The following list of private liberal arts colleges was drawn from Arlington Magazine’s 2025 College Bound 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.
20. College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
APS Students Applied: 12
APS Students Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $68,090
Undergrad Enrollment: 3,172
19. Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
APS Students Applied: 13
APS Students Accepted: 2
Tuition & Fees: $72,828
Undergrad Enrollment: 3,805
18. Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY
APS Students Applied: 13
APS Students Accepted: 5
Tuition & Fees: $43,546
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,601
17. Lafayette College
Easton, PA
APS Students Applied: 13
APS Students Accepted: 6
Tuition & Fees: $66,856
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,775
16. Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
APS Students Applied: 13
APS Students Accepted: 1
Tuition & Fees: $71,740
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,881
15. Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA
APS Students Applied: 14
APS Students Accepted: 5
Tuition & Fees: $38,780
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,749
14. Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
APS Students Applied: 14
APS Students Accepted: 6
Tuition & Fees: N/A
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,527
13. Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
APS Students Applied: 14
APS Students Accepted: 5
Tuition & Fees: $74,265
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,462
12. Smith College
Northampton, MA
APS Students Applied: 15
APS Students Accepted: 5
Tuition & Fees: $64,448
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,549
11. Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
APS Students Applied: 16
APS Students Accepted: 1
Tuition & Fees: $70,640
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,760
10. Colby College
Waterville, ME
APS Students Applied: 16
APS Students Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $72,910
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,412
9. Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
APS Students Applied: 17
APS Students Accepted: 9
Tuition & Fees: $69,432
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,896
8. Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
APS Students Applied: 17
APS Students Accepted: 11
Tuition & Fees: $73,210
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,808
7. Roanoke College
Salem, VA
APS Students Applied: 19
APS Students Accepted: 9
Tuition & Fees: $39,208
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,793
6. Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
APS Students Applied: 20
APS Students Accepted: 13
Tuition & Fees: $68,580
Undergrad Enrollment: 2,311
5. Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
APS Students Applied: 23
APS Students Accepted: 3
Tuition & Fees: $71,365
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,886
4. Randolph Macon College
Ashland, VA
APS Students Applied: 24
APS Students Accepted: 9
Tuition & Fees: $50,950
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,643
3. Bucknell University
Lewisberg, PA
APS Students Applied: 24
APS Students Accepted: 11
Tuition & Fees: $70,576
Undergrad Enrollment: 3,290
2. Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
APS Students Applied: 24
APS Students Accepted: 17
Tuition & Fees: $17,523
Undergrad Enrollment: 1,407
1. University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
APS Students Applied: 100
APS Students Accepted: 18
Tuition & Fees: $67,840
Undergrad Enrollment: 3,055