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Core colleges classified by Carnegie as Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts and Sciences Focus, largest first.

Source: Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2021 Basic classification (via IPEDS)

204 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

204 colleges

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CollegeStateStudentsDistance
United States Military AcademyNY4,508
United States Naval AcademyMD4,465
Bucknell UniversityPA3,846
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeNY3,846
Spelman CollegeGA3,633
University of Mary WashingtonVA3,611
Hope CollegeMI3,368
Barnard CollegeNY3,353
SUNY at Purchase CollegeNY3,165
Colgate UniversityNY3,131
St Olaf CollegeMN3,074
Wesleyan UniversityCT3,066
University of RichmondVA3,054
College of the Holy CrossMA3,035
Oberlin CollegeOH2,966
University of North Carolina AshevilleNC2,907
Middlebury CollegeVT2,800
Skidmore CollegeNY2,776
Lafayette CollegePA2,764
Morehouse CollegeGA2,738
Trinity UniversityTX2,531
Stonehill CollegeMA2,515
Smith CollegeMA2,506
Vassar CollegeNY2,456
Bard CollegeNY2,453
Augustana CollegeIL2,446
Wellesley CollegeMA2,418
Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL2,414
Denison UniversityOH2,405
Furman UniversitySC2,327
Colby CollegeME2,284
Susquehanna UniversityPA2,241
Trinity CollegeCT2,237
University of Puerto Rico at CayeyPR2,218
Gettysburg CollegePA2,216
Mount Holyoke CollegeMA2,209
Dickinson CollegePA2,204
Lewis & Clark CollegeOR2,194
Kenyon CollegeOH2,184
Colorado CollegeCO2,145
Macalester CollegeMN2,142
Wheaton CollegeIL2,119
Williams CollegeMA2,112
Saint Norbert CollegeWI2,089
Union CollegeNY2,082
Carleton CollegeMN2,069
St Lawrence UniversityNY2,060
Saint Anselm CollegeNH2,052
Hamilton CollegeNY2,048
Connecticut CollegeCT1,995
Eckerd CollegeFL1,986
Emmanuel CollegeMA1,973
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN1,952
Rhodes CollegeTN1,936
Franklin and Marshall CollegePA1,911
University of Virginia's College at WiseVA1,911
Amherst CollegeMA1,910
Davidson CollegeNC1,904
Washington and Lee UniversityVA1,898
The College of WoosterOH1,876
Wofford CollegeSC1,873
Occidental CollegeCA1,854
Bowdoin CollegeME1,850
Roanoke CollegeVA1,824
DePauw UniversityIN1,819
Concordia College at MoorheadMN1,799
Lake Forest CollegeIL1,796
Muhlenberg CollegePA1,788
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)MA1,778
Grinnell CollegeIA1,775
Claflin UniversitySC1,754
Bates CollegeME1,753
Ouachita Baptist UniversityAR1,734
Hillsdale CollegeMI1,688
Charter Oak State CollegeCT1,683
Linfield UniversityOR1,678
Pomona CollegeCA1,664
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNY1,648
Swarthmore CollegePA1,644
University of Puget SoundWA1,632
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA1,626
Drew UniversityNJ1,624
Hobart William Smith CollegesNY1,618
The University of the SouthTN1,615
St. Mary's College of MarylandMD1,577
Willamette UniversityOR1,571
Virginia Military InstituteVA1,560
Whitman CollegeWA1,544
Sarah Lawrence CollegeNY1,521
Randolph-Macon CollegeVA1,500
Oglethorpe UniversityGA1,499
Ursinus CollegePA1,492
Berea CollegeKY1,487
Saint Johns UniversityMN1,481
Luther CollegeIA1,463
Southwestern UniversityTX1,457
Wartburg CollegeIA1,454
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOH1,452
Reed CollegeOR1,439
Haverford CollegePA1,424
Saint Mary's CollegeIN1,424
College of Saint BenedictMN1,410
Lawrence UniversityWI1,410
Young Harris CollegeGA1,403
Bridgewater CollegeVA1,391
Claremont McKenna CollegeCA1,381
Centre CollegeKY1,356
Albion CollegeMI1,354
Bryn Mawr CollegePA1,349
Albright CollegePA1,328
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgPA1,326
Westmont CollegeCA1,310
Meredith CollegeNC1,309
Gordon CollegeMA1,293
Wittenberg UniversityOH1,288
Saint Vincent CollegePA1,280
Oakwood UniversityAL1,279
Coe CollegeIA1,278
Ave Maria UniversityFL1,250
Allegheny CollegePA1,231
Juniata CollegePA1,212
Aquinas CollegeMI1,209
Pitzer CollegeCA1,204
Georgetown CollegeKY1,200
Kalamazoo CollegeMI1,196
Saint Michael's CollegeVT1,178
Virginia Union UniversityVA1,170
Washington & Jefferson CollegePA1,162
Guilford CollegeNC1,160
Westminster CollegePA1,155
Maryville CollegeTN1,142
Austin CollegeTX1,128
Dillard UniversityLA1,117
Hartwick CollegeNY1,112
Hendrix CollegeAR1,098
Central CollegeIA1,095
Cornell CollegeIA1,082
Scripps CollegeCA1,082
Lycoming CollegePA1,063
Johnson C Smith UniversityNC1,058
Transylvania UniversityKY1,022
University of Minnesota-MorrisMN1,020
Knox CollegeIL1,001
Houghton UniversityNY975
Southern Virginia UniversityVA967
Goucher CollegeMD964
Hanover CollegeIN962
Illinois CollegeIL956
Fisk UniversityTN950
Harvey Mudd CollegeCA949
Beloit CollegeWI948
Washington CollegeMD916
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaOK914
Agnes Scott CollegeGA911
Franklin CollegeIN911
Covenant CollegeGA908
Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityNJ904
Presbyterian CollegeSC903
Hampden-Sydney CollegeVA876
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN850
Wabash CollegeIN845
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMA836
Lane CollegeTN822
Whittier CollegeCA813
Bennington CollegeVT776
Simpson UniversityCA755
Warren Wilson CollegeNC742
Ripon CollegeWI734
Monmouth CollegeIL727
Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaPA724
Hampshire CollegeMA717
Tougaloo CollegeMS711
New College of FloridaFL710
Hollins UniversityVA673
Bethany CollegeWV645
Allen UniversitySC635
Earlham CollegeIN635
Centenary College of LouisianaLA620
Westminster CollegeMO593
Lyon CollegeAR584
Millsaps CollegeMS582
Holy Cross CollegeIN547
Randolph CollegeVA541
Thomas Aquinas CollegeCA539
East-West UniversityIL528
University of New Hampshire at ManchesterNH522
Pillar CollegeNJ489
St. John's CollegeMD488
Soka University of AmericaCA464
Sweet Briar CollegeVA464
Salem CollegeNC436
Rust CollegeMS429
Patrick Henry CollegeVA408
St. John's CollegeNM369
College of the AtlanticME360
Paine CollegeGA344
Principia CollegeIL338
New Saint Andrews CollegeID305
Randall UniversityOK281
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchPA273
Hebrew Theological CollegeIL197
Bennett CollegeNC195
Martin UniversityIN177
Providence Christian CollegeCA147

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