USNEWS排名2009 年Best Colleges (Liberal Arts Rankings)

USNews每年都会对美国大学排名一次，评审标准为校誉、开放性、科系资源、选择性、财务资源、附加价值（全国性大学）、校友回馈表现。USNEWS排名将各校每一项表现评定分数，再计算总分；评审范围包括公立及私立学校、全国性及区域性学校。
TOP SCHOOL
1 Amherst College |Amherst, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640
2007 Total enrollment: 1,685
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.6 %

1 Williams College |Williamstown, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,640
2007 Total enrollment: 2,046
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 18.4 %

3 Swarthmore College |Swarthmore, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,490
2007 Total enrollment: 1,491
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 17.7 %

4 Wellesley College |Wellesley, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,640
2007 Total enrollment: 2,380
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 35.7 %

5 Middlebury College |Middlebury, VT
2008-2009 Comprehensive Fee: $49,210
2007 Total enrollment: 2,500
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 20.6 %

6 Bowdoin College |Brunswick, ME
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,190
2007 Total enrollment: 1,716
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 19.0 %

6 Pomona College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $35,625
2007 Total enrollment: 1,547
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.3 %

8 Carleton College |Northfield, MN
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,046
2007 Total enrollment: 2,005
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 29.8 %

9 Davidson College |Davidson, NC
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $33,479
2007 Total enrollment: 1,674
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.2 %

10 Haverford College |Haverford, PA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,525
2007 Total enrollment: 1,169
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.1 %

11 Claremont McKenna College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,160
2007 Total enrollment: 1,135
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 16.2 %

11 Vassar College |Poughkeepsie, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $40,210
2007 Total enrollment: 2,451
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.6 %

13 Wesleyan University |Middletown, CT
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,634
2007 Total enrollment: 3,222
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 %

14 Grinnell College |Grinnell, IA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $31,098
2007 Total enrollment: 1,654
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 49.9 %

14 Harvey Mudd College |Claremont, CA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,635
2007 Total enrollment: 732
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 28.1 %

14 United States Military Academy |West Point, NY
2008-2009 In-state: $0; Out-of-state: $0
2007 Total enrollment: 4,487
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 15.0 %

17 Washington and Lee University |Lexington, VA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $37,412
2007 Total enrollment: 2,181
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.4 %

18 Colgate University |Hamilton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,545
2007 Total enrollment: 2,841
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 25.6 %

18 Smith College |Northampton, MA
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $36,058
2007 Total enrollment: 3,065
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 51.9 %

20 Hamilton College |Clinton, NY
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,600
2007 Total enrollment: 1,842
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 27.7 %

20 Oberlin College |Oberlin, OH
2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,280
2007 Total enrollment: 2,774
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 31.3 %