The following list of private liberal arts colleges was drawn from Arlington Magazine’s annual College Admissions chart, 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.
21
Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 17
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $57,090
Enrollment: 1,973
20
Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 17
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 7
Tuition & Fees: $58,618
Enrollment: 2,725
19
Haverford College
Haverford, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 17
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $63,348
Enrollment: 1,420
18
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 17
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 1
Tuition & Fees: $64,100
Enrollment: 1,971
17
Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 18
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $61,770
Enrollment: 2,216
16
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 18
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 7
Tuition & Fees: $65,844
Enrollment: 2,145
15
Barnard College
New York City, New York
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 19
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $62,525
Enrollment: 3,043
14
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 20
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 10
Tuition & Fees: $46,460
Enrollment: 1,501
13
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 23
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 12
Tuition & Fees: $39,800
Enrollment: 1,463
12
Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 23
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 13
Tuition & Fees: $35,200
Enrollment: 1,865
11
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 23
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $62,460
Enrollment: 2,937
10
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 25
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $64,800
Enrollment: 2,516
9
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Oberlin, Ohio
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 25
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 10
Tuition & Fees: $61,965
Enrollment: 2,955
8
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 26
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 1
Tuition & Fees: $59,328
Enrollment: 1,651
7
Colgate University
Hamilton, New York
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 26
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 1
Tuition & Fees: $64,290
Enrollment: 3,176
6
Colby College
Waterville, Maine
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 27
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $63,520
Enrollment: 2,262
5
Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 29
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 15
Tuition & Fees: $61,326
Enrollment: 2,179
4
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 30
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 8
Tuition & Fees: $64,022
Enrollment: 3,581
3
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 33
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 5
Tuition & Fees: $61,746
Enrollment: 3,757
2
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 34
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $61,750
Enrollment: 2,238
1
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
APS Class of 2022 Applied: 72
APS Class of 2022 Accepted: 19
Tuition & Fees: $60,330
Enrollment: 3,890