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Best Small Schools

Sub-3,000 enrollment — small classes, close-knit feel.

Sorted by selectivity. 32 schools tagged with this attribute.

#SchoolLocation Accept SAT mid-50% ACT mid-50% Undergrads Avg Class Size Type
#1 Swarthmore Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 7.2% 1430-1550 33-35 1,700 ~15 est. private View
#2 Pomona Claremont, California 7.5% 1460-1560 33-35 1,700 ~15 est. private View
#3 Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine 7.5% 1440-1530 32-34 1,900 ~20 est. private View
#4 Colby Waterville, Maine 8.0% 1410-1530 32-34 2,200 ~20 est. private View
#5 Barnard New York, New York 8.0% 1430-1540 31-34 2,700 ~22 est. private View
#6 Williams Williamstown, Massachusetts 8.5% 1450-1560 33-35 2,100 ~13 est. private View
#7 Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts 9.0% 1450-1560 33-35 1,900 ~13 est. private View
#8 Harvey Mudd Claremont, California 8.0% 1490-1570 33-35 900 ~18 est. private View
#9 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa 9.0% 1430-1540 32-34 1,700 ~20 est. private View
#10 Claremont McKenna Claremont, California 9.0% 1430-1530 32-34 1,400 ~18 est. private View
#11 Colgate Hamilton, New York 11.0% 1390-1500 31-33 3,200 ~20 est. private View
#12 Hamilton Clinton, New York 11.5% 1410-1530 32-34 2,000 ~20 est. private View
#13 Wellesley Wellesley, Massachusetts 13.0% 1410-1540 32-34 2,400 ~15 est. private View
#14 Middlebury Middlebury, Vermont 13.0% 1400-1520 32-34 2,700 ~18 est. private View
#15 Haverford Haverford, Pennsylvania 14.0% 1410-1530 32-34 1,400 ~18 est. private View
#16 Wesleyan Middletown, Connecticut 14.0% 1410-1530 32-34 3,100 ~18 est. private View
#17 Bates Lewiston, Maine 14.0% 1370-1490 31-33 1,900 ~20 est. private View
#18 Davidson Davidson, North Carolina 15.0% 1380-1500 31-34 1,900 ~18 est. private View
#19 Carleton Northfield, Minnesota 17.0% 1410-1540 32-34 2,000 ~18 est. private View
#20 Vassar Poughkeepsie, New York 17.0% 1410-1530 32-34 2,400 ~15 est. private View
#21 Olin College Needham, Massachusetts 18.0% 1480-1560 33-35 400 ~20 est. private View
#22 Pitzer Claremont, California 15.0% 1340-1480 31-33 1,200 ~22 est. private View
#23 Smith Northampton, Massachusetts 23.0% 1380-1500 31-33 2,500 ~18 est. private View
#24 Scripps Claremont, California 25.0% 1370-1510 31-34 1,100 ~22 est. private View
#25 Macalester Saint Paul, Minnesota 26.0% 1370-1490 31-33 2,200 ~22 est. private View
#26 Reed Portland, Oregon 27.0% 1390-1530 31-34 1,500 ~20 est. private View
#27 Kenyon Gambier, Ohio 27.0% 1350-1480 30-33 1,700 ~20 est. private View
#28 Bryn Mawr Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 30.0% 1340-1480 30-34 1,400 ~18 est. private View
#29 Oberlin Oberlin, Ohio 30.0% 1340-1490 30-33 2,900 ~20 est. private View
#30 Mount Holyoke South Hadley, Massachusetts 38.0% 1300-1450 29-33 2,200 ~20 est. private View
#31 Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut 38.0% 1300-1430 29-32 2,200 ~20 est. private View
#32 Stevens Institute Hoboken, New Jersey 47.0% 1380-1510 31-33 4,000 ~24 est. private View