<p>Thanks for reviving this thread. Would there be any good reason to prefer, say, Reed over Carleton just from the point of view of its math program? Would a LAC like Wesleyan be out of the picture for a would-be math major? </p>
<p>Production of future Ph.D.s is a favorite statistic of LACs, but what about going as an undergrad to a place that produces Ph.D.s, that is, to a research university? What is the comparison in that case?</p>