The Best Small Colleges
These are the top ranked small, public and private, four-year colleges in the United States as ranked by CollegeSimply. These schools all have total enrollment under 3,000. Small colleges allow students a more intimate and personalized experience where it's more likely you will get to know your professors. Leading the list for 2027 is California Institute of Technology. Learn how the Best Small Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 1,425 total enrollment
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740
Georgetown College
- Private 4 Year
- Georgetown, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 1,345 total enrollment
Georgetown College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. Most undergrads live on its residential campus in a small Kentucky college town.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $15,160
Concordia University Ann Arbor
- Private 4 Year
- Ann Arbor, MI
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- 1,135 total enrollment
Concordia Ann Arbor is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The campus sits along the Huron River in Ann Arbor.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $31,080
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Public 4 Year
- Pine Bluff, AR
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- 2,005 total enrollment
UAPB is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students study on a residential campus in Pine Bluff in southeastern Arkansas.
- SAT Range 845-1108
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $12,373
Limestone University
- Private 4 Year
- Gaffney, SC
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- 1,807 total enrollment
Limestone is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of Gaffney in upstate South Carolina.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $19,369
Corban University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, OR
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- 1,029 total enrollment
Corban is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The residential campus sits in Salem, Oregon's capital city.
- SAT Range 1003-1165
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $27,119
Shorter University
- Private 4 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 1,318 total enrollment
Shorter is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The campus sits in the small city of Rome in northwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 1040-1200
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $16,821
Rochester University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester Hills, MI
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- 1,193 total enrollment
Rochester University is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The suburban campus is in Rochester Hills in metro Detroit.
- SAT Range 840-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $21,611
Columbia College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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- 1,725 total enrollment
Columbia College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. Students study on an urban campus in South Carolina's capital.
- SAT Range 850-1140
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $18,790
Midway University
- Private 4 Year
- Midway, KY
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- 2,003 total enrollment
Midway is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, nursing, and teacher education. The residential campus is in the small town of Midway in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 1100-1170
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $30,679
Concordia University Texas
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 1,396 total enrollment
Concordia Texas is a private Lutheran university with undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and education. The campus is in northwest Austin.
- SAT Range 860-1100
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $24,723
Tougaloo College
- Private 4 Year
- Tougaloo, MS
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- 1,301 total enrollment
Tougaloo is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and social sciences. The historic campus just outside Jackson was a key site in the Civil Rights Movement.
- SAT Range 790-1090
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $14,328
Wilson College
- Private 4 Year
- Chambersburg, PA
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- 1,907 total enrollment
Wilson is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies. The Chambersburg campus includes on-site stables and riding facilities.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $21,748
University of Mount Olive
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Olive, NC
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- 2,109 total enrollment
Mount Olive is a private Christian university known for undergraduate agriculture and business. The residential campus is in the small town of Mount Olive in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 990-1150
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $18,853
Point University
- Private 4 Year
- West Point, GA
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- 2,260 total enrollment
Point is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, business, and education. The campus is in the small town of West Point on the Georgia-Alabama border.
- SAT Range 972-1237
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 44%
- Net Price $19,545
Barton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilson, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 1,235 total enrollment
Barton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in the small city of Wilson in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $23,962
North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocky Mount, NC
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- 1,419 total enrollment
North Carolina Wesleyan is a small private university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus is located in Rocky Mount in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 860-1120
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $18,472
Coker University
- Private 4 Year
- Hartsville, SC
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- 1,325 total enrollment
Coker is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and round-table classroom teaching. The historic campus sits in the small town of Hartsville.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $19,823