Formerly Accredited or Approved Baccalaureate Social Work Programs
Programs on this list include those that received a withdrawal of accreditation, merged to form one accredited program, or dissolved from a collaborative to form an independent accredited program. Please note, CSWE approved baccalaureate social work degree programs from 1968 to 1974. In 1974, CSWE began accrediting baccalaureate programs and discontinued the approved status.
Please contact the accreditation staff if you have any questions about previously accredited programs.
Alabama
Huntingdon College - Approved 1968–1971
Judson College - Accredited 2010-2021
Spring Hill College - Approved 1968–1970
Arizona
Arizona State University, West Campus - Accredited 1992–2009
Northern Arizona University, Yuma - Accredited 2015-2021
University of Arizona - Approved 1968–1968
Arkansas
Lyon College - Accredited 1983–1996
California
California State Polytechnic College - Approved 1970-1973; Accredited 1974–1995
California State University, Northridge - Accredited 1975–1976
Chapman College - Approved 1968-1973; Accredited 1974–1988
Chico State College - Approved 1969–1972
College of Notre Dame - Approved 1969–1973
Fresno State College - Approved 1968–1971
Pepperdine College - Approved 1968–1969
San Fernando Valley College - Approved 1970–1971
University of California at Berkeley - Approved 1968–1970
University of San Francisco - Approved 1968–1971
University of the Pacific - Approved 1968–1969
Connecticut
University of New Haven - Approved 1970–1970
District of Columbia
Howard University - Accredited 1981–1994
Florida
Florida Technological University - Accredited 1974–1978
Georgia
Fort Valley State University - Approved 1968–1969
Morehouse College - Approved 1972–1973
Morris Brown College - Approved 1972–1973
Spelman College - Approved 1972–1973
Idaho
University of Idaho - Approved 1968–1971
Illinois
Augustana College - Accredited 1982–1996
Illinois Wesleyan University - Approved 1968–1971
MacMurray College - Accredited 1994-2020
Roosevelt University - Approved 1968–1969; Accredited 1974–1986
University of Illinois at Chicago - Accredited 1977 - 2006
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Accredited 1974–1996
Wheaton College - Approved 1968–1970
Indiana
Grace College - Accredited 1999–2009
Indiana State University - Approved 1968–1970
Marion College - Accredited 1977–1988
Purdue University at Indianapolis - Accredited 1989–1994
University of Evansville - Accredited 1974–1982
Iowa
Clarke College and Loras College Collaborative (formerly part of Tri-College Consortium)- Accredited 1996–2009
Drake University - Approved 1968–1969
Grace College - Accredited 2000–2009
Graceland College - Approved 1970-1973; Accredited 1974–1977
Iowa State University - Accredited 1977–1996
Marycrest International University - Accredited 1974–2002
Morningside College - Approved 1968–1971; Accredited 1977–1985
Tri-College Consortium (Clarke College, Loras College, University of Dubuque) - Accredited 1974–1996
University of Iowa - Approved 1972–1974
Kansas
Bethany College - Accredited 1975–2011
Kansas State College of Pittsburg - Approved 1970–1970
Saint Mary of the Plains - Accredited 1978–1993
Southwestern College - Accredited 1982–1999
Tabor College - Accredited 1974–1992
Kentucky
Thomas More College - Accredited 1975–1993
Union College - Approved 1970–1973; Accredited 2008-2016
University of Louisville - Accredited 1974–1984
Louisiana
Loyola University - Accredited 1977–1984
Saint Mary’s Dominican College - Accredited 1977–1984
University of New Orleans - Accredited 1975–1978
Xavier University of New Orleans - Accredited 1977–1984
Maine
University of Maine-Portland-Gorham - Accredited 1974–1980
Maryland
Saint Joseph College - Approved 1968–1972
Sojourner-Douglass College - Accredited 2010–2015
University of Maryland-Baltimore County - Approved 1968–1972
Massachusetts
American International College - Approved 1968–1968
Atlantic Union College - Accredited 1987–2008
Boston University, Metropolitan College - Accredited 1974–1996
Eastern Nazarene College - Accredited 1979–2024
Gordon College - Accredited 1987-2022
Northeastern University - Approved 1968–1970
Western New England University (formerly Western New England College) - Accredited 1984–2023
Wheelock College - Accredited 1985–2018
Michigan
Albion College - Approved 1968–1970
Alma College - Approved 1968–1970; Accredited 1974–1987
Marygrove College - Accredited 1978–2018
Mercy College of Detroit - Approved 1968–1973
Nazareth College of Kalamazoo - Accredited 1978–1982
University of Detroit - Accredited 1976–1981
Minnesota
Carleton College - Approved 1968–1968
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Collaborative - Accredited 1983–2011
College of Saint Theresa - Accredited 1976–1989
Hamline University - Approved 1968–1968
St. Catherine University and University of Saint Thomas Collaborative - Accredited 1974–2019
University of Minnesota - Duluth - Approved 1968–1973
University of Minnesota - Morris - Approved 1968–1968
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Approved 1968–1973
Mississippi
Mississippi College for Women - Accredited 1974–1981
Mississippi State University - Starkville - Approved 1968–1973
Missouri
Columbia College - Accredited 1992–2006
Marillac College - Approved 1969–1974
Missouri Valley College - Accredited 1974–1979
Montana
Carroll College - Accredited 1974–2001
Montana State University - Approved 1970–1973; Accredited 1974–1979
Nebraska
Dana College - Accredited 1986–2010
Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College Collaborative - Accredited 1982–2005
University of Nebraska at Lincoln - Approved 1972–1973
New Hampshire
Mount Mary’s College - Approved 1968–1970
New Jersey
College of Saint Elizabeth - Approved 1968–1969
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Approved 1972–1973; Accredited 1974–1987
Kean University - Accredited 1998–2011
Livingstone College - Accredited 1974–1979
Trenton State College - Approved 1972–1973
Union State College - Approved 1972–1973
Upsala College - Accredited 1982–1995
New Mexico
College of Santa Fe - Accredited 1975–1986
New York
Alliance University (formerly Nyack College)- Accredited 2004–2023
City College-City University of New York - Approved 1968–1970
College of New Rochelle - Accredited 1974–2019
College of Saint Rose - Accredited 2001-2024
Concordia College - Accredited 1979–2021
Cornell University - Accredited 1974–2001
D’Youville College - Accredited 1988–2001
Elmira College - Approved 1968–1968
Marymount College - Accredited 1979–2002
Queens College-City University of New York - Approved 1968–1969
Rochester Institute of Technology - Accredited 1974–2007
Rosary Hill College - Approved 1968–1968
State University of New York, College at Brockport - Approved 1973–1974
State University of New York, University at Buffalo - Approved 1969–1974
Syracuse University - Approved 1968–1973
Wagner College - Approved 1968–1969
North Carolina
Catawba College - Approved 1968–1970; Accredited 1981–1985
Lenoir-Rhyne College - Approved 1968–1969; Accredited 1982–1985
Pfeiffer College - Accredited 1979–1987
Sacred Heart College - Accredited 1982–1986
St. Augustine’s College - Approved 1968–1970
Ohio
Antioch College - Approved 1970–1972
Edgecliff College - Approved 1969–1973
Kent State University - Approved 1968–1970
Miami University - Approved 1968–1969
Ohio Dominican University - Approved 1968–1970
Ohio Northern University - Approved 1968–1969
Ohio Wesleyan University - Approved 1968–1970
Union Institute & University - Accredited 2011–2024
University of Dayton - Accredited 1974–1992
Oklahoma
Northwestern State College - Approved 1968–1971
Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Accredited 1998–June 2014
University of Tulsa - Approved 1968–1970
Oregon
Concordia University - Accredited 2006-2020
Mount Angel College - Approved 1968–1970
University of Oregon - Approved 1968–1970; Accredited 1975–1977
Pennsylvania
Albright College - Accredited 1986–1997
Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales - Approved 1972–1973; Accredited 1974–1978
Beaver College - Approved 1968–1968
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania - Accredited 1988-2022 (merged to form Commonwealth University in 2022)
Cabrini University - Accredited 1997–2024
Cairn University (formerly Philadelphia Biblical University, Philadelphia College of Bible) - Accredited 1974–2024
California State College - Approved 1972–1972; Accredited 1976–1980
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - Accredited 1986–2022 (merged to form Pennsylvania Western University in 2022)
Lehigh University - Accredited 1974–1978
Lincoln University - Approved 1970–1971
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - Accredited 1977-2022 (merged to form Commonwealth University in 2022)
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania - Accredited 1983-2022 (merged to form Commonwealth University in 2022)
Messiah University and Temple University Collaborative - Accredited 1987–2003
Moravian College - Approved 1972–1973; Accredited 1974–1978
Muhlenburg College - Approved 1968–1973; Accredited 1974–1978
Pennsylvania State University - Accredited 1975–1994
University of Scranton - Accredited 1968–1969
Villa Maria College - Approved 1968–1971; Accredited 1974–1979
Rhode Island
Barrington College - Approved 1968–1969; Accredited 1974–1979
South Carolina
Coker College - Accredited 2003–2019
Mount Mary College - Approved 1968–1970
Newberry College - Approved 1968–1968
South Dakota
Augustana College and University of Sioux Falls Collaborative- Accredited 1974–2005
Dakota Wesleyan University - Accredited 1975–1979
Mount Marty College - Approved 1968-1970; Accredited 1980–1986
Presentation College - Accredited 1994–2018
Tennessee
Carson-Newman College - Approved 1970–1970
Knoxville College - Approved 1968–1968
Lambuth College - Approved 1972–1973; Accredited 1975–1978
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga - Accredited 1976–2005
Texas
Bishop College - Approved 1970–1971
Houston Baptist University - Accredited 1976–1981
North Texas State University - Accredited 1975–1980
Paul Quinn College - Accredited 1979–1995
Southwestern Adventist University - Accredited 1992–2007
Texas A&M International University - Accredited 2002–2010
Texas Lutheran University - Accredited 1979–2002
Texas Tech University - Approved 1970–1973
University of Central Texas - Accredited 1994–1999
Utah
Brigham Young University - Accredited 1975–2010
Southern Utah State College - Accredited 1976–1988
University of Utah - Approved 1968–1973
Vermont
Trinity College - Accredited 1976–2001
Virginia
Averett College - Accredited 1977–1992
Clinch Valley College - Approved 1972–1972
Hampton Institute - Approved 1970–1973
Hampton University - Accredited 1990–1996
Hollins College - Approved 1968–1969
Lynchburg College - Approved 1968–1969
University of Virginia - Approved 1968–1968
Virginia Intermont College - Approved 1976–2014
Virginia State University - Accredited 1975–2001
Washington
Seattle Pacific College - Approved 1968–1968
Washington State University - Approved 1968–1973
West Virginia
Alderson-Broaddus College - Accredited 1983–1992
Fairmount State College - Accredited 1977–1982
Glenville State College - Accredited 1976–1981
Mountain State University - Accredited 2001–2012
Salem College - Accredited 1981–1984
University of Charleston-Beckley - Accredited 2013–2016
West Virginia Wesleyan College - Accredited 1968–1970
Wisconsin
Carroll College - Accredited 1980–2003
Marquette University - Accredited 1979–2003
Mount Senario College - Accredited 1998–2002
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse - Accredited 1974–1997
Viterbo University - Approved 1973–1974