Colleges offering Liberal Arts and Sciences

1,589 U.S. colleges and universities offer Liberal Arts and Sciences. Together they awarded 348,742 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 382 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 313 Associate 1,079 Bachelor 616 Master 125 PhD 7

Most schools offering it: California (178), New York (105), North Carolina (81), Pennsylvania (81), Illinois (81), Florida (57)

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CCC

Private nonprofit

Champion Christian College

Hot Springs, AR

Liberal Arts and Sciences: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 146
Retention: 35%
Programs: 3

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NPR

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Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

Warren, PA

Liberal Arts and Sciences: 1 graduate in 2024-25
Associate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 136
Retention: 25%
Programs: 17

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PUC

Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Certificate

Students: 58,658
Retention: 93%
Programs: 249
Awards 2024-25: 17,028

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UWC

Public

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 56,997
Retention: 95%
Programs: 385
Awards 2024-25: 15,047

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 37,737
Retention: 95%
Programs: 299
Awards 2024-25: 13,285

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UNV

Public

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor, Master

Students: 32,911
Retention: 79%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 6,850

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 31,903
Retention: 85%
Programs: 292
Awards 2024-25: 9,343

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MSA

Public

Mt San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 29,971
Retention: 77%
Programs: 132

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 28,306
Retention: 92%
Programs: 245
Awards 2024-25: 8,615

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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University of Mississippi

University, MS

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 26,449
Retention: 87%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 6,185

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UCB

Public

University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Certificate, Bachelor

Students: 26,133
Retention: 93%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 7,580

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WSU

Public

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor

Students: 25,685
Retention: 78%
Programs: 222
Awards 2024-25: 7,458

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master

Students: 21,210
Retention: 86%
Programs: 227
Awards 2024-25: 6,518

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NSU

Private nonprofit

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master

Students: 20,910
Retention: 76%
Programs: 159
Awards 2024-25: 6,820

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Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master, PhD

Students: 15,175
Retention: 96%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,053

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Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Bachelor · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 14,667
Retention: 58%
Programs: 99

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CBC

Public

CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master

Students: 14,390
Retention: 80%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 3,139

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Kean University

Union, NJ

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master

Students: 13,905
Retention: 76%
Programs: 88
Awards 2024-25: 3,066

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DTC

Public

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry

Dover, DE

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 13,337
Programs: 84
Awards 2024-25: 2,079

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University of Denver

Denver, CO

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 12,813
Retention: 89%
Programs: 167
Awards 2024-25: 4,720

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American University

Washington, DC

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate, Bachelor

Students: 12,321
Retention: 88%
Programs: 143
Awards 2024-25: 4,433

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Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Master · Online option

Students: 11,315
Retention: 84%
Programs: 72
Awards 2024-25: 2,847

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The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

Liberal Arts and Sciences
Certificate, Bachelor · Fully online

Students: 10,811
Retention: 75%
Programs: 215
Awards 2024-25: 3,160

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