Annapolis Group
| Founded | 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 |
The Annapolis Group (officially, the Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges) is an American organization of independent liberal arts colleges.[4] It represents approximately 130 liberal arts colleges in the United States. These colleges work together to promote a greater understanding of the goals of a liberal arts education through their websites, as well as through independent research. Its current chair is Jonathan Green of Susquehanna University.
Background
The Annapolis Group was first organized in early 1993 in Annapolis, Maryland. Its original members included and expanded upon the Oberlin Group which was first organized in 1984.[5] The Annapolis Group was created by the presidents of Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, and Dickinson College.[6] The group is made up of private colleges and universities, many of which have current or historic ties to mainline Protestant denominations or to Catholic religious orders.
Member institutions
| 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 (formerly Quaker) | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Bucknell University | None (formerly Baptist) | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Colby College | None | Waterville, Maine | Northeast |
| Colgate University | None (formerly Baptist) | 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 (formerly Reformed) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Gettysburg College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Gordon College | Non-denominational Christian | Wenham, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Goucher College | None (formerly Methodist) | Towson, Maryland | Northeast |
| Hamilton College | None | Clinton, New York | Northeast |
| Haverford College | None (formerly Quaker) | Haverford, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | None | Geneva, New York | Northeast |
| Juniata College | None (formerly Anabaptist) | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Lafayette College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Easton, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Lycoming College | Methodist (UMC) | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Manhattan University | Catholic (Lasallian) | New York City, New York | Northeast |
| McDaniel College | None (formerly Methodist) | 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 (formerly Universalist) | Canton, New York | Northeast |
| Susquehanna University | Lutheran (ELCA) | Susquehanna, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Swarthmore College | None (formerly Quaker) | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Trinity College | None (formerly Episcopalian) | Hartford, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Union College | None | Schenectady, New York | Northeast |
| Ursinus College | None (formerly Reformed) | Collegeville, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Vassar College | None | Poughkeepsie, New York | Northeast |
| Washington College | None | Chestertown, Maryland | Northeast |
| Washington & Jefferson College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Washington, Pennsylvania | Northeast |
| Wellesley College | None | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Wesleyan University | None (formerly Methodist) | Middletown, Connecticut | Northeast |
| Williams College | None | Williamstown, Massachusetts | Northeast |
| Albion College | None (formerly Methodist) | Albion, Michigan | Midwest |
| Alma College | Presbyterian (PCUSA) | Alma, Michigan | Midwest |
| Augustana College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Rock Island, Illinois | Midwest |
| Beloit College | None (formerly Congregational) | Beloit, Wisconsin | Midwest |
| Carleton College | None (formerly Congregational) | 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 (formerly Presbyterian) | Wooster, Ohio | Midwest |
| Colorado College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Midwest |
| Concordia College | Lutheran (ELCA) | Moorhead, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Cornell College | Methodist (UMC) | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Midwest |
| Denison University | None (formerly Baptist) | Granville, Ohio | Midwest |
| DePauw University | None (formerly Methodist) | Greencastle, Indiana | Midwest |
| Earlham College | Quakers | Richmond, Indiana | Midwest |
| Grinnell College | None (formerly Congregational) | Grinnell, Iowa | Midwest |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Lutheran (ELCA) | St. Peter, Minnesota | Midwest |
| Hiram College | None (formerly Disciples of Christ) | Hiram, Ohio | Midwest |
| Hope College | Reformed (RCA) | Holland, Michigan | Midwest |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | None (formerly Methodist) | Bloomington, Illinois | Midwest |
| Kalamazoo College | None (formerly Baptist) | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Midwest |
| Kenyon College | None (formerly Episcopalian) | Gambier, Ohio | Midwest |
| Knox College | None (formerly Calvinist) | Galesburg, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lake Forest College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | Lake Forest, Illinois | Midwest |
| Lawrence University | None (formerly Universalist) | 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 (historically Baptist) | Greenville, South Carolina | South |
| Guilford College | None (formerly Quaker) | 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 (formerly Baptist) | Atlanta, Georgia | South |
| Oglethorpe University | None (formerly Presbyterian) | 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 (formerly Congregational) | 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 (formerly Baptist) | Richmond, Virginia | South |
| Washington and Lee University | None | Lexington, Virginia | South |
| William Jewell College | None (formerly Baptist) | 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 (formerly Presbyterian) | Portland, Oregon | West |
| Occidental College | None (formerly Presbyterian) | 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 (formerly Baptist) | Redlands, California | West |
| Whitman College | None | Walla Walla, Washington | West |
| Willamette University | None (formerly Methodist) | Portland, Oregon | West |
References
- "Annapolis Group Statement on Rankings and Ratings". Annapolis Group. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007.
- "Presidents Letter". Education Conservancy. May 10, 2007.
- Will, Katherine Haley (July 9, 2007). "Breaking Ranks:A College Can't Be Reduced to a Number in a Magazine". The Washington Post.
Notes
- ^ a b "Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges Inc." Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". The Annapolis Group of Liberal Arts Colleges Inc. Internal Revenue Service. June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Annapolis Group. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "About This Site". annapolisgroup.org.
- ^ "Jewell Joins prestigious Annapolis Group". William Jewell College. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
- ^ "Moravian College named to prestigious Annapolis Group". Moravian College. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2007.