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 October 3rd 2026.
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Computer Science Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges, Ranked

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