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Top 25% US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges, as of January 2026

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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)

1.043127.61
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

2.112119.25
3Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California (USA)

3.522624.36
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

4.292120.23
5Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

5.122322.9
6Department of Economics, Colgate University

Hamilton, New York (USA)

6.92120.83
7Economics Department, Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

7.981817.5
8Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

8.381919
9Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

11.3776.95
10Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

11.7498.25
11Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

11.851715.8
12Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

11.861716.25
13Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

14.151111
14Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

15.231616
15Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

15.881313
16Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

15.911614.21
17Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

16.81211.5
18Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

18.25109.3
19Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

20.331411.5
20Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

20.3687.5
21Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

22.191010
22Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

24.2888
23Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

24.9988
24Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

25.02109.69
25Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

25.2677
26Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

25.78119.91
27Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy

West Point, New York (USA)

27.31312.47
28Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

27.4665.1
29Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

29.83109.69
30Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

30.5298.4
31Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

31.2976.5
32Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

32.43109.49
33Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

33.677
34Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

35.75109.5
35Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

37.4544
36Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

38.9476.45
37Department of Applied Economics, School of Business, Farmingdale State College (SUNY)

Farmingdale, New York (USA)

39.1944
38Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

40.0922
39Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

43.1366
40Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

44.0533
41Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

44.1944
42Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

44.4577
43Economics Department, Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio (USA)

45.7732.5
44Department of Economics, Washington College

Chestertown, Maryland (USA)

47.8633
45Economics Department, Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts (USA)

48.0154.5
46Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts (USA)

50.2933
47Economics Department, Whittier College

Whittier, California (USA)

51.1622
48Business and Economics Department, Wheaton College

Wheaton, Illinois (USA)

51.5832.34
49Department of Economics, University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington (USA)

51.6621.33

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)

1.942422.65
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

2.121917.25
3Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

3.481918.89
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

3.881918.23
5Economics Department, Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

5.971616
6Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy

West Point, New York (USA)

7.611312.47
7Department of Economics, Colgate University

Hamilton, New York (USA)

8.162019.82
8Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California (USA)

8.61716.12
9Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

10.021111
10Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

11.5388
11Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

13.311514.3
12Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

14.5298.3
13Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

15.911515
14Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

16.561010
15Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

18.8165.95
16Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

19.91129.5
17Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

19.941311.71
18Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

19.991413.25
19Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

19.9966
20Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

20.2998.69
21Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

20.83109.5
22Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

23.481414
23Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

25.7966
24Department of Business Administration and Economics, Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)

26.8911
25Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

29.0455
26Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

29.4843.87
27Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

30.9122
28Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

32.187.7
29Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

32.4976.9
30Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

33.677
31Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

33.9466
32Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

35.2154.5
33Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

35.976.45
34Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

38.1198.5
35Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

38.3933
36Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

38.6644
37Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

40.0766
38George Dean Johnson, Jr. School of Business and Economics, University of South Carolina Upstate

Spartansburg, South Carolina (USA)

40.1711
39Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

40.487.49
40Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

40.7144
41Department of Economics, St. Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

41.8976.66
42Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

44.6844
43Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

45.7165.4
44Department of Economics, Lewis and Clark College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

48.5121.9
45Economics Department, Siena College

Loudonville, New York (USA)

52.9333
46Department of Economics, University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee (USA)

54.2744
47Economics Department, Grove City College

Grove City, Pennsylvania (USA)

54.3511
48Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

54.6766
49Economics Department, Whittier College

Whittier, California (USA)

55.6411

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