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Where history 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
11.3%
#1 · Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
1.0%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
11.3×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
3.7%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Virginia Military InstituteDivision I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA11.3%
  2. 2Harvard UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA7.4%
  3. 3Yale UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT6.7%
  4. 4Presbyterian CollegeDivision I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC6.6%
  5. 5College of the Holy CrossDivision I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA6.1%
  6. 6William & MaryDivision I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA6.1%
  7. 7U.S. Naval AcademyDivision I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD5.3%
  8. 8Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ4.2%
  9. 9Colgate UniversityDivision I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY4.1%
  10. 10Columbia University-Barnard CollegeDivision I · The Ivy League · New York, NY3.7%
  11. 11University of MontanaDivision I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT3.7%
  12. 12Grambling State UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA3.5%
  13. 13Longwood UniversityDivision I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA3.1%
  14. 14University of Northern ColoradoDivision I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO3.1%
  15. 15Siena UniversityDivision I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY3.0%

Every school, Division I

0.0%11.3%
#1 · Virginia Military Instituteevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 1.0%.

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

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in historyIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Virginia Military Institute
Division I · Southern Conference · Lexington, VA
11.3%443901,560
2Harvard University
Division I · The Ivy League · Boston, MA
7.4%1411,9129,095
3Yale University
Division I · The Ivy League · New Haven, CT
6.7%1111,6656,818
4Presbyterian College
Division I · Big South Conference · Clinton, SC
6.6%14211903
5College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
6.1%467513,035
6William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
6.1%1011,6676,963
7U.S. Naval Academy
Division I · Patriot League · Annapolis, MD
5.3%561,0544,465
8Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
4.2%561,3245,671
9Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
4.1%307293,131
10Columbia University-Barnard College
Division I · The Ivy League · New York, NY
3.7%902,4339,111
11University of Montana
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT
3.7%421,1407,570
12Grambling State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA
3.5%226244,279
13Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
3.1%206393,223
14University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
3.1%451,4606,616
15Siena University
Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY
3.0%237723,497
16College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Charleston, SC
2.8%582,07410,660
17Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
2.8%381,3375,471
18Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
2.7%134811,873
19University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
2.7%1164,33917,612
20California State University, Bakersfield
Division I · Big West Conference · Bakersfield, CA
2.6%552,1488,336
21Le Moyne College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Syracuse, NY
2.6%145312,551
22University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
2.6%249415,789
23Dartmouth College
Division I · The Ivy League · Hanover, NH
2.5%321,2574,447
24Liberty University
Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA
2.5%26510,60252,823
25Mercyhurst University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Erie, PA
2.5%124742,292
26Davidson College
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Davidson, NC
2.4%125041,904
27Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
2.4%229324,191
28University of California, Santa Barbara
Division I · Big West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
2.4%1556,42923,232
29University of North Carolina Asheville
Division I · Big South Conference · Asheville, NC
2.4%166792,907
30University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
2.4%301,2419,853
31Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
2.4%114521,873
32Central Connecticut State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · New Britain, CT
2.3%351,5167,917
33Eastern Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Charleston, IL
2.3%251,1016,849
34Illinois State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Normal, IL
2.3%1054,51218,450
35University at Albany
Division I · America East Conference · Albany, NY
2.2%612,83512,190
36The Citadel
Division I · Southern Conference · Charleston, SC
2.1%125802,661
37University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
2.1%1979,58333,040
38Brown University
Division I · The Ivy League · Providence, RI
2.0%381,9447,741
39Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
2.0%199373,842
40University of California, Riverside
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
2.0%1065,39922,646
41Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
2.0%371,8557,152
42Gonzaga University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Spokane, WA
1.9%221,1345,163
43Idaho State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Pocatello, ID
1.9%221,18510,406
44Missouri State University
Division I · Conference USA · Springfield, MO
1.9%623,18619,259
45Nicholls State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Thibodaux, LA
1.9%178985,612
46University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD
1.9%432,26310,490
47U.S. Military Academy
Division I · Patriot League · West Point, NY
1.9%201,0724,508
48Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
1.8%442,39110,083
49East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
1.8%392,19310,633
50Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
1.8%392,11510,307
51Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
1.8%331,8357,968
52Robert Morris University
Division I · Horizon League · Moon Township, PA
1.8%116143,769
53Saint Mary's College of California
Division I · West Coast Conference · Moraga, CA
1.8%126722,044
54Sam Houston State University
Division I · Conference USA · Huntsville, TX
1.8%724,04818,179
55Stetson University
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · DeLand, FL
1.8%116082,338
56Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Division I · Southland Conference · Corpus Christi, TX
1.8%271,5387,822
57University of Northern Iowa
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
1.8%341,9097,734
58California State University, Sacramento
Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA
1.7%1297,55828,268
59Stony Brook University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Stony Brook, NY
1.7%744,47217,549
60University of North Texas
Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX
1.7%1317,54433,858
61University of Southern Indiana
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
1.7%211,2517,428
62California State University, Fresno
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA
1.6%835,15921,430
63Canisius University
Division I · Metro Conference · Buffalo, NY
1.6%63771,798
64Iona University
Division I · Metro Conference · New Rochelle, NY
1.6%95583,134
65Northern Illinois University
Division I · Horizon League · DeKalb, IL
1.6%402,44511,358
66University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY
1.6%784,79320,463
67American University
Division I · Patriot League · Washington, DC
1.5%271,7937,817
68Binghamton University
Division I · America East Conference · Vestal, NY
1.5%553,68414,409
69Coastal Carolina University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Conway, SC
1.5%281,83110,306
70Colorado State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO
1.5%754,99225,834
71James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
1.5%704,70821,006
72LSU New Orleans
Division I · Southland Conference · New Orleans, LA
1.5%127805,476
73Murray State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY
1.5%231,5617,878
74The University of Southern Mississippi
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS
1.5%372,52610,012
75University of Vermont
Division I · America East Conference · Burlington, VT
1.5%382,60512,168
76University of West Georgia
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Carrollton, GA
1.5%231,5858,413
77Brigham Young University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT
1.4%916,71932,221
78Drake University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Des Moines, IA
1.4%107082,702
79Long Beach State University
Division I · Big West Conference · Long Beach, CA
1.4%1278,79234,243
80Loyola University Chicago
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Chicago, IL
1.4%352,50912,487
81South Dakota State University
Division I · The Summit League · Brookings, SD
1.4%261,92510,177
82Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Edwardsville, IL
1.4%281,9908,975
83Texas State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX
1.4%946,87434,547
84The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
1.4%85842,485
85Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
1.4%281,93610,468
86University of Idaho
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Moscow, ID
1.4%211,4939,269
87University of Maine
Division I · America East Conference · Orono, ME
1.4%241,7579,267
88University of Pittsburgh
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
1.4%674,79825,171
89University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
1.4%117933,054
90University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
1.4%785,76021,023
91Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
1.4%118123,787
92California State University, Fullerton
Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA
1.3%1269,42137,125
93George Mason University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Fairfax, VA
1.3%765,95327,666
94Louisiana State University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA
1.3%695,34932,574
95Niagara University
Division I · Metro Conference · Niagara University, NY
1.3%97192,747
96Northern Kentucky University
Division I · Horizon League · Highland Heights, KY
1.3%261,9319,927
97Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
1.3%393,08012,719
98Saint Louis University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Saint Louis, MO
1.3%201,50310,519
99Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
1.3%251,9467,115
100The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Division I · American Conference · Charlotte, NC
1.3%745,74023,981
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