Don’t Take Our Word For It! See What Others Say About Berea College

These publications assess and analyze higher education—and they agree that Berea offers a top-in-the-nation model for providing a no/low-cost, high-quality education to students who deserve it most. 

Washington Monthly: #1 Best College in the Nation, 2025

Washington Monthly: #1 Best Bang for the Buck in the South, 2025

New York Times Access Index: #1 in Educational Access

U.S. News & World Report: #1 National Liberal Arts College for Least Debt

Adam Harris, “The Little College Where Tuition Is Free and Every Student Is Given a Job,” The Atlantic, Oct. 11, 2018.

Gretchen Dykstra, Lessons from the Foothills: Berea College and Its Unique Roll in America (2024).