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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

Cleveland University-Kansas City

Overland Park, KS · Private

Grad100%Net Price$33k/yr10yr Earnings$52kMedian Debt$13kAcceptance69%
2

Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Charlotte, NC · Public

Grad100%10yr Earnings$65kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance60%
3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad96%Net Price$20k/yr10yr Earnings$143kMedian Debt$15kAcceptance5%
4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

Grad98%Net Price$17k/yr10yr Earnings$102kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance4%
5

Mid-America Technology Center

Wayne, OK · Public

Grad100%10yr Earnings$38kAcceptance50%
6

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private

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

Grace School of Theology

Conroe, TX · Private

Grad100%Acceptance50%
8

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

Grad96%Net Price$27k/yr10yr Earnings$93kMedian Debt$11kAcceptance5%
9

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$95kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance14%
10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private

Grad95%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$104kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance9%
11

Emory University-Oxford College

Oxford, GA · Private

Grad94%Net Price$31k/yr10yr Earnings$80kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance13%
12

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$25k/yr10yr Earnings$85kMedian Debt$10kAcceptance14%
13

Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA · Private

Grad92%Net Price$32k/yr10yr Earnings$139kMedian Debt$25kAcceptance13%
14

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private

Grad91%Net Price$26k/yr10yr Earnings$76kMedian Debt$14kAcceptance11%
15

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI · Public

Grad93%Net Price$15k/yr10yr Earnings$84kMedian Debt$20kAcceptance16%
16

Carleton College

Northfield, MN · Private

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

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, MI · Private

Grad90%Acceptance21%
18

Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$24k/yr10yr Earnings$80kMedian Debt$18kAcceptance11%
19

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Private

Grad91%Net Price$40k/yr10yr Earnings$104kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance16%
20

Moore Norman Technology Center

Norman, OK · Public

Grad91%10yr Earnings$34kAcceptance100%
21

United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO · Public

Grad88%Acceptance14%
22

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

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

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Private

Grad86%Net Price$44k/yr10yr Earnings$63kMedian Debt$21kAcceptance14%
24

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · Public

Grad89%Net Price$23k/yr10yr Earnings$73kMedian Debt$19kAcceptance34%
25

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA · Private

Grad87%Net Price$37k/yr10yr Earnings$91kMedian Debt$27kAcceptance18%
26

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · Private

Grad85%Net Price$33k/yr10yr Earnings$76kMedian Debt$21kAcceptance22%
27

Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private

Grad87%Net Price$39k/yr10yr Earnings$121kMedian Debt$25kAcceptance45%
28

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK · Public

Grad85%10yr Earnings$36kAcceptance50%
29

Uintah Basin Technical College

Roosevelt, UT · Public

Grad86%10yr Earnings$28kAcceptance50%
30

Montgomery Community College

Troy, NC · Public

Grad84%Net Price$8k/yr10yr Earnings$33kAcceptance100%

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

Best Colleges With Small Class Sizes, ranked using verified federal data from IPEDS and College Scorecard (U.S. Dept. of Education). Schools with student-to-faculty ratio ≤ 14 and 500+ enrollment, ranked by ratio and graduation rate.