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<p>Depends on the liberal arts college. Due to small size, many have particular areas of emphasis, while maintaining other departments just for breadth purposes. For example:</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd: strong in math and science; humanities and social studies offered just for breadth
Sarah Lawrence: strong in visual art, performing art, and some humanities; math and science offered just for breadth or pre-meds</p>
<p>Some students who are very advanced in math (beyond the calculus BC level in high school) may prefer to attend a school with a strong graduate math program, because very advanced students may want to take graduate level math courses as undergraduates.</p>