#45. Colby College
Location: Waterville, ME
In-state tuition: $47,350
Out-of-state tuition: $47,350
Acceptance rate: 28 percent
Average SAT score: 2000
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,847
Colby College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1813. It began as an all-male school but admitted women in 1871, becoming the first all-male New England college to do so. In 1983, Colby became the first college to issue e-mail accounts to all students.
#44. Bowdoin College
Location: Brunswick, ME
In-state tuition: $46,808
Out-of-state tuition: $46,808
Acceptance rate: 14.9 percent
Average SAT score: Not reported
Undergraduate enrollment: 1,805
Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1794. Its most popular majors include government, economics and mathematics.
#43. Colgate University
Location: Hamilton, NY
In-state tuition: $48,175
Out-of-state tuition: $48,175
Acceptance rate: 26.2 percent
Average SAT score: 2062
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,875
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1819. It has a six-year graduation rate of 90 percent, and its median post-graduation salary is $51,500.
#42. Vassar College
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
In-state tuition: $49,570
Out-of-state tuition: $49,570
Acceptance rate: 23.5 percent
Average SAT score: 2110
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,421
Vassar College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1861. It was the first college to offer women courses in art history, physical education, geology, astronomy, music, mathematics and chemistry.
#41. Middlebury College
Location: Middlebury, VT
In-state tuition: $46,044
Out-of-state tuition: $46,044
Acceptance rate: 17.2 percent
Average SAT score: 2065
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,526
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts school founded in 1800. In 1823, Alexander Twilight graduated from Middlebury, becoming the first African-American citizen to earn a baccalaureate degree at a U.S. college.
