| Founded | 1993; 33 years ago (1993) |
|---|---|
| 82-2828643[1] | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3)[1] |
| Purpose | To provide a forum for members to advance the cause of liberal arts education on a national scale.[2] |
| Headquarters | Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Jonathan Green[3] | |
| Website | www |
TheAnnapolis Group (officially, theAnnapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges) is an American organization of independentliberal arts colleges.[4] It represents approximately 130liberal arts colleges in the United States. These colleges work together to promote a greater understanding of the goals of aliberal arts education through their websites, as well as through independent research. Its currentchair is Jonathan Green ofSusquehanna University.
The Annapolis Group was first organized in early 1993 inAnnapolis, Maryland. Its original members included and expanded upon theOberlin Group which was first organized in 1984.[5] The Annapolis Group was created by the presidents of Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Beloit College and Dickinson College.[6] The group is made up ofprivate colleges and universities, many of which have current or historic ties tomainline Protestant denominations or toCatholic religious orders.
| Institution | Religious affiliation | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albright College | Methodist (UMC) | Reading, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Allegheny College | Methodist (UMC) | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Amherst College | None | Amherst, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Bard College | Episcopalian | Annandale-on-Hudson, New York | Northeast |
| Bates College | None | Lewiston, Maine | Northeast |
| Bennington College | None | Bennington, Vermont | Northeast |
| Bowdoin College | None | Brunswick, Maine | Northeast |
| Bryn Mawr College | None (formerlyQuaker) | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Bucknell University | None (formerlyBaptist) | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Colby College | None | Waterville, Maine | Northeast |
| Colgate University | None (formerlyBaptist) | Hamilton Villiage, New York | Northeast |
| College of the Atlantic | None | Bar Harbor, Maine | Northeast |
| College of the Holy Cross | Catholic (Jesuit) | Worcester, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Connecticut College | None | New London, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Dickinson College | None | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Drew University | Methodist (UMC) | Madison, New Jersey | Northeast |
| Emmanuel College | Catholic (SNDdeN) | Boston, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Franklin and Marshall College | None (formerlyReformed) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Gettysburg College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Gordon College | Non-denominational Christian | Wenham, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Goucher College | None (formerlyMethodist) | Towson, Maryland | Northeast |
| Hamilton College | None | Clinton, New York | Northeast |
| Haverford College | None (formerlyQuaker) | Haverford, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | None | Geneva, New York | Northeast |
| Juniata College | None (formerlyAnabaptist) | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Lafayette College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Easton, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Lycoming College | Methodist (UMC) | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Manhattan University | Catholic (Lasallian) | New York City, New York | Northeast |
| McDaniel College | None (formerlyMethodist) | Westminster, Maryland | Northeast |
| Moravian University | Moravian | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Mount Holyoke College | None | South Hadley, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Muhlenberg College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Sarah Lawrence College | None | Yonkers, New York | Northeast |
| Skidmore College | None | Saratoga Springs, New York | Northeast |
| Smith College | None | Northampton, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| St. John's College | None | Annapolis, Maryland; Santa Fe, New Mexico | Northeast |
| St. Lawrence University | None (formerlyUniversalist) | Canton, New York | Northeast |
| Susquehanna University | Lutheran (ELCA) | Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Swarthmore College | None (formerlyQuaker) | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Trinity College | None (formerlyEpiscopalian) | Hartford, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Union College | None | Schenectady, New York | Northeast |
| Ursinus College | None (formerlyReformed) | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Vassar College | None | Poughkeepsie, New York | Northeast |
| Washington College | None | Chestertown, Maryland | Northeast |
| Washington & Jefferson College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Washington, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Wellesley College | None | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Wesleyan University | None (formerlyMethodist) | Middletown, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Williams College | None | Williamstown, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Albion College | None (formerlyMethodist) | Albion, Michigan | Midwest |
| Alma College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Alma, Michigan | Midwest |
| Augustana College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Rock Island, Illinois | Midwest |
| Beloit College | None (formerlyCongregational) | Beloit, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Carleton College | None (formerlyCongregational) | Northfield, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Carthage College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Coe College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Midwest |
| College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University | Catholic (Benedictine) | St. Joseph, Minnesota | Midwest |
| College of Wooster | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Wooster, Ohio | Midwest |
| Colorado College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Midwest |
| Concordia College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Moorhead, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Cornell College | Methodist (UMC) | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest |
| Denison University | None (formerlyBaptist) | Granville, Ohio | Midwest |
| DePauw University | None (formerlyMethodist) | Greencastle, Indiana | Midwest |
| Earlham College | Quakers | Richmond, Indiana | Midwest |
| Grinnell College | None (formerlyCongregational) | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Lutheran (ELCA) | St. Peter, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Hiram College | None (formerlyDisciples of Christ) | Hiram, Ohio | Midwest |
| Hope College | Reformed (RCA) | Holland, Michigan | Midwest |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | None (formerlyMethodist) | Bloomington, Illinois | Midwest |
| Kalamazoo College | None (formerlyBaptist) | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Midwest |
| Kenyon College | None (formerlyEpiscopalian) | Gambier, Ohio | Midwest |
| Knox College | None (formerlyCalvinist) | Galesburg, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lake Forest College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Lake Forest, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lawrence University | None (formerlyUniversalist) | Appleton, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Luther College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Decorah, Iowa | Midwest |
| Macalester College | None | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Monmouth College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Monmouth, Illinois | Midwest |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Methodist (UMC) | Lincoln, Nebraska | Midwest |
| Oberlin College | None | Oberlin, Ohio | Midwest |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Methodist (UMC) | Delaware, Ohio | Midwest |
| St. Olaf College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Northfield, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Saint Mary's College | Catholic (CSC) | Notre Dame, Indiana | Midwest |
| St. Norbert College | Catholic (Norbertine) | De Pere, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Wabash College | None | Crawfordsville, Indiana | Midwest |
| Wittenberg University | Lutheran (ELCA) | Springfield, Ohio | Midwest |
| Agnes Scott College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Decartur, Georgia | South |
| Austin College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Sherman, Texas | South |
| Berea College | None | Berea, Kentucky | South |
| Berry College | Non-denominational Christian | Rome, Georgia | South |
| Centre College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Danville, Kentucky | South |
| Davidson College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Davidson, North Carolina | South |
| Eckerd College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | St. Petersburg, Florida | South |
| Furman University | None (historicallyBaptist) | Greenville, South Carolina | South |
| Guilford College | None (formerlyQuaker) | Greensboro, North Carolina | South |
| Hampden–Sydney College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Hampden Sydney, Virginia | South |
| Hendrix College | Methodist (UMC) | Conway, Arkansas | South |
| Millsaps College | Methodist (UMC) | Jackson, Mississippi | South |
| Morehouse College | None (formerlyBaptist) | Atlanta, Georgia | South |
| Oglethorpe University | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Brokhaven, Georgia | South |
| Presbyterian College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Clinton, South Carolina | South |
| Randolph College | Methodist (UMC) | Lynchburg, Virginia | South |
| Randolph–Macon College | Methodist (UMC) | Ashland, Virginia | South |
| Rhodes College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Memphis, Tennessee | South |
| Roanoke College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Salem, Virginia | South |
| Rollins College | None (formerlyCongregational) | Winter Park, Florida | South |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Episcopalian | Sewanee, Tennessee | South |
| Southwestern University | Methodist (UMC) | Georgetown, Texas | South |
| Trinity University | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | San Antonio, Texas | South |
| Transylvania University | Disciples of Christ | Lexington, Kentucky | South |
| University of Richmond | None (formerlyBaptist) | Richmond, Virginia | South |
| Washington and Lee University | None | Lexington, Virginia | South |
| William Jewell College | None (formerlyBaptist) | Liberty, Missouri | South |
| Wofford College | Methodist (UMC) | Spartanburg, South Carolina | South |
| Claremont McKenna College | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Harvey Mudd College | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Lewis & Clark College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Portland, Oregon | West |
| Occidental College | None (formerlyPresbyterian) | Los Angeles, California | West |
| Pitzer College | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Pomona College | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Reed College | None | Portland, Oregon | West |
| Scripps College | None | Claremont, California | West |
| Puget Sound, University of | Methodist (UMC) | Tacoma, Washington | West |
| Redlands, University of | None (formerlyBaptist) | Redlands, California | West |
| Whitman College | None | Walla Walla, Washington | West |
| Willamette University | None (formerlyMethodist) | Portland, Oregon | West |
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