<p>I keep seeing that William and Mary was ranked the number one public LAC in the country by US News, but I can't find the rest of the list anywhere. Anyone have it by chance?</p>
<p>William and Mary is not a LAC, despite its small size. It's ranked among national (research) universities according to USNews. among publics it is ranked 6th, and 33rd overall.</p>
<p>Other publics with LAC environment: New College, FL; Geneseo, NY; Purchase, NY; New Paltz, NY; St. Mary's College of MD, MD; The College of NJ, NJ; and other I don't know about.</p>
<p>For a list of public LACs see: <a href="http://www.coplac.org/members.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.coplac.org/members.htm</a></p>
<p>UNC Asheville says that it is ranked third among public LACs, but imo this public LAC categorization is pretty useless. there are less than a few dozen of them across the country, being the "best" is certainly not difficult.</p>
<p>Other than New College, Evergreen State, and St Mary's there's not much impressive on that list. Come on, Ft Lewis in Durango is a third tier Colorado college let alone one of nat'l recognition...</p>
<p>W&M is definitely a LAC. A large one, but one nonetheless. US News categorizes them as a National U but they, along with Tufts, Rice, Wake Forest, Dartmouth, Brown are in that in between zone. Bigger than Amherst, way smaller than Michigan/UCLA etc... In fact, some college guides list peer schools as Davidson and Haverford. (Students Guide I think)</p>
<p>W&M is the primary public LAC in the country. There isnt anyone else on the list at their level. New College in Fl would be the closest.</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo and Ramapo are also very good schools. The College of New Jersey is probably the best public LAC.</p>