OP, my husband is a foreigner and initally was not on board with our D attending a LAC. I finally convinced him by showing him LinkedIn profiles of various LACs, and by using the websites college measures and payscale. In terms of career opportunities, these colleges have no problem measuring up to or exceeding those of universities. Perhaps more importantly, LACs offer something larger universities mostly don’t, which is that classes are taught by professors, students are easily able to get to know their professors, there are smaller class sizes, plenty of research opportunties for undergrads, and a more intimate campus in which students get to know their classmates. You will not just be a face in a crowd.
Anyway, I will try, probably not very well, to compare.
Bowdoin, might be similar to Yale.
Hamilton, might be like Cornell.
Colgate might be like Georgetown.
Middlebury might be like Tufts.
All four of those colleges are great, you won’t go wrong with any of them.
Totally guessing. Need an expert. Calling @MYOS1634 , who is a font of knowledge.