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In the United States, a '''liberal arts college''' refers to an institution of higher learning which exclusively or mainly grants undergraduate degrees, such as the Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) and Bachelor of Sciences (B. S.)

In the United States, a '''liberal arts college''' refers to an institution of higher learning which exclusively or mainly grants undergraduate degrees, such as the Bachelor of Arts (B. A.) and Bachelor of Sciences (B. S.)

A ''university,'' in constrast, which usually has one (or more) undergraduate "colleges," and also has "graduate schools," which require an undergraduate degree for entrance. A university might have a medical school, a law school, a business school, possibly schools of agriculture, music, veterinary medicine, divinity, etc.

A ''university,'' in contrast, has one (or more) undergraduate "colleges," but also has "graduate schools" which require an undergraduate degree for entrance. A university might have a medical school, a law school, a business school, possibly schools of agriculture, music, veterinary medicine, divinity, etc.

The phrase "liberal arts" was coined in classical times. It traditionally included the "trivium" of grammar, rhetoric, and logic, and the "quadrivium" of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. One liberal arts college expresses its modern meaning thus:

The phrase "liberal arts" was coined in classical times. It traditionally included the "trivium" of grammar, rhetoric, and logic, and the "quadrivium" of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. One liberal arts college expresses its modern meaning thus: