Top Liberal Arts Colleges for Arlington’s Class of 2021

Which private liberal arts schools had the most applications from APS students last year? Here are the top 15.

The following list of private liberal arts colleges was drawn from Arlington Magazine’s annual College Admissions snapshot, which highlights where Arlington Public Schools (APS) graduating seniors applied and were accepted. Data are provided for H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, Wakefield High School, Washington-Liberty High School and Yorktown High School, as well as the Arlington Career Center (ACC), whose full-time programs include Arlington Tech, the Academic Academy, the Program for Employment Preparedness (PEP) and the English Language Institute. The colleges and universities listed below are defined as national liberal arts colleges by US News & World Report. Tuition and enrollment figures sourced from USNews.com.

15

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 19

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APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 0

Tuition & Fees: $59,660

Enrollment: 1,962

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14

Colby College

Waterville, Maine

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 19

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 3

Tuition & Fees: $61,220

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Enrollment: 2,155

13

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 20

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 14

Tuition & Fees: $60,243

Enrollment: 2,647

12

Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 21

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 4

Tuition & Fees: $55,000

Enrollment: 1,983

11

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 21

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 2

Tuition & Fees: $61,335

Enrollment: 1,745

10

Barnard College

New York, N.Y.

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 22

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 4

Tuition & Fees: $59,684

Enrollment: 2,744

9

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 23

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 2

Tuition & Fees: $58,322

Enrollment: 1,777

8

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 24

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 3

Tuition & Fees:$59,770

Enrollment: 2,580

7

Dickinson College

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 25

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 9

Tuition & Fees: $58,708

Enrollment: 1,932

6

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 26

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 2

Tuition & Fees: $56,056

Enrollment: 1,437

5

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 29

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 8

Tuition & Fees:$62,870

Enrollment: 2,435

4

Colgate University

Hamilton, New York

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 29

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 10

Tuition & Fees: $61,966

Enrollment: 3,042

3

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 30

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 13

Tuition & Fees: $59,802

Enrollment: 3,695

2

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 33

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 4

Tuition & Fees: $59,380

Enrollment: 1,822

1

University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia

APS Class of 2021 Applied: 79

APS Class of 2021 Accepted: 15

Tuition & Fees: $58,570

Enrollment: 3,291

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