Candidate Institutions

The following list of candidate institutions has been screened to remove schools that are 

1. located west of the Mississippi River 
2. public sector 
3. art colleges and technical colleges 

Source Key:

C= Carnegie Classification: Balanced Arts and Sciences / Professional, some graduate coexistence 
L= Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges 
N = National Center for Educational Statistics, IPEDS (based on similarity in enrollment, geographic region and sector)
S = Suggestion from CCC community
W = Women's College Coalition 
U = U.S. News Liberal Arts Colleges Tier 3 

Institution	City	State	Source
Adelphi University	Garden City	NY	C
Agnes Scott College	Decatur	GA	W
Albertus Magnus College	New Haven	CT	C
Albright College	Reading	PA	U
Alfred University	Alfred	NY	C
Allegheny College	Meadville	PA	S
Alma College	Alma	MI	U
Alvernia College	Reading	PA	N
Alverno College	Milwaukee	WI	W
American International College	Springfield	MA	C
Amherst College	Amherst	MA	N
Andrews University	Berrien Springs	MI	C
Antioch University McGregor	Yellow Springs	OH	C
Arcadia University	Glenside	PA	C
Argosy University-Sarasota Campus	Sarasota	FL	C
Asbury College	Wilmore	KY	U
Atlantic Union College	South Lancaster	MA	N
Baldwin-Wallace College	Berea	OH	C
Barat College	Lake Forest	IL	C
Barnard College	New York	NY	W
Bates College	Lewiston	ME	N
Bay Path College	Longmeadow	MA	W
Bellarmine University	Louisville	KY	C
Belmont University	Nashville	TN	C
Benedictine University	Lisle	IL	C
Bennett College for Women	Greensboro	NC	W
Bennington College	Bennington	VT	N
Bethany College	Bethany	WV	U
Bloomfield College	Bloomfield	NJ	N
Bowdoin College	Brunswick	ME	N
Brenau University	Gainesville	GA	W
Bryn Mwr College	Bryn Mawr	PA	W
Burlington College	Burlington	VT	N
Butler University	Indianapolis	IN	C
Cabrini College	Radnor	PA	S
Caldwell College	Caldwell	NJ	N
Canisius College	Buffalo	NY	C
Capital University	Columbus	OH	C
Carlow University	Pittsburgh	PA	W
Carroll College	Waukesha	WI	C
Carson-Newman College	Jefferson City	TN	C,U
Catawba College	Salisbury	NC	C
Centenary College	Hackettstown	NJ	N
Charleston Southern University	Charleston	SC	C
Chatham University	Pittsburgh	PA	W
Clark Atlanta University	Atlanta	GA	C
College of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx	NY	C
College of New Jersey	Ewing	NJ	S
College of New Rochelle	New Rochelle	NY	W
College of Notre Dame of Maryland	Baltimore	MD	C,W
College of Saint Elizabeth	Morristown	NJ	C,N,W
College of the Atlantic	Bar Harbor	ME	N,U
Columbia College	Columbia	SC	W
Columbia Union College	Takoma Park	MD	C,N
Concordia College	Bronxville	NY	N
Converse College	Spartanburg	SC	C,W
Cornell University	Ithaca	NY	S
Cumberland College	Williamsburg	KY	C
Daemen College	Amherst	NY	N
Delaware Valley College	Doylestown	PA	N
DeSales University	Center Valley	PA	L
Dominican College of Blauvelt	Orangeburg	NY	N
Dominican University	River Forest	IL	C
Douglass College of Rutgers University	New Brunswick	NJ	W
Dowling College	Oakdale	NY	C
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	PA	C
Earlham College	Richmond	IN	S
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy	MA	C
Eckerd College	St. Petersburg	FL	U
Edgewood College	Madison	WI	C
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro	PA	S
Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown	PA	N
Elmira College	Elmira	NY	N
Elon University	Elon	NC	C
Emery and Henry College	Emory	VA	U
Emmanuel College	Boston	MA	C
Erskine College and Seminary	Due West	SC	C
Fairfield University	Fairfield	CT	C
Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham	Madison	NJ	C
Felician College	Lodi	NJ	N
Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster	PA	S
Georgetown College	Georgetown	KY	U
Georgian Court University	Lakewood	NJ	C,W
Goshen College	Goshen	IN	U
Gordon College	Wenham	MA	N,U
Goucher College	Baltimore	MD	N
Green Mountain College	Poultney	VT	N
Grove City College	Grove City	PA	N,U
Guilford College	Greensboro	NC	U
Gwynedd Mercy College	Gwynedd Valley	PA	S
Hamilton College	Clinton	NY	N
Hampshire College	Amherst	MA	N
Hampton University	Hampton	VA	C
Hartwick College	Oneonta	NY	N,U
Haverford College	Haverford	PA	N
Heidelberg College	Tiffin	OH	C
Hilbert College	Hamburg	NY	N
Hiram College	Hiram	OH	U
Hofstra University	Hempstead	NY	C
Houghton College	Houghton	NY	N,U
Hollins University	Roanoke	VA	W
Illinois College	Jacksonville	IL	U
Immaculata University	Immaculata	PA	S
Indiana University	Bloomington	IN	S
Iona College	New Rochelle	NY	C
Ithaca College	Ithaca	NY	C
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville	FL	C
John Carroll University	Cleveland	OH	C
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	MD	S
Judson College	Marion	AL	W
Juniata College	Huntingdon	PA	N
Lycoming College	Williamsport	PA	N
Keuka College	Keuka Park	NY	N
Keystone College	La Plume	PA	N
King College	Bristol	TN	C
Kings College	Wilkes Barre	PA	C
La Roche College	Pittsburgh	PA	C
La Salle University	Philadelphia	PA	C
Lafayette College	Easton	PA	L
LaGrange College	Lagrange	GA	C
Lebanon Valley College	Annville	PA	C
Lehigh University	Bethlehem	PA	L
Lenoir-Rhyne College	Hickory	NC	C
Long Island University	New York	NY	S
Loyola College in Maryland	Baltimore	MD	C
Lycoming College	Williamsport	PA	U
Lynchburg College	Lynchburg	VA	C
Manchester College	North Manchester	IN	C
Marietta College	Marietta	OH	C
Marlboro College	Marlboro	VT	N,U
Mary Baldwin College	Saunton	VA	W
Marygrove College	Detroit	MI	C
Marymount College of Fordham University	Tarrytown	NY	N
Marymount Manhattan	New York	NY	N
Marymount University	Arlington	VA	C
Maryville College	Maryville	TN	U
Marywood University	Scranton	PA	S
Medaille College	Buffalo	NY	N
Mercy College-Main Campus	Dobbs Ferry	NY	C
Mercyhurst College	Erie	PA	C,N
Meredith College	Raleigh	NC	C,U,W
Merrimack College	North Andover	MA	U
Messiah College	Grantham	PA	N
Middlebury College	Middlebury	VT	S
Midway College	Midway	KY	W
Millikin University	Decatur	IL	U,C
Monmouth College	Monmouth	IL	U
Monmouth University	West Long Branch	NJ	C
Moravian College	Bethlehem	PA	L,U
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	MA	W
Mount Mary College	Milwaukee	WI	W
Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg	MD	C
Mount Union College	Alliance	OH	U
Muhlenberg College	Allentown	PA	L
Nazareth College of Rochester	Rochester	NY	C
Neumann College	Aston	PA	C,N
North Central College	Naperville	IL	C
North Park University	Chicago	IL	C
Norwich University	Northfield	VT	C
Oberlin College	Oberlin	OH	S
Oglethorpe University	Atlanta	GA	U
Otterbein College	Westerville	OH	C
Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach	FL	C
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science	Paul Smiths	NY	N
Peace College	Raleigh	NC	W
Peirce College	Philadelphia	PA	N
Piedmont College	Demorest	GA	C
Pine Manor College	Chestnut Hill	MA	N,W
Providence College	Providence	RI	C
Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte	NC	C
Randolph College	Lynchburg	VA	W
Regis College	Weston	MA	W
Rider University	Lawrenceville	NJ	C
Ripon College	Ripon	WI	U
Rivier College	Nashua	NH	C
Roanoke College	Salem	VA	U
Rockford College	Rockford	IL	C
Rosemont College	Rosemont,	PA	W
Russell Sage College	Troy	NY	N,U,W
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	CT	C
Saint Anselm	Manchester	NH	U
Saint Bonaventure University	St Bonaventure	NY	C
Saint Francis College	Brooklyn Heights	NY	N
Saint John Fisher College	Rochester	NY	C
Saint John's College	Annapolis	MD	N,U
Saint John's University-New York	Queens	NY	C
Saint Joseph College	West Hartford	CT	C
Saint Josephs College-Main Campus	Brooklyn	NY	N
Saint Josephs College-Suffolk Campus	Patchogue	NY	N
Saint Josephs University	Philadelphia	PA	C
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	St. Mary-of-the-Woods	IN	W
Saint Mary's College	Notre Dame	IN	W
Saint Norbert College	DePere	WI	U
Saint Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill	NY	C
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe	PA	N,U
Salem College	Winston-Salem	NC	U.W
Salve Regina University	Newport	RI	C
Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville	NY	N
Samford University	Birmingham	AL	C
Seton Hall University	South Orange	NJ	C
Seton Hill University	Greensburg	PA	C
Shenandoah University	Winchester	VA	C
Simmons College	Boston	MA	W
Smith College	Northampton	MA	W
Spelman College	Atlanta	GA	W
Spring Hill College	Mobile	AL	C
Stetson University	Deland	FL	C
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove	PA	S
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	PA	N
Sweet Briar College	Sweet Briar	VA	W
Syracuse University	Syracuse	NY	S
Thiel College	Greenville	PA	N
Trinity University	Washington	DC	W
Union Institute & University	Cincinnati	OH	C
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	CT	C
University of Evansville	Evansville	IN	C
University of Hartford	West Hartford	CT	C
University of Indianapolis	Indianapolis	IN	C
University of New Haven	West Haven	CT	S
University of Scranton	Scranton	PA	C
University of Tampa, The	Tampa	FL	C
Ursinus College	Collegeville	PA	N
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	OH	W
Utica College	Utica	NY	N
Valparaiso University	Valparaiso	IN	C
Villa Julie College	Stevenson	MD	C,N
Villa Maria College Buffalo	Buffalo	NY	N
Villanova University	Villanova	PA	S
Wagner College	Staten Island	NY	C
Warren Wilson College	Swannanoa	NC	U
Washington and Jefferson College	Washington	PA	N
Washington College	Chestertown	MD	N
Waynesburg College	Waynesburg	PA	S
Wellesley College	Wellesley	MA	W
Wells College	Aurora	NY	N,W
Wesley College	Dover	DE	N
Wesleyan College	Macon	GA	U,W
West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon	WV	C
Westminster College	New Wilmington	PA	C,N,U
Wheaton College	Norton	MA	N
Widener University	Wilmington	DE	S
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre	PA	S
William Carey College	Hattiesburg	MS	C
Wilson College	Chambersburg	PA	N,W
Wingate University	Wingate	NC	C
Xavier University	Cincinnati	OH	C
Yale University	New Haven	CT	S
York College	York	PA	S