What defines a liberal arts university?

Except that the quantity of Putnam winners at MIT doesn’t really have much of anything to do with the quality of the undergraduate math programs at top LACs.

Again, if you want to continue on about the greatness of MIT or its many math competition champions, perhaps start yet another thread on the topic, or consider posting here: The Bragging Thread

This thread is about Liberal Arts colleges, and while they may not be perfect for all math focused students who are prepared for and interested in doing graduate or post graduate level work at an undergraduate institution, many are nonetheless excellent and produce a higher percentage of STEM Ph.Ds than do undergraduate research universities.