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Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

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The selectivity index is a rating system that looks at overall acceptance rate divided by the percentage of accepted students who enroll (yield rate). It's a measurement of both the selectivity and desirability of the college or university.

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Rank	Institution	Selectivity Index	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price	Median Starting Salary	Save
1	Bowdoin College	7.9016	6.81	1,460 – 1,550	22228	61692	#1 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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 Selectivity Index 7.9 5.1% Acceptance Rate 6.8% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $22,228 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $61,692
2	Amherst College	5.1412	7.72	1,460 – 1,560	19049	62537	#2 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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 Selectivity Index 5.1 20.5% Acceptance Rate 7.7% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $19,049 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $62,537
3	Williams College	5.0592	8.61	1,480 – 1,560	15894	71754	#3 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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 51% men and 48% women today. It was created out of the funds of Ephraim Williams, who died in the French and Indian War. The college received 16,000 applications during the last admissions cycle and accepted 1,340. Selectivity Index 5.1 1.5% Acceptance Rate 8.6% SAT Score 1,480 – 1,560 Avg. Net Price $15,894 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $71,754
4	Colby College	4.8667	8.03	1,430 – 1,540	16219	60052	#4 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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 91% first year retention rate, and an 77% four-year graduation rate....Read more Selectivity Index 4.9 25.3% Acceptance Rate 8.0% SAT Score 1,430 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $16,219 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,052
5	Tufts University	4.5083	10.82	1,460 – 1,540	32367	68337	#5 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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. Computer Science, International Relations and Affairs, and Dentistry are popular areas of study. Selectivity Index 4.5 17.0% Acceptance Rate 10.8% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $32,367 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $68,337
6	Middlebury College	3.2858	12.77	1,460 – 1,550	26233	57291	#6 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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. Selectivity Index 3.3 20.4% Acceptance Rate 12.8% SAT Score 1,460 – 1,550 Avg. Net Price $26,233 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $57,291
7	Hamilton College	2.9065	13.59	1,440 – 1,540	28719	60082	#7 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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. Selectivity Index 2.9 1.6% Acceptance Rate 13.6% SAT Score 1,440 – 1,540 Avg. Net Price $28,719 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,082
8	Bates College	2.2913	14.83	1,340 – 1,510	24723	59202	#8 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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 92% first year retention rate, 79% four-year graduation rate, and a 9 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio. Selectivity Index 2.3 13.4% Acceptance Rate 14.8% SAT Score 1,340 – 1,510 Avg. Net Price $24,723 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $59,202
9	Wesleyan University	2.0562	16.37	1,370 – 1,530	23025	60385	#9 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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. Selectivity Index 2.1 2.5% Acceptance Rate 16.4% SAT Score 1,370 – 1,530 Avg. Net Price $23,025 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $60,385
10	Trinity College	0.7535	29.53	1,350 – 1,460	36071	67628	#10 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – 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. Selectivity Index 0.8 11.1% Acceptance Rate 29.5% SAT Score 1,350 – 1,460 Avg. Net Price $36,071 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $67,628
11	Connecticut College	0.4035	39.23	1,180 – 1,400	45700	49165	#11 2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference Connecticut College New London, CT Found in New London, Connecticut College accepted 39% 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 91%....Read more Selectivity Index 0.4 2.4% Acceptance Rate 39.2% SAT Score 1,180 – 1,400 Avg. Net Price $45,700 Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Median Starting Salary $49,165

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

2027 College Rankings

Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

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2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

7.9 5.1%

6.8%

1,460 – 1,550

$22,228

$61,692

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

5.1 20.5%

7.7%

1,460 – 1,560

$19,049

$62,537

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

5.1 1.5%

8.6%

1,480 – 1,560

$15,894

$71,754

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

4.9 25.3%

8.0%

1,430 – 1,540

$16,219

$60,052

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

4.5 17.0%

10.8%

1,460 – 1,540

$32,367

$68,337

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

3.3 20.4%

12.8%

1,460 – 1,550

$26,233

$57,291

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2.9 1.6%

13.6%

1,440 – 1,540

$28,719

$60,082

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2.3 13.4%

14.8%

1,340 – 1,510

$24,723

$59,202

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

2.1 2.5%

16.4%

1,370 – 1,530

$23,025

$60,385

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

0.8 11.1%

29.5%

1,350 – 1,460

$36,071

$67,628

2027 Top Colleges Ranked by Selectivity Index – New England Small College Athletic Conference

0.4 2.4%

39.2%

1,180 – 1,400

$45,700

$49,165

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