# List of liberal arts colleges in the United States

This is a list of liberal arts colleges in the United States. Liberal arts colleges in the United States are usually four-year colleges that lead students to a bachelor's degree.
These schools are American institutions of higher education, which have traditionally emphasized interactive instruction (although research is still a component of these institutions). They are known for being residential and for having smaller enrollment, class size, and student-teacher-ratios than universities. These colleges also encourage a high level of teacher-student interaction at the center of which are classes taught by full-time faculty, rather than graduate student teaching assistants who often teach classes at large research-oriented universities. The colleges may be coeducational or single-sex, private or public, and either secular or affiliated with a religious body. Some are historically black colleges. Some offer experimental curricula.

## Alabama

* Huntingdon College
* Miles College
* Spring Hill College
* Stillman College
* Talladega College
* University of Montevallo

## Arizona

* Harrison Middleton University
* Ottawa University
* Prescott College

## Arkansas

* Central Baptist College
* Harding University
* Henderson State University
* Hendrix College
* John Brown University
* Lyon College
* Ouachita Baptist University
* University of the Ozarks

## California

* California Lutheran University
* Claremont Colleges
** Claremont McKenna College
** Harvey Mudd College
** Pitzer College
** Pomona College
** Scripps College
* Concordia University, Irvine
* Deep Springs College (2-year-only program, leading to associate degree)
* La Sierra University
* The Master's University
* Mills College at Northeastern University
* Mount St. Mary's College
* Occidental College
* Pacific Union College
* Point Loma Nazarene University
* Providence Christian College
* Saint Mary's College of California
* San Diego Christian College
* Soka University of America
* Sonoma State University
* Thomas Aquinas College
* University of Redlands
* Westmont College
* Whittier College

## Colorado

* Adams State University
* Colorado College
* Fort Lewis College
* Naropa University
* United States Air Force Academy
* Western State Colorado University

## Connecticut

* Albertus Magnus College
* Connecticut College
* Eastern Connecticut State University
* Mitchell College
* Quinnipiac University
* Trinity College
* University of Saint Joseph
* Wesleyan University

## Florida

* Ave Maria University
* Bethune–Cookman University
* Eckerd College
* Flagler College
* New College of Florida
* Palm Beach Atlantic University
* Rollins College
* Saint Leo University
* Southeastern University
* Stetson University
* Warner University

## Georgia

* Agnes Scott College
* Berry College
* Covenant College
* Emmanuel University
* Georgia College and State University
* Georgia Gwinnett College
* Mercer University
* Morehouse College
* Morris Brown College
* Oglethorpe University
* Piedmont University
* Point University
* Ralston College
* Reinhardt University
* Spelman College
* Toccoa Falls College
* Wesleyan College
* Young Harris College

## Idaho

* College of Idaho
* New Saint Andrews College
* Northwest Nazarene University

## Illinois

* Augustana College
* Aurora University
* Blackburn College
* College of the University of Chicago
* Columbia College Chicago
* Elmhurst University
* Eureka College
* Greenville University
* Illinois College
* Illinois Wesleyan University
* Judson University
* Knox College
* Lake Forest College
* MacMurray College
* McKendree University
* Millikin University
* Monmouth College
* North Central College
* North Park University
* Olivet Nazarene University
* Principia College
* Quincy University
* Rockford University
* Shimer College
* Trinity Christian College
* Trinity International University
* Wheaton College

## Indiana

* Anderson University
* Bethel University
* DePauw University
* Earlham College
* Franklin College
* Goshen College
* Grace College
* Hanover College
* Huntington University
* Indiana Wesleyan University
* Manchester University
* Marian University
* Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
* Saint Mary's College
* Taylor University
* University of Evansville
* University of Saint Francis
* Wabash College

## Iowa

* Briar Cliff University
* Central College
* Clarke University
* Coe College
* Cornell College
* Dordt University
* Graceland University
* Grand View University
* Grinnell College
* Loras College
* Luther College
* Morningside University
* Mount Mercy University
* Northwestern College
* Simpson College
* Waldorf University
* Wartburg College

## Kansas

* Baker University
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Bethel College
* Central Christian College of Kansas
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* McPherson College
* MidAmerica Nazarene University
* Newman University
* Ottawa University
* Sterling College
* Washburn University

## Kentucky

* Alice Lloyd College
* Asbury University
* Bellarmine University
* Berea College
* Campbellsville University
* Centre College
* Georgetown College
* Kentucky Wesleyan College
* Lindsey Wilson College
* Midway University
* Thomas More University
* Transylvania University
* Union Commonwealth University
* University of the Cumberlands
* University of Pikeville

## Louisiana

* Centenary College of Louisiana
* Dillard University
* Louisiana Christian University
* Xavier University of Louisiana
* University of Holy Cross

## Maine

* Bates College
* Bowdoin College
* Colby College
* College of the Atlantic
* Saint Joseph's College of Maine
* Unity College
* University of Maine at Farmington
* University of Maine at Fort Kent

## Maryland

* Goucher College
* Hood College
* McDaniel College
* Mount Saint Mary's University
* Notre Dame of Maryland University
* St. John's College
* St. Mary's College of Maryland
* Stevenson University
* United States Naval Academy
* Washington College

## Massachusetts

* Amherst College
* Assumption University
* Bard College at Simon's Rock
* Bridgewater State College
* Clark University
* College of the Holy Cross
* Curry College
* Dean College
* Elms College
* Emerson College
* Emmanuel College
* Gordon College
* Hampshire College
* Lesley College
* Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
* Merrimack College
* Mount Holyoke College
* Regis College
* Simmons University
* Smith College
* Stonehill College
* Wellesley College
* Wheaton College
* Williams College

## Michigan

* Adrian College
* Albion College
* Alma College
* Aquinas College
* Calvin University
* Concordia University
* Hillsdale College
* Hope College
* Kalamazoo College
* Madonna University
* University of Olivet
* Rochester Christian University
* Siena Heights University

## Minnesota

* Augsburg University
* Bethany Lutheran College
* Carleton College
* College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
* Concordia College
* Gustavus Adolphus College
* Hamline University
* Macalester College
* St. Olaf College
* University of Minnesota Morris
* University of St. Thomas

## Mississippi

* Blue Mountain Christian University
* Millsaps College
* Rust College
* Tougaloo College
* Mississippi University for Women
* William Carey University

## Missouri

* Central Methodist University
* College of the Ozarks
* Columbia College of Missouri
* Culver–Stockton College
* Drury University
* Evangel University
* Hannibal-LaGrange University
* Lindenwood University
* Missouri Baptist University
* Missouri Valley College
* Southwest Baptist University
* Stephens College
* Truman State University
* Westminster College
* William Jewell College

## Montana

* Carroll College
* Rocky Mountain College
* University of Great Falls

## Nebraska

* Doane College
* Hastings College
* Midland University
* Nebraska Wesleyan University

## Nevada

* Sierra Nevada College

## New Hampshire

* Colby–Sawyer College
* Franklin Pierce University
* Keene State College
* New England College
* Rivier University
* Saint Anselm College
* Thomas More College of Liberal Arts

## New Jersey

* Caldwell University
* College of Saint Elizabeth
* Drew University
* Ramapo College
* Saint Peter's University

## New Mexico

* St. John's College

## New York

* Adelphi University
* Bard College
* Barnard College
* Buffalo State University
* Canisius University
* Colgate University
* University of Mount Saint Vincent
* Columbia College (oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University)
* Daemen University
* D'Youville University
* Elmira College
* Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts (a division of The New School university)
* Hamilton College
* Hartwick College
* Hobart and William Smith Colleges
* Hofstra University
* Houghton University
* Ithaca College
* Keuka College
* Le Moyne College
* Manhattan University
* Manhattanville University
* Marist College
* Marymount Manhattan College
* Mercy University
* Mount Saint Mary College
* Roberts Wesleyan University
* St. Bonaventure University
* St. John Fisher University
* St. Joseph's University
* St. Lawrence University
* St. Thomas Aquinas College
* Sarah Lawrence College
* Siena College
* Skidmore College
* State University of New York at Geneseo
* State University of New York at Purchase
* Union College
* United States Military Academy
* Vassar College
* Wagner College
* Yeshiva University

## North Carolina

* Barton College
* Belmont Abbey College
* Bennett College
* Brevard College
* Catawba College
* Davidson College
* Elon University
* Greensboro College
* Guilford College
* High Point University
* Lenoir–Rhyne University
* Mars Hill College
* Meredith College
* Montreat College
* Mount Olive College
* North Carolina Wesleyan University
* Peace College
* Salem College
* University of North Carolina at Asheville
* Wake Forest University
* Warren Wilson College

## North Dakota

* University of Jamestown

## Ohio

* Ashland University
* Antioch College
* Baldwin Wallace University
* Bluffton University
* Capital University
* Cedarville University
* College of Mount St. Joseph
* College of Wooster
* Defiance College
* Denison University
* Heidelberg University
* Hiram College
* John Carroll University
* Kenyon College
* Lake Erie College
* Malone University
* Marietta College
* Miami University
* Mount Vernon Nazarene University
* Muskingum University
* Oberlin College
* Ohio Dominican University
* Ohio Northern University
* Ohio Wesleyan University
* Otterbein University
* Tiffin University
* University of Findlay
* University of Mount Union
* Urbana University
* Wilmington College
* Wittenberg University

## Oklahoma

* Bacone College
* Oklahoma Baptist University
* Southern Nazarene University
* University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
* Oklahoma Wesleyan University

## Oregon

* George Fox University
* Gutenberg College
* Lewis & Clark College
* Linfield University
* Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts
* Reed College
* Southern Oregon University
* University of Oregon
* University of Portland
* Warner Pacific University
* Western Oregon University
* Willamette University

## Pennsylvania

* Albright College
* Allegheny College
* Bryn Athyn College
* Bryn Mawr College
* Bucknell University
* Carlow University
* Cedar Crest College
* Chatham University
* Chestnut Hill College
* Dickinson College
* Elizabethtown College
* Franklin & Marshall College
* Gannon University
* Geneva College
* Gettysburg College
* Grove City College
* Gwynedd-Mercy College
* Haverford College
* Immaculata University
* Juniata College
* Keystone College
* King's College
* La Salle University
* Lafayette College
* Lebanon Valley College
* Lycoming College
* Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
* Mercyhurst University
* Messiah University
* Misericordia University
* Moravian College
* Muhlenberg College
* Point Park University
* Rosemont College
* Saint Francis University
* Saint Vincent College
* Susquehanna University
* Swarthmore College
* Thiel College
* Ursinus College
* Washington & Jefferson College
* Waynesburg University
* Westminster College
* Wilson College

## Rhode Island

* Providence College
* Roger Williams University

## South Carolina

* Allen University
* Benedict College
* Charleston Southern University
* Coker College
* College of Charleston
* Columbia College
* Converse University
* Erskine College
* Furman University
* Lander University
* Limestone University
* Morris College
* Newberry College
* North Greenville University
* Presbyterian College
* Southern Wesleyan University
* Wofford College

## South Dakota

* Augustana University
* John Witherspoon College
* Mount Marty University
* University of Sioux Falls

## Tennessee

* Belmont University
* Bethel University
* Carson–Newman University
* Cumberland University
* Fisk University
* King University
* Lane College
* Lee University
* Lincoln Memorial University
* Lipscomb University
* Maryville College
* Milligan College
* Rhodes College
* Sewanee: The University of the South
* University of Tennessee Southern (formerly Martin Methodist College)
* Tennessee Wesleyan University
* Union University

## Texas

* Abilene Christian University
* Austin College
* Dallas Baptist University
* Hardin-Simmons University
* Houston Christian University
* Howard Payne University
* Midwestern State University
* St. Edward's University
* St. Mary's University
* Schreiner University
* Southwestern University
* Texas Wesleyan University
* Trinity University
* University of Dallas
* University of the Incarnate Word
* University of St. Thomas
* Wayland Baptist University

## Utah

* Westminster University

## Vermont

* Bennington College
* Landmark College
* Middlebury College
* Saint Michael's College
* Sterling College
* Vermont State University

## Virginia

* Bluefield College
* Bridgewater College
* Christendom College
* Christopher Newport University
* Emory and Henry University
* Hampden–Sydney College
* Hollins University
* Mary Baldwin University
* Patrick Henry College
* Randolph College
* Randolph–Macon College
* Roanoke College
* Shenandoah University
* Southern Virginia University
* Sweet Briar College
* University of Lynchburg
* University of Mary Washington
* University of Richmond
* University of Virginia's College at Wise
* Virginia Wesleyan University
* Washington and Lee University

## Washington

* Evergreen State College
* Gonzaga University
* Northwest University
* Pacific Lutheran University
* St. Martin's University
* Seattle Pacific University
* Seattle University
* University of Puget Sound
* University of Washington, Bothell
* Western Washington University
* Whitman College
* Whitworth University

## West Virginia

* Bethany College
* Concord University
* Davis & Elkins College
* Shepherd University
* West Virginia Wesleyan College
* Wheeling Jesuit University

## Wisconsin

* Alverno College
* Beloit College
* Carroll University
* Carthage College
* Edgewood College
* Lakeland University
* Lawrence University
* Marian University
* Mount Mary University
* Northland College
* Ripon College
* St. Norbert College
* University of Wisconsin–Superior
* Viterbo University
* Wisconsin Lutheran College

## Wyoming

* Wyoming Catholic College

## Announced closures

* Fontbonne University
* Eastern Nazarene College

## Closed

* Alderson Broaddus University
* Alliance University (formerly Nyack College)
* Arizona International College
* Birmingham–Southern College
* Burlington College
* Cazenovia College
* Dana College
* Goddard College
* Green Mountain College
* Iowa Wesleyan University
* Judson College
* The King's College
* Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts
* Marlboro College
* Medaille College
* Mount Ida College
* Saint Joseph's College
* Virginia Intermont College
* Wells College