American Jewish University

American Jewish University is a private institution. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 112, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 28 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. American Jewish University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, Tier 2. Its tuition and fees are $29,132 (2014-15).

When applying to American Jewish University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling, and the early action deadline is November 15. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due April 30. The application fee at American Jewish University is $35. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 41.8 percent.

The student-faculty ratio at American Jewish University is 7:1. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 70.3 percent.

American Jewish University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 112, with a gender distribution of 50 percent male students and 50 percent female students.

American Jewish University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, health service, and health insurance. American Jewish University also offers campus safety and security services like controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). 

Allen University

Allen University is a private institution that was founded in 1870. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 651 and its setting is urban. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Allen University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, Tier 2. Its tuition and fees are $12,970 (2014-15).

Allen University is an academic community which provides students an opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree in liberal arts and professional programs. The University has a strong unalterable commitment to teaching in delivery of its baccalaureate programs.

St. John's University

St. John's University is a private institution that was founded in 1857. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,871, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 2,700 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. St. John's University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 73. Its tuition and fees are $38,704 (2014-15).

The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John's University (SJU) are nationally-leading liberal arts colleges whose unique partnership offers students the educational choices of a large university and the individual attention of a premier small college. Students attend classes and activities together and have access to the resources of both campuses. Ranked nationally among the top baccalaureate institutions for the number of students who study abroad, CSB/SJU are committed to preparing students for leadership and service in a global society. The colleges enroll students from around the world and integrate global citizenship into the curriculum. Nearly all students live on-campus, providing them with opportunities for a highly engaged learning experience. The colleges are located on 3,300 acres of woods and lakes of Minnesota, an hour from Minneapolis/St. Paul and just west of Saint Cloud. A commitment to arts and culture creates a vibrant environment for creativity. The Benedicta Arts Center of the College of Saint Benedict is one of the finest performing arts center in the region. The Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at SJU is home to the Saint John's Bible and a remarkable collection of religious sculpture, paintings, prints, and artifacts. A compelling sense of place shapes the undergraduate experience. The learning experience is enlivened by Catholic and Benedictine traditions of hospitality, stewardship, service, and the lively engagement of faith and reason. The colleges' values have been shaped by a commitment to ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue.

Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University is a private institution that was founded in 1850. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,009, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 80 acres. Illinois Wesleyan University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 73. Its tuition and fees are $40,844 (2014-15).

Situated on 80 tree-filled acres in the city of Bloomington, Illinois, Illinois Wesleyan University is home to just over 2,000 college students from across the world. Located less than two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis, students have the opportunity to experience a rural and urban lifestyle of their choosing. There are more than 160 student organizations on campus for students to choose from, along with a very popular Greek life. More than one-third of the student body participates in roughly 10 fraternities and sororities available at Illinois Wesleyan. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, and students admitted in the fall of 2014 and after must remain on campus as juniors as well.

Known as the Titans, Illinois Wesleyan's sports teams compete in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin in the NCAA's Division III. One of the most popular features of the university is its May term, known as "Play Term" by students, which is a monthlong experimental learning option that allows students to focus on a single course or topic.

Illinois Wesleyan University prides itself on providing individual attention and guidance to each of its students. This commitment has yielded a freshman retention rate that has ranked as one of the best in the country; more than 90 percent of Illinois Wesleyan first-year students come back for their sophomore year. The campus itself is an arboretum, home to more than 1,000 trees representing nearly 150 distinct species. Students interested in theater are spoiled with Shakespeare, as Bloomington is the host of the annual Illinois Shakespeare Festival, which takes place from June through August. Students who are more interested in getting away from campus have the chance to study in hundreds of locations in more than 70 different countries. Notable alumni of the university include Richard Jenkins, an Oscar-nominated actor, and Edward B. Rust, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of State Farm Insurance Co.

Illinois Wesleyan is a nationally recognized, highly selective liberal arts university enrolling approximately 2,000 undergraduates from across the nation and around the world. Offering a broad curriculum that includes 80 majors, minors and programs in the liberal arts, business, the fine arts, nursing, and eight pre-professional areas, the University is known for the excellence of its teaching and the close contact that students have with their faculty. Students are encouraged to pursue multiple interests, study abroad, collaborate with faculty on research and to be actively engaged on campus and in the community. Illinois Wesleyan offers 185 student organizations. One in five students take part in 20 varsity teams and one-third are members of fraternities or sororities. The University's beautiful 80-acre tree filled campus has a mix of historic and modern buildings, including superb recreation and athletic facilities.

Earlham College

Earlham College is a private institution that was founded in 1847. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,064, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Earlham College's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 73. Its tuition and fees are $42,870 (2014-15).

Earlham College is a small Quaker school in Richmond, Indiana, about 70 miles east of Indianapolis and about 60 miles northwest of Cincinnati. Students at Earlham College can choose from more than 40 areas of undergraduate study, as well as master's degree programs in education and religion. Students at Earlham College also have the opportunity to earn a certificate in outdoor education and can take courses such as backpacking and dog sledding. Earlham College is also notable for its programs and resources devoted to the study of Japanese language and culture.

Students at Earlham can get involved through more than 60 campus clubs, as well as recreational and club sports. More serious athletes can try out for the maroon and white Earlham College Quakers varsity teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Notable Earlham College alumni include actor Michael C. Hall, who starred in the television show "Dexter."

At Earlham, we believe learning is a pathway to a life of consequence. Our students and faculty share a desire to be fully present: to think rigorously, value directness and genuineness, seek insights from differing perspectives and to engage in work necessary to build a more just and equitable world.

The values we model and practice at Earlham are rooted in centuries of Quaker tradition, but they also constitute the ideal toolkit for modern-day success. Earlham graduates are prepared for working environments where progress hinges on people from diverse backgrounds "rowing together" - whether it's in medicine, business, education, or fields and careers that have yet to be invented.

Our culture of mutual inquiry and discovery produces more independent thinkers, which is why our students go on to be top candidates for medical school and doctoral programs, and recipients of the most prestigious undergraduate and graduate fellowships.

Earlham is ranked at the top in it's commitment to teaching, and 85 percent of our faculty have also collaborated on undergraduate research with students, often leading to scholarly publications or presentations. Earlham ranks in the top 3 percent for percentage of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D., and our students have 90 percent acceptance rate for medical school.

Nowhere is the world closer than it is here at Earlham. Our students represent 63 countries, placing us among the top 5 percent of liberal arts colleges for enrolling the highest percentage of international students. It is impossible to attend Earlham and not leave with a wider perspective and an intellectual framework that is rich in global content.

Our longstanding principles - respect for persons, integrity, a commitment to peace and justice, simplicity, and community decision-making - shape the Earlham environment. These principles guide us in cultivating a community that values active, successful, and joyful engagement in the world around us.

Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College is a private institution that was founded in 1889. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 915, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 100 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Agnes Scott College's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 73. Its tuition and fees are $35,982 (2014-15).

Located in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, Georgia, Agnes Scott College is a private liberal arts college for women. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, the college is open to students of all faiths and beliefs. Students admitted to the school have the choice of joining more than 50 student-led organizations. With fewer than 1,000 students, Agnes Scott College promotes unity through a ceremony known as Black Cat. This ceremony marks the end of orientation and officially welcomes the new class to the community.

Freshmen admitted to the college are required to live in a dormitory assigned by the school but can select their roommate through an online matching service. Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors participate in a housing lottery during spring semester. All students are expected to live on campus, but students can request an exemption. Agnes Scott College is a member of the Great South Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division III and fields six varsity programs. Its teams are known as the Scotties.

Agnes Scott College prides itself on its sustainable practices and offers composting in its dining areas and at some events. The college offers a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program designed for non-science majors who want to pursue medical school but have no previous training in the sciences. This 12-month program is the only one of its kind in the state of Georgia. Students looking to experience the night life or overall city life of Atlanta are only six miles from the center of downtown. Notable alumni of the college include Jennifer Nettles, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning band Sugarland; Ila Burdette, Georgia’s first female Rhodes Scholar; and Katherine Krill, president and CEO of women’s clothing retailer Ann Inc.

Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social challenges of their times. Students are drawn to Agnes Scott by its excellent academic reputation, exceptional faculty and metropolitan Atlanta location, offering myriad cultural and experiential learning opportunities. A diverse and growing residential community of scholars, this highly selective liberal arts college presents its curriculum with international context. Study abroad is encouraged by offering faculty-led travel tied to classroom study to broaden understanding of cultural values and contrasts. A strong record of student achievement is found in the numbers of Agnes Scott students who earn prestigious scholarships and fellowships including Fulbright grants, Rhodes Scholarships, Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships and Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships. An array of experiential learning opportunities also encourages students to apply learning to career development. By challenging its students to demonstrate leadership in their education and serve their communities at home and abroad, Agnes Scott College delivers on its promise: The World for Women.

Wheaton College

Wheaton College is a private institution that was founded in 1834. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,656, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 473 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Wheaton College's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 69. Its tuition and fees are $46,423 (2014-15).

Located between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, Wheaton College can be found in the town of Norton, Massachusetts. Originally founded in 1834 as a female seminary, it became a women's college in 1912 and finally began admitting men in 1988. Students admitted to the college have the opportunity to select from about 40 majors and more than 100 student-run clubs and organizations. Academically, students are required to complete "connections," a series of linked courses that approaches a subject matter from different perspectives and disciplines, giving the student a broad, wide-ranging view of knowledge. As a residential college, Wheaton requires most students to live on campus, although off-campus housing can be arranged if needed. Students can choose to live in traditional residence houses or themed houses, which place students with like interests in the same living area. Known as the Lyons, Wheaton College sports teams compete in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division III, and the college fields 21 intercollegiate teams for men and women.

Students looking to extend their educational experience have the opportunity to cross-register at Brown University or at eight other local colleges in the Southeastern Association for Cooperation in Higher Education in Massachusetts for courses not covered in the Wheaton curriculum. The honor code is an important feature of Wheaton College, and all students are required to practice it during their college career. As part of the code, most tests and exams are not proctored and students are often permitted to complete the exam away from the testing location. Freshmen admitted to the college are required to complete the First Year Seminar program, which gives students the opportunity to learn in small classes through reading and regular discussion. Notable alumni of the college include National Medal of Science winner Dr. Mary Ellen Avery; Christie Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and former EPA director; and Oscar-nominated actress Catherine Keener.