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Location: Northfield, MN

In-state tuition: $47,736
Out-of-state tuition: $47,736

Acceptance rate: 22.8 percent
Average SAT score: 2115
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,057

Carleton College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1866. It has a very high six-year graduation rate of 94 percent, and an average ACT score of 31.

Location: Clinton, NY

In-state tuition: $47,820
Out-of-state tuition: $47,820

Acceptance rate: 26.3 percent
Average SAT score: 2085
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,904

Hamilton College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1793, making it the third-oldest college established in New York State. Originally an all-boys school, Hamilton became coeducational in 1978 when it merged with Kirkland College.

Location: Los Angeles, CA

In-state tuition: $12,705
Out-of-state tuition: $35,583

Acceptance rate: 18.6 percent
Average SAT score: 1990
Undergraduate enrollment: 29,633

UCLA is a public research university founded in 1919. It has a median post-graduation salary of $50,000, and 73 percent of its students are in-state.

Location: Davidson, NC

In-state tuition: $45,377
Out-of-state tuition: $45,377

Acceptance rate: 21.7 percent
Average SAT score: 2000
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,770

Davidson College is a private liberal arts college founded in 1837. Its average ACT score is 30 and its student-faculty ratio is 10:1.

Location: Wellesley, MA

In-state tuition: $45,078
Out-of-state tuition: $45,078

Acceptance rate: 30.1 percent
Average SAT score: 2095
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,323

Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts school founded in 1870. Its most popular majors include economics, political science and English.