Colleges

The 49 US colleges offering classical and ancient studies — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Purdue University-Main Campus

Public

West Lafayette, Indiana · Small city · 61 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
50%
SAT
1364
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
44,503
To beach
85 mi
Grads in major
8

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Public

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city · < 1 mi to Madison

Admission
45%
SAT
1427
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
90%
Students
36,902
To beach
76 mi
Grads in major
24

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Public

Ann Arbor, Michigan · Midsize city · 35 mi to Detroit

Admission
16%
SAT
1465
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$84k
Grad rate
93%
Students
34,177
To beach
30 mi
Grads in major
5

University of California-Los Angeles

Public

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 11 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
9%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,475
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
15

University of California-Berkeley

Public

Berkeley, California · Midsize city · 11 mi to San Francisco

Admission
11%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
93%
Students
33,068
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
16

University of California-Davis

Public

Davis, California · Small suburb · 14 mi to Sacramento

Admission
42%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,253
To beach
27 mi
Grads in major
8

University of Iowa

Public

Iowa City, Iowa · Small city · 23 mi to Cedar Rapids

Admission
84%
SAT
1200
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
75%
Students
22,264
To beach
195 mi
Grads in major
11

University of Illinois Chicago

Public

Chicago, Illinois · Large city · 1 mi to Chicago

Admission
77%
SAT
1250
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
62%
Students
22,170
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
6

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Public

Lincoln, Nebraska · Large city · < 1 mi to Lincoln

Admission
87%
SAT
1191
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
67%
Students
19,178
To beach
469 mi
Grads in major
7

Boston University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
11%
SAT
1480
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
89%
Students
18,248
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
10

Rowan University

Public

Glassboro, New Jersey · Large suburb · 17 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
78%
SAT
1212
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
67%
Students
15,841
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
1

Syracuse University

Private

Syracuse, New York · Midsize city · 1 mi to Syracuse

Admission
46%
SAT
1375
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$79k
Grad rate
84%
Students
15,477
To beach
35 mi
Grads in major
2

University of Miami

Private

Coral Gables, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Miami

Admission
19%
SAT
1415
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
84%
Students
12,913
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
11

George Washington University

Private

Washington, District of Columbia · Large city · 1 mi to Washington

Admission
47%
SAT
1433
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$91k
Grad rate
84%
Students
11,182
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
5

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Public

Baltimore, Maryland · Large suburb · 6 mi to Baltimore

Admission
72%
SAT
1323
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$70k
Grad rate
70%
Students
10,701
To beach
5 mi
Grads in major
5

Fordham University

Private

Bronx, New York · Large city · 12 mi to New York

Admission
59%
SAT
1418
Net price
$44k
Earnings
$86k
Grad rate
82%
Students
10,512
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
5

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Public

Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Small city · 87 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
82%
SAT
1220
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
64%
Students
8,895
To beach
127 mi
Grads in major
1

Washington University in St Louis

Private

St. Louis, Missouri · Large suburb · 6 mi to St. Louis

Admission
12%
SAT
1530
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$86k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,857
To beach
258 mi
Grads in major
6

Emory University

Private

Atlanta, Georgia · Large city · 5 mi to Atlanta

Admission
11%
SAT
1520
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
91%
Students
7,298
To beach
219 mi
Grads in major
4

Saint Louis University

Private

Saint Louis, Missouri · Large city · 2 mi to St. Louis

Admission
75%
SAT
1317
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
80%
Students
7,267
To beach
256 mi
Grads in major
4

Vanderbilt University

Private

Nashville, Tennessee · Large city · 2 mi to Nashville

Admission
6%
SAT
1549
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$92k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,208
To beach
380 mi
Grads in major
9

Loyola Marymount University

Private

Los Angeles, California · Large city · 11 mi to Los Angeles

Admission
45%
SAT
1359
Net price
$48k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
79%
Students
7,094
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
5

Rice University

Private

Houston, Texas · Large city · 4 mi to Houston

Admission
8%
SAT
1553
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$90k
Grad rate
95%
Students
4,776
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
1

Dartmouth College

Private

Hanover, New Hampshire · Remote town · 64 mi to Manchester

Admission
5%
SAT
1534
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$97k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,541
To beach
88 mi
Grads in major
12

Creighton University

Private

Omaha, Nebraska · Large city · 1 mi to Omaha

Admission
80%
SAT
1321
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
83%
Students
4,348
To beach
424 mi
Grads in major
1

Butler University

Private

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city · 5 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
85%
SAT
1274
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$77k
Grad rate
80%
Students
4,317
To beach
135 mi
Grads in major
4

Barnard College

Private

New York, New York · Large city · 7 mi to New York

Admission
9%
SAT
1520
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
93%
Students
3,264
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
3

Calvin University

Private

Grand Rapids, Michigan · Midsize city · 5 mi to Grand Rapids

Admission
71%
SAT
1233
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
74%
Students
3,193
To beach
32 mi
Grads in major
2

Colgate University

Private

Hamilton, New York · Distant rural · 35 mi to Syracuse

Admission
14%
SAT
1508
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
91%
Students
3,180
To beach
61 mi
Grads in major
3

St Olaf College

Private

Northfield, Minnesota · Distant town · 36 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
48%
SAT
1380
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
84%
Students
3,093
To beach
165 mi
Grads in major
2

Wesleyan University

Private

Middletown, Connecticut · Small city · 15 mi to Hartford

Admission
16%
SAT
1501
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$74k
Grad rate
93%
Students
3,067
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
4

University of Richmond

Private

University of Richmond, Virginia · Midsize city · 6 mi to Richmond

Admission
22%
SAT
1497
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
85%
Students
2,980
To beach
22 mi
Grads in major
4

Vassar College

Private

Poughkeepsie, New York · Large suburb · 56 mi to New Haven

Admission
19%
SAT
1494
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
91%
Students
2,444
To beach
26 mi
Grads in major
3

Colby College

Private

Waterville, Maine · Remote town · 69 mi to Portland

Admission
7%
SAT
1501
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
89%
Students
2,407
To beach
35 mi
Grads in major
3

Wellesley College

Private

Wellesley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 14 mi to Boston

Admission
14%
SAT
1520
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
92%
Students
2,300
To beach
13 mi
Grads in major
3

Concordia University-Wisconsin

Private

Mequon, Wisconsin · Large suburb · 15 mi to Milwaukee

Admission
78%
SAT
1190
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
68%
Students
2,197
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
1

Mount Holyoke College

Private

South Hadley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Springfield

Admission
36%
SAT
1463
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
84%
Students
2,169
To beach
62 mi
Grads in major
1

Franklin and Marshall College

Private

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Small city · 1 mi to Lancaster

Admission
28%
SAT
1392
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
84%
Students
1,799
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
2

Bates College

Private

Lewiston, Maine · Small city · 31 mi to Portland

Admission
13%
SAT
1468
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
90%
Students
1,760
To beach
18 mi
Grads in major
4

Randolph-Macon College

Private

Ashland, Virginia · Large suburb · 15 mi to Richmond

Admission
87%
SAT
1095
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
70%
Students
1,639
To beach
31 mi
Grads in major
7

Swarthmore College

Private

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 11 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
7%
SAT
1534
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
92%
Students
1,613
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
7

Illinois Wesleyan University

Private

Bloomington, Illinois · Small city · 34 mi to Peoria

Admission
39%
SAT
1275
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$71k
Grad rate
75%
Students
1,582
To beach
114 mi
Grads in major
1

Nelson University

Private

Waxahachie, Texas · Large suburb · 26 mi to Dallas

Admission
89%
SAT
980
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
42%
Students
1,479
To beach
212 mi
Grads in major
1

Haverford College

Private

Haverford, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 8 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
12%
SAT
1513
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$80k
Grad rate
90%
Students
1,430
To beach
9 mi
Grads in major
1

College of Saint Benedict

Private

Saint Joseph, Minnesota · Midsize suburb · 65 mi to Minneapolis

Admission
92%
SAT
1151
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
77%
Students
1,370
To beach
134 mi
Grads in major
2

Kalamazoo College

Private

Kalamazoo, Michigan · Small city · 1 mi to Kalamazoo

Admission
75%
SAT
1280
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
76%
Students
1,149
To beach
36 mi
Grads in major
3

Knox College

Private

Galesburg, Illinois · Distant town · 44 mi to Peoria

Admission
71%
SAT
1326
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
68%
Students
1,127
To beach
156 mi
Grads in major
2

Cornell College

Private

Mount Vernon, Iowa · Fringe town · 13 mi to Cedar Rapids

Admission
80%
SAT
1234
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
62%
Students
1,086
To beach
186 mi
Grads in major
3

Lycoming College

Private

Williamsport, Pennsylvania · Small city · 68 mi to Harrisburg

Admission
74%
SAT
1160
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$56k
Grad rate
60%
Students
996
To beach
126 mi
Grads in major
1