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Named after the mother of George Washington, the University of Mary Washington was the women's college of the University of Virginia before going coed in 1970. The primary campus is located midway between Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D.C. UMW also has a branch campus for its graduate programs located in Stafford, Virginia. The University has highly selective admissions and a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

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  Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
  
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  Enrollment: 5,381 (4,398 undergraduates)
  
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Founded in 1860, the University of Minnesota offers over 30 majors, and students enjoy the close relationships with faculty that come with a 13 to 1 student / faculty ratio and average class size of 16. Biology, Business, Elementary Education and Psychology are the most popular majors, and roughly 45% of students go on to seek an advanced degree.

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  Location: Morris, Minnesota
  
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  Enrollment: 1,705 (all undergraduate)
  
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville is the designated liberal arts college of the UNC system. The college is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. In athletics, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs compete in the NCAA Division I Big South Conference.

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  Location: Asheville, North Carolina
  
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  Enrollment: 3,897 (3,845 undergraduates)
  
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A List of 23 of the Best Catholic Colleges and Universities in the U.S.

By Allen Grove

The schools below have been selected for a range of factors including reputation, retention rates, graduation rates, academic quality, value and curricular innovations. The colleges and universities vary widely in size, location and mission, so I have not tried to force any kind of arbitrary ranking on them. Instead, I simply list them alphabetically.

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  Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
  
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  Enrollment: 14,621 (9,860 undergraduates)
  
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  Order: Jesuit
  
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  Description: Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Jesuits, and today it is one of the oldest Jesuit university in the U.S., and the Jesuit university with the largest endowment. The campus is distinguished by its stunning Gothic architecture, and the college has a partnership with beautiful St. Ignatius Church. The school always places high on rankings of national universities. The undergraduate business program is particularly strong. BC has a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. The Boston College Eagles compete in the NCAA Division 1-AAtlantic Coast Conference.
  
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  Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
  
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  Enrollment: 2,847 (all undergraduate)
  
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  Order: Jesuit
  
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  Description: Holy Cross has an impressive retention and graduation rate, with well over 90% of entering students earning a degree within six years. The college was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for its strengths in the liberal arts and sciences, and the school's 10 to 1 student / faculty ratio means that students will have a lot of personal interaction with their professors.
  
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