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Where social sciences is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
43.7%
#1 · Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
4.9%
Median
of 410 schools, Division III
8.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
28.6%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps CollegesDivision III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA43.7%
  2. 2University of ChicagoDivision III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL37.6%
  3. 3Trinity College (Connecticut)Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT36.8%
  4. 4Bowdoin CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME31.3%
  5. 5Colorado CollegeDivision III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO30.4%
  6. 6Hampden-Sydney CollegeDivision III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Hampden-Sydney, VA30.1%
  7. 7Colby CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME29.3%
  8. 8Hamilton CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY28.9%
  9. 9Bard CollegeDivision III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY28.7%
  10. 10Bates CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME28.6%
  11. 11Centre CollegeDivision III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY27.8%
  12. 12St. Lawrence UniversityDivision III · Liberty League · Canton, NY27.5%
  13. 13Gettysburg CollegeDivision III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA27.1%
  14. 14Lycoming CollegeDivision III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA27.0%
  15. 15Connecticut CollegeDivision III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT26.8%

Every school, Division III

0.0%43.7%
#1 · Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Collegesevery school

The spread across 410 schools; the median is 4.9%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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BusinessHealth professions & nursingEngineeringComputer & information sciencesBiological sciencesPsychologyEducationCommunication & journalism

The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in social sciencesIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
43.7%1503431,381
2University of Chicago
Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL
37.6%7241,9267,643
3Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
36.8%1965332,237
4Bowdoin College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME
31.3%1514821,850
5Colorado College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
30.4%1685522,145
6Hampden-Sydney College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Hampden-Sydney, VA
30.1%56—876
7Colby College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME
29.3%1565322,284
8Hamilton College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY
28.9%1414882,048
9Bard College
Division III · Liberty League · Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
28.7%1214222,453
10Bates College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME
28.6%1244331,753
11Centre College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY
27.8%832991,356
12St. Lawrence University
Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY
27.5%1354912,060
13Gettysburg College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA
27.1%1505542,216
14Lycoming College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Williamsport, PA
27.0%622301,063
15Connecticut College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT
26.8%1023811,995
16Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT
26.8%2057663,066
17Grinnell College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA
26.1%1003831,775
18Bryn Mawr College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Bryn Mawr, PA
25.6%82—1,349
19Whitman College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Walla Walla, WA
25.4%762991,544
20Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY
24.7%883561,618
21Wellesley College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Wellesley, MA
24.6%1475972,418
22Swarthmore College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA
24.2%1034261,644
23Haverford College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA
23.3%753221,424
24Kenyon College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH
23.3%873742,184
25Union College (New York)
Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY
23.2%1054532,082
26Occidental College
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Los Angeles, CA
22.9%924011,854
27University of the South
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN
22.9%924011,615
28St. Mary's College of Maryland
Division III · United East Conference · St. Mary's City, MD
22.3%753361,577
29Williams College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA
22.1%1094932,112
30Vassar College
Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY
21.7%1265812,456
31Denison University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH
21.6%1095052,405
32Dickinson College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA
20.7%954602,204
33Tufts University
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA
20.7%3381,6346,877
34Amherst College
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA
20.6%1004861,910
35Washington College (Maryland)
Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD
20.4%51250916
36Lewis & Clark College
Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR
20.2%884362,194
37Carleton College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
19.8%844242,069
38Rhodes College
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN
19.6%844291,936
39Hendrix College
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR
19.5%452311,098
40Macalester College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
19.1%985132,142
41U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · New London, CT
19.0%44—1,081
42Beloit College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI
18.5%31168948
43Hamline University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
18.3%713891,710
44Brandeis University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA
18.2%1377533,675
45Goucher College
Division III · Landmark Conference · Baltimore, MD
18.2%31170964
46Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA
18.0%814511,664
47University of Puget Sound
Division III · Northwest Conference · Tacoma, WA
17.8%714001,632
48Agnes Scott College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Decatur, GA
17.2%36—911
49Drew University
Division III · Landmark Conference · Madison, NJ
17.2%643721,624
50The College of Wooster
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH
17.0%694051,876
51St. Olaf College
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN
16.7%1086463,074
52DePauw University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN
16.2%533281,819
53Wheaton College (Illinois)
Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL
16.2%845182,119
54Clark University (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA
16.1%794922,369
55Covenant College
Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA
16.0%27169908
56Ursinus College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Collegeville, PA
15.8%543421,492
57Smith College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Northampton, MA
15.7%97—2,506
58Lake Forest College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL
15.6%654171,796
59Mount Holyoke College
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · South Hadley, MA
15.4%77—2,209
60Skidmore College
Division III · Liberty League · Saratoga Springs, NY
15.3%986402,776
61University of Southern Maine
Division III · Little East Conference · Gorham, ME
15.3%1551,0155,520
62Washington and Lee University
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA
15.0%674481,898
63Franklin & Marshall College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA
14.8%765141,911
64State University of New York at Geneseo
Division III · Empire 8 · Geneseo, NY
14.6%1359223,868
65State University of New York at Old Westbury
Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY
14.3%1248684,040
66University of Lynchburg
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA
14.2%523661,792
67Hunter College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
13.9%4383,14017,378
68Christopher Newport University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA
13.6%1401,0264,407
69University of Dallas
Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Irving, TX
13.6%392861,427
70New York University
Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY
13.5%1,0697,93229,760
71Framingham State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Framingham, MA
13.0%695322,817
72Randolph-Macon College
Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Ashland, VA
12.6%453581,500
73The City College of New York
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
12.5%2451,95612,356
74Whitworth University
Division III · Northwest Conference · Spokane, WA
12.3%614961,939
75Oberlin College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH
12.2%806562,966
76Oglethorpe University
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
12.2%342781,499
77Trinity University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX
12.2%725882,531
78University of La Verne
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · La Verne, CA
12.2%1018253,352
79John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · New York, NY
12.1%3472,87611,678
80Albion College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI
12.0%312591,354
81Wabash College
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN
12.0%22—845
82Allegheny College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA
11.9%352941,231
83Washington University in St. Louis
Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO
11.9%2371,9948,267
84Kalamazoo College
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI
11.6%353021,196
85Emory University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA
11.2%2282,0347,359
86William Peace University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Raleigh, NC
11.2%19170730
87Lawrence University
Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI
11.0%403641,410
88Knox College
Division III · Midwest Conference · Galesburg, IL
10.7%242251,001
89Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Adams, MA
10.6%17161836
90Wittenberg University
Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Springfield, OH
10.6%292731,288
91Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
10.5%434101,973
92Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Norton, MA
10.5%383621,778
93Dominican University (Illinois)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · River Forest, IL
10.4%434122,397
94California Lutheran University
Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA
10.2%656382,380
95State University of New York at New Paltz
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY
10.2%1481,4566,504
96University of California, Santa Cruz
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Santa Cruz, CA
10.2%4754,65817,812
97Hiram College
Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Hiram, OH
10.1%15149983
98Southwestern University (Texas)
Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX
10.1%313061,457
99Suffolk University
Division III · Conference of New England · Boston, MA
10.1%1009884,484
100University of Mary Washington
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA
10.1%848293,611
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