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Best Colleges With Small Class Sizes

Schools with low student-to-faculty ratios and small enrollments — more personal attention, fewer lecture halls.

Methodology: Schools with student-to-faculty ratio ≤ 14 and 500+ enrollment, ranked by ratio and graduation rate.
1

Laboure College of Healthcare

Milton, MA · Private

Grad100%10yr Earnings$62kMedian Debt$25kAcceptance50%
2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad96%Net Price$20k/yr10yr Earnings$143kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance5%
3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad98%Net Price$17k/yr10yr Earnings$102kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance4%
4

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private

Grad96%Net Price$28k/yr10yr Earnings$101kMedian Debt$13kAcceptance4%
5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

Grad96%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$92kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance4%
6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$129kAcceptance3%
7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

Grad95%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$89kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance8%
8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

Grad94%Net Price$18k/yr10yr Earnings$88kMedian Debt$10kAcceptance6%
9

Amherst College

Amherst, MA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$18k/yr10yr Earnings$78kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance9%
10

Williams College

Williamstown, MA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$89kMedian Debt$13kAcceptance8%
11

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

Grad95%Net Price$28k/yr10yr Earnings$100kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance11%
12

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

Grad95%Net Price$21k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance7%
13

Pomona College

Claremont, CA · Private

Grad93%Net Price$19k/yr10yr Earnings$78kMedian Debt$12kAcceptance7%
14

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · Private

Grad95%Net Price$39k/yr10yr Earnings$103kMedian Debt$16kAcceptance13%
15

Tufts University

Medford, MA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$35k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$16kAcceptance11%
16

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$25k/yr10yr Earnings$85kMedian Debt$10kAcceptance14%
17

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$139kMedian Debt$25kAcceptance13%
18

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$92kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance10%
19

Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$105kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance10%
20

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

Grad93%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$84kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance16%
21

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI · Private

Grad90%Acceptance21%
22

Carleton College

Northfield, MN · Private

Grad90%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$76kMedian Debt$17kAcceptance20%
23

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$80kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance11%
24

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$40k/yr10yr Earnings$104kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance16%
25

Bates College

Lewiston, ME · Private

Grad90%Net Price$31k/yr10yr Earnings$69kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance13%
26

Colby College

Waterville, ME · Private

Grad89%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$80kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance7%
27

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

Grad89%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$83kMedian Debt$23kAcceptance11%
28

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO · Private

Grad88%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$65kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance18%
29

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Private

Grad86%Net Price$44k/yr10yr Earnings$63kMedian Debt$21kAcceptance14%
30

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

Grad90%Net Price$43k/yr10yr Earnings$103kMedian Debt$27kAcceptance60%

Student-faculty ratio: IPEDS. Graduation rate: IPEDS. Rankings reflect available federal data and do not constitute endorsement.