<p>My d is gravitating towards engineering but also wants the option of taking liberal arts courses. She finds Tufts Engineering very appealing and will apply, but it's a reach for her. Can you recommend others? She needs a combination of reach and target schools (has Rutgers as a safety).</p>
<p>I think some liberal arts colleges with engineering programs are also good choices, such as Bucknell, Lafayette, Union, Trinity etc. Certainly they are not as selective as Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Does Swarthmore have engineering?!</p>
<p>Swarthmore does indeed have engineering. It’s an unusual program in that it is small and students can’t specialize (no Electrical, mechanical, etc.). It is well respected and the students do very well with graduate school and job placement. You should alos look at University of Rochester. Less selective than Swat, has a full engineering program but house in a liberal arts focused university. Still a fairly small school (5,600 undergrad) selective, but much less so than Swat. It is a school that seems to be getting more attention over the last few years. I’d also encourage you to look at Lafayette. We visited a few years ago for my older son who was interested in Physics and Math. The school is smaller and has a really nice feel to it. They do pretty well with merit money too, if that is an issue. Tufts is almost entirely need based aid.</p>
<p>Most colleges of engineering are at larger universities, and students can take (indeed are required to take as part of their breadth requirements) classes in other colleges at the U. So the real question is how many outside classes she can take and still finish the engineering core classes in 4 years.</p>
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<p>All ABET accredited engineering degree programs include substantial liberal arts requirements, including humanities, social studies, and science. Students in an engineering division at a larger school takes these courses from departments in other divisions, such as the arts and sciences division.</p>
<p>Size of school does not really affect the number of required liberal arts courses, nor does it affect the amount of schedule space for free electives that may be used on more of them. She needs to check each school’s degree requirements and course offerings to see how well the curriculum fits her in this respect.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions in addition to Swarthmore and Rochester? (She didn’t like Lafayette.)</p>
<p>If Tufts is a reach,then this is probably a higher reach but Johns Hopkins is a wonderful place for engineering.</p>
<p>True, maybe even harder though.</p>