<p>Was Wheaton all women until fairly recently? I am wondering why it was not on my radar since I grew up in Southeastern MA.</p>
<p>Yes, I believe Wheaton went coed roughly 20 years ago now.</p>
<p>Hey! Keep up the suggestions! I'm writing all of them down and researching each one individually.</p>
<p>I do not know what your scores are, but there a lot of good LAC's in PA.</p>
<p>Best
Swarthmore
Haverford
Grove City</p>
<p>Good
Dickinson
Muhlenberg
Franklin and Marshall
Gettysburg
Ursinus
Allegheny</p>
<p>Okay
Moravian
Albright
Juniata
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley College
Susquehana
Messiah
Washington and Jefferson
Lycoming</p>
<p>Good Luck with your search.</p>
<p>Top nationally ranked Bryn Mawr, Bucknell and Lafayette obviously belong among the best LACs in Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>Williams, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Bates, Holy Cross, Colgate, Bucknell, Lafayette</p>
<p>I am sorry exploringoptions I assumed Bucknell and Lafayette had more than 5000 enrolled and Division I; my mistake. I am a guy, so I always forget about Bryn Mawr. Yes, I would include them with Swarthmore and Haverford.</p>
<p>Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to outstanding science students. Here's a partial list for LACs for 2005-2007 ranked by total # of scholars Goldwater</a> Scholars</p>
<p>Pomona 9
Oberlin 8
Hamilton 6
Lafayette 6
Reed 6
Williams 5
Amherst 5
Wellesley 5
Harvey Mudd 4
Smith 4
Swarthmore 4
Davidson 4
Haverford 4
Bowdoin 3
Colgate 3
Grinnell 3
Wesleyan 2
Middlebury 2
Washington and Lee 2
Carleton 1</p>
<p>(For comparison, some select universities)</p>
<p>Harvard 10
Duke 9
Yale 8
MIT 8
Berkeley 6
Carnegie Mellon 6
Cornell 6
Michigan 6
Caltech 5</p>
<p>You failed to list College of the Holy Cross which had 2 Goldwater Scholarships, one in 2005 and one in 2006, according to the link you provided.</p>
<p>/\ small but important edit</p>
<p>Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to <strong><em>those</em></strong> outstanding science students <strong><em>who are likely to pursue research careers which generally means a PhD.</em></strong> </p>
<p>Some of the most "outstanding science students" in math and science express a stronger interest in applied math (business) and science (clinical medicine) which are generally more lucrative than an academic research career. The Goldwater gives individuals who are great in science but more interested in research/academia the financial flexibility to pursue such careers. The majority get PhDs and a few pursue MD/PhDs.</p>