Top Rated U.S. Private Colleges

Colorado College

#1 Best Value in Colorado

• 2,203enrollment
• $33,178net price
• 16%acceptance rate
• 1260-1480SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.98Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Bryn Mawr College

#11 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,742enrollment
• $39,072net price
• 31%acceptance rate
• 1280-1495SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.85Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

University of Denver

#2 Best Colleges in Colorado

• 13,734enrollment
• $42,423net price
• 78%acceptance rate
• 1220-1400SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.72Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Sewanee The University of the South

#2 Best Colleges in Tennessee

• 1,704enrollment
• $33,061net price
• 52%acceptance rate
• 1233-1380SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Whitman College

#1 Best Private Colleges in Washington

• 1,493enrollment
• $39,935net price
• 48%acceptance rate
• 1293-1473SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• 3.68Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Mount Holyoke College

#10 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 2,392enrollment
• $35,765net price
• 40%acceptance rate
• 1350-1540SAT range
• 30-34ACT range
• 3.87Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

College of the Holy Cross

#11 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 3,083enrollment
• $34,679net price
• 36%acceptance rate
• 1260-1430SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Muhlenberg College

#12 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 1,959enrollment
• $32,926net price
• 66%acceptance rate
• 1200-1400SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.44Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Brandeis University

#12 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 5,581enrollment
• $45,565net price
• 39%acceptance rate
• 1370-1530SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.84Avg GPA

American University

#3 Best Colleges in District Of Columbia

• 13,885enrollment
• $41,369net price
• 41%acceptance rate
• 1290-1430SAT range
• 29-32ACT range
• 3.7Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Rhode Island School of Design

#2 Best Colleges in Rhode Island

• 2,620enrollment
• $39,800net price
• 17%acceptance rate
• 1340-1525SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.71Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Macalester College

#2 Best Colleges in Minnesota

• 2,175enrollment
• $36,095net price
• 28%acceptance rate
• 1340-1500SAT range
• 30-34ACT range
• 3.81Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Denison University

#3 Best Colleges in Ohio

• 2,416enrollment
• $38,267net price
• 22%acceptance rate
• 1270-1460SAT range
• 29-32ACT range
• 3.76Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

DePauw University

#2 Best Colleges in Indiana

• 1,752enrollment
• $29,486net price
• 66%acceptance rate
• 1140-1360SAT range
• 24-31ACT range
• 3.97Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Furman University

#1 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina

• 2,443enrollment
• $33,370net price
• 67%acceptance rate
• 1260-1455SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.61Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Stevens Institute of Technology

#2 Best Colleges in New Jersey

• 9,314enrollment
• $41,689net price
• 46%acceptance rate
• 1380-1510SAT range
• 31-34ACT range
• 3.88Avg GPA

Texas Christian University

#4 Best Private Colleges in Texas

• 12,273enrollment
• $44,190net price
• 56%acceptance rate
• 1140-1360SAT range
• 26-31ACT range
• 3.68Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Simmons University

#13 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 5,710enrollment
• $24,423net price
• 76%acceptance rate
• 1200-1390SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.87Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1