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Arkansas' High Quality Liberal Arts College

By: Daniel Z. Kane

Students looking for good small colleges might first look to New England or the Middle Atlantic region. But, there are two small colleges in Arkansas they might want to add to their lists.

One is Lyon College, which has remained fairly anonymous nationally despite high rankings by "U.S. News and World Report" and the fact that its faculty apparently have a stranglehold on the Arkansas Professor of the Year awards.

Lyon manages to attract good students. The middle 50% of the most recent incoming class earned an ACT composite of between 23-29, and more than 7 of 10 ranked in the top quartile of their high school graduating classes.

With just 500 students, getting lost in the crowd is not a danger...there is no crowd. And, as you'd expect at a college so small, there is a very low faculty to student ratio.

Although at many colleges more and more students seem to be living off campus, Lyon is distinctly residential, with the vast majority of students residing on campus.

Lyon features an endowed international studies program and offers students a wide variety of overseas study options. And, the Lyon Honor Code, which is explained on the College website, should be instituted at every college and university in the nation.

Now for the nice surprise. Lyon is priced well below many similar colleges.

For students looking for a liberal arts college with able students, small classes, modest tuition and fees, and a strong sense of community, Lyon may be tough to beat.

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