Wesleyan University
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- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 93%
- Location: Middletown, Connecticut
- School Type: Private liberal arts college
- Enrollment: 3,148 (2,787 undergraduates)
- Description: Wesleyan University is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. While Wesleyan does have several graduate programs, the university has the feel of a liberal arts college with a predominantly undergraduate focus. Wesleyan has an impressive 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio, and the university's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences have earned it a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Students at Wesleyan are highly engaged in the campus community, and the university offers over 200 student organizations and a wide range of athletic teams.
- For acceptance rate, test scores and other admissions data, read the Wesleyan University profile
Williams College
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- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 96%
- Location: Williamstown, Massachusetts
- School Type: Private liberal arts college
- Enrollment: 2,141 (2,085 undergraduates)
- Description: Williams College typically vies with Amherst for the top spot on national rankings the best liberal arts colleges. One of Williams’ unique features is its tutorial program in which students meet with faculty in pairs to present and critique each other’s work. With a 7 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an endowment well over $1 billion, Williams offers exceptional educational opportunities for its students. The college has a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa honors society.
- For acceptance rate, test scores and other admissions data, read the Williams College profile
Yale University
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- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 98%
- Location: New Haven, Connecticut
- School Type: Private research university
- Enrollment: 11,593 (5,275 undergraduates)
- Description: Yale, with Princeton and Harvard, usually finds itself near the top of university rankings. This Ivy League school has an endowment over $15 billion and a 6:1 student / faculty ratio, so it’s easy to see why. For Yale's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, the university was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Its excellent research programs have earned it membership in the Association of American Universities. Yale is an easy train ride to either New York City or Boston.
- For acceptance rate, test scores and other admissions data, read the Yale University profile
