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Liberal Arts Colleges
Colorado nips Williams, followed by Amherst, Williams, Wellesley, and Oberlin
Middlebury, Richmond, Union, Vassar and Bard in Top Ten
Exclusive Internet-based College and University Rankings
Austin, Texas. April 8, 2009. In an exclusive TrendTopper MediaBuzz analysis, the Global Language Monitor (www.LangaugeMonitor.com) has ranked the nation’s colleges and universities according their appearance on the Internet, throughout the Blogosphere, as well in the global print and electronic media. The analysis is the only college ranking including Social Media.
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Liberal Arts Colleges |
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Rank |
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1 |
Colorado College, CO |
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2 |
Williams College, MA |
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3 |
Amherst College, MA |
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4 |
Wellesley College, MA |
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5 |
Oberlin College, OH |
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6 |
Middlebury College, VT |
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7 |
University of Richmond, VA |
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8 |
Union College, NY |
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9 |
Vassar College, NY |
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10 |
Bard College, NY |
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11 |
Bowdoin College, ME |
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12 |
Bucknell University, PA |
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13 |
Swarthmore College, PA |
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14 |
Smith College, MA |
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15 |
Hamilton College, NY |
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16 |
Bryn Mawr College, PA |
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17 |
Colgate University, NY |
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18 |
Barnard College, NY |
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19 |
Lafayette College, PA |
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20 |
Mount Holyoke College, MA |
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21 |
Pomona College, CA |
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22 |
Trinity College, CT |
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23 |
Dickinson College, PA |
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24 |
Carleton College, MN |
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25 |
Davidson College, NC |
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26 |
Connecticut College, CT |
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27 |
Colby College, ME |
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28 |
Occidental College, CA |
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29 |
Grinnell College, IA |
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30 |
Haverford College, PA |
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31 |
Kenyon College, OH |
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32 |
Bates College, ME |
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33 |
Drew University, NJ |
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34 |
Reed College, WA |
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35 |
DePauw University, IN |
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36 |
Washington & Lee University, PA |
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37 |
Wesleyan University, CT |
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38 |
College of the Holy Cross, MA |
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39 |
Gettysburg College, PA |
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40 |
St Olaf College, MN |
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54 |
Macalester College, MN |
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41 |
Skidmore College, NY |
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42 |
Furman University, SC |
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43 |
Claremont McKenna College, CA |
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44 |
Whitman College, WA |
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45 |
Harvey Mudd College, CA |
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46 |
Centre College, KY |
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47 |
St Lawrence University, NY |
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48 |
Southwestern University, TX |
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49 |
Franklin and Marshall College, PA |
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50 |
Scripps College, NY |