U.S. News rank | | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
| Williams College Williamstown, MA | | |
| Amherst College Amherst, MA | | |
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA | | |
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME | | |
| Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | | |
| Pomona College Claremont, CA | | |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | | |
| Carleton College Northfield, MN | | |
| Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA | | |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC | | |
| United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD | | |
| Haverford College Haverford, PA | | |
| Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY | | |
| Hamilton College Clinton, NY | | |
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA | | |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | | |
| Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA | | |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | | |
| Colby College Waterville, ME | | |
| Colgate University Hamilton, NY | | |
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | | |
| United States Military Academy West Point, NY | | |
| Macalester College St. Paul, MN | | |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | | |
| Bates College Lewiston, ME | | |
| Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA | | |
| Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO | | |
| Kenyon College Gambier, OH | | |