Best colleges with Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies degrees
There are 1339 colleges in the U.S. where you can study and earn a degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. These are the top ranked colleges offering majors in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies based on the CollegeSimply ranking methodology. The average net price to attend these colleges is $13,961 per year. Oxnard College offers the cheapest liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies degree with an average net price of $1,085 annually.
West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Morgantown, WV
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4.0 | 4 reviews
WVU is a large public university known for undergraduate forensic science, engineering, and journalism. The campus spreads across a hilly college town in Morgantown along the Monongahela River.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $15,169
University of Hawaii at Hilo
- Public 4 Year
- Hilo, HI
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- Jul 1 application deadline
UH Hilo is a public university known for undergraduate astronomy, marine science, and Hawaiian studies. The campus sits on Hawaii's Big Island near Mauna Kea and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
- SAT Range 945-1175
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $12,673
East Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenville, NC
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4.2 | 4 reviews
East Carolina is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The main campus is in Greenville, a college town in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 1070-1240
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $13,755
Western Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Macomb, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
Western Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, education, and agriculture. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Macomb.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 71%
- Net Price $14,208
Olivet Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Bourbonnais, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
Olivet Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus sits in the small town of Bourbonnais south of Chicago.
- SAT Range 950-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $21,281
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $23,788
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
- Public 4 Year
- Pomona, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Nov 30 application deadline
Cal Poly Pomona is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and agriculture. The hillside campus includes working farm facilities and an Arabian horse center.
- SAT Range 1010-1250
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $11,940
Dominican University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Orangeburg, NY
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Dominican University New York is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus in Orangeburg sits in Rockland County north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1095-1235
- Avg GPA 3.09
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $33,972
CUNY Lehman College
- Public 4 Year
- Bronx, NY
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Lehman is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and health sciences. Students attend a tree-lined campus in the northwest Bronx.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $3,961
Keuka College
- Private 4 Year
- Keuka Park, NY
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1.0 | 1 reviews
Keuka is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy, and education. The campus sits on Keuka Lake in New York's Finger Lakes region.
- SAT Range 1008-1183
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 68%
- Net Price $24,628
Florida International University
- Public 4 Year
- Miami, FL
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- Apr 1 application deadline
FIU is a large public university known for undergraduate hospitality management and international business. The urban campus in Miami has a large Hispanic student population and strong Latin American ties.
- SAT Range 1070-1260
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $11,178
Southern Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegedale, TN
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Southern Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and theology. Most students live on the residential campus in Collegedale near Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1020-1300
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Acceptance Rate 65%
- Net Price $25,753
University of Northwestern St Paul
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- Aug 1 application deadline
A private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in Roseville near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 868-1271
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $29,117
Stockton University
- Public 4 Year
- Galloway, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Sep 1 application deadline
Stockton is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and marine science. The wooded campus sits in New Jersey's Pinelands near Atlantic City.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 89%
- Net Price $20,761
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- Dec 15 application deadline
San Jose State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 85%
- Net Price $13,892
William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Wayne, NJ
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- Jun 1 application deadline
William Paterson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban Wayne campus sits in northern New Jersey within reach of New York City.
- SAT Range 990-1345
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,509
Appalachian State University
- Public 4 Year
- Boone, NC
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4.3 | 10 reviews
- Feb 1 application deadline
Appalachian State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and sustainable development. Boone is a mountain college town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge range.
- SAT Range 1120-1280
- Avg GPA 3.96
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $14,978
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Public 4 Year
- Moorhead, MN
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Minnesota State Moorhead is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, fine arts, and mass communications. The campus sits in Moorhead across the Red River from Fargo, North Dakota.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $18,221