LACs for political science and foreign language?

<p>In your opinion, what are some of the LACs that have great political science and foreign lang major? Emm, plus the weather is not too cold...
Thanks.</p>

<p>Haverford might be a good choice.</p>

<p>Not too cold? Davidson, Rhodes, Pomona/Claremont McKenna</p>

<p>Here is a list of top liberal arts colleges sorted by the proportion of bachelors graduates in political science. IPEDS 2004</p>

<p>college, SAT 75th percentile, total bachelors graduates, number of bachelors graduates in political science, proportion of political science graduates</p>

<p>CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE 1490 288 54 0.188
BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1460 414 74 0.179
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE 1360 433 67 0.155
TRINITY COLLEGE 1400 492 76 0.154
FURMAN UNIVERSITY 1370 643 82 0.128
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 1240 268 34 0.127
DREW UNIVERSITY 1320 359 45 0.125
WABASH COLLEGE 1310 181 22 0.122
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS 1350 675 81 0.120
DICKINSON COLLEGE 1370 512 61 0.119
BARNARD COLLEGE 1430 600 71 0.118
ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1250 499 58 0.116
BATES COLLEGE 1420 450 51 0.113
DAVIDSON COLLEGE 1440 426 48 0.113
SMITH COLLEGE 1370 688 76 0.110
SCRIPPS COLLEGE 1440 172 19 0.110
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 1410 299 33 0.110
RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE 1210 235 25 0.106
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE 1300 455 48 0.105
KENYON COLLEGE 1420 399 42 0.105
WOFFORD COLLEGE 1350 247 26 0.105
SPELMAN COLLEGE 1140 533 55 0.103
SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 1320 313 32 0.102
COLGATE UNIVERSITY 1430 646 66 0.102
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 1450 398 40 0.101
VASSAR COLLEGE 1460 614 59 0.096
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 1530 364 34 0.093
RHODES COLLEGE 1370 334 31 0.093
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 1350 541 50 0.092
HAVERFORD COLLEGE 1460 323 29 0.090
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 1340 597 52 0.087
COLLEGE OF WOOSTER 1330 391 34 0.087
HENDRIX COLLEGE 1340 230 20 0.087
WILLIAMS COLLEGE 1520 531 46 0.087
WHITMAN COLLEGE 1440 337 29 0.086
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 1500 632 53 0.084
HAMILTON COLLEGE 1420 457 38 0.083
PITZER COLLEGE 1330 207 17 0.082
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND 1390 757 62 0.082
CENTRE COLLEGE 1340 258 21 0.081
COLBY COLLEGE 1430 486 39 0.080
MILLS COLLEGE 1280 194 15 0.077
WELLESLEY COLLEGE 1460 603 46 0.076
ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND 1350 396 30 0.076
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1490 722 54 0.075
WHEATON COLLEGE 1420 356 26 0.073
COLORADO COLLEGE 1380 523 38 0.073
DENISON UNIVERSITY 1330 514 37 0.072
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE 1270 113 8 0.071</p>

<p>Here is a list of top liberal arts colleges sorted by the proportion of bachelors graduates who majored in foreign languages. based on 2004 IPEDS data.</p>

<p>college, SAT 75th percentile, total bachelors graduates, number of bachelors in foreign languages, proportion of foreign language graduates
DICKINSON COLLEGE 1370 512 65 0.13
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 1410 299 32 0.11
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE 1255 132 13 0.1
HAMILTON COLLEGE 1420 457 43 0.09
GRINNELL COLLEGE 1490 367 31 0.08
WELLESLEY COLLEGE 1460 603 46 0.08
AMHERST COLLEGE 1550 428 32 0.07
BELOIT COLLEGE 1300 261 19 0.07
BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1460 414 31 0.07
MACALESTER COLLEGE 1450 428 30 0.07
SMITH COLLEGE 1370 688 49 0.07
WELLS COLLEGE 1230 91 6 0.07
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS 1350 675 39 0.06
EARLHAM COLLEGE 1340 249 16 0.06
HAVERFORD COLLEGE 1460 323 18 0.06
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY 1280 189 11 0.06
KNOX COLLEGE 1340 265 15 0.06
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 1500 632 40 0.06
REED COLLEGE 1460 310 19 0.06
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 1530 364 23 0.06
AUSTIN COLLEGE 1340 310 14 0.05
CARLETON COLLEGE 1480 455 24 0.05
COLBY COLLEGE 1430 486 25 0.05
COLGATE UNIVERSITY 1430 646 32 0.05
DAVIDSON COLLEGE 1440 426 22 0.05
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 1320 522 26 0.05
FURMAN UNIVERSITY 1370 643 32 0.05
HOPE COLLEGE 1260 638 30 0.05
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1340 314 17 0.05
SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 1320 313 17 0.05
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 1355 579 31 0.05
WABASH COLLEGE 1310 181 9 0.05
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 1450 398 19 0.05
WHEATON COLLEGE 1420 604 30 0.05
WHITMAN COLLEGE 1440 337 16 0.05
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY 1340 420 21 0.05</p>

<p>Last set of numbers is misleading, as it does not include "area studies" majors (which require as much language instruction as literature/language majors.)</p>

<p>Here is the percentage of graduates in foreign languages plus area studies at top national liberal arts colleges. IPEDS 2004</p>

<p>college, SAT 75th percentile, total bachelors graduates, area studies graduates, foreign language graduates, total F-L plus A-S, percent of graduates in foreign languages or area studies</p>

<p>DICKINSON COLLEGE 1370 512 20 65 85 17%
COLBY COLLEGE 1430 486 55 25 80 16%
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1490 722 75 30 105 15%
WELLESLEY COLLEGE 1460 603 35 46 81 13%
HAMILTON COLLEGE 1420 457 16 43 59 13%
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 1410 299 6 32 38 13%
EARLHAM COLLEGE 1340 249 15 16 31 12%
SCRIPPS COLLEGE 1440 172 16 5 21 12%
SMITH COLLEGE 1370 688 35 49 84 12%
BARNARD COLLEGE 1430 600 44 24 68 11%
AMHERST COLLEGE 1550 428 12 32 44 10%
TRINITY COLLEGE 1400 492 29 18 47 10%
BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1460 414 8 31 39 9%
SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 1320 313 12 17 29 9%
MACALESTER COLLEGE 1450 428 8 30 38 9%
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 1500 632 15 40 55 9%
POMONA COLLEGE 1530 394 18 13 31 8%
WELLS COLLEGE 1230 91 1 6 7 8%
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE 1380 553 30 12 42 8%
OBERLIN COLLEGE 1440 722 34 18 52 7%
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY 1340 420 9 21 30 7%
VASSAR COLLEGE 1460 614 22 21 43 7%
HOBART WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES 1270 446 24 7 31 7%
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 1355 579 9 31 40 7%
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 1530 364 2 23 25 7%
CARLETON COLLEGE 1480 455 7 24 31 7%
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE 1340 708 23 24 47 7%
WILLIAMS COLLEGE 1520 531 18 17 35 7%
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY 1320 522 8 26 34 7%
WOFFORD COLLEGE 1350 247 11 5 16 6%
REED COLLEGE 1460 310 0 19 19 6%
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1400 452 13 14 27 6%
WHITMAN COLLEGE 1440 337 4 16 20 6%
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND 1390 757 12 32 44 6%
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY 1450 398 4 19 23 6%
BATES COLLEGE 1420 450 12 14 26 6%
KNOX COLLEGE 1340 265 0 15 15 6%
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE 1380 285 6 10 16 6%
HAVERFORD COLLEGE 1460 323 0 18 18 6%
COLGATE UNIVERSITY 1430 646 3 32 35 5%
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1340 314 0 17 17 5%
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE 1360 433 9 14 23 5%
FURMAN UNIVERSITY 1370 643 2 32 34 5%
HOPE COLLEGE 1260 638 3 30 33 5%
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 1340 597 5 25 30 5%
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 1260 703 4 31 35 5%
COLORADO COLLEGE 1380 523 10 16 26 5%
AUSTIN COLLEGE 1340 310 1 14 15 5%
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE 1360 459 8 14 22 5%
RHODES COLLEGE 1370 334 6 10 16 5%
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 1300 540 3 22 25 5%
URSINUS COLLEGE 1320 361 4 12 16 4%
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 1340 597 7 19 26 4%
PITZER COLLEGE 1330 207 3 6 9 4%
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1380 462 13 6 19 4%
DENISON UNIVERSITY 1330 514 2 18 20 4%
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE 1320 595 3 18 21 4%
WHEATON COLLEGE 1420 356 5 7 12 3%
MILLS COLLEGE 1280 194 2 4 6 3%
ALBION COLLEGE 1220 309 2 7 9 3%
COLLEGE OF WOOSTER 1330 391 2 9 11 3%
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE 1490 288 1 7 8 3%
MILLSAPS COLLEGE 1290 225 0 6 6 3%
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 1350 541 8 6 14 3%
GOUCHER COLLEGE 1290 272 1 6 7 3%
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 1380 856 1 18 19 2%
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 1320 377 2 6 8 2%</p>

<p>middlebury is the best college for foreign languages. </p>

<p>pomona would be the best if weather is a problem for you. pomona students can take classes at claremont mckenna, which has a very good polisci program.</p>

<p>very very useful info. Thank you so much everyone=) hehe... esp collegehelp!</p>