Little Bastions Of America

Liberal arts colleges offer a humanities-focused alternative

Updated on: 7 February 2024 5:10 pm

Top 60 Liberal Arts Colleges

Rank	Name of College / University	City	State	address
1	Williams College	Williamstown	Massachusetts	Hopkins Hall 880 Main Street Williamstown Massachusetts 01267 United States
2	Amherst College	Amherst	Massachusetts	Amherst Massachusetts 01002-5000 United States
3	Pomona College	Claremont	California	333 N. College Way Claremont California 91711 United States
4	Wellesley College	Wellesley	Massachusetts	106 Central St Wellesley Massachusetts 02481
5	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	Pennsylvania	500 College Avenue Swarthmore Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19081 United States
6	Claremont McKenna College	Claremont	California	888 Columbia Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States
7	Middlebury College	Middlebury	Vermont	Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
8	Bowdoin College	Brunswick	Maine	255 Maine Street Brunswick Maine 04011 United States
9	Carleton College	Northfield	Minnesota	One North College Street Northfield Minnesota 55057 United States
10	Smith College	Northampton	Massachusetts	7 College Lane Northampton Massachusetts 01063 United States
11	Haverford College	Haverford	Pennsylvania	370 Lancaster Avenue Haverford Pennsylvania 19041 United States
12	Wesleyan University	Middletown	Connecticut	45 Wyllys Avenue Middletown Connecticut 06459 United States
13	Davidson College	Davidson	North Carolina	405 N Main Street Davidson North Carolina 28036 United States
14	Colgate University	Hamilton	New York	13 Oak Drive New York New York 13346 United States
15	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr	Pennsylvania	101 North Merion Ave. Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010-2899 United States
16	Hamilton College	Clinton	New York	198 College Hill Road Clinton New York 13323 United States
17	Colby College	Waterville	Maine	4000 Mayflower Hill Waterville Maine 04901-8840 United States
18	Vassar College	Poughkeepsie	New York	124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie New York 12604 United States
19	Washington and Lee University	Lexington	Virginia	204 W. Washington Street Lexington Virginia 24450 United States
20	Oberlin College	Oberlin	Ohio	101 N. Professor Street Oberlin Ohio 44074 United States
21	Bucknell University	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Lewisburg Pennsylvania 17837 United States
22	Bates College	Lewiston	Maine	2 Andrews Road Lewiston Maine 04240 United States
23	Grinnell College	Grinnell	Iowa	1115 8th Avenue Grinnell Iowa 50112 United States
24	Barnard College	New York	New York	3009 Broadway New York New York 10027 United States
25	Lafayette College	Easton	Pennsylvania	730 High Street Easton Pennsylvania 18042 United States
26	Macalester College	Saint Paul	Minnesota	1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55105 United States
27	Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	Massachusetts	50 College Street South Hadley Massachusetts 01075 United States
28	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	Massachusetts	1 College Street Worcester Massachusetts 01610 United States
29	Scripps College	Claremont	California	1030 Columbia Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States
30	Kenyon College	Gambier	Ohio	Gambier Ohio 43022 United States
31	Denison University	Granville	Ohio	100 West College Street Granville Ohio 43023 United States
32	Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	415 Harrisburg Ave Lancaster Pennsylvania 17604-3003 United States
33	Trinity University	San Antonio	Texas	One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas, 78212-7200, United States
34	Union College	Schenectady	New York	807 Union Street Schenectady New York 12308 United States
35	Occidental College	Los Angeles	California	1600 Campus Road Los Angeles California 90041 United States
36	Trinity College	Hartford	Connecticut	300 Summit Street Hartford Connecticut 06106 United States
37	Connecticut College	New London	Connecticut	270 Mohegan Avenue New London Connecticut 06320 United States
38	Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Colorado	14 E. Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs Colorado CO 80903 United States
39	Pitzer College	Claremont	California	1050 North Mills Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States
40	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	300 North Washington Street Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325 United States
41	Spelman College	Atlanta	Georgia	350 Spelman Lane Southwest Atlanta Georgia 30314-4399 United States
42	DePauw University	Greencastle	Indiana	Greencastle Indiana 46135-0037 United States
43	Dickinson College	Carlisle	Pennsylvania	28 N College Street Carlisle Pennsylvania 17013 United States
44	The College of Wooster	Wooster	Ohio	1189 Beall Avenue Wooster Ohio 44691 United States
45	Furman University	Greenville	South Carolina	3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville South Carolina 29613 United States
46	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton	Massachusetts	26 E. Main Street Norton Massachusetts 02766 United States
47	Skidmore College	Saratoga Springs	New York	815 North Broadway Saratoga Springs New York 12866 United States
48	Centre College	Danville	Kentucky	600 West Walnut Street Danville Kentucky 40422 United States
49	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva	New York	300 Pulteney Street Geneva New York 14456 United States
50	Allegheny College	Meadville	Pennsylvania	520 N. Main Street Meadville Pennsylvania 16335 United States
51	Seattle University	Seattle	Washington	901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
52	Reed College	Portland	Oregon	3203 SE Woostock Boulevard Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States
53	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	Illinois	1312 Park Street Bloomington Illinois 61701 United States
54	St Olaf College	Northfield	Minnesota	1520 St. Olaf Avenue Northfield Minnesota 55057 United States
55	Willamette University	Salem	Oregon	900 State Street Salem Oregon 97301 United States
56	Whitman College	Walla Walla	Washington	345 Boyer Ave Walla Walla Washington 99362 United States
57	Rhodes College	Memphis	Tennessee	2000 North Parkway Memphis Tennessee 38112 United States
58	St Lawrence University	Canton	New York	23 Romoda Drive Canton New York 13617 United States
59	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo	Michigan	1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo Michigan 49006-3295 United States
60	Sewanee-The University of the South	Sewanee	Tennessee	735 University Ave Sewanee Tennessee 37383 United States

Rank	1
Name Of College / University	Williams College
City	Williamstown
State	Massachusetts
Address	Hopkins Hall 880 Main Street Williamstown Massachusetts 01267 United States

Rank	2
Name Of College / University	Amherst College
City	Amherst
State	Massachusetts
Address	Amherst Massachusetts 01002-5000 United States

Rank	3
Name Of College / University	Pomona College
City	Claremont
State	California
Address	333 N. College Way Claremont California 91711 United States

Rank	4
Name Of College / University	Wellesley College
City	Wellesley
State	Massachusetts
Address

Rank	5
Name Of College / University	Swarthmore College
City	Swarthmore
State	Pennsylvania
Address	500 College Avenue Swarthmore Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19081 United States

Rank	6
Name Of College / University	Claremont McKenna College
City	Claremont
State	California
Address	888 Columbia Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States

Rank	7
Name Of College / University	Middlebury College
City	Middlebury
State	Vermont
Address	Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States

Rank	8
Name Of College / University	Bowdoin College
City	Brunswick
State	Maine
Address	255 Maine Street Brunswick Maine 04011 United States

Rank	9
Name Of College / University	Carleton College
City	Northfield
State	Minnesota
Address	One North College Street Northfield Minnesota 55057 United States

Rank	10
Name Of College / University	Smith College
City	Northampton
State	Massachusetts
Address	7 College Lane Northampton Massachusetts 01063 United States

Rank	11
Name Of College / University	Haverford College
City	Haverford
State	Pennsylvania
Address	370 Lancaster Avenue Haverford Pennsylvania 19041 United States

Rank	12
Name Of College / University	Wesleyan University
City	Middletown
State	Connecticut
Address	45 Wyllys Avenue Middletown Connecticut 06459 United States

Rank	13
Name Of College / University	Davidson College
City	Davidson
State	North Carolina
Address	405 N Main Street Davidson North Carolina 28036 United States

Rank	14
Name Of College / University	Colgate University
City	Hamilton
State	New York
Address	13 Oak Drive New York New York 13346 United States

Rank	15
Name Of College / University	Bryn Mawr College
City	Bryn Mawr
State	Pennsylvania
Address	101 North Merion Ave. Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania 19010-2899 United States

Rank	16
Name Of College / University	Hamilton College
City	Clinton
State	New York
Address	198 College Hill Road Clinton New York 13323 United States

Rank	17
Name Of College / University	Colby College
City	Waterville
State	Maine
Address	4000 Mayflower Hill Waterville Maine 04901-8840 United States

Rank	18
Name Of College / University	Vassar College
City	Poughkeepsie
State	New York
Address	124 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie New York 12604 United States

Rank	19
Name Of College / University	Washington and Lee University
City	Lexington
State	Virginia
Address	204 W. Washington Street Lexington Virginia 24450 United States

Rank	20
Name Of College / University	Oberlin College
City	Oberlin
State	Ohio
Address	101 N. Professor Street Oberlin Ohio 44074 United States

Rank	21
Name Of College / University	Bucknell University
City	Lewisburg
State	Pennsylvania
Address	Lewisburg Pennsylvania 17837 United States

Rank	22
Name Of College / University	Bates College
City	Lewiston
State	Maine
Address	2 Andrews Road Lewiston Maine 04240 United States

Rank	23
Name Of College / University	Grinnell College
City	Grinnell
State	Iowa
Address	1115 8th Avenue Grinnell Iowa 50112 United States

Rank	24
Name Of College / University	Barnard College
City	New York
State	New York
Address	3009 Broadway New York New York 10027 United States

Rank	25
Name Of College / University	Lafayette College
City	Easton
State	Pennsylvania
Address	730 High Street Easton Pennsylvania 18042 United States

Rank	26
Name Of College / University	Macalester College
City	Saint Paul
State	Minnesota
Address	1600 Grand Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55105 United States

Rank	27
Name Of College / University	Mount Holyoke College
City	South Hadley
State	Massachusetts
Address	50 College Street South Hadley Massachusetts 01075 United States

Rank	28
Name Of College / University	College of the Holy Cross
City	Worcester
State	Massachusetts
Address	1 College Street Worcester Massachusetts 01610 United States

Rank	29
Name Of College / University	Scripps College
City	Claremont
State	California
Address	1030 Columbia Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States

Rank	30
Name Of College / University	Kenyon College
City	Gambier
State	Ohio
Address	Gambier Ohio 43022 United States

Rank	31
Name Of College / University	Denison University
City	Granville
State	Ohio
Address	100 West College Street Granville Ohio 43023 United States

Rank	32
Name Of College / University	Franklin & Marshall College
City	Lancaster
State	Pennsylvania
Address	415 Harrisburg Ave Lancaster Pennsylvania 17604-3003 United States

Rank	33
Name Of College / University	Trinity University
City	San Antonio
State	Texas
Address	One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas, 78212-7200, United States

Rank	34
Name Of College / University	Union College
City	Schenectady
State	New York
Address	807 Union Street Schenectady New York 12308 United States

Rank	35
Name Of College / University	Occidental College
City	Los Angeles
State	California
Address	1600 Campus Road Los Angeles California 90041 United States

Rank	36
Name Of College / University	Trinity College
City	Hartford
State	Connecticut
Address	300 Summit Street Hartford Connecticut 06106 United States

Rank	37
Name Of College / University	Connecticut College
City	New London
State	Connecticut
Address	270 Mohegan Avenue New London Connecticut 06320 United States

Rank	38
Name Of College / University	Colorado College
City	Colorado Springs
State	Colorado
Address	14 E. Cache La Poudre Street Colorado Springs Colorado CO 80903 United States

Rank	39
Name Of College / University	Pitzer College
City	Claremont
State	California
Address	1050 North Mills Avenue Claremont California 91711 United States

Rank	40
Name Of College / University	Gettysburg College
City	Gettysburg
State	Pennsylvania
Address	300 North Washington Street Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325 United States

Rank	41
Name Of College / University	Spelman College
City	Atlanta
State	Georgia
Address	350 Spelman Lane Southwest Atlanta Georgia 30314-4399 United States

Rank	42
Name Of College / University	DePauw University
City	Greencastle
State	Indiana
Address	Greencastle Indiana 46135-0037 United States

Rank	43
Name Of College / University	Dickinson College
City	Carlisle
State	Pennsylvania
Address	28 N College Street Carlisle Pennsylvania 17013 United States

Rank	44
Name Of College / University	The College of Wooster
City	Wooster
State	Ohio
Address	1189 Beall Avenue Wooster Ohio 44691 United States

Rank	45
Name Of College / University	Furman University
City	Greenville
State	South Carolina
Address	3300 Poinsett Highway Greenville South Carolina 29613 United States

Rank	46
Name Of College / University	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
City	Norton
State	Massachusetts
Address	26 E. Main Street Norton Massachusetts 02766 United States

Rank	47
Name Of College / University	Skidmore College
City	Saratoga Springs
State	New York
Address	815 North Broadway Saratoga Springs New York 12866 United States

Rank	48
Name Of College / University	Centre College
City	Danville
State	Kentucky
Address	600 West Walnut Street Danville Kentucky 40422 United States

Rank	49
Name Of College / University	Hobart and William Smith Colleges
City	Geneva
State	New York
Address	300 Pulteney Street Geneva New York 14456 United States

Rank	50
Name Of College / University	Allegheny College
City	Meadville
State	Pennsylvania
Address	520 N. Main Street Meadville Pennsylvania 16335 United States

Rank	51
Name Of College / University	Seattle University
City	Seattle
State	Washington
Address	901 12th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States

Rank	52
Name Of College / University	Reed College
City	Portland
State	Oregon
Address	3203 SE Woostock Boulevard Portland Oregon 97202-8199 United States

Rank	53
Name Of College / University	Illinois Wesleyan University
City	Bloomington
State	Illinois
Address	1312 Park Street Bloomington Illinois 61701 United States

Rank	54
Name Of College / University	St Olaf College
City	Northfield
State	Minnesota
Address	1520 St. Olaf Avenue Northfield Minnesota 55057 United States

Rank	55
Name Of College / University	Willamette University
City	Salem
State	Oregon
Address	900 State Street Salem Oregon 97301 United States

Rank	56
Name Of College / University	Whitman College
City	Walla Walla
State	Washington
Address	345 Boyer Ave Walla Walla Washington 99362 United States

Rank	57
Name Of College / University	Rhodes College
City	Memphis
State	Tennessee
Address	2000 North Parkway Memphis Tennessee 38112 United States

Rank	58
Name Of College / University	St Lawrence University
City	Canton
State	New York
Address	23 Romoda Drive Canton New York 13617 United States

Rank	59
Name Of College / University	Kalamazoo College
City	Kalamazoo
State	Michigan
Address	1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo Michigan 49006-3295 United States

Rank	60
Name Of College / University	Sewanee-The University of the South
City	Sewanee
State	Tennessee
Address	735 University Ave Sewanee Tennessee 37383 United States