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Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

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The six-year graduation rate is generally seen as a more-inclusive measure of overall student success on each campus. Most students will graduate from a four-year college or university within six years or less, so this percentage is generally seen as a representation of the complete graduation rate.

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Rank	Institution	Graduation Rate % (6 Year)	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price	Median Starting Salary	Save
1	Williams College	95	8.25	1,500 – 1,560	15894	71754	#1 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Williams College Williamstown, MA Although it was originally founded as a men’s college in 1793, Williams College is composed of 47% men and 50% women today. It was created out of the funds of Ephraim Williams, who died in the French and Indian War. The college received 15,000 applications during the last admissions cycle and accepted 1,270. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 95 % 1.1% Acceptance Rate 8.3% SAT Score 1,500 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $15,894 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $71,754
2	Bowdoin College	94	7.13	1,470 – 1,550	22228	61692	#2 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Bowdoin College is an extremely selective private liberal arts school. The college offers more than 40 majors, including joint Engineering programs with Columbia, Dartmouth, Caltech, and the University of Maine....Read more Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 94 % Acceptance Rate 7.1% SAT Score 1,470 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $22,228 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $61,692
3	Middlebury College	94	10.75	1,460 – 1,550	26233	57291	#3 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Middlebury College Middlebury, VT The first operating higher education institution in Vermont was Middlebury College, founded in 1800. It’s also the first in the United States to award a bachelor’s degree to an African American (in 1823). Although it was originally all-male, the school started admitting women in 1883. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 94 % 3.3% Acceptance Rate 10.8% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $26,233 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $57,291
4	Tufts University	94	11.49	1,470 – 1,560	32367	68337	#4 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Tufts University Medford, MA Opened in 1852 as Tufts College, Tufts University is a small liberal arts school. It became a doctoral/research university in the 1970s. The university offers over 70 undergraduate major programs. International Relations and Affairs, Computer Science, and Dentistry are popular areas of study. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 94 % Acceptance Rate 11.5% SAT Score 1,470 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $32,367 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $68,337
5	Bates College	93	13.32	1,420 – 1,530	24723	59202	#5 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Bates College Lewiston, ME Bates College, the first coeducational college in New England, was founded in 1855. It also admitted minority students before the Emancipation Proclamation. An extremely selective school, Bates has a 91% first year retention rate, 88% four-year graduation rate, and a 9 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 93 % 1.1% Acceptance Rate 13.3% SAT Score 1,420 – 1,530 Avg. Net Price $24,723 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $59,202
6	Wesleyan University	93	16.49	1,440 – 1,540	23025	60385	#6 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Wesleyan University Middletown, CT Wesleyan University’s most popular major is Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. The school, located on the bends of the Connecticut River, was founded as a men’s college and became fully coeducational in 1970. Their athletes, known as the Cardinals, appropriately wear cardinal and black. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 93 % 2.2% Acceptance Rate 16.5% SAT Score 1,440 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $23,025 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,385
7	Amherst College	92	9.01	1,480 – 1,570	19049	62537	#7 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Amherst College Amherst, MA Amherst College is an extremely selective school. A majority of their first-year students come from All first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates total. The third oldest institution of higher education in the state, Amherst was originally a men’s college, becoming coeducational in 1975....Read more Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 92 % Acceptance Rate 9.0% SAT Score 1,480 – 1,570 Avg. Net Price $19,049 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $62,537
8	Hamilton College	92	13.62	1,460 – 1,550	28719	60082	#8 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Hamilton College Clinton, NY With nearly 60 areas of study, a majority of Hamilton College students opt to major in Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. Their motto is in Ancient Greek: Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν, which translates to “Know Thyself.” The school has been coeducational since 1978 after merging with its sister school, Kirkland College. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 92 % Acceptance Rate 13.6% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $28,719 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,082
9	Colby College	88	7.09	1,460 – 1,540	16219	60052	#9 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Colby College Waterville, ME Colby College is a private liberal arts school and home to the Perkins Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary. It boasts a strong student-to-faculty of 9 to 1, a 94% first year retention rate, and an 84% four-year graduation rate....Read more Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 88 % 1.1% Acceptance Rate 7.1% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $16,219 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,052
10	Connecticut College	84	37.04	1,360 – 1,490	45700	49165	#10 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Connecticut College New London, CT Found in New London, Connecticut College accepted 37% students who applied to the school in the last admissions cycle and requests unknown to apply, but fee waivers may be available. Approximately 100% of attending students will receive institutional grant aid. The first year retention rate is 90%....Read more Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 84 % 3.7% Acceptance Rate 37.0% SAT Score 1,360 – 1,490 Avg. Net Price $45,700 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $49,165
11	Trinity College	84	29.25	1,320 – 1,480	36071	67628	#11 2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference Trinity College Hartford, CT Trinity College, originally known as Washington College, was founded in 1823, making it the second oldest college in the state. 73% receive institutional grant aid to attend, $50,834 on average. Students are known as Bantams and wear blue and gold. Graduation Rate % (6 Year) 84 % 1.2% Acceptance Rate 29.3% SAT Score 1,320 – 1,480 Avg. Net Price $36,071 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $67,628

School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.

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Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

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2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

95 % 1.1%

8.3%

1,500 – 1,560

$15,894

$71,754

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

94 %

7.1%

1,470 – 1,550

$22,228

$61,692

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

94 % 3.3%

10.8%

1,460 – 1,550

$26,233

$57,291

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

94 %

11.5%

1,470 – 1,560

$32,367

$68,337

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

93 % 1.1%

13.3%

1,420 – 1,530

$24,723

$59,202

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

93 % 2.2%

16.5%

1,440 – 1,540

$23,025

$60,385

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

92 %

9.0%

1,480 – 1,570

$19,049

$62,537

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

92 %

13.6%

1,460 – 1,550

$28,719

$60,082

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

88 % 1.1%

7.1%

1,460 – 1,540

$16,219

$60,052

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

84 % 3.7%

37.0%

1,360 – 1,490

$45,700

$49,165

2026 Top Colleges Ranked by 6 Year Graduation Rate – New England Small College Athletic Conference

84 % 1.2%

29.3%

1,320 – 1,480

$36,071

$67,628

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