<p>Though you were seeking a smaller school, you might check out the Language Flagship Programs in Chinese. These are federally-funded programs at selected universities designed to foster supperior proficiency in certain critical languages. The program at Ohio State looks particularly strong, and OSU is the designated National Resource Center for East Asian Languages.</p>
<p>[The</a> Language Flagship - Chinese](<a href=“http://thelanguageflagship.org/chinese]The”>Chinese | Flagship)</p>
<p>[The</a> Ohio State University Chinese Flagship Program](<a href=“http://chineseflagship.osu.edu/]The”>http://chineseflagship.osu.edu/)</p>
<p>And if you’re willing to consider larger schools, there are many good East Asian Depts. at several Big 10 universities, e.g., Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, OSU.</p>