<p>Due to the financial thing,, i don't think i can afford expensive private schools(whose tuitions are like $30,000 omg...)
though i wanted to go LACs to have closer relationships with professors & friends.
so i'm looking for some public schools similar to LACs... i'm gonna major in Political Science.
Can you plz recommend for me?</p>
<p>William & Mary.</p>
<p>William and Mary for sure.
Also, here's a list of some public LAC's...
Council</a> of Public Liberal Arts Colleges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>The bad news is that unless the public school is instate for you, it may cost about as much as a private school. And it may take <em>very</em> few OOS students.</p>
<p>Two public schools I've heard mentioned favorably as either LACs or LAC-like are St Mary's College of Delaware and the University of Vermont. </p>
<p>Would you mind sharing what state you live in?</p>
<p>What state are you in?</p>
<p>Miami University of Ohio also comes to mind, the but the KING of public LACs is the College of William and Mary.</p>
<p>Here's a bit more on a previous thread:</p>
<p>W&M comes to mind, like a lot of people have said.
DunninLA, I agree, Miami (OH) resembles a LAC.</p>
<p>Mary Washington is an often overlooked public LAC in Virginia, and it's very affordable for out of state students.
Minnesota-Morris is a lower tier public LAC that costs the same for in state and out of state students.</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo</p>
<p>i'm an international student.</p>
<p>New College of Florida</p>
<p>Honors colleges in big public schools would probably be similar. I would also consider going to a "worse" school than you can get into and thus get some merit aid.</p>
<p>W&M is the only public college that compares to schools like Davidson, Haverford, or Amherst.</p>
<p>Be aware that even most of the public LACs are fairly medium-sized; you won't find many with enrollments below 3000. William & Mary, for example, is about the size of Brown (5700 undergrads, 2000 grads).</p>
<p>Being an Ohioan, I'd strongly disagree with comparing Miami of Ohio to a LAC. I know from my own recruitment that they definitely like to brand themselves that way, but the reality is much different.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, MofO, has 16K undergraduates of whom 2/3 major in either business or education. That hardly sounds like an Oberlin or Kenyon. Yes, it's true that Miami is largely undergraduate focused, but a simple lack of graduate/research programs does not a LAC make.</p>
<p>Winthrop University has 5000 students, not sure what the breakdown of majors is, according to collegeboard 20% do business and 19% do education. They are also very undergrad based. So, basically, a less selective MofO in South Carolina</p>
<p>UNC-Asheville</p>
<p>I strongly strongly recommend you look at the University of Minnesota Morris. Has always been a public liberal arts college.</p>
<p>UMM</a> | International Students</p>
<p>This college offers Minnesota In State Tuition to everyone. $8230 tuition per year for small classes and close relationships with professors.</p>
<p>UMM</a> | Prospective | Cost of Education</p>
<p>(For people who are not from Vermont, tuition for the University of Vermont is as high as private school tuition.)</p>
<p>Truman State</p>
<p>Truman</a> State University | The Princeton Review</p>
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Truman State University is Missouri's premier liberal arts and sciences university and the only highly selective public institution in the state. As one of the very few publicly funded liberal arts schools in the nation, Truman successfully combines affordability with the type of education and personal attention typically only offered at a private institution. Truman has established an impeccable reputation in the Midwest and throughout the nation for the high-quality undergraduate programs offered. In fact, for the eleventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Truman State University as the number one master's level public institution in the Midwest.
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