<p>Small, Selective Urban and Suburban Liberal Arts Colleges in and around major U.S. cities, very good departments across the board, relatively liberal political climate, co-ed, no excessive drinking. . . Pomona, Swarthmore, Haverford, Macalester, Pitzer, Occidental, Reed, Trinity (CT), Lewis & Clark. . .</p>
<p>Not quite so liberal but in a multi-school environment. . .Claremont McKenna. </p>
<p>A little larger. . .Rice, Johns Hopkins and Washington University.</p>
<p>Many of these schools are quite expensive, but you never know what the actual cost will be until you apply, provide financial aid information and get accepted. Some of them give limited merit aid. And all of them are very good schools.</p>