2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Michigan

Name: 2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Michigan (Kollegio college rankings)
Creator: Kollegio
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

11 Michigan schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

Showing 1–11 of 11 colleges · How we rank colleges

Filter by

Cost of attendance after aid

ⓘ

$77,180

Institution type

2 Year4 Year5 Year

Field of study

Sort By

Campus Detail

Institution setting

AllCitySuburbanRural

Undergraduate enrollment

ⓘ

268763

Financial

Alumni starting salary

Tuition cost

ⓘ

$67,000

In-state tuition

ⓘ

Proportion of need based aid received

ⓘ

100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

ⓘ

100%

Average aid package

ⓘ

$82,308

Application fee

ⓘ

$150

Academics

Mean GPA

ⓘ

Mean SAT

ⓘ

1200

Mean ACT

ⓘ

#1 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale

Acceptance rate

20.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$28,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#2 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo

Acceptance rate

76.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$53,976

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#3 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Hope College

Holland

Acceptance rate

75.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$36,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#4 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Alma College

Alma

Acceptance rate

65.7%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$43,602

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#5 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Albion College

Albion

Acceptance rate

83.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$52,570

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#6 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Aquinas College, Michigan

Grand Rapids

Acceptance rate

71.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$35,384

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,890

#7 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste. Marie

Acceptance rate

68.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$12,912

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#8 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Adrian College

Adrian

Acceptance rate

68.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$38,032

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#9 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Rochester Christian University

Rochester Hills

Acceptance rate

65.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$25,462

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,730

#10 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

The University of Olivet

Olivet

Acceptance rate

97.1%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$30,032

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#11 Best Liberal Arts Colleges

Grace Christian University

Grand Rapids

Acceptance rate

99.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$13,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

2026 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in Michigan

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in nearby states

More college rankings in Michigan

Browse more