Small Residential Colleges with the Lowest Student–Faculty Ratios

Small Residential Colleges with the Lowest Student–Faculty Ratios, ranked by student–faculty ratio. 500–2,500 undergraduates, dorm capacity for at least 50%, and reported freshman admissions; not actual class size. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. Enrollment is capped at 2,500 undergraduates. This page lists all 511 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California3:13%—$16k$129k94%98722 mi 2Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts6:18%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 3Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts6:19%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 4University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina6:130%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 5Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia6:158%868$16k$43k47%8123 mi 6Manhattan School of MusicNew York, New York6:141%—$52k$27k78%539< 1 mi 7Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York7:119%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 8Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts7:114%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 9Barry UniversityMiami, Florida7:177%—$23k$56k38%2,2122 mi 10Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia7:114%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 11Pomona CollegeClaremont, California7:17%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 12Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania7:17%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 13Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin7:164%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 14Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, New York7:171%1170$23k$55k67%1,14913 mi 15United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut7:122%1339——93%1,1082 mi 16California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California7:132%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 17Earlham CollegeRichmond, Indiana7:173%1219$25k$51k69%670149 mi 18Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts8:140%1370$29k$62k77%2,21437 mi 19Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota8:120%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 20Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island8:119%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 21Nazareth UniversityRochester, New York8:175%1216$29k$56k73%1,87311 mi 22Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina8:113%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 23Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan8:121%1415——90%1,57361 mi 24Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania8:112%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 25Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California8:110%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 26Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania8:129%1396$32k$75k82%1,35911 mi 27Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania8:155%1275$23k$62k73%1,15628 mi 28New England CollegeHenniker, New Hampshire8:192%—$27k$42k35%1,02254 mi 29California College of the ArtsSan Francisco, California8:191%—$54k$49k61%9901 mi 30Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, California8:113%1545$36k$139k92%92134 mi 31Washington CollegeChestertown, Maryland8:157%1280$28k$66k65%8915 mi 32New College of FloridaSarasota, Florida8:173%1150$7k$48k67%8431 mi 33Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah8:167%1220$27k$66k64%823545 mi 34Whittier CollegeWhittier, California8:181%—$26k$59k60%76417 mi 35Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Massachusetts8:190%—$16k$48k56%71396 mi 36Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, Louisiana8:156%1144$24k$50k56%685173 mi 37Hollins UniversityRoanoke, Virginia8:168%1230$21k$40k65%665146 mi 38Randolph CollegeLynchburg, Virginia8:194%1134$16k$53k46%658104 mi 39Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown, New Jersey8:171%—$23k$53k51%55716 mi 40Sterling CollegeSterling, Kansas8:148%—$22k$46k41%538612 mi 41Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York9:152%1380$35k$47k68%2,41449 mi 42Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine9:17%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 43Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio9:117%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 44Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts9:136%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 45Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut9:129%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 46Union CollegeSchenectady, New York9:144%1395$35k$89k80%2,046104 mi 47Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York9:114%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 48Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado9:118%1365$33k$65k88%2,014705 mi 49Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut9:137%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 50Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California9:144%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 51Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine9:17%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 52Rhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee9:150%1362$29k$67k85%1,836326 mi 53Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts9:176%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 54Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania9:128%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 55Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine9:113%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 56Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio9:131%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 57Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa9:115%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 58Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania9:172%1343$29k$69k82%1,72747 mi 59Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts9:170%1316$25k$63k72%1,6703 mi 60The University of the SouthSewanee, Tennessee9:157%1344$28k$65k80%1,607324 mi 61Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee9:160%1256$27k$54k66%1,607345 mi 62Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio9:170%1068$23k$54k60%1,585102 mi 63Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia9:171%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 64Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky9:119%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 65Saint Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, Indiana9:176%1246$25k$59k69%1,45824 mi 66Alfred UniversityAlfred, New York9:174%1279$26k$55k57%1,42366 mi 67Luther CollegeDecorah, Iowa9:172%1218$23k$60k71%1,379196 mi 68Reed CollegePortland, Oregon9:125%1437$33k$63k71%1,32054 mi 69Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina9:162%1206$31k$58k61%1,211152 mi 70Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, Maryland9:177%1258$43k$45k72%1,1893 mi 71New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, New Mexico9:144%1207$10k$76k57%995410 mi 72Goucher CollegeBaltimore, Maryland9:178%1248$22k$53k57%9649 mi 73Regis CollegeWeston, Massachusetts9:170%—$27k$53k72%95613 mi 74Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, Virginia9:141%1207$22k$68k62%94666 mi 75University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, Minnesota9:175%1150$9k$51k63%936199 mi 76Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee9:187%1098$10k$57k55%905324 mi 77Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, Indiana9:163%1180$24k$70k77%866111 mi 78Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Mary of the Woods, Indiana9:172%—$32k$44k47%853147 mi 79Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania9:184%—$19k$59k60%83447 mi 80Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont9:145%1364$31k$38k71%780113 mi 81Goshen CollegeGoshen, Indiana9:184%950$14k$52k65%77348 mi 82Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia9:1100%—$25k$55k67%75482 mi 83Clarke UniversityDubuque, Iowa9:172%1054$24k$55k56%742146 mi 84Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, Maryland9:182%—$19k$65k50%7096 mi 85Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, Illinois9:191%1128$17k$51k65%702170 mi 86Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington9:183%1150$22k$55k71%6458 mi 87Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Mississippi9:160%—$17k$35k33%639139 mi 88Westminster CollegeFulton, Missouri9:179%1118$24k$52k55%638307 mi 89Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina9:175%1127$13k—58%58588 mi 90Spalding UniversityLouisville, Kentucky9:199%977$25k$49k52%583247 mi 91Millsaps CollegeJackson, Mississippi9:143%1181$26k$54k57%549133 mi 92Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, Ohio9:161%1193$29k$43k58%5393 mi 93Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania9:156%1282$43k$38k57%5352 mi 94University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, Montana9:150%980$18k$48k28%528508 mi 95Furman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina10:143%1371$30k$69k79%2,379188 mi 96Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida10:172%1176$19k$52k62%2,29722 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.