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Top 25% US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges, as of March 2025

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The rankings

Top 25% US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges, all authors, all publication years

RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1Economics Department, Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts (USA)

1.063027.27
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

2.132018.25
3Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California (USA)

3.572624.36
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

4.482120.24
5Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

5.32019.89
6Department of Economics, Colgate University

Hamilton, New York (USA)

6.972120.83
7Economics Department, Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

7.951817.5
8Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

8.531818
9Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

9.961715.8
10Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

11.8998.25
11Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

12.1176.95
12Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

12.511615.25
13Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

12.871818
14Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

14.021111
15Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

16.041313
16Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

16.121312.2
17Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

17.011211.5
18Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

18.4298.8
19Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

20.41411.5
20Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

20.5587.5
21Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

23.1177
22Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

23.4977
23Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

23.8299
24Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

24.66109.69
25Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

24.83119.91
26Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

25.9165.11
27Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy

West Point, New York (USA)

26.931211.47
28Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

28.6698.4
29Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

30.56109.49
30Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

31.0999
31Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

31.4176.5
32Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

32.461110.5
33Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

32.9477
34Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

36.144
35Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

3876.45
36Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

38.0766
37Department of Applied Economics, School of Business, Farmingdale State College (SUNY)

Farmingdale, New York (USA)

38.9744
38Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

39.0722
39Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

43.2722
40Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

43.4477
41Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

43.5466
42Economics Department, Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio (USA)

44.6632.5
43Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

45.2344
44Department of Economics, Washington College

Chestertown, Maryland (USA)

48.2133
45Economics Department, Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts (USA)

48.854.5
46Department of Economics, University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington (USA)

49.3921.33
47Economics Department, Whittier College

Whittier, California (USA)

49.6222
48Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts (USA)

50.4233
49Business and Economics Department, Wheaton College

Wheaton, Illinois (USA)

50.9932.34

The rankings

Top 25% institutions in US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges, 10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years

RankInstitutionScoreAuthorsAuthor shares
1Economics Department, Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts (USA)

1.442422.52
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

2.711917.25
3Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

3.291716.89
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

4.481918.24
5Economics Department, Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

6.091616
6Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California (USA)

7.172019.11
7Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy

West Point, New York (USA)

9.121211.47
8Department of Economics, Colgate University

Hamilton, New York (USA)

9.522019.82
9Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

10.891111
10Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

11.4487.8
11Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

11.561111
12Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

14.721515
13Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

15.18129.5
14Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

15.71514.3
15Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

17.6176.95
16Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

17.7277
17Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

18.191616
18Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

18.291110.7
19Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

20.341110.5
20Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

20.751312.25
21Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

22.1822
22Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

22.3898.69
23Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

23.466
24Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

25.9155
25Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

26.9554.87
26Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

29.9187.9
27Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

30.0966
28Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

32.9109.5
29Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

34.566
30Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

35.2277
31Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

35.7154.5
32Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

36.6144
33Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

38.1166
34Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

38.5365.4
35Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

38.5576.45
36Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

39.6187.49
37Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

39.6944
38Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

41.455
39George Dean Johnson, Jr. School of Business and Economics, University of South Carolina Upstate

Spartansburg, South Carolina (USA)

41.6611
40Department of Economics, St. Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

42.4476.66
41Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

43.5911
42Department of Economics, Spelman College

Atlanta, Georgia (USA)

44.3221.75
43Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

44.8844
44Economics Department, Dickinson College

Carlisle, Pennsylvania (USA)

47.4333
45Economics Department, Union College

Schenectady, New York (USA)

47.4322
46Department of Economics, Lewis and Clark College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

49.621.9
47Economics Department, Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts (USA)

50.3343.5
48Economics Department, Siena College

Loudonville, New York (USA)

51.3233
49Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

54.7766

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