什么是文理學院呢？它和綜合性大學有什么區別?首先，文理學院注重教學。文理學院具備高的研究成就的教授很少。這是因為文理學院的重點并不是放在研究上，而是放在教學上，所以對學生來說有更大的益處。綜合性大學課堂上一般有百人，而文理學院一般是10—12人，跟教授的交流非常多。文理學院中一個禮拜除了上課還會經常去教授的辦公室答疑，跟他們交流、聊天，并且經常有機會參加教授自己的研究課題。 其次，文理學院側重培養通才。綜合性大學一般專業設置非常齊全，也有專業應用層的，比如法學院、醫學院等。這些東西文理學院都沒有，他希望學生盡量多的去選修各種專業、各種課程，不管你以后想做什么都可以，文理學院就是培養一種具有變通性的全才。還有，文理學院申請研究生的時候有非常大的優勢，名校研究生的錄取率甚至高于哈佛。所以文理學院比較適合喜歡全面教育、喜歡探索的學生，這樣的學生文理學院會比較適合。還有就是文理學院提供的獎學金比較豐富。

以下為USnews美國大學最受高中升學顧問推薦的文理學院排名USNews每年公布一次排名，評審標準涵蓋校譽、開放性、科系資源、選擇性、財務資源、附加價值、校友反饋表現。評審范圍包括公立及私立學校、全國性及區域性學校。

學校名稱	排名	評分
United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD	1	4.8
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA	2	4.6
United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY	2	4.6
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA	2	4.6
Williams College威廉姆斯學院Williamstown, MA	2	4.6
Amherst College安默斯特學院Amherst, MA	6	4.5
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME	6	4.5
Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA	6	4.5
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA	6	4.5
Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA	6	4.5
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA	6	4.5
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY	6	4.5
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT	6	4.5
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY	14	4.4
Bates College貝茨學院Lewiston, ME	14	4.4
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA	14	4.4
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC	14	4.4
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT	14	4.4
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA	14	4.4
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA	20	4.3
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME	20	4.3
Judson CollegeMarion, AL	20	4.2
Macalester CollegeSt. Paul, MN	20	4.3
New College of FloridaSarasota, FL	20	4.3
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA	20	4.3
Sewanee--University of the SouthSewanee, TN	20	4.3
Trinity College三一學院Hartford, CT	20	4.3
Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN	28	4.2
Colgate University科爾蓋特大學Hamilton, NY	28	4.2
Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA	28	4.2
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA	28	4.2
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH	28	4.2
Reed CollegePortland, OR	28	4.2
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN	28	4.2
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY	28	4.2
Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI	36	4.1
Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, AL	36	4.1
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA	36	4.1
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO	36	4.1
Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN	36	4.1
Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA	36	4.1
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH	36	4.1
Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI	36	4.1
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY	36	4.1
St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN	36	4.1
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA	36	4.1
Bard College巴德學院Annandale on Hudson, NY	47	4.0
Centre CollegeDanville, KY	47	4.0
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA	47	4.0
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CT	47	4.0
DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN	47	4.0
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA	47	4.0
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY	47	4.0
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI	47	4.0
Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL	47	4.0
Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA	47	4.0
Luther CollegeDecorah, IA	47	4.0
Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS	47	4.0
St. John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD	47	4.0
St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM	47	4.0
University of RichmondUniv. of Richmond, VA	47	4.0
Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA	47	4.0
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA	47	4.0
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA	64	3.9
Austin CollegeSherman, TX	64	3.9
Calvin CollegeGrand Rapids, MI	64	3.9
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA	64	3.9
Denison UniversityGranville, OH	64	3.9
Emory and Henry CollegeEmory, VA	64	3.9
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA	64	3.9
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC	64	3.9
Hendrix CollegeConway, AR	64	3.9
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL	64	3.9
Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, OR	64	3.9
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX	64	3.9
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA	64	3.9
St.John's University圣約翰大學Collegeville, MN	64	3.9
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY	64	3.9
Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA	64	3.9
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN	64	3.9
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL	64	3.9
Willamette UniversitySalem, OR	64	3.9
American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, CA	83	3.8
Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY	83	3.8
Berea CollegeBerea, KY	83	3.8
College of St. BenedictSt. Joseph, MN	83	3.8
College of WoosterWooster, OH	83	3.8
Drew UniversityMadison, NJ	83	3.8
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA	83	3.8
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt. Peter, MN	83	3.8
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL	83	3.8
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN	83	3.8
McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD	83	3.8
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA	83	3.8
Washington CollegeChestertown, MD	83	3.8
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC	83	3.8
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL	97	3.7
Carroll CollegeHelena, MT	97	3.7
Goucher CollegeBaltimore, MD	97	3.7
Hope CollegeHolland, MI	97	3.7
Linfield CollegeMcMinnville, OR	97	3.7
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL	97	3.7
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH	97	3.7
Ripon CollegeRipon, WI	97	3.7
St. Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY	97	3.7
St. Mary's CollegeNotre Dame, IN	97	3.7
St. Norbert CollegeDe Pere, WI	97	3.7
University of Puget SoundTacoma, WA	97	3.7
University of Virginia弗吉尼亞大學--WiseWise, VA	97	3.7
Albion CollegeAlbion, MI	110	3.6
Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KS	110	3.6
Bennington CollegeBennington, VT	110	3.6
Brigham Young University楊百翰大學--HawaiiLaie Oahu, HI	110	3.6
Carson-Newman CollegeJefferson City, TN	110	3.6
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA	110	3.6
Eckerd CollegeSt. Petersburg, FL	110	3.6
Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO	110	3.6
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN	110	3.6
Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown, KY	110	3.6
Goshen CollegeGoshen, IN	110	3.6
Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA	110	3.6
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA	110	3.6
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI	110	3.6
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH	110	3.6
Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY	110	3.6
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA	110	3.6
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL	110	3.6
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA	110	3.6
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA	110	3.6
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC	110	3.6
Siena CollegeLoudonville, NY	110	3.6
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, MD	110	3.6
St. Michael's CollegeColchester, VT	110	3.6
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA	110	3.6
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA	110	3.6
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, TX	110	3.6
Thomas Aquinas CollegeSanta Paula, CA	110	3.6
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, PA	110	3.6
Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA	110	3.6
Wells CollegeAurora, NY	110	3.6
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA	110	3.6
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH	110	3.6
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA	143	3.5
Beacon CollegeLeesburg, FL	143	3.5
Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA	143	3.5
Bethel CollegeNorth Newton, KS	143	3.5
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC	143	3.5
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME	143	3.5
Hanover CollegeHanover, IN	143	3.5
Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR	143	3.5
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA	143	3.5
St. Anselm CollegeManchester, NH	143	3.5
Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY	143	3.5
University of Wisconsin--Green BayGreen Bay, WI	143	3.5
Westminster CollegeFulton, MO	143	3.5
Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PA	143	3.5
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA	143	3.5
Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA	143	3.5
Alma CollegeAlma, MI	159	3.4
Baptist Bible CollegeSpringfield, MO	159	3.4
Bethany CollegeBethany, WV	159	3.4

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