<p>What liberal arts colleges offer at least a minor in linguistics? Thus far I have (correct me if I'm wrong):</p>
<p>Amherst
Drew (NJ)
Earlham
Grinnell
Haverford
Lawrence (WI)
Macalester
Pomona
Swarthmore</p>
<p>Bryn Mawr
Scripps
Wellesley</p>
<p>Those with non-self-designed linguistics majors would be a plus.</p>
<p>Check into Barnard, Carleton, Pitzer, Smith, and Wellesley, but be aware that typical college students change majors several times, so you'll want to determine whether your commitment to Linguistics is compelling enough to base your college choice on it.</p>
<p>^ Well, I'm not really committed to Linguistics at all--my first priority is a strong English department, but that's relatively common among LACs. However, I also don't want to limit myself by attending a college that doesn't offer any linguistics at all.</p>
<p>And thanks for the additions!</p>
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<p>I agree that it's usually not wise to base your choice of college solely on the availability of a particular major or on the strength of that department. On the other hand, if you are strongly inclined toward a particular field, it may be equally unwise to cut yourself off from any possibility of studying it by choosing a college that doesn't offer it. The best course may be to choose a school that does offer what you think you want but is also strong across the board, so if your interests change you're covered. That certainly would be true of most of the colleges listed above.</p>
<p>Haverford technically has a linguistics major, but you have to go to Swarthmore and take courses there to do it. (I see that Haverford is on your list, hence why I mention this in case you don't know).</p>
<p>Yes, I know that HC/BMC both would require many visits to Swat for linguistics; at this point, for me, availability/flexibility is more important than convenience. But I have other criteria that rule out several of the schools that I listed; I just thought it would good to have a list of LACs with linguistics offerings, without narrowing it further, for others' benefit. But thank you for pointing that out!</p>