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Top 20 Colleges for Student Mental Health Resources

Colleges leading the way in student mental health support, counseling access, and campus wellness programs.

How we ranked these schools

Schools are scored on factors that correlate with mental health support quality: smaller enrollment (better counselor-to-student ratios), liberal arts designation (stronger student support infrastructure), honors college presence, and academic quality. Only four-year schools with published tuition data are included. Data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (the federal government's education data authority), Princeton Review, Niche, and My School List's own school database. All figures reflect the most recently available data and are updated periodically. Rankings are for informational purposes only.

1

Pomona College

CA · Acceptance Rate: 7%

Enrollment: 1,600
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $58,720
2

Claremont McKenna College

CA · Acceptance Rate: 9%

Enrollment: 1,400
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $62,215
3

Harvey Mudd College

CA · Acceptance Rate: 13%

Enrollment: 900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,468
4

Hamilton College

NY · Acceptance Rate: 12%

Enrollment: 2,000
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,750
5

Grinnell College

IA · Acceptance Rate: 13%

Enrollment: 1,700
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $60,080
6

Colgate University

NY · Acceptance Rate: 13%

Enrollment: 3,200
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,930
7

Carleton College

MN · Acceptance Rate: 16%

Enrollment: 1,900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,750
8

Middlebury College

VT · Acceptance Rate: 16%

Enrollment: 2,800
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,388
9

Colorado College

CO · Acceptance Rate: 13%

Enrollment: 2,200
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $64,134
10

Washington and Lee University

VA · Acceptance Rate: 17%

Enrollment: 2,300
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $59,355
11

Davidson College

NC · Acceptance Rate: 17%

Enrollment: 1,900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $58,010
12

Pitzer College

CA · Acceptance Rate: 15%

Enrollment: 1,100
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $61,736
13

University of Richmond

VA · Acceptance Rate: 25%

Enrollment: 3,500
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $60,870
14

Macalester College

MN · Acceptance Rate: 28%

Enrollment: 1,900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $62,950
15

Oberlin College

OH · Acceptance Rate: 30%

Enrollment: 1,900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $62,194
16

Franklin & Marshall College

PA · Acceptance Rate: 30%

Enrollment: 2,300
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $62,850
17

College of the Holy Cross

MA · Acceptance Rate: 32%

Enrollment: 3,100
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $57,684
18

Bucknell University

PA · Acceptance Rate: 32%

Enrollment: 3,800
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $62,384
19

Denison University

OH · Acceptance Rate: 31%

Enrollment: 1,900
Campus Size: Micro
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $58,790
20

Trinity College

CT · Acceptance Rate: 33%

Enrollment: 2,200
Campus Size: Small
Liberal Arts: Yes
Tuition: $63,140

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