Colleges that graduate the most history majors

Largest history programs

The 50 largest history programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its history page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in history

Where history is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

How to get in for history

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

1. Rigorous history and social science courses
2. Research, archival or writing projects with a real question
3. Reading widely shows; name what you read
4. Run your odds with the major set: your estimate for history →

Most selective colleges for history

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 history degrees.

Most accessible colleges for history

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 history degrees a year.

History by state

States with the most history graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for history

All 482 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in history in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's history page.

• Adelphi University 14
• Alabama-Huntsville 15
• Alaska Anchorage 14
• Albright College 12
• Amherst College 14
• Anderson University (SC) 10
• Angelo State University 26
• Appalachian State University 44
• Arizona State University 93
• Arkansas State University 12
• Arkansas Tech University 14
• Assumption University 15
• Auburn University 32
• Augsburg University 10
• Augusta University 15
• Aurora University 15
• Austin College 18
• Austin Peay State University 15
• Baldwin Wallace University 11
• Ball State University 26
• Baruch College 11
• Bates College 17
• Baylor University 40
• Bellevue University 17
• Binghamton University 55
• Boise State University 26
• Boston College 44
• Boston University 36
• Bowdoin College 21
• Bowie State University 10
• Brandeis University 26
• Bridgewater College 14
• Bridgewater State University 54
• Brigham Young University 91
• Brooklyn College 28
• Brown University 38
• Buffalo State University 10
• Cal Poly Humboldt 19
• Cal Poly Pomona 100
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 61
• Cal State Chico 36
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 40
• Cal State East Bay 33
• Cal State Fullerton 126
• Cal State Long Beach 127
• Cal State Los Angeles 51
• Cal State Northridge 65
• Cal State San Bernardino 114
• Cal State San Marcos 68
• Cal State Stanislaus 52
• California University of PA 14
• Carleton College 17
• Carthage College 16
• Case Western Reserve University 13
• Catholic University 19
• Central Michigan University 14
• Central Missouri 15
• Central Oklahoma 21
• Central Washington University 21
• Centre College 16
• Chapman University 20
• Christopher Newport University 43
• Clarion University 14
• Clark University 25
• Clayton State University 12
• Clemson University 47
• Cleveland State University 13
• Coastal Carolina University 28
• Colby College 13
• Colgate University 30
• College of Charleston 58
• College of Idaho 12
• College of the Holy Cross 46
• College of Wooster 21
• Colorado College 13
• Colorado Mesa University 22
• Colorado State Pueblo 11
• Colorado State University 75
• Columbia College (MO) 20
• Columbia University 90
• Columbus State University 25
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 22
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 22
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 22
• Cornell University 21
• Creighton University 10
• CUNY Staten Island 28
• Dalton State College 23
• Dartmouth College 32
• Davidson College 12
• Denison University 11
• DePaul University 25
• Drake University 10
• Drew University 12
• Duke University 12
• Duquesne University 15
• East Carolina University 46
• East Central University 13
• East Stroudsburg University 13
• East Tennessee State University 39
• East Texas A&M University 14
• Eastern Connecticut State 24
• Eastern Illinois University 25
• Eastern Kentucky University 23
• Eastern Michigan University 18
• Eastern Oregon University 19
• Eastern Washington University 17
• Edinboro University 14
• Elmhurst University 15
• Elon University 12
• Emory University 18
• Fairfield University 11
• Fayetteville State University 13
• Flagler College 14
• Florida Atlantic University 38
• Florida Gulf Coast University 22
• Florida International University 82
• Florida State University 82
• Fordham University 39
• Fort Hays State University 17
• Francis Marion University 13
• Franciscan University of Steubenville 15
• Franklin & Marshall College 11
• Fresno State University 83
• George Mason University 76
• George Washington University 25
• Georgetown University 33
• Georgia College 20
• Georgia Gwinnett College 24
• Georgia Southern University 34
• Georgia State University 39
• Georgia Tech 11
• Gettysburg College 34
• Gonzaga University 22
• Gordon College 11
• Grambling State University 22
• Grand Canyon University 167
• Grand Valley State University 37
• Grinnell College 14
• Grove City College 12
• Gustavus Adolphus College 12
• Hamilton College 19
• Harvard University 141
• Haverford College 12
• Hawaii Pacific University 15
• Hillsdale College 46
• Hobart College 23
• Hofstra University 15
• Howard University 15
• Idaho State University 22
• Illinois College 15
• Illinois Springfield 19
• Illinois State University 105
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 16
• Indiana University 51
• Indiana University Indianapolis 14
• Iowa State University 61
• IU Southeast 20
• James Madison University 70
• Kalamazoo College 14
• Kansas State University 12
• Kean University 54
• Keene State College 17
• Kennesaw State University 40
• Kent State University 27
• Kenyon College 19
• Kutztown University 25
• Lake Forest College 10
• Lamar University 10
• Lander University 14
• Lee University 14
• Lewis & Clark College 17
• Lewis University 10
• Liberty University 265
• Longwood University 20
• Louisiana State University 69
• Louisiana Tech University 11
• Loyola Marymount University 12
• Loyola University Chicago 35
• Loyola University New Orleans 21
• LSU Shreveport 11
• Macalester College 17
• Marquette University 14
• McDaniel College 13
• Merrimack College 10
• Metro State Denver 56
• Miami University (Ohio) 34
• Michigan State University 42
• Middle Tennessee State University 49
• Middlebury College 20
• Midwestern State University 13
• Millersville University 13
• Minnesota Duluth 29
• Minnesota State Mankato 16
• Mississippi State University 38
• Missouri State University 62
• Missouri-St. Louis 24
• Monmouth University 19
• Montana State University 25
• Montclair State University 40
• Moravian University 15
• Morehead State University 10
• Mount Holyoke College 15
• Muhlenberg College 12
• Murray State University 23
• Muskingum University 10
• NC State University 68
• Nebraska-Kearney 21
• New Mexico State University 13
• New York University 67
• Nicholls State University 17
• North Central College 12
• North Georgia 62
• Northeastern State University 19
• Northeastern University 17
• Northern Arizona University 29
• Northern Illinois University 40
• Northern Kentucky University 26
• Northwestern University 24
• Norwich University 15
• Oakland University 39
• Oberlin College 29
• Ohio State University 100
• Ohio University 30
• Oklahoma State University 25
• Old Dominion University 37
• Oregon State University 68
• Pace University 12
• Pacific Lutheran University 14
• Park University 15
• Penn State University 58
• Pittsburg State University 14
• Plymouth State University 18
• Pomona College 14
• Portland State University 35
• Presbyterian College 14
• Princeton University 56
• Providence College 22
• Purdue Northwest 17
• Purdue University 51
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 11
• Queens College (NY) 49
• Ramapo College 14
• Regent University 17
• Rhode Island College 13
• Rhodes College 15
• Rice University 10
• Roanoke College 17
• Robert Morris University 11
• Roger Williams University 10
• Rogers State University 12
• Rowan University 58
• Rutgers University 78
• Rutgers-Camden 14
• Rutgers-Newark 14
• Sacramento State University 129
• Sacred Heart University 12
• Saginaw Valley State University 11
• Saint Anselm College 12
• Saint Joseph's University 12
• Saint Louis University 20
• Saint Mary's College of California 12
• Salisbury University 23
• Sam Houston State University 72
• San Diego State University 89
• San Francisco State University 44
• San Jose State University 49
• Seton Hall University 11
• Sewanee - University of the South 12
• Shippensburg University 32
• Skidmore College 15
• Slippery Rock University 45
• Smith College 19
• South Dakota State University 26
• Southeast Missouri State University 13
• Southeastern Louisiana University 18
• Southern Connecticut State 26
• Southern Illinois University 14
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 28
• Southern Methodist University 25
• Southern New Hampshire University 353
• Southern Utah University 17
• Springfield College 19
• St. Edward's University 12
• St. John's University 18
• St. Lawrence University 12
• St. Mary's College of Maryland 17
• St. Olaf College 17
• Stanford University 17
• Stephen F. Austin State University 19
• Stetson University 11
• Stockton University 26
• Stony Brook University 74
• Suffolk University 15
• SUNY Brockport 19
• SUNY Geneseo 22
• SUNY New Paltz 56
• SUNY Oneonta 25
• SUNY Oswego 24
• SUNY Plattsburgh 34
• SUNY Potsdam 18
• Susquehanna University 11
• SW Minnesota State 11
• Syracuse University 29
• TAMU San Antonio 39
• Tarleton State University 18
• Temple University 44
• Tennessee Tech University 13
• Texas A&M International 24
• Texas A&M University 92
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 27
• Texas Christian University 16
• Texas Southern University 12
• Texas State University 94
• Texas Tech University 66
• Texas Woman's University 12
• The Citadel 12
• The College of New Jersey 51
• Towson University 45
• Trinity University (TX) 14
• Troy University 28
• Truman State University 22
• Tufts University 29
• Tulane University 26
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 12
• U.S. Air Force Academy 12
• U.S. Military Academy 20
• U.S. Naval Academy 56
• UC Colorado Springs 43
• UC Davis 107
• UC Irvine 70
• UC Riverside 106
• UC San Diego 65
• UC Santa Barbara 155
• UC Santa Cruz 93
• UCLA 197
• UMass Lowell 24
• UNC Charlotte 74
• UNC Greensboro 35
• UNC Pembroke 14
• UNC Wilmington 43
• Union College 16
• University at Albany 61
• University at Buffalo 78
• University of Alabama 66
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 33
• University of Arizona 58
• University of Arkansas 50
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 24
• University of California, Berkeley 114
• University of Central Arkansas 18
• University of Central Florida 122
• University of Chicago 52
• University of Cincinnati 27
• University of Colorado 56
• University of Connecticut 62
• University of Dayton 13
• University of Delaware 35
• University of Denver 10
• University of Florida 111
• University of Georgia 90
• University of Hawaiʻi 30
• University of Houston 71
• University of Idaho 21
• University of Illinois 77
• University of Iowa 66
• University of Kansas 32
• University of Kentucky 27
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 12
• University of Louisville 25
• University of Maine 24
• University of Maryland 59
• University of Maryland Baltimore County 43
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 65
• University of Memphis 26
• University of Miami 20
• University of Michigan 78
• University of Minnesota 69
• University of Mississippi 19
• University of Missouri 43
• University of Missouri-Kansas City 21
• University of Montana 42
• University of Nebraska 37
• University of Nebraska Omaha 17
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 22
• University of Nevada, Reno 46
• University of New Hampshire 21
• University of New Mexico 35
• University of New Orleans 12
• University of North Carolina 71
• University of North Florida 27
• University of North Texas 131
• University of Northern Colorado 45
• University of Northern Iowa 34
• University of Notre Dame 28
• University of Oklahoma 40
• University of Oregon 55
• University of Pennsylvania 30
• University of Pittsburgh 67
• University of Rhode Island 27
• University of Richmond 11
• University of Rochester 19
• University of San Diego 10
• University of San Francisco 15
• University of Scranton 14
• University of South Alabama 17
• University of South Carolina 59
• University of South Dakota 10
• University of South Florida 111
• University of Southern California 78
• University of Southern Indiana 21
• University of Southern Mississippi 37
• University of St. Thomas 11
• University of Tampa 15
• University of Tennessee 69
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 23
• University of Texas at Arlington 60
• University of Texas at Austin 86
• University of Texas at El Paso 49
• University of Texas at San Antonio 71
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 49
• University of Toledo 10
• University of Utah 66
• University of Vermont 38
• University of Virginia 116
• University of Washington 112
• University of Wisconsin 92
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 30
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 41
• University of Wyoming 17
• Ursinus College 10
• USC Beaufort 11
• USC Upstate 11
• UT Tyler 24
• Utah State University 47
• Utah Valley University 21
• UVA Wise 14
• UW-Eau Claire 19
• UW-Green Bay 30
• UW-La Crosse 10
• UW-Whitewater 30
• Valdosta State University 12
• Vanderbilt University 37
• Vanguard University 17
• Vassar College 14
• Villanova University 10
• Virginia Commonwealth University 61
• Virginia Military Institute 44
• Virginia State University 10
• Virginia Tech 39
• Wabash College 15
• Wake Forest University 38
• Washburn University 16
• Washington and Lee University 19
• Washington College 16
• Washington State University 59
• Washington University in St. Louis 22
• Wayne State University (MI) 19
• Weber State University 20
• Wesleyan University 17
• West Chester University 34
• West Florida 28
• West Texas A&M 11
• West Virginia University 45
• Western Carolina University 30
• Western Illinois University 13
• Western Kentucky University 27
• Western Michigan University 13
• Western Washington University 68
• Wheaton College (IL) 13
• Wheaton College (MA) 10
• Whitworth University 15
• Willamette University 10
• William & Mary 101
• William Paterson University 13
• Williams College 26
• Winthrop University 11
• Wofford College 11
• Wright State University 16
• Xavier University 11
• Yale University 111
• Youngstown State University 17

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