2026 Best Colleges for Humanities

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1,025 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Humanities ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Humanities

Excelsior University

Albany

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$12,240

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#2 Best Colleges for Humanities

Minerva University

San Francisco

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$21,630

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,556

#3 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Virginia

Charlottesville

Acceptance rate

16.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,547

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#4 Best Colleges for Humanities

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$7,182

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,343

#5 Best Colleges for Humanities

Charter Oak State College

New Britain

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,656

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,663

#6 Best Colleges for Humanities

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#7 Best Colleges for Humanities

Union College

Schenectady

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$61,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,251

#8 Best Colleges for Humanities

California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

Acceptance rate

31.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$5,742

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#9 Best Colleges for Humanities

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#10 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Delaware

Newark

Acceptance rate

65.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,980

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,735

#11 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#12 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#13 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

64.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,702

#14 Best Colleges for Humanities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

4.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#15 Best Colleges for Humanities

George Mason University

Fairfax

Acceptance rate

88.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,510

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#16 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

Acceptance rate

15.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,404

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#17 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Acceptance rate

12.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,336

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#18 Best Colleges for Humanities

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

Acceptance rate

88.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$51,568

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#19 Best Colleges for Humanities

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#20 Best Colleges for Humanities

Florida State University

Tallahassee

Acceptance rate

25.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,640

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#21 Best Colleges for Humanities

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

Acceptance rate

11.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,560

Avg. Cost after Aid

$37,000

#22 Best Colleges for Humanities

Golden Gate University

San Francisco

Acceptance rate

31.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,088

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#23 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Central Florida

Orlando

Acceptance rate

39.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,478

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#24 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Acceptance rate

5.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,652

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#25 Best Colleges for Humanities

University of Connecticut

Storrs

Acceptance rate

53.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$15,030

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,269

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