | Randolph College Lynchburg, VA | Private | $26,890 | 93.80% | 12.67% | 1,025 | 566 | 8 to 1 | 56% | $41,500 |
| 86 | University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | Private | $58,570 | 28.77% | 21.82% | - | 4,056 | 8 to 1 | 89% | $78,900 |
| 87 | Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA | Private | $23,080 | 80.03% | 18.55% | 1,140 | 362 | 8 to 1 | 42% | $43,500 |
| 88 | Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | Private | $59,380 | 18.85% | 38.78% | 1,470 | 2,183 | 8 to 1 | 94% | $93,300 |
| 89 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA | Private | $55,982 | 58.95% | 15.70% | 1,375 | 1,360 | 8 to 1 | 89% | $59,400 |
| 90 | Lawrence University Appleton, WI | Private | $52,401 | 74.96% | 18.45% | 1,345 | 1,430 | 8 to 1 | 80% | $48,700 |
| 91 | Prescott College Prescott, AZ | Private | $34,701 | 99.32% | 25.34% | - | 970 | 9 to 1 | 40% | $34,300 |
| 92 | San Diego Christian College Santee, CA | Private | $34,310 | 52.70% | 10.41% | - | 512 | 9 to 1 | 47% | $42,500 |
| 93 | Pitzer College Claremont, CA | Private | $57,978 | 18.31% | 53.05% | - | 922 | 9 to 1 | 88% | $51,500 |
| 94 | Scripps College Claremont, CA | Private | $58,442 | 29.54% | 37.61% | 1,450 | 958 | 9 to 1 | 82% | $61,800 |
| 95 | Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA | Private | $51,768 | 70.08% | 17.05% | - | 3,439 | 9 to 1 | 73% | $63,600 |
| 96 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private | $61,503 | 12.51% | 41.29% | 1,475 | 46,287 | 9 to 1 | 92% | $88,800 |
| 97 | Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | Private | $62,070 | 14.25% | 39.64% | - | 2,050 | 9 to 1 | 86% | $49,900 |
| 98 | Connecticut College New London, CT | Private | $60,795 | 40.95% | 15.64% | 1,405 | 1,737 | 9 to 1 | 81% | $62,900 |
| 99 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | $61,370 | 37.75% | 24.73% | 1,407 | 2,241 | 9 to 1 | 85% | $74,300 |
| 100 | Wesley College Dover, DE | Private | $27,284 | - | - | - | 917 | 9 to 1 | 32% | $45,700 |
