Liberal Arts Colleges

Williams College Tel: 413-597-3131
880 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
Private, residential & liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts; has around 2,000 students; offers courses in the humanities, sciences & the social sciences; ranked as one of the USA's top liberal arts colleges

2Amherst College Tel: 413-542-2000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
Premier liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts; has approximately 1,650 students; member of the Five Colleges consortium (Smith, Mount Holyoke and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst); among the top colleges

3Swarthmore College
500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081
Private liberal arts college located 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia; courses range from art to women's studies, including chemistry, engineering etc; among the top US colleges

4Wellesley College
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts; courses range from African Studies to Writing; among the top US colleges

5Middlebury College Tel: 802-443-5000
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
Liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont; among the top US colleges; offers courses in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, & natural sciences; has around 2,350 students

6Carleton College
1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057
Independent liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota; has approximately 1,900 students; offers 34 major fields of study, as well as numerous special programs, area studies or concentrations; has a 900-acre campus

7Bowdoin College
5000 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011
Liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine; founded in 1794

8Pomona College
333 N. College Way, Claremont, CA 91711
One of the premier liberal arts colleges in the USA, located in Claremont, California; founding member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of seven independent institutions; has about 1,500 students; offers 44 majors in science, humanities etc

9Haverford College
370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041-1392
Coeducational undergraduate liberal arts college founded in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers); located in Haverford, Pennyslvania; has 1,100 students

10Davidson College Tel: +1-704-894-2000
405 North Main Street, Davidson, NC 28035
Independent liberal arts college in Davidson, north of Charlotte, North Carolina; founded in 1837 by Presbyterians; has approximately 1,600 students

Wesleyan University
70 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT 06459
University founded in 1831 by Methodist leaders & Middletown citizens; located in Middletown, Connecticut; offers Bachelor of Arts, Master's Degree in six disciplines, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies & PhD in six disciplines

12Claremont McKenna College (CMC) Tel: +1-909-621-8088
500 E. 9th Street, Claremont CA 91711
Independent liberal arts college in Claremont, California; has 1,000 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges

13Vassar College
124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Residential, coeducational liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie in the Hudson Valley, 75 miles north of New York City; among the top colleges in the US; has 2,400 students

14Grinnell College
1103 Park Street, Grinnell, IA 50112-1690
Private, coeducational liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa; has approximately 1,500 students; offers a Bachelor of

15Harvey Mudd College (HMC)
301 Platt Blvd, Claremont, CA 91711
College that is a leader in science, mathematics & engineering education, based in Claremont, California; has around 700 students; offers Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering, mathematics & the sciences

16Colgate University
13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346
Liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York; has some 2,750 undergraduates; offers 51 programs, an off-campus study program & research opportunities

17Hamilton College
198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323
Liberal arts college that is a national leader in teaching effective writing & persuasive speaking; located in Clinton, New York; has around 1,775 students; awards a Bachelor of Arts degree

18Washington and Lee University
Liberty Hall Road, Lexington, VA 24450
Liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia; offers bachelor's degrees in arts, science, & science with special attainments in chemistry

19Smith College
College Lane, Northampton, MA 01063
Largest liberal arts college for women in the USA, founded in 1871; based in Northampton, Massachusetts; offers a curriculum based in the humanities, arts & sciences

20Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville, ME 04901-8840
One of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the USA, chartered in 1813; based in Waterville, Maine; offers 53 majors, including those in biology, economics, English, government, history & international studies; awards a Bachelor of Arts degree