Which of the Liberal arts college has good repuation on mathematics?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was just thinking
which Liberal Arts college has great reputation of mathematics? I only know Harvey Mudd for now.</p>

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<p>Saint Olaf</p>

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<p>Second St. Olaf, they are one of the top 5 future PhD producers in mathmatics and are very well known for math department.</p>

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<p>LACs for math from Rugg's:
Bates
Bowdoin
Bucknell
Carleton
Colgate
Dartmouth
Davidson
Dickinson
Harvey Mudd
Holy Cross
Kenyon
Mount Holyoke
Occidental
Pomona
Rice
St Mary's (MD)
St Olaf
Trinity (CT)
Union
Wabash
Wellesley
Wheaton
Whitman
Willamette</p>

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<p>schools i would recommend:</p>

<p>bucknell, bryn mawr, carleton, grinnell, harvey mudd, oberlin, pomona, reed, st olaf, swarthmore, wesleyan, williams </p>

<p>schools like amherst and wellesley also have very good departments, but i made an attempt to account for quality in terms of selectivity. i wouldnt consider amherst to have a strong department relative to williams or swarthmore, for example.</p>

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<p>I've heard Williams was decent?</p>

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<p>These LACs seem to have good math programs (from a previous post by interesteddad). Yes, Harvey Mudd is there. :)</p>

<p>Percentage of all LAC grads getting PhDs
Academic field: All Engineering, Hard Science, and Math</p>

<p>PhDs and Doctoral Degrees:
ten years (1994 to 2003) from NSF database
Number of Undergraduates:
ten years (1989 to 1998) from IPEDS database</p>

<p>Note: Does not include colleges with less than 1000 graduates over the ten year period </p>

<pre><code> 24% Harvey Mudd College
10% Reed College

8% Swarthmore College

7% Carleton College

6% Haverford College

6% Grinnell College

5% Kalamazoo College

5% Oberlin College
5% Lawrence University
5% Bryn Mawr College

5% Williams College

5% Pomona College

4% Bowdoin College
4% Earlham College
4% Wabash College

4% Amherst College
4% St Olaf College
4% Hendrix College
4% Beloit College

4% Occidental College

4% Allegheny College

4% Whitman College
4% College of Wooster

4% Mount Holyoke College

4% Bates College

4% Knox College

3% Franklin and Marshall College

3% Macalester College
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<p>Williams and St. Olaf are often cited as outstanding for undergraduate mathematics.</p>

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<p>Davidson and William & Mary</p>

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<p>i would suggest (not necessarily LAC) Lafayette, Villanova, Caltech, MIT (all tech schools)</p>