| Annapolis Group | |
| Tax Id: | 82-2828643[1] |
| Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| 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. |
| Leader Name: | Nayef Samhat[3] |
| Leader Title: | Chair |
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 Stephen D. Schutt, the president of Lake Forest College.
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.