Alice Lloyd College

Location: Pippa Passes, Ky.

Specialty: Liberal arts college with work-study program serving students from 108-county service area in rural Appalachia.

How to get in: Applicants must score at least a 17 on the ACT or 430 verbal and 400 math on their SAT. They must have at least a 2.25 GPA (grade point average) in pre-college curriculum courses.

Percentage of students accepted: Of the 1,365 students who applied in 2007, 43% were accepted.

Estimated annual value of tuition: $7,000.