Best for a major
Best for history
Where history is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.
13.0%
#1 · Hillsdale College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI
1.1%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
11.8×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
6.6%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, all divisions
#1 · Hillsdale Collegeevery school
The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 1.1%.
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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The full list · top 100
| # | School | Share of bachelor's degrees in history | In this field | Bachelor's a year | Undergrads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillsdale College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI | 13.0% | 46 | — | 1,688 | |
| 2 | Virginia Military Institute Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA | 11.3% | 44 | 390 | 1,560 | |
| 3 | Hampden-Sydney College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Hampden-Sydney, VA | 10.8% | 20 | — | 876 | |
| 4 | Wabash College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Crawfordsville, IN | 8.2% | 15 | — | 845 | |
| 5 | Saint Vincent College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Latrobe, PA | 7.5% | 20 | 268 | 1,280 | |
| 6 | Harvard University Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA | 7.4% | 141 | 1,912 | 9,095 | |
| 7 | Austin College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Sherman, TX | 7.0% | 18 | 258 | 1,128 | |
| 8 | Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lynchburg, VA | 7.0% | 7 | 100 | 541 | |
| 9 | Yale University Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT | 6.7% | 111 | 1,665 | 6,818 | |
| 10 | Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC | 6.6% | 14 | 211 | 903 | |
| 11 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | 6.5% | 23 | 356 | 1,618 | |
| 12 | Washington College (Maryland) Division III · Centennial Conference · Chestertown, MD | 6.4% | 16 | 250 | 916 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota, Morris Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Morris, MN | 6.3% | 12 | 189 | 1,020 | |
| 14 | Ripon College Division III · Midwest Conference · Ripon, WI | 6.2% | 8 | 130 | 734 | |
| 15 | College of the Holy Cross Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA | 6.1% | 46 | 751 | 3,035 | |
| 16 | Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA | 6.1% | 34 | 554 | 2,216 | |
| 17 | The University of Virginia's College at Wise Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Wise, VA | 6.1% | 14 | 228 | 1,911 | |
| 18 | William & Mary Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA | 6.1% | 101 | 1,667 | 6,963 | |
| 19 | Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference · Jacksonville, IL | 5.8% | 15 | 257 | 956 | |
| 20 | Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Swannonoa, NC | 5.8% | 9 | 156 | 742 | |
| 21 | Mount Saint Mary College (New York) Division III · Skyline Conference · Newburgh, NY | 5.7% | 19 | 336 | 1,897 | |
| 22 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | 5.4% | 16 | 299 | 1,356 | |
| 23 | Goucher College Division III · Landmark Conference · Baltimore, MD | 5.3% | 9 | 170 | 964 | |
| 24 | U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD | 5.3% | 56 | 1,054 | 4,465 | |
| 25 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | 5.3% | 26 | 493 | 2,112 | |
| 26 | The College of Wooster Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Wooster, OH | 5.2% | 21 | 405 | 1,876 | |
| 27 | Clark University (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA | 5.1% | 25 | 492 | 2,369 | |
| 28 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | 5.1% | 19 | 374 | 2,184 | |
| 29 | St. Mary's College of Maryland Division III · United East Conference · St. Mary's City, MD | 5.1% | 17 | 336 | 1,577 | |
| 30 | Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA | 5.0% | 14 | 278 | 1,391 | |
| 31 | Virginia Union University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA | 4.9% | 7 | 144 | 1,170 | |
| 32 | Kalamazoo College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Kalamazoo, MI | 4.6% | 14 | 302 | 1,196 | |
| 33 | Albright College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA | 4.4% | 12 | 273 | 1,328 | |
| 34 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | 4.4% | 21 | 482 | 1,850 | |
| 35 | East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference · Marshall, TX | 4.4% | 12 | 273 | 1,659 | |
| 36 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | 4.4% | 29 | 656 | 2,966 | |
| 37 | Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas · Young Harris, GA | 4.4% | 7 | 160 | 1,403 | |
| 38 | Cornell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Mt. Vernon, IA | 4.3% | 9 | 210 | 1,082 | |
| 39 | Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Staunton, VA | 4.3% | 12 | 282 | 1,217 | |
| 40 | Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA | 4.2% | 43 | 1,026 | 4,407 | |
| 41 | Princeton University Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ | 4.2% | 56 | 1,324 | 5,671 | |
| 42 | Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Salem, VA | 4.2% | 17 | 404 | 1,824 | |
| 43 | Washington and Jefferson College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Washington, PA | 4.2% | 9 | 216 | 1,162 | |
| 44 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | 4.2% | 19 | 448 | 1,898 | |
| 45 | Colgate University Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY | 4.1% | 30 | 729 | 3,131 | |
| 46 | Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Lookout Mountain, GA | 4.1% | 7 | 169 | 908 | |
| 47 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Owensboro, KY | 4.1% | 6 | 148 | 834 | |
| 48 | State University of New York at Potsdam Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Potsdam, NY | 4.1% | 18 | 439 | 2,211 | |
| 49 | Carleton College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | 4.0% | 17 | 424 | 2,069 | |
| 50 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | 3.9% | 17 | 433 | 1,753 | |
| 51 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | 3.9% | 19 | 488 | 2,048 | |
| 52 | Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 · Houghton, NY | 3.9% | 6 | 152 | 975 | |
| 53 | Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR | 3.9% | 17 | 436 | 2,194 | |
| 54 | Plattsburgh State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Plattsburgh, NY | 3.9% | 34 | 880 | 3,856 | |
| 55 | Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA | 3.9% | 19 | 492 | 1,924 | |
| 56 | State University of New York at Old Westbury Division III · Skyline Conference · Old Westbury, NY | 3.9% | 34 | 868 | 4,040 | |
| 57 | Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC | 3.8% | 6 | 156 | 852 | |
| 58 | LaGrange College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · LaGrange, GA | 3.8% | 4 | 104 | 582 | |
| 59 | Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA | 3.8% | 6 | 156 | 967 | |
| 60 | State University of New York at New Paltz Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · New Paltz, NY | 3.8% | 56 | 1,456 | 6,504 | |
| 61 | University of Dallas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Irving, TX | 3.8% | 11 | 286 | 1,427 | |
| 62 | Columbia University-Barnard College Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY | 3.7% | 90 | 2,433 | 9,111 | |
| 63 | Franklin College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Franklin, IN | 3.7% | 7 | 191 | 911 | |
| 64 | Geneva College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Beaver Falls, PA | 3.7% | 9 | 243 | 1,149 | |
| 65 | Grinnell College Division III · Midwest Conference · Grinnell, IA | 3.7% | 14 | 383 | 1,775 | |
| 66 | Haverford College Division III · Centennial Conference · Haverford, PA | 3.7% | 12 | 322 | 1,424 | |
| 67 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · North Adams, MA | 3.7% | 6 | 161 | 836 | |
| 68 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Shippensburg, PA | 3.7% | 32 | 865 | 4,421 | |
| 69 | University of Montana Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT | 3.7% | 42 | 1,140 | 7,570 | |
| 70 | Westminster College (Pennsylvania) Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · New Wilmington, PA | 3.7% | 8 | 215 | 1,155 | |
| 71 | Beloit College Division III · Midwest Conference · Beloit, WI | 3.6% | 6 | 168 | 948 | |
| 72 | Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas · Due West, SC | 3.6% | 5 | 139 | 854 | |
| 73 | Gordon College Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA | 3.6% | 11 | 305 | 1,293 | |
| 74 | Guilford College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Greensboro, NC | 3.6% | 7 | 195 | 1,160 | |
| 75 | Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference · Galesburg, IL | 3.6% | 8 | 225 | 1,001 | |
| 76 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | 3.5% | 26 | 753 | 3,675 | |
| 77 | Grambling State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA | 3.5% | 22 | 624 | 4,279 | |
| 78 | Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN | 3.5% | 7 | 200 | 962 | |
| 79 | Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR | 3.5% | 8 | 231 | 1,098 | |
| 80 | Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | 3.5% | 8 | 226 | 1,130 | |
| 81 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | 3.5% | 15 | 429 | 1,936 | |
| 82 | Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY | 3.5% | 16 | 453 | 2,082 | |
| 83 | University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA | 3.5% | 29 | 829 | 3,611 | |
| 84 | Assumption University Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Worcester, MA | 3.4% | 15 | 439 | 1,688 | |
| 85 | Hawaii Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI | 3.4% | 15 | 445 | 3,814 | |
| 86 | Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Roanoke, VA | 3.4% | 5 | — | 673 | |
| 87 | Muskingum University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · New Concord, OH | 3.4% | 10 | 294 | 1,524 | |
| 88 | Saint Elizabeth University Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Morristown, NJ | 3.4% | 5 | 149 | 670 | |
| 89 | University of Jamestown Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Jamestown, ND | 3.4% | 6 | 175 | 964 | |
| 90 | Vanguard University Division II · Pacific West Conference · Costa Mesa, CA | 3.4% | 17 | 500 | 1,987 | |
| 91 | Bridgewater State University Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA | 3.3% | 54 | 1,628 | 8,172 | |
| 92 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | 3.3% | 17 | 513 | 2,142 | |
| 93 | McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD | 3.3% | 13 | 393 | 1,665 | |
| 94 | University of Southern Maine Division III · Little East Conference · Gorham, ME | 3.3% | 33 | 1,015 | 5,520 | |
| 95 | Coe College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.2% | 8 | 253 | 1,278 | |
| 96 | Drew University Division III · Landmark Conference · Madison, NJ | 3.2% | 12 | 372 | 1,624 | |
| 97 | Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA | 3.2% | 15 | 471 | 2,006 | |
| 98 | Simpson College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Indianola, IA | 3.2% | 8 | 247 | 1,140 | |
| 99 | Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas · Central, SC | 3.2% | 6 | 189 | 887 | |
| 100 | The College of New Jersey Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Ewing, NJ | 3.2% | 51 | 1,589 | 7,073 |
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