For the third consecutive year, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has been
ranked a Top Ten College by U.S. News and World Report. MCLA ranks as No. 9 on the
organization’s list of top public colleges and also appears on U.S. News’ list of
Top National Liberal Arts colleges.
MCLA was named the top four-year public institution for gender equality for the second
year in a row in the latest report from the Eos Foundation, an education advocacy
organization based in Massachusetts.
MCLA is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a national
consortium of visionary public institutions that work to advance and promote the mission
and distinctive role of the liberal arts in public higher education; our 26 COPLAC
partners include Keene State College, the University of North Carolina Asheville,
and St. Mary's College of Maryland
The College offers 21 majors and more than 80 programs of study which lead to a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree
MCLA's graduate program offerings include Post-Baccalaureate Educator Licensure, a Master of Education (M.Ed.), a Master
of Business Administration (MBA), a Leadership Academy, and a Certificate of Advanced
Graduate Study (CAGS)
The College is recognized on the President's Honor Roll for Service by the Corporation
for National and Community Service
MCLA is a Division III NCAA athletics program that promotes excellence in academics and athletics, and encourages student-athletes
to develop leadership skills on and off the field
94% of full-time faculty have the highest degree in their field
Think Differently: Learning and Teaching for a Changing World: Read about the College
in detail via the MCLA Strategic Plan
2020 Annual Enrollment
1,572 undergraduate students
350 graduate students
71% from Massachusetts, 15% from New York, 24 states represented
