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Berea College

Location: Berea, Ky.

Specialty: Liberal arts college with required work-study program.

How to get in: Most students score between 20 and 30 on the ACT or between 1410 and 1980 on the SAT. Applicants are expected to have a GPA of at least 3.0. The majority of applicants have limited financial resources and come from Appalachia.

Percentage of students accepted: Of the 2,083 students who applied in 2007, 28% were accepted.

Estimated annual value of tuition: $23,400.