<p>2boysima, you make a good point. But unfortunately, I haven't been able to find many LACs with such data (salary guide, employers) that others have.
I just checked Wellesley and their senior exit survey is restricted to people who have an account.</p>
<p>silvstar, There are dozens of small and medium colleges that may or may not be of interest to you. How about you start by more clearly defining what YOU want. For example, do you want rural, urban or suburban? Sororities? Liberal/conservative/middle? Sporty? Artsy?</p>
<p>What are your qualifications? Grades, scores, rank? Academic area of interest? Talents/hooks?</p>
<p>First and foremost, you need to answer the question: Will you need merit aid in order to attend a private college? "Need" is very different from "it would be nice." Clarify this now, before you go any further.</p>
<p>Most LACs have small classes and many have beautiful campuses. Most graduates of ALL colleges are able to become gainfully employed, and regardless of the college, some do not. </p>
<p>If you're trying to quantify your eventual income you'll not find that information. (No website is going to reveal that Jane Doe, Class of 05 is employed by Goldman Sachs and makes $500,000 + bonus. :)) However, if you'd like to learn more about how typical graduates have fared you should be able to locate a wealth of general information on the individual college websites.</p>
<p>Here's an example: <a href="http://www.williams.edu/go/careers/%5B/url%5D">http://www.williams.edu/go/careers/</a></p>
<p>I checked a few sites, and did not find the detailed statistical placement info, but found info. that would still be helpful in convincing parents of employment/grad school prospects after attending a LAC.</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke's "top line" career services summary:
<a href="http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/cdc/5454.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/cdc/5454.shtml</a></p>
<p>Middlebury's Info, by major, of employment opportunities including a listing of specific positions held by recent graduates ("What Can I do with my Major"):
<a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/cso/explore/major/default.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.middlebury.edu/administration/cso/explore/major/default.htm</a></p>
<p>Topline info. for Class of 2007 from Colgate: <a href="http://offices.colgate.edu/career/profile.htm%5B/url%5D">http://offices.colgate.edu/career/profile.htm</a></p>
<p>"case studies" for class of 2007 from colgate: <a href="http://offices.colgate.edu/communications/senior_profiles07/splash.asp%5B/url%5D">http://offices.colgate.edu/communications/senior_profiles07/splash.asp</a></p>
<p>If more specific info. isn't on the website, most career services offices would respond to an e-mail request from a prospective student for statistical info. on grad school and job placement . (whether sent directly, or through the admissions dept.)</p>
<p>How much you will make depends more on your major and your personality than on the college you will be attending.</p>