128 Cost Saving Small Colleges for A/B/C Students
- vpeterpitts
- Apr 1
- 3 min read
From V. Peter Pitts, M.A.
Another list from "The Small College Guy.” Recently, someone in one of the Facebook groups asked for a list of small colleges that admit a wide range of students (C+ to A+) and give good merit aid (or at least have a low price after gift aid). The following is a sampling of those colleges. There are 128 colleges here (arranged by state). The average enrollment is 1,500. The average acceptance rate is 83%. The average comprehensive cost (after merit and other gift aid) is $26K (note: the average sticker price is $47K and the average merit award is $20K). Most (if not all) of these colleges are still accepting students for the upcoming fall, so if students are looking for a Plan B, these are colleges they might want to check out.
Life Pacific University CA
Trinity Washington University DC
Goldey-Beacom College DE
Toccoa Falls College GA
Young Harris College GA
Buena Vista University IA
Central College IA
Graceland University IA
Loras College IA
Morningside University IA
Mount Mercy University IA
Northwestern College IA
Saint Ambrose University IA
Simpson College IA
University of Dubuque IA
Wartburg College IA
Northwest Nazarene University ID
Blackburn College IL
Elmhurst University IL
Eureka College IL
Illinois College IL
Millikin University IL
Monmouth College IL
National-Louis University IL
North Park University IL
Trinity Christian College IL
Calumet College of St. Joseph IN
Franklin College IN
Goshen College IN
Indiana Tech IN
Indiana Wesleyan Univ-Marion IN
Manchester University IN
Marian University IN
University of Evansville IN
University of St. Francis IN
Valparaiso University IN
University of Saint Mary KS
Asbury University KY
Midway University KY
Transylvania University KY
University of Pikeville KY
University of the Cumberlands KY
Louisiana Christian University LA
Loyola University New Orleans LA
Bay Path University MA
Gordon College MA
Hood College MD
McDaniel College MD
Thomas College ME
Andrews University MI
Cornerstone University MI
Northwood University MI
Concordia College--Moorhead MN
Saint Catherine University MN
The College of St. Scholastica MN
University of Northwestern-St Paul MN
Central Methodist University MO
Columbia College MO
Cottey College MO
Ozark Christian College MO
Carroll College MT
University of Providence MT
Catawba College NC
Lenoir-Rhyne University NC
Mars Hill University NC
Meredith College NC
University of Jamestown ND
University of Mary ND
Clarkson College NE
College of Saint Mary NE
Doane University NE
Hastings College NE
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE
Union Adventist University NE
Georgian Court University NJ
Canisius University NY
D'Youville University NY
Le Moyne College NY
Mount Saint Mary College NY
Bluffton University OH
Capital University OH
Heidelberg University OH
Mt. Vernon Nazarene University OH
Muskingum University OH
Otterbein University OH
University of Mount Union OH
Ursuline College OH
Wilmington College OH
Wittenberg University OH
Mid-America Christian Universi OK
Oklahoma Christian University OK
Oral Roberts University OK
Bushnell University OR
Cedar Crest College PA
Geneva College PA
Holy Family University PA
Lycoming College PA
Mount Aloysius College PA
Saint Vincent College PA
Westminster College PA
York College of Pennsylvania PA
Charleston Southern University SC
Dakota Wesleyan University SD
University of Sioux Falls SD
Christian Brothers U Financial TN
Johnson University TN
Maryville College TN
Southern Adventist University TN
Trevecca Nazarene University TN
East Texas Baptist University TX
Houston Christian University TX
Nelson University TX
University of St. Thomas TX
Bridgewater College VA
Eastern Mennonite University VA
Emory and Henry University VA
Randolph College VA
University of Lynchburg VA
Norwich University VT
Carroll University WI
Marian University WI
Mount Mary University WI
Ripon College WI
Viterbo University WI
Wisconsin Lutheran College WI
Davis and Elkins College WV
University of Charleston WV
West Virginia Wesleyan College WV
Wheeling University WV