<p>What are some of the LACs that are known for having a very good chemistry/biochem department?</p>
<p>Princeton? :)</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd, Wabash, Reed, Carleton, Bowdoin, Grinnell, Haverford, Franklin and Marshall, College of Wooster, Bryn Mawr, Allegheny, Knox, Occidental, Bates, Juniata, Kalamazoo, Williams, Swarthmore, Oberlin, Andrews, Holy Cross, St. Olaf, Hendrix, Hope, Davidson, Ursinus, Kenyon, Macalester, Centre, Wellesley, Wheaton, Trinity U, Lawrence U, Colgate, Ripon, Drew, Willamette, Beloit, Augustana, Hiram, Lake Forest, Gustavus Adolphus, Rose-Hulman, Albion, Amherst, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Hamline, Bethel, Mount Holyoke, U Puget Sound</p>
<p>well, last time I checked Pton wasn't a LAC...but I suppose that's probably true ;}</p>
<p>Warbersrule, how did you come up with that list of colleges?</p>
<p>Careful analysis of each school's program. I looked at faculty size per number of chem majors, grad school placement, funding, facilities, percentage of full-time professors, undergrad research, course offerings, etc. </p>
<p>It took a lot of work! I'm done with biology, chemistry, physics, and math, I'm working on geology, and I haven't gotten to computer science.</p>
<p>Wow..That's a lot of work..Good Job with it too...Can you post the biology list..(if you don't mind) :)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>from Rugg's Recommendations
Chemistry LACs
Amherst
Barnard
Bates
Bowdoin
Bryn Mawr
Bucknell
Carleton
Centre
Colgate
Drew
Franklin & Marshall
Grinnell
Hamilton
Harvey Mudd
Haverford
Kalamazoo
Kenyon
Lafayette
Lawrence
Mount Holyoke
Oberlin
Occidental
Pomona
Reed
Skidmore
St Olaf
Trinity (TX)
Union
Wellesley
Wesleyan
Wheaton
Whitman
Willamette
Williams</p>
<p>Biology: Swarthmore, Reed, Haverford, Kalamazoo, Mount Holyoke, Carleton, Oberlin, Earlham, Harvey Mudd, Wellesley, Amherst, Lawrence U, Grinnell, Bowdoin, Pomona, Hendrix, Davidson, Williams, Bryn Mawr, Bates, Allegheny, Smith, Occidental, St. Olaf, Hiram, Beloit, Macalester, Knox, Hampshire, Bucknell, Colorado College, Juniata, Lewis and Clark</p>
<p>CHEMISTRY (my top 20):
Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Calvin College (Michigan)
Carleton College
Carroll College (Wisconsin)
Colgate University
Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
Grinnell College
Harvey Mudd College
Haverford College
Hope College (Michigan)
Lafayette College (Pennsylvania)
Lawrence University (Wisconsin)
Pomona College
Reed College
Ripon College (Wisconsin)
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Swarthmore College
Williams College
Wooster College (Ohio)</p>
<p>Holy Cross has always been strong in the sciences and plans on building a new science building. Would suggest HC is better in science than both Lafayette ad Colgate. Give Colgate edge in political science.</p>
<p>Need to also look carefully at Hamilton's chemistry program. It's getting some national recognition.</p>
<p>colby, and if you look at the connecticut college chemistry site, you will see that there are quite a few recent alumni who are in fabulous chem phd programs</p>
<p>warblersrule86,
Would you please post your Geology list when you have it completed? My junior daughter would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks so much.</p>
<p>warblersrule86,</p>
<p>Have you only done LAC's or have you done state schools also?</p>
<p>Look at the program at Hamilton College. The school offers incredible placement for graduate schools, lots of research opportunities and an amazing new $50 million + science center. Oh and did i mention no distributional requirements?</p>