1. Deep Springs College
Deep Springs College, located on a cattle-ranch and alfalfa farm in Inyo County, California, educates students of exceptional ability. Many of the students have turned down offers from some of the most highly esteemed colleges in the United States. The college provides a unique alternative to the first two years of a traditional four-year education program. Most of the students complete their degree at the most prestigious four-year institutions in the world. Over two-thirds of graduates of Deep Springs College have a graduate degree. Deep Springs College, established on the pillars of academics, labor, and self-governance, prepares students for lives of service to humanity. Students have the dominate decision-making authority regarding admissions, curriculum, and hiring of faculty members.
2. Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to as Cooper Union, is located in New York City. It consists of the School of Art, the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, and the Albert Nerken School of Engineering. The schools are connected by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Each school provides undergraduate degrees and specialized programs. Cooper Union has highly regarded engineering, art, and architecture programs. Cooper Union hosts a number of research institutes, such as the C.V. Starr Research Foundation and the Institute for Sustainable Design. The college provides degree programs in the fields of fine arts, architecture, and several engineering areas, and also offers a wide range of continuing education and professional certification programs. Cooper Union was ranked number 1 in the 2013 edition of the Best Colleges in Regional Colleges (North) by U.S. News & World Report. It has also been named the 1st Desirable Small School and the 7th most desirable school by Newsweek magazine. Based on a 2012 peer assessment survey, the school was ranked 6th best undergraduate engineering program whose highest engineering degree is a bachelor’s or a master’s degree. Copper Union has a 9-to-1 student/faculty ratio and a 94.2% freshman retention rate. Undergraduate and graduate tuition is a little over $19,000 per semester. Every student enrolled in a degree program pays a $775 fee every semester. Students living in student residence pay the regular housing fee of $9,700 for a double, and $10,800 for a single, per academic year.
3. Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis Institute of Music, one of the leading conservatories in the world, provides training and education to exceptionally gifted young musicians for careers as performing artists at the highest professional level. The institute provides complete musical training, as well as liberal arts courses. Curtis Institute provides a performance Diploma, a Bachelor of Music degree, a Master of Music in Opera degree, and a Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. The institute has 165 students. Students of elementary-school and high-school age receive training from the same instructors at the same intensive levels as do older students. Curtis does not have teaching assistants. The school’s trained instrumentalists hold 16% of the principal chairs of the top 25 U.S. orchestras. More than 60 graduates have performed at the Metropolitan Opera. Two music directors of the New York Philharmonic have come from Curtis Institute. Graduates of Curtis Institute of Music are regularly among the winners of the most prestigious awards and honors in classical music, including competitions, prizes, and career grants. Graduates have received Pulitzer Prizes, Tony and Grammy Awards, and Guggenheim Fellowships. Curtis Institute has a 4% acceptance rate. It selects students based on artistic promise. Every applicant must audition in person. The institute does not have minimum or maximum age requirements.
4. College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks, a private, Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, is located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The college has more than 30 majors in a variety of areas, and also provides pre-professional programs and certificates and pre-professional credentials. College of the Ozarks has about 1,500 students and a 16-to-1 student/faculty ratio. Alcohol and drugs are prohibited on and off campus. College of the Ozarks is ranked number 9 in the 2013 edition of the Best Colleges in Regional Colleges (Midwest), and number 21 in the Midwest, by Forbes. Nine percent of applicants are admitted. Full-time students receive a free college tuition. Ninety percent of applicants are required to show financial need to be accepted. Students are required to work 15 hours a week at an on-campus work station, as well as two, 40-hour work weeks during breaks. The school provides a summer work program to cover the $5,600 cost of room and board.
5. Berea College
Berea College, a private, liberal arts college located in Berea, Kentucky, provides degrees in 28 fields. The college has about 1,600 undergraduate students from all 50 states and about 60 countries; however, the majority of the students are from Appalachia. Berea College has an 11-to-1 student/faculty ratio. All students are required to live on campus, unless they are 23 years of age or older, married, or a parent. Berea College is ranked number 75 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges in National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. news & World Report. The college has an 11% acceptance rate, and a 79.5% average freshman retention rate. The college, which serves students with limited economic resources, does not charge tuition. Room and board is $5,792 per year. Every student is required to work at least 10 hours per week in campus-approved jobs in over 130 departments.
6. Webb InstMusic
Web Institute, located in Glen Cove, New York, is known for providing a top-notch engineering education. Webb Institute provides a single undergraduate degree option in naval architecture and marine engineering. It’s the only school in the nation devoted to ship-design engineering. The institute does not have teaching assistants. The academic program involves several engineering disciplines, including marine engineering, mechanical engineering, ship design and systems engineering; electrical engineering, and civil/structural engineering.
7. Macaulay Honors College at City University of New York (CUNY)
Macaulay Honors College, located in New York City, reports that it inspires and prepares high-achieving students to solve the challenges facing New York, the United States, and the global community. The college provides a liberal arts education combining traditional and innovative teaching and learning. Macaulay Honors College has about 1,400 students. Its students have enrolled in top graduate programs. Students enroll in one of eight CUNY colleges through the Macaulay Advising Program. Every student creates a coordinated, individualized, academic program, which includes courses selected from more than 210 majors. The college provides graduate and professional mentoring, global learning, faculty-student research collaboration, and community engagement. Students of Macaulay Honors College have opportunities to take internships and meet and network with New York’s dynamic companies. Most students in the Macaulay Honors program have a combined SAT critical reading and math score of about 1400 and an A average in high school. The upper-level seminars allow students to incorporate coursework and their primary research in a collaborative setting. Students can also attend a wide range of semester and year-long study-abroad programs at universities throughout the world. All students are required to complete 10 hours of community service in each of their first three years; however, many students complete more hours of community service. All students at Macaulay Honors College receive a full, undergraduate, free-tuition scholarship (exclusive of fees). They also receive a $7,500 Opportunities Fund grant for global research, study service, and internships, as well as a laptop computer and a Cultural Passport to New York City arts and cultural events.
8. Alice Lloyd College
Alice Lloyd College, a liberal arts college located in Pippa Passe, Kentucky, has students from 108 counties in the Appalachia Mountains regions of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. Alice Lloyd College has almost 600 students and a 17-to-1 student/faculty ratio. The college offers bachelor’s degree programs and pre-professional programs to prepare students for advanced studies in medicine, law, and more. Part of the college’s mission is providing an atmosphere in which Christian values are maintained. Alice Lloyd College provides free tuition. All students are required to work at least 160 hours per semester in an on- campus job or in the local community in the Student Work Program. The cost of living in a dormitory is about $1,900 annually.
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