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Top 25% US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges, as of February 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)

1.043228.61
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

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

Claremont, California (USA)

3.532624.36
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

4.292120.39
5Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

5.12322.9
6Department of Economics, Colgate University

Hamilton, New York (USA)

6.92120.83
7Economics Department, Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts (USA)

7.861817.5
8Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

8.441919
9Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

11.3676.95
10Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

11.6798.25
11Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

11.951716.25
12Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

12.011715.8
13Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

14.421111
14Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

15.211616
15Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

15.651614.25
16Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

15.661313
17Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

16.661211.5
18Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

18.24109.3
19Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

20.2987.5
20Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

20.311411.5
21Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

22.21010
22Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

24.3888
23Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

25.0288
24Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

25.04109.69
25Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

25.2977
26Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

25.62119.91
27Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy

West Point, New York (USA)

27.261312.47
28Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

27.4765.1
29Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

30.03109.69
30Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

30.5498.4
31Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

31.0276.5
32Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

32.54109.49
33Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

33.577
34Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

35.44109.5
35Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

37.544
36Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

39.2176.45
37Department of Applied Economics, School of Business, Farmingdale State College (SUNY)

Farmingdale, New York (USA)

39.3344
38Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

40.2622
39Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

43.366
40Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

43.9133
41Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

44.4844
42Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

44.5777
43Economics Department, Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio (USA)

45.5932.5
44Department of Economics, Washington College

Chestertown, Maryland (USA)

47.7733
45Economics Department, Stonehill College

Easton, Massachusetts (USA)

47.8954.5
46Department of Economics, Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts (USA)

49.7233
47Economics Department, Whittier College

Whittier, California (USA)

51.0122
48Department of Economics, University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, Washington (USA)

51.5721.33
49Business and Economics Department, Wheaton College

Wheaton, Illinois (USA)

51.7532.34

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)

1.942624.65
2Department of Economics, Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts (USA)

2.041917.25
3Economics Department, Robins School of Business, University of Richmond

Richmond, Virginia (USA)

3.591918.89
4Department of Economics, Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont (USA)

3.811918.39
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)

8.22019.82
8Robert Day School of Economics and Finance, Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, California (USA)

8.651716.12
9Department of Economics, Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine (USA)

10.121111
10Department of Economics, Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts (USA)

11.3388
11Economics Department, Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut (USA)

13.571514.3
12Economics Department, Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio (USA)

14.9998.3
13Department of Economics, Hamilton College

Clinton, New York (USA)

16.281515
14Department of Economics, Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA)

16.551010
15Department of Economics, Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania (USA)

18.851413.25
16Economics Department, Barnard College, Columbia University

New York City, New York (USA)

18.9565.95
17Economics Department, Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

19.3498.69
18Department of Economics, Bates College

Lewiston, Maine (USA)

19.391311.75
19Economics Department, Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York (USA)

20.0966
20Department of Economics, Colby College

Waterville, Maine (USA)

20.73129.5
21Economics Department, Pomona College

Claremont, California (USA)

20.82109.5
22Department of Economics and Accounting, College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts (USA)

24.041414
23Economics Department, Berry College

Mount Berry, Georgia (USA)

25.9466
24Department of Business Administration and Economics, Johnson C. Smith University

Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)

27.4711
25Economics Department, Macalester College

St. Paul, Minnesota (USA)

29.0655
26Department of Economics, Washington and Lee University

Lexington, Virginia (USA)

3043.87
27Department of Economics, Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa (USA)

31.3122
28Economics Department, St. Lawrence University

Canton, New York (USA)

32.1487.7
29Economics Department, United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, Maryland (USA)

32.5676.9
30Economics Department, Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (USA)

33.4977
31Department of Economics, Davidson College

Davidson, North Carolina (USA)

33.9366
32Department of Economics and Business, Colorado College

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

35.354.5
33Economics Department, Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)

36.0976.45
34Department of Economics and Geosciences, United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA)

37.7998.5
35Department of Economics, Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois (USA)

38.7433
36Department of Economics, Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut (USA)

38.8444
37Economics Department, Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

39.6587.49
38Department of Economics, Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (USA)

39.8466
39George Dean Johnson, Jr. School of Business and Economics, University of South Carolina Upstate

Spartansburg, South Carolina (USA)

40.0511
40Economics Department, Occidental College

Los Angeles, California (USA)

40.7644
41Department of Economics, St. Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota (USA)

41.6876.66
42Economics Department, Reed College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

44.8244
43Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva, New York (USA)

45.476.4
44Department of Economics, Lewis and Clark College

Portland, Oregon (USA)

48.8621.9
45Economics Department, Siena College

Loudonville, New York (USA)

53.2733
46Economics Department, Grove City College

Grove City, Pennsylvania (USA)

54.211
47Department of Economics, University of the South

Sewanee, Tennessee (USA)

54.4844
48Department of Economics, Furman University

Greenville, South Carolina (USA)

54.8166
49Economics Department, Whittier College

Whittier, California (USA)

55.9811

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