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#26 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
University of California - Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, CA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 14%
- Net price $16,474
- SAT range —
University of California - Los Angeles
#26 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, LOS ANGELES, CA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 14%, Net Price: $16,474,
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#27 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Bowdoin College
- Brunswick, ME·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 9%
- Net price $25,622
- SAT range 1360-1510
Bowdoin College
#27 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, BRUNSWICK, ME. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 9%, Net Price: $25,622, SAT Range: 1360-1510,
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#28 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Tufts University
- Medford, MA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 16%
- Net price $32,720
- SAT range 1380-1530
Tufts University
#28 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, MEDFORD, MA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 16%, Net Price: $32,720, SAT Range: 1380-1530,
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4 Year·
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4 Year·
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4 Year·
LORETTO, PA
#29 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Swarthmore College
- Swarthmore, PA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 9%
- Net price $20,360
- SAT range 1390-1540
Swarthmore College
#29 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. 4 Year, SWARTHMORE, PA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 9%, Net Price: $20,360, SAT Range: 1390-1540,
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#30 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Wellesley College
- Wellesley, MA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 20%
- Net price $21,614
- SAT range 1350-1520
Wellesley College
#30 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, WELLESLEY, MA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 20%, Net Price: $21,614, SAT Range: 1350-1520,
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#31 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Harvey Mudd College
- Claremont, CA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 18%
- Net price $37,192
- SAT range 1490-1570
Harvey Mudd College
#31 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, CLAREMONT, CA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 18%, Net Price: $37,192, SAT Range: 1490-1570,
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#32 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
New York University
- New York, NY·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 21%
- Net price $45,417
- SAT range 1370-1540
New York University
#32 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, NEW YORK, NY. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 21%, Net Price: $45,417, SAT Range: 1370-1540,
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#33 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
University of Virginia
- Charlottesville, VA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 23%
- Net price $19,043
- SAT range 1320-1510
University of Virginia
#33 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. 4 Year, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 23%, Net Price: $19,043, SAT Range: 1320-1510,
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#34 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Barnard College
- New York, NY·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
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- Acceptance rate 14%
- Net price $30,572
- SAT range 1350-1520
Barnard College
#34 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, NEW YORK, NY. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 14%, Net Price: $30,572, SAT Range: 1350-1520,
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#35 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Claremont McKenna College
- Claremont, CA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 13%
- Net price $22,004
- SAT range 1330-1500
Claremont McKenna College
#35 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, CLAREMONT, CA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 13%, Net Price: $22,004, SAT Range: 1330-1500,
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#36 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta, GA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 21%
- Net price $17,410
- SAT range 1370-1530
Georgia Institute of Technology
#36 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, ATLANTA, GA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 21%, Net Price: $17,410, SAT Range: 1370-1530,
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#37 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Grinnell College
- Grinnell, IA·
- 4 Year
- grade A
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 19%
- Net price $32,091
- SAT range 1370-1540
Grinnell College
#37 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, GRINNELL, IA. Overall Niche Grade: A, Acceptance Rate: 19%, Net Price: $32,091, SAT Range: 1370-1540,
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#38 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Middlebury College
- Middlebury, VT·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 22%
- Net price $24,517
- SAT range 1340-1520
Middlebury College
#38 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, MIDDLEBURY, VT. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 22%, Net Price: $24,517, SAT Range: 1340-1520,
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#39 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Washington and Lee University
- Lexington, VA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 25%
- Net price $27,148
- SAT range 1350-1500
Washington and Lee University
#39 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, LEXINGTON, VA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 25%, Net Price: $27,148, SAT Range: 1350-1500,
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#40 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Tulane University
- New Orleans, LA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 11%
- Net price $47,413
- SAT range 1340-1500
Tulane University
#40 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, NEW ORLEANS, LA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 11%, Net Price: $47,413, SAT Range: 1340-1500,
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#41 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Davidson College
- Davidson, NC·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 20%
- Net price $28,615
- SAT range 1300-1460
Davidson College
#41 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, DAVIDSON, NC. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 20%, Net Price: $28,615, SAT Range: 1300-1460,
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#42 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Amherst College
- Amherst, MA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 12%
- Net price $18,832
- SAT range 1430-1560
Amherst College
#42 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. 4 Year, AMHERST, MA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 12%, Net Price: $18,832, SAT Range: 1430-1560,
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#43 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Boston University
- Boston, MA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 20%
- Net price $29,154
- SAT range 1310-1500
Boston University
#43 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, BOSTON, MA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 20%, Net Price: $29,154, SAT Range: 1310-1500,
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#44 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Colby College
- Waterville, ME·
- 4 Year
- grade A
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 10%
- Net price $18,552
- SAT range 1380-1520
Colby College
#44 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, WATERVILLE, ME. Overall Niche Grade: A, Acceptance Rate: 10%, Net Price: $18,552, SAT Range: 1380-1520,
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#45 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Wake Forest University
- Winston-salem, NC·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 32%
- Net price $26,324
- SAT range 1270-1410
Wake Forest University
#45 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, WINSTON-SALEM, NC. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 32%, Net Price: $26,324, SAT Range: 1270-1410,
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#46 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill, NC·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 25%
- Net price $10,038
- SAT range 1280-1490
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
#46 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, CHAPEL HILL, NC. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 25%, Net Price: $10,038, SAT Range: 1280-1490,
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#47 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
University of California - Berkeley
- Berkeley, CA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 17%
- Net price $19,329
- SAT range 1310-1530
University of California - Berkeley
#47 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, BERKELEY, CA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 17%, Net Price: $19,329, SAT Range: 1310-1530,
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#48 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Haverford College
- Haverford, PA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 18%
- Net price $25,215
- SAT range 1360-1520
Haverford College
#48 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, HAVERFORD, PA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 18%, Net Price: $25,215, SAT Range: 1360-1520,
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#49 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Carleton College
- Northfield, MN·
- 4 Year
- grade A
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 21%
- Net price $30,843
- SAT range 1330-1520
Carleton College
#49 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, NORTHFIELD, MN. Overall Niche Grade: A, Acceptance Rate: 21%, Net Price: $30,843, SAT Range: 1330-1520,
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#50 Colleges with the Best Academics in America
Boston College
- Chestnut Hill, MA·
- 4 Year
- grade A+
  Overall Niche Grade
- grade A+
  Academics
- Acceptance rate 26%
- Net price $30,192
- SAT range 1330-1500
Boston College
#50 Colleges with the Best Academics in America. Blue checkmark. 4 Year, CHESTNUT HILL, MA. Overall Niche Grade: A+, Acceptance Rate: 26%, Net Price: $30,192, SAT Range: 1330-1500,
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