2013 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges

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<p>2013 Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges</p>

<p>[2013</a> Best Colleges Preview: Top 10 National Liberal Arts Colleges - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/2013-best-colleges-preview-top-10-national-liberal-arts-colleges?s_cid=related-links:TOP]2013”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/09/11/2013-best-colleges-preview-top-10-national-liberal-arts-colleges?s_cid=related-links:TOP)</p>

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<p>Hmmm, four rank jump by Vassar.</p>

<p>Perhaps Swat will tie Amherst for second.</p>

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<p>They’re listed alphabetically.</p>

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<p>It’s a shame Davidson failed to make the top 10 again. It’s by far the most underrated and overlooked college on CC as it is; of the 30 LACs in the “CC Top Liberal Arts Colleges” category, only 5 (!) LACs have received less interest over the years, all of them ranked well below Davidson.</p>

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<p>Why is Wesleyan missing from the list? I had to check the list 3 times to make sure I wasn’t overlooking it! Am I wrong in thinking that it should be included??</p>

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<p>1 Williams College</p>

<p>2 Amherst College</p>

<p>3 Swarthmore College</p>

<p>4 Middlebury College</p>

<p>4 Pomona College</p>

<p>6 Bowdoin College</p>

<p>6 Wellesley College</p>

<p>8 Carleton College</p>

<p>9 Haverford College</p>

<p>10 Claremont McKenna College</p>

<p>10 Vassar College</p>

<p>11 Davidson College</p>

<p>12 Harvey Mudd College</p>

<p>14 United States Naval Academy</p>

<p>14 Washington and Lee University</p>

<p>16 Hamilton College</p>

<p>17 Wesleyan University</p>

<p>18 Colby College</p>

<p>18 Colgate University</p>

<p>18 Smith College</p>

<p>18 United States Military Academy</p>

<p>22 Bates College</p>

<p>22 Grinnell College</p>

<p>24 Macalester College</p>

<p>24 Scripps College</p>