Computer ScienceCompSci at Liberal Arts Colleges

Open-source data on Computer Science faculty and courses at national LACs in the US.

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Data last updated on July 8th 2026.
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Computer Science Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges, Ranked

130+ U.S. liberal arts colleges ranked by the size of their Computer Science faculty, then by advanced electives offered in the last two academic years, recent research papers, and CS degrees awarded (IPEDS). Paper counts cover 2016–2026. This is a static snapshot — use the interactive dashboard above to sort, filter by research subfield, and explore individual faculty, courses, and publications.

#	Institution	State	Faculty	Electives	Papers	CS Degrees
1	Harvey Mudd College	CA	18	20	81	376
2	Wellesley College	MA	17	21	138	378
3	Swarthmore College	PA	17	17	49	273
4	Bucknell University	PA	15	16	67	101
5	Williams College	MA	14	20	52	214
6	Macalester College	MN	14	20	48	228
7	Colgate University	NY	14	—	50	207
8	Carleton College	MN	13	23	53	271
9	Middlebury College	VT	13	22	24	230
10	University of Richmond	VA	13	12	28	128
11	Smith College	MA	12	25	53	157
12	Connecticut College	CT	11	24	18	112
13	University of Mary Washington	VA	11	20	31	238
14	Colby College	ME	11	16	73	172
15	Oberlin College	OH	11	15	40	145
16	Pomona College	CA	11	14	89	198
17	Amherst College	MA	11	14	71	196
18	Union College (NY)	NY	10	20	12	84
19	Vassar College	NY	10	15	41	139
20	Trinity University	TX	10	—	38	140
21	Mount Holyoke College	MA	9	19	27	145
22	Bowdoin College	ME	9	17	19	186
23	Drew University	NJ	9	13	7	81
24	Lafayette College	PA	9	11	49	102
25	Grinnell College	IA	9	7	46	237
26	Barnard College	NY	8	32	17	196
27	Davidson College	NC	8	23	75	162
28	Wesleyan University	CT	8	19	37	196
29	Skidmore College	NY	8	13	12	85
30	Occidental College	CA	8	9	13	112
31	Willamette University	OR	8	6	40	46
32	DePauw University	IN	8	—	20	166
33	Bard College	NY	8	—	15	0
34	Rhodes College	TN	8	—	8	123
35	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	7	16	0	75
36	Trinity College	CT	7	12	25	81
37	UNC Asheville	NC	7	12	8	115
38	Haverford College	PA	7	10	39	123
39	Denison University	OH	7	9	32	83
40	Hamilton College	NY	7	—	45	98
41	Franklin & Marshall College	PA	7	—	24	58
42	Berea College	KY	6	15	20	113
43	St. Olaf College	MN	6	11	5	124
44	College of the Holy Cross	MA	6	10	24	77
45	Randolph-Macon College	VA	6	10	8	113
46	Washington and Lee University	VA	6	9	0	68
47	Wabash College	IN	6	8	9	30
48	Bryn Mawr College	PA	6	7	23	69
49	Whitman College	WA	6	7	20	81
50	Colorado College	CO	6	6	38	102
51	Juniata College	PA	6	6	3	47
52	College of Wooster	OH	6	—	11	86
53	UVA Wise	VA	6	—	—	33
54	College of St Benedict	MN	5	19	15	24
55	Gettysburg College	PA	5	15	30	68
56	Dickinson College	PA	5	13	28	69
57	Knox College	IL	5	11	40	86
58	Kalamazoo College	MI	5	11	6	93
59	Coe College	IA	5	8	1	41
60	Furman University	SC	5	—	30	62
61	Reed College	OR	5	—	15	89
62	New College of Florida	FL	4	18	3	0
63	Hope College	MI	4	16	5	55
64	Hendrix College	AR	4	14	15	51
65	Lawrence University	WI	4	14	1	42
66	UMN Morris	MN	4	12	16	68
67	Earlham College	IN	4	12	8	36
68	Wheaton College (MA)	MA	4	10	3	49
69	Hobart and William Smith College	NY	4	8	12	47
70	Augustana College	IL	4	8	2	86
71	Goucher College	MD	4	7	0	28
72	University of Puget Sound	WA	4	6	22	78
73	Centre College	KY	4	6	2	56
74	Luther College	IA	4	5	6	55
75	Allegheny College	PA	4	—	32	82
76	Washington & Jefferson College	PA	4	—	16	0
77	St. Lawrence University	NY	4	—	15	63
78	Saint Anselm College	NH	4	—	8	60
79	Lake Forest College	IL	4	—	7	67
80	Claflin University	SC	3	19	3	37
81	Austin College	TX	3	11	4	44
82	Wofford College	SC	3	11	—	54
83	Stonehill College	MA	3	10	2	54
84	Southwestern University	TX	3	7	23	52
85	Linfield University	OR	3	7	4	19
86	Washington College	MD	3	7	0	39
87	Wheaton College (IL)	IL	3	6	1	55
88	Roanoke College	VA	3	5	8	28
89	Beloit College	WI	3	5	4	38
90	Eckerd College	FL	3	5	1	16
91	Albright College	PA	3	4	—	35
92	Ursinus College	PA	3	3	25	64
93	Claremont McKenna College	CA	3	2	25	44
94	Muhlenberg College	PA	3	—	6	57
95	Lane College	TN	3	—	4	23
96	East-West University	IL	3	—	—	41
97	Susquehanna University	PA	2	16	11	45
98	Franklin College	IN	2	15	1	15
99	Lyon College	AR	2	14	1	46
100	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	MA	2	13	6	53
101	Wartburg College	IA	2	11	—	44
102	Covenant College	GA	2	10	—	36
103	Concordia College	MN	2	9	0	46
104	Albion College	MI	2	8	4	10
105	Gordon College	MA	2	8	0	51
106	Sewanee	TN	2	7	2	17
107	Presbyterian College	SC	2	7	1	18
108	Bridgewater College	VA	2	7	0	39
109	Central College	IA	2	7	0	32
110	Transylvania University	KY	2	7	0	19
111	Wittenberg University	OH	2	6	—	32
112	Houghton University	NY	2	5	1	18
113	Lycoming College	PA	2	5	—	3
114	Hampden-Sydney College	VA	2	4	18	16
115	Meredith College	NC	2	3	—	26
116	Randolph College	VA	2	3	—	7
117	Bryn Athyn College	PA	2	3	0	0
118	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	2	—	6	54
119	Monmouth College	IL	2	—	2	14
120	Bethany College (WV)	WV	2	—	2	13
121	Cornell College	IA	2	—	—	61
122	Hanover College	IN	2	—	0	28
123	Tougaloo College	MS	1	12	—	12
124	Hartwick College	NY	1	9	—	35
125	Westminster College (PA)	MO	1	9	0	15
126	Ohio Wesleyan University	OH	1	7	—	28
127	Illinois College	IL	1	6	0	32
128	Bennington College	VT	1	5	—	27
129	Maryville College	TN	1	5	—	10
130	Virginia Wesleyan University	VA	1	—	15	34
131	Southern Virginia University	VA	1	—	—	24
132	Bethany Lutheran College	MN	1	—	—	14