Special Learning Opportunity
The following table compares the special learning opportunities between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Online Class | ROTC | Teacher Cert. | Study Abroad | Weekend/ Evening College | Campus Housing* | Meal Plan** | |
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1 | Pomona College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,675) | ✔ ($8,212) | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,244) | ✔ ($8,653) | |
3 | Swarthmore College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,580) | ✔ ($8,922) | |
4 | Williams College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,173) | ✔ ($7,630) | |
5 | Barnard College | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,367) | ✔ ($7,626) | |
6 | Amherst College | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,000) | ✔ ($7,700) | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (918) | ✔ ($8,916) | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,478) | ✔ ($7,975) | |
9 | Bowdoin College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,886) | ✔ ($8,722) | |
10 | Davidson College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,810) | ✔ ($7,800) | |
11 | Wellesley College | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,190) | ✔ ($9,136) | |
12 | Soka University of America | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (572) | ✔ | |
13 | Carleton College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,865) | ✔ ($7,551) | |
14 | Colby College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,398) | ✔ ($7,870) | |
15 | Middlebury College | Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,700) | ✔ ($7,780) | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ (679) | ✔ | |
17 | United States Naval Academy | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,667) | ✔ | |
18 | Haverford College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,435) | ✔ ($7,082) | |
19 | Hamilton College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,057) | ✔ ($7,220) | |
20 | Vassar College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,435) | ✔ | |
21 | Scripps College | ✗ | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,087) | ✔ ($9,068) | |
22 | Pitzer College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (994) | ✔ ($8,968) | |
23 | Colgate University | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,010) | ✔ ($8,328) | |
24 | Wesleyan University | Under, Grad | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,006) | ✔ | |
25 | Colorado College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,739) | ✔ ($6,000) | |
26 | Principia College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (530) | ✔ ($6,510) | |
27 | University of Richmond | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (2,875) | ✔ ($8,020) | |
28 | Lafayette College | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,510) | ✔ ($6,616) | |
29 | Oberlin College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,694) | ✔ ($9,266) | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (38) | ✔ ($8,520) | |
31 | Berea College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,575) | ✔ ($3,740) | |
32 | Bucknell University | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (3,406) | ✔ ($5,868) | |
33 | United States Military Academy | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,700) | ✔ | |
34 | Grinnell College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,419) | ✔ ($7,940) | |
35 | Macalester College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,349) | ✔ ($6,482) | |
36 | Bates College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,731) | ✔ | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (4,070) | ✔ | |
38 | Trinity College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,930) | ✔ ($5,880) | |
39 | Smith College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,479) | ✔ ($10,140) | |
40 | Wheaton College | Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,155) | ✔ ($4,820) | |
41 | Connecticut College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,890) | ✔ ($7,300) | |
42 | St. John's College | Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ (371) | ✔ ($7,280) | |
43 | Occidental College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,650) | ✔ ($8,390) | |
44 | Skidmore College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,182) | ✔ ($6,798) | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,284) | ✔ ($7,750) | |
46 | Kenyon College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,008) | ✔ | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,142) | ✔ ($8,560) | |
48 | Denison University | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,387) | ✔ ($6,770) | |
49 | St Olaf College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,986) | ✔ ($6,520) | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | ✗ | NAVY | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,642) | ✔ ($7,520) | |
51 | St. John's College | Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ (375) | ✔ ($7,040) | |
52 | Hillsdale College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,154) | ✔ ($6,300) | |
53 | Whitman College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (886) | ✔ ($7,960) | |
54 | Reed College | Under | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,115) | ✔ ($7,660) | |
55 | Union College | ✗ | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,043) | ✔ ($7,083) | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,050) | ✔ ($5,780) | |
57 | Wabash College | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (933) | ✔ ($6,000) | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,224) | ✔ ($6,140) | |
59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,768) | ✔ ($6,950) | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,417) | ✔ ($6,360) | |
61 | Virginia Military Institute | ✗ | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,751) | ✔ ($7,478) | |
62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,730) | ✔ ($7,955) | |
63 | Saint Johns University | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,462) | ✔ ($6,232) | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,882) | ✔ ($6,130) | |
65 | Hope College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,595) | ✔ ($6,580) | |
66 | Centre College | ✗ | Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,331) | ✔ ($6,150) | |
67 | Hendrix College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,258) | ✔ ($6,700) | |
68 | St Lawrence University | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,362) | ✔ ($7,380) | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,308) | ✔ ($4,644) | |
70 | Ursinus College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,513) | ✔ ($5,024) | |
71 | Wofford College | ✗ | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,644) | ✔ ($6,190) | |
72 | Furman University | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,407) | ✔ ($6,482) | |
73 | Lawrence University | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,477) | ✔ ($5,532) | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,652) | ✔ ($6,064) | |
75 | DePauw University | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,300) | ✔ | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,958) | ✔ | |
77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | Under, Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (593) | ✔ ($4,861) | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | Under, Grad | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,395) | ✔ | |
79 | Bennington College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (771) | ✔ ($8,100) | |
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (663) | ✔ ($6,580) | |
81 | Wesleyan College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (489) | ✔ | |
82 | Allegheny College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,739) | ✔ ($6,518) | |
83 | Gettysburg College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,304) | ✔ ($6,920) | |
84 | The King's College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (136) | ✔ | |
85 | Dickinson College | Grad | Army | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,952) | ✔ ($7,718) | |
86 | The College of Wooster | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,890) | ✔ ($6,950) | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | Under | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (250) | ✔ ($5,610) | |
88 | Earlham College | Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (987) | ✔ ($5,874) | |
89 | Luther College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (2,156) | ✔ ($5,650) | |
90 | Meredith College | Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,150) | ✔ | |
91 | Rhodes College | ✗ | Army, NAVY, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,488) | ✔ | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (845) | ✔ ($7,105) | |
93 | Austin College | Under | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,208) | ✔ ($6,520) | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,020) | ✔ ($6,032) | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (90) | ✔ ($4,350) | |
96 | Gordon College | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,268) | ✔ ($4,440) | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (561) | ✔ | |
98 | Bard College | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,400) | ✔ | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Under, Grad | Army, Air Force | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ (1,182) | ✔ ($6,110) | |
100 | Emmanuel College | Under, Grad | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ (1,465) | ✔ |
Student Services on Campus
The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.
Rank | Name | Career Counseling | Employment Service | Placement Service | On Campus Daycare | Library Facilities | |
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1 | Pomona College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
3 | Swarthmore College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
4 | Williams College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
5 | Barnard College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
6 | Amherst College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
9 | Bowdoin College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
10 | Davidson College | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
11 | Wellesley College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
12 | Soka University of America | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
13 | Carleton College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
14 | Colby College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
15 | Middlebury College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
17 | United States Naval Academy | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
18 | Haverford College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
19 | Hamilton College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
20 | Vassar College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
21 | Scripps College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
22 | Pitzer College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
23 | Colgate University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
24 | Wesleyan University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
25 | Colorado College | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | Own Library | |
26 | Principia College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
27 | University of Richmond | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
28 | Lafayette College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
29 | Oberlin College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
31 | Berea College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
32 | Bucknell University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
33 | United States Military Academy | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
34 | Grinnell College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
35 | Macalester College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
36 | Bates College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
38 | Trinity College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
39 | Smith College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
40 | Wheaton College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
41 | Connecticut College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
42 | St. John's College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
43 | Occidental College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
44 | Skidmore College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
46 | Kenyon College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
48 | Denison University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
49 | St Olaf College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
51 | St. John's College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
52 | Hillsdale College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
53 | Whitman College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
54 | Reed College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
55 | Union College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
57 | Wabash College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
61 | Virginia Military Institute | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
63 | Saint Johns University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
65 | Hope College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
66 | Centre College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
67 | Hendrix College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
68 | St Lawrence University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
70 | Ursinus College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
71 | Wofford College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
72 | Furman University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
73 | Lawrence University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
75 | DePauw University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
79 | Bennington College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
81 | Wesleyan College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
82 | Allegheny College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
83 | Gettysburg College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
84 | The King's College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
85 | Dickinson College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
86 | The College of Wooster | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
88 | Earlham College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
89 | Luther College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
90 | Meredith College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
91 | Rhodes College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
93 | Austin College | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | Own Library | |
96 | Gordon College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
98 | Bard College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Own Library | |
100 | Emmanuel College | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | Own Library |
Athletics Associations
The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges. Among 100 Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges, 93 schools are member of NAA, 90 schools are member of NCAA, 1 schools are member of NAIA, and 2 schools are member of NSCAA.
Rank | Name | Members | Football | Basketball | Baseball | All Programs | |
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1 | Pomona College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 12 athletic programs | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 13 athletic programs | |
3 | Swarthmore College | NAA, NCAA | - | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
4 | Williams College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 19 athletic programs | |
5 | Barnard College | NAA, NCAA | - | Ivy League | - | - | |
6 | Amherst College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 14 athletic programs | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | - | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | NAA, NCAA | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 15 athletic programs | |
9 | Bowdoin College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
10 | Davidson College | NAA, NCAA | Pioneer Football League | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
11 | Wellesley College | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | - | - | |
12 | Soka University of America | NAA, NAIA | - | - | - | 5 athletic programs | |
13 | Carleton College | NAA, NCAA | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | 10 athletic programs | |
14 | Colby College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 18 athletic programs | |
15 | Middlebury College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
17 | United States Naval Academy | NAA, NCAA | American Athletic Conference | Patriot League | Patriot League | - | |
18 | Haverford College | NAA, NCAA | - | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
19 | Hamilton College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
20 | Vassar College | NAA, NCAA | - | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 athletic programs | |
21 | Scripps College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | - | |
22 | Pitzer College | NAA, NCAA | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | - | |
23 | Colgate University | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | - | 14 athletic programs | |
24 | Wesleyan University | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 17 athletic programs | |
25 | Colorado College | NAA, NCAA | - | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | - | 10 athletic programs | |
26 | Principia College | NAA, NCAA | - | - | |||
27 | University of Richmond | NAA, NCAA | Coastal Athletic Association | Atlantic 10 Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
28 | Lafayette College | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | Patriot League | 13 athletic programs | |
29 | Oberlin College | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
31 | Berea College | NAA, NCAA | - | USA South Athletic Conference | USA South Athletic Conference | 9 athletic programs | |
32 | Bucknell University | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | Patriot League | 15 athletic programs | |
33 | United States Military Academy | NAA, NCAA | Division I-A Independents | Patriot League | Patriot League | - | |
34 | Grinnell College | NAA, NCAA | Midwest Conference | Midwest Conference | Midwest Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
35 | Macalester College | NAA, NCAA | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | 12 athletic programs | |
36 | Bates College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 16 athletic programs | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | NAA, NCAA | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | Mountain West Conference | - | |
38 | Trinity College | NAA, NCAA | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | New England Small College Ath Conf | 16 athletic programs | |
39 | Smith College | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | - | - | |
40 | Wheaton College | NAA, NCAA | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | 11 athletic programs | |
41 | Connecticut College | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Small College Ath Conf | - | 15 athletic programs | |
42 | St. John's College | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
43 | Occidental College | NAA, NCAA | - | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | Southern California Intercoll Ath Conf | 12 athletic programs | |
44 | Skidmore College | NAA, NCAA | - | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 athletic programs | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | NAA, NCAA | - | Centennial Conference | - | - | |
46 | Kenyon College | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | - | - | |
48 | Denison University | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
49 | St Olaf College | NAA, NCAA | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | 16 athletic programs | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | NAA, NCAA | Patriot League | Patriot League | Patriot League | 14 athletic programs | |
51 | St. John's College | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
52 | Hillsdale College | NAA, NCAA | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | - | |
53 | Whitman College | NAA, NCAA | - | Northwest Conference | Northwest Conference | 8 athletic programs | |
54 | Reed College | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
55 | Union College | NAA, NCAA | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 14 athletic programs | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | NAA, NCAA | - | - | 9 athletic programs | ||
57 | Wabash College | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | - | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 17 athletic programs | |
59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | NAA, NCAA | - | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | NAA, NCAA | - | 12 athletic programs | |||
61 | Virginia Military Institute | NAA, NCAA | Big South Conference | Big South Conference | Big South Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | NAA, NCAA | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 13 athletic programs | |
63 | Saint Johns University | NAA, NCAA | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | - | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
65 | Hope College | NAA, NCAA | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc | 12 athletic programs | |
66 | Centre College | NAA, NCAA | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | 13 athletic programs | |
67 | Hendrix College | NAA, NCAA | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | 12 athletic programs | |
68 | St Lawrence University | NAA, NCAA | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 20 athletic programs | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | NAA, NCAA | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | College Conference of Illinois and Wisc | 11 athletic programs | |
70 | Ursinus College | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 14 athletic programs | |
71 | Wofford College | NAA, NCAA | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
72 | Furman University | NAA, NCAA | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | - | 10 athletic programs | |
73 | Lawrence University | NAA, NCAA | Midwest Conference | Midwest Conference | Midwest Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | NAA, NCAA | - | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | - | - | |
75 | DePauw University | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | NAA, NCAA | Northeast 10 Conference | Northeast 10 Conference | Northeast 10 Conference | 13 athletic programs | |
77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | NAA, NCAA | South Atlantic Conference | South Atlantic Conference | South Atlantic Conference | 8 athletic programs | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | NAA, NCAA | - | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc | - | - | |
79 | Bennington College | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | NAA, NCAA | - | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
81 | Wesleyan College | NAA, NCAA | - | Collegiate Conference of the South | - | - | |
82 | Allegheny College | NAA, NCAA | Presidents' Athletic Conference | Presidents' Athletic Conference | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 11 athletic programs | |
83 | Gettysburg College | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 13 athletic programs | |
84 | The King's College | NAA, NSCAA | - | - | - | 4 athletic programs | |
85 | Dickinson College | NAA, NCAA | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | Centennial Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
86 | The College of Wooster | NAA, NCAA | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | North Coast Athletic Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | NAA, NSCAA | - | - | - | 8 athletic programs | |
88 | Earlham College | NAA, NCAA | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 10 athletic programs | |
89 | Luther College | NAA, NCAA | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf | 11 athletic programs | |
90 | Meredith College | NAA, NCAA | - | USA South Athletic Conference | - | - | |
91 | Rhodes College | NAA, NCAA | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | Southern Athletic Association | 14 athletic programs | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | NAA, NCAA | - | Collegiate Conference of the South | - | - | |
93 | Austin College | NAA, NCAA | American Southwest Conference | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 9 athletic programs | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | NAA, NCAA | - | Massachusetts State College Ath Assoc | Massachusetts State College Ath Assoc | 8 athletic programs | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Athletic Information is not available | |||||
96 | Gordon College | NAA, NCAA | - | Commonwealth Coast Conference | Commonwealth Coast Conference | 12 athletic programs | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | NAA, NCAA | - | - | - | - | |
98 | Bard College | NAA, NCAA | - | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association | 10 athletic programs | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | NAA, NCAA | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf | 14 athletic programs | |
100 | Emmanuel College | NAA, NCAA | - | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | - | 7 athletic programs |
NAA: National Athletic Association
NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association
NAIA: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
NSCAA: National Small College Athletic Association
Additional Characteristics
The following table compares and describes additional facts of Top 100 Liberal Arts Colleges including religious affiliation, specialized schools, and medical degree offer, and other facts.
Rank | Name | Religious Affiliation | Historical Black School | Tribal School | Has Hospital | Offer Medical Degree | |
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1 | Pomona College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
2 | Claremont McKenna College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
3 | Swarthmore College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
4 | Williams College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
5 | Barnard College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
6 | Amherst College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
7 | Harvey Mudd College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
8 | Washington and Lee University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
9 | Bowdoin College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
10 | Davidson College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
11 | Wellesley College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
12 | Soka University of America | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
13 | Carleton College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
14 | Colby College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
15 | Middlebury College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
16 | Thomas Aquinas College | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
17 | United States Naval Academy | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
18 | Haverford College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
19 | Hamilton College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
20 | Vassar College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
21 | Scripps College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
22 | Pitzer College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
23 | Colgate University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
24 | Wesleyan University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
25 | Colorado College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
26 | Principia College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
27 | University of Richmond | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
28 | Lafayette College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
29 | Oberlin College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
30 | University of New Hampshire at Manchester | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
31 | Berea College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
32 | Bucknell University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
33 | United States Military Academy | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
34 | Grinnell College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
35 | Macalester College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
36 | Bates College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
37 | United States Air Force Academy | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
38 | Trinity College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
39 | Smith College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
40 | Wheaton College | Undenominational | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
41 | Connecticut College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
42 | St. John's College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
43 | Occidental College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
44 | Skidmore College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
45 | Bryn Mawr College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
46 | Kenyon College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
47 | Mount Holyoke College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
48 | Denison University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
49 | St Olaf College | Evangelical Lutheran Church | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
50 | College of the Holy Cross | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
51 | St. John's College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
52 | Hillsdale College | Undenominational | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
53 | Whitman College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
54 | Reed College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
55 | Union College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
56 | Sarah Lawrence College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
57 | Wabash College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
58 | Franklin and Marshall College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
59 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
60 | Elizabethtown College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
61 | Virginia Military Institute | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
62 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
63 | Saint Johns University | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
64 | Muhlenberg College | Evangelical Lutheran Church | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
65 | Hope College | Reformed Church in America | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
66 | Centre College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
67 | Hendrix College | United Methodist | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
68 | St Lawrence University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
69 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
70 | Ursinus College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
71 | Wofford College | United Methodist | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
72 | Furman University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
73 | Lawrence University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
74 | College of Saint Benedict | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
75 | DePauw University | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
76 | Saint Anselm College | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
77 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
78 | Saint Mary's College | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
79 | Bennington College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
80 | Centenary College of Louisiana | United Methodist | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
81 | Wesleyan College | United Methodist | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
82 | Allegheny College | United Methodist | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
83 | Gettysburg College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
84 | The King's College | Interdenominational | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
85 | Dickinson College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
86 | The College of Wooster | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
87 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
88 | Earlham College | Friends | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
89 | Luther College | Evangelical Lutheran Church | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
90 | Meredith College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
91 | Rhodes College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
92 | Agnes Scott College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
93 | Austin College | Presbyterian Church (USA) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
94 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
95 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
96 | Gordon College | Interdenominational | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
97 | Sweet Briar College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
98 | Bard College | Not affiliated | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
99 | Concordia College at Moorhead | Evangelical Lutheran Church | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
100 | Emmanuel College | Roman Catholic | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
*dormitory capacity
**yearly costs