Best Math lacs?

<p>What are some of the best applied mathematics liberal arts colleges, as well as theoretical?</p>

<p>Math at the upper division level for majors can be a rather broad field, whether you want to do pure math or applied math. Note that applied math can be applied to a lot of different subjects. So what you want to do is look at the course catalogs to see if the math offerings are in areas of your interest, and the associated other departments (economics, CS, physics, statistics, etc.) have courses of your interest. And also look at the schedules to see that the courses you are interested in are offered frequently enough (bare minimum is once every two years, but once per year or semester is more desirable).</p>

<p>If you are extremely advanced in math already, be aware that the absence of graduate level courses may make many LACs less-than-optimal fits for you.</p>

<p>I’ll be taking Pre-Calculus next year a senior. Oddly enough, as much as I love math its the only honors class I am not taking.</p>

<p>At a LAC, would I still be able to find research opportunities in for math and CS? even though they are less abundant than at a research university.</p>

<p>Why couldn’t you take the honors course?</p>

<p>Research opportunities vary by school.</p>

<p>I suppose I could, I’m not sure if teachers in my math department allow one to opt out of a regular class into an honors class, especially for pre-calculus. I’ll have to look into that though, I’d gladly take the honors one if I could.</p>

<p>Can you name a few lacs off the top of your head that have some significant research going on, particularly in CS and Math? (outside the obvious Williams and Swarthmore and the such) Also, how can I gain more insight into exactly how widespread a school’s research is? I’m aware every college has a “research” page but no real valuable statistics on how available they are.</p>