近日，世界权威排名机构之一U.S. News & World
Report《美国新闻与世界报道》官方，最新发布了2022年度美国最佳文理学院排名!与综合大学相比，文理学院的排名稳定许多，排名方法与综合性大学一样!
| 排名 | 大学英文名 | 大学中文名 | 所在州 | 城市 | 学费 | 本科招生人数 |
| 1 | Williams College | 威廉姆斯学院 | MA | Williamstown | $59,660 | 1,962 |
| 2 | Amherst College | 阿默斯特学院 | MA | Amherst | $60,890 | 1,745 |
| 3 | Swarthmore College | 斯沃斯莫尔学院 | PA | Swarthmore | $56,056 | 1,437 |
| 4 | Pomona College | 波莫纳学院 | CA | Claremont | $56,686 | 1,477 |
| 5 | Wellesley College | 韦尔斯利学院 | MA | Wellesley | $60,752 | 2,280 |
| 6 | Bowdoin College | 鲍登学院 | ME | Brunswick | $58,322 | 1,777 |
| 6 | United States Naval Academy | 美国海军学院 | MD | Annapolis | 州外N/A , 州内N/A | 4,594 |
| 8 | Claremont McKenna College | 克莱蒙特麦肯纳学院 | CA | Claremont | $58,111 | 1,262 |
| 9 | Carleton College | 卡尔顿学院 | MN | Northfield | $60,225 | 1,940 |
| 9 | Middlebury College | 米德尔伯里学院 | VT | Middlebury | $59,770 | 2,580 |
| 11 | United States Military Academy | 美国军事学院 | NY | West Point | 州外N/A , 州内N/A | 4,536 |
| 11 | Washington and Lee University | 华盛顿与李大学 | VA | Lexington | $59,380 | 1,822 |
| 13 | Davidson College | 戴维森学院 | NC | Davidson | $55,000 | 1,983 |
| 13 | Grinnell College | 格林内尔学院 | IA | Grinnell | $58,648 | 1,493 |
| 13 | Hamilton College | 汉密尔顿学院 | NY | Clinton | $59,970 | 1,900 |
| 16 | Haverford College | 哈弗福德学院 | PA | Haverford | $60,940 | 1,307 |
| 17 | Barnard College | 巴纳德学院 | NY | New York | $59,684 | 2,744 |
| 17 | Colby College | 科尔比学院 | ME | Waterville | $61,220 | 2,155 |
| 17 | Colgate University | 科尔盖特大学 | NY | Hamilton | $61,966 | 3,042 |
| 17 | Smith College | 史密斯学院 | MA | Northampton | $56,114 | 2,183 |
| 17 | Wesleyan University | 卫斯理大学 | CT | Middletown | $61,749 | 2,852 |
| 22 | United States Air Force Academy | 美国空军学院 | CO | USAF Academy | 州外N/A , 州内N/A | 4,307 |
| 22 | University of Richmond | 里士满大学 | VA | Univ. of Richmond | $58,570 | 3,291 |
| 22 | Vassar College | 瓦萨学院 | NY | Poughkeepsie | $62,870 | 2,435 |
| 25 | Bates College | 贝茨学院 | ME | Lewiston | $59,062 | 1,876 |
| 26 | Colorado College | 科罗拉多学院 | CO | Colorado Springs | $62,070 | 2,025 |
| 27 | Macalester College | 麦卡莱斯特学院 | MN | St. Paul | $60,518 | 2,049 |
| 28 | Harvey Mudd College | 哈维穆德学院 | CA | Claremont | $60,703 | 854 |
| 29 | Soka University of America | 美国创价大学 | CA | Aliso Viejo | $34,166 | 392 |
| 30 | Berea College | 伯利亚学院 | KY | Berea | $712 | 1,432 |
| 30 | Bryn Mawr College | 布林莫尔学院 | PA | Bryn Mawr | $56,320 | 1,300 |
| 30 | Kenyon College | 肯扬学院 | OH | Gambier | $63,310 | 1,617 |
| 30 | Mount Holyoke College | 霍利奥克山学院 | MA | South Hadley | $56,518 | 1,915 |
| 30 | Scripps College | 斯克里普斯学院 | CA | Claremont | $58,442 | 936 |
| 35 | College of the Holy Cross | 圣十字学院 | MA | Worcester | $56,540 | 2,997 |
| 35 | Pitzer College | 皮泽学院 | CA | Claremont | $57,978 | 922 |
| 37 | Oberlin College and Conservatory | 欧柏林学院和音乐学院 | OH | Oberlin | $60,243 | 2,647 |
| 38 | Bucknell University | 巴克内尔大学 | PA | Lewisburg | $59,802 | 3,695 |
| 38 | Lafayette College | 拉斐特学院 | PA | Easton | $56,364 | 2,514 |
| 38 | Skidmore College | 斯基德莫尔学院 | NY | Saratoga Springs | $60,152 | 2,582 |
| 38 | Whitman College | 惠特曼学院 | WA | Walla Walla | $55,982 | 1,360 |
| 42 | Denison University | 丹尼森大学 | OH | Granville | $57,500 | 2,258 |
| 42 | Franklin & Marshall College | 富兰克林马歇尔学院 | PA | Lancaster | $63,401 | 2,254 |
| 42 | Occidental College | 西方学院 | CA | Los Angeles | $58,426 | 1,839 |
| 42 | Thomas Aquinas College | 托马斯阿奎那学院 | CA | Santa Paula | $26,000 | 462 |
| 46 | DePauw University | 德堡大学 | IN | Greencastle | $53,896 | 1,752 |
| 46 | Furman University | 弗曼大学 | SC | Greenville | $53,372 | 2,345 |
| 46 | Hillsdale College | 希尔斯代尔学院 | MI | Hillsdale | $30,042 | 1,466 |
| 46 | Trinity College | 圣三一学院 | CT | Hartford | $61,370 | 2,200 |
| 50 | Connecticut College | 康涅狄格学院 | CT | New London | $60,795 | 1,737 |
| 50 | Dickinson College | 迪金森学院 | PA | Carlisle | $58,708 | 1,932 |
| 50 | union College (NY) | 联合学院（纽约） | NY | Schenectady | $61,659 | 2,047 |
| 50 | The University of the South | 南方大学 | TN | Sewanee | $49,418 | 1,716 |
| 54 | Gettysburg College | 葛底斯堡学院 | PA | Gettysburg | $59,960 | 2,505 |
| 54 | Rhodes College | 罗德学院 | TN | Memphis | $50,910 | 1,840 |
| 54 | Spelman College | 斯佩尔曼学院 | GA | Atlanta | $28,181 | 2,207 |
| 57 | St. Lawrence University | 圣劳伦斯大学 | NY | Canton | $60,220 | 2,280 |
| 57 | Wabash College | 瓦巴什学院 | IN | Crawfordsville | $45,850 | 868 |
| 59 | Centre College | 中心学院 | KY | Danville | $46,000 | 1,333 |
| 59 | Principia College | 原理学院 | IL | Elsah | $30,800 | 340 |
| 59 | Wheaton College (IL) | 惠顿学院（IL） | IL | Wheaton | $40,570 | 2,265 |
| 62 | Bard College | 巴德学院 | NY | Annandale on Hudson | $57,968 | 1,802 |
| 62 | Lawrence University | 劳伦斯大学 | WI | Appleton | $52,401 | 1,432 |
| 62 | Reed College | 里德学院 | OR | Portland | $60,620 | (fall 2019) 1,457 |
| 62 | St. Olaf College | 圣奥拉夫学院 | MN | Northfield | $52,680 | 2,953 |
| 66 | Agnes Scott College | 艾格尼丝斯科特学院 | GA | Decatur | $44,250 | 1,014 |
| 67 | Muhlenberg College | 穆伦伯格学院 | PA | Allentown | $55,830 | 2,063 |
| 67 | St. John's College (MD) | 圣约翰学院 (MD) | MD | Annapolis | $36,170 | 383 |
| 67 | Virginia Military Institute | 弗吉尼亚军事学院 | VA | Lexington | 州外$47,220 , 州内$19,210 | 1,698 |
| 67 | Wofford College | 沃福德学院 | SC | Spartanburg | $49,550 | 1,772 |
| 71 | College of Wooster | 伍斯特学院 | OH | Wooster | $55,500 | 1,924 |
| 71 | Kalamazoo College | 卡拉马祖学院 | MI | Kalamazoo | $54,372 | 1,451 |
| 71 | Sarah Lawrence College | 莎拉劳伦斯学院 | NY | Bronxville | $59,470 | 1,292 |
| 71 | Willamette University | 威拉米特大学 | OR | Salem | $44,306 | 1,303 |
| 75 | Beloit College | 贝洛伊特学院 | WI | Beloit | $54,680 | 978 |
| 75 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 霍巴特和威廉史密斯学院 | NY | Geneva | $60,275 | 1,822 |
| 75 | Juniata College | 朱尼亚塔学院 | PA | Huntingdon | $49,175 | (fall 2019) 1,389 |
| 75 | St. John's College (NM) | 圣约翰学院 (NM) | NM | Santa Fe | $36,410 | 269 |
| 79 | Bennington College | 本宁顿学院 | VT | Bennington | $59,638 | 697 |
| 79 | Gustavus Adolphus College | 古斯塔夫阿道夫学院 | MN | St. Peter | $50,690 | 2,245 |
| 79 | Knox College | 诺克斯学院 | IL | Galesburg | $51,576 | 1,154 |
| 82 | Lake Forest College | 森林湖学院 | IL | Lake Forest | $51,002 | 1,558 |
| 82 | Lewis & Clark College | 刘易斯克拉克学院 | OR | Portland | $57,404 | 1,830 |
| 82 | New College of Florida | 佛罗里达新学院 | FL | Sarasota | 州外$29,944 , 州内$6,916 | 646 |
| 85 | Allegheny College | 阿勒格尼学院 | PA | Meadville | $52,530 | 1,667 |
| 85 | University of Puget Sound | 普吉特海湾大学 | WA | Tacoma | $55,670 | 1,898 |
| 85 | Ursinus College | 熊学院 | PA | Collegeville | $56,600 | 1,493 |
| 85 | Wheaton College (MA) | 惠顿学院（MA） | MA | Norton | $58,180 | 1,669 |
| 89 | Cornell College | 康奈尔学院 | IA | Mount Vernon | $47,726 | 997 |
| 89 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 伊利诺伊卫斯理大学 | IL | Bloomington | $52,512 | 1,636 |
| 89 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | 马里兰州圣玛丽学院 | MD | St. Marys City | 州外$31,200 , 州内$15,124 | 1,488 |
| 92 | Augustana College | 奥古斯塔纳学院 | IL | Rock Island | $46,189 | 2,377 |
| 92 | College of St. Benedict | 圣本笃学院 | MN | St. Joseph | $50,126 | 1,668 |
| 92 | College of the Atlantic | 大西洋学院 | ME | Bar Harbor | $43,542 | 366 |
| 92 | Earlham College | 厄勒姆学院 | IN | Richmond | $49,053 | 915 |
| 92 | Transylvania University | 特兰西瓦尼亚大学 | KY | Lexington | $42,520 | 958 |
| 92 | Washington and Jefferson College | 华盛顿和杰斐逊学院 | PA | Washington | $50,169 | 1,166 |
| 98 | Hampden-Sydney College | 汉普顿-悉尼学院 | VA | Hampden-Sydney | $49,504 | 881 |
| 98 | Hanover College | 汉诺威学院 | IN | Hanover | $40,250 | 1,028 |
| 98 | Hendrix College | 亨德里克斯学院 | AR | Conway | $49,490 | 1,066 |
| 98 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 俄亥俄卫斯理大学 | OH | Delaware | $48,832 | 1,426 |
| 98 | Southwestern University | 西南大学 | TX | Georgetown | $46,800 | 1,505 |
| 98 | Stonehill College | 斯通希尔学院 | MA | Easton | $47,808 | 2,417 |
| 98 | Washington College | 华盛顿学院 | MD | Chestertown | $50,842 | 1,089 |