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
 * 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
 * Eastern Nazarene 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
 * Fontbonne 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 College
 * 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 College
 * 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
 * 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
 * Reed College
 * Southern Oregon University
 * 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 College
 * 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
 * College of Saint Thomas More
 * 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 College
 * 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

 * Alderson Broaddus University
 * 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

 * Goddard College - closing by August 2024.

Closed

 * Alliance University (formerly Nyack College)
 * Arizona International College
 * Birmingham–Southern College
 * Burlington College
 * Cazenovia College
 * Dana 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