2024 Best Liberal Arts Schools

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is a great option for students pursuing a degree in liberal arts. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Any student who is interested in liberal arts has to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 58 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

3

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in liberal arts. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 188 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

4

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Any student pursuing a degree in liberal arts needs to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

5

New York University
New York, NY

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 594 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

6

Bentley University
Waltham, MA

Located in the small city of Waltham, Bentley is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bentley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 80 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Bentley in the most recent data year.

7

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

8

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 11 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

9

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 44 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

10

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were approximately 230 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year.

11

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 29 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

12

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 40 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Wesleyan U in the most recent year we have data available.

13

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 43 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

14

Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 22 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 32 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

16

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 96 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

17

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 183 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

18

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 93 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

19

Providence College
Providence, RI

Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Providence. This college ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 4 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

19

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 4th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 873 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.

20

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 21 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.

21

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. This university ranks 2nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 10 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year.

22

University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX

Located in the city of Houston, UST is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 16 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at UST in the most recent data year.

23

Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 61 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent year we have data available.

24

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. This university ranks 5th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 37 liberal arts students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.