| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:type_of_higher_education_institution 
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                                | gptkbp:accreditation_by | regional accrediting bodies 
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                                | gptkbp:admission | undergraduate students 
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                                | gptkbp:admissions_process | selective 
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                                | gptkbp:curriculumIncludes | gptkb:mathematics gptkb:natural_sciences
 arts
 humanities
 social sciences
 
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                                | gptkbp:distinctFrom | community colleges research universities
 
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                                | gptkbp:emphasizes | critical thinking broad-based education
 interdisciplinary learning
 communication skills
 
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                                | gptkbp:encourage | campus community involvement student-faculty interaction
 
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                                | gptkbp:example | gptkb:Amherst_College gptkb:Bowdoin_College
 gptkb:Carleton_College
 gptkb:Middlebury_College
 gptkb:Pomona_College
 gptkb:Swarthmore_College
 gptkb:Vassar_College
 gptkb:Wellesley_College
 gptkb:Williams_College
 
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                                | gptkbp:faculty_focus | teaching over research 
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                                | gptkbp:financial_aid | often available 
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                                | gptkbp:focus | undergraduate education 
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                                | gptkbp:goal | holistic education 
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                                | gptkbp:governedBy | boards of trustees 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAlumni | Barack Obama (Occidental College) David Foster Wallace (Amherst College)
 Hillary Clinton (Wellesley College)
 Nancy Pelosi (Trinity College)
 Robert Frost (Amherst College)
 
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                                | gptkbp:often_have | residential campuses 
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                                | gptkbp:often_located | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:often_private | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:originatedIn | Western education tradition 
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                                | gptkbp:rarely_offer | graduate programs 
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                                | gptkbp:sometimes_affiliated_with | gptkb:historically_black_colleges_and_universities_(HBCUs) religious organizations
 
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                                | gptkbp:sometimes_part_of | consortiums (e.g., Five Colleges) 
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                                | gptkbp:sometimes_public | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:student_activities_include | sports clubs
 arts organizations
 
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                                | gptkbp:tuition | often high 
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                                | gptkbp:typically_offer | Bachelor of Arts degrees Bachelor of Science degrees
 
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                                | gptkbp:usually_have | small class sizes low student-to-faculty ratios
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:U.S._News_&_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Liberal Arts Colleges 
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