Looking for a mid size Liberal Arts College with a good photography department

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These don’t all qualify as liberal arts colleges, but some possibilities might be:

  • American (D.C.) has about 8500 undergrads and offers a BA in photography.

  • Barry (FL) in Miami has about 3300 undergrads and offers both a BA and BFA in photography. @AmyIzzy might have more information on the school if you’re interested, as I believe Barry is one of the finalists her son is considering.

  • Bradley (IL): Not exactly a big-name metro (Peoria), but it’s midsize (about 4300 undergrads) and offers a BA, BS, or BFA with a concentration in photography.

  • Endicott (MA): This school with about 3k undergrads is in a beautiful location by the ocean, but only about 35m from Boston. It offers a B.S. in Photography as well as a BFA in Photography.

  • Lesley (MA): This less famous school in Cambridge with about 1800 undergrads offers a BFA in Photography, a BA in Art, or a minor in Photography. The BFA seems particularly intensive…appearing to only offer 6 hours of non-art related electives, which may defeat the purpose of not attending a strict art school.

  • Loyola Maryland: This school in Baltimore has about 3800 undergrads and offers a BA in Photography. It’s also part of Baltimore Collegetown (whose website is currently under renovation and which alternatively seems to be called the Baltimore Student Exchange Program) which allows students to take one class/semester at a different area university, like at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) or Johns Hopkins. Loyola’s site with info on the program which subsequently links to the under-construction site, and MICA’s, which is a bit more informative.

  • Marywood (PA ): This school of about 1800 undergrads is in Scranton, so a definite city, but not a world-renowned city. It offers a BFA in Photography.

  • St. Edwards (TX): This Austin school has about 2900 undergrads and offers a B.A. in Photography and Media Arts. It requires 51 hours of courses in the major, leaving ample room for study of other fields.

  • Seattle (WA): This Jesuit school has about 4200 undergrads and offers a BFA in Photography.

  • SUNY New Paltz: This in-state school with about 6300 undergrads offers a BS and a BFA in Photography.

  • SUNY Purchase: Seconding this rec. About 3400 undergrads are here. There is only a BFA in Photography here.

  • U. of Dayton (OH): This school with about 8600 undergrads offers a BFA in Photography.

  • U. of Hartford (CT): This school of about 4k undergrads offers a BFA in Photography (portfolio required).

  • Webster (MO): This St. Louis school with about 2300 undergrads offers a BA in Photography and a BFA with an emphasis in Photography.

@fiftyfifty1, is Macalester still offering cross-registration with MCAD? Looking at this link, I don’t see MCAD listed, but maybe I wasn’t looking in the right place.

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