american college selection help pls

Hapworth
Thu, 17 May 2018 23:04:48 +0000

3000 students is large for a true LAC, and the sweet spot for many LACs seems to be between 1600 and 2300. So you are looking at larger LACs (2500+).

Here are LACs that have 2500+ students and meet all/most of your desired criteria. Some are not in urban areas (most LACs are not), but they’re not entirely isolated; they’re in smaller cities or close to a major city. I am listing the schools that I know are 2500+.

U. of Richmond, College of the Holy Cross, U. of Puget Sound, and Rollins.

Other LACs that are 2500+ that do meet your criteria but are not in cities include Denison, Furman, and St. Lawrence.

Non-LACs, smaller universities (fewer than 4000 students) that are located in decent sized population areas include Drake, U of Portland, Saint Mary’s of CA, U of the Pacific, U of Scranton, Catholic U, Emerson, Pepperdine, Brandeis. For instance, Drake is in Des Moines, IA. Des Moines is very much a city, but maybe it doesn’t meet your definition of “urban.”

OP, this is your college search, not mine, but I will tell you that your parameters are pretty limiting. Lowering the student population criterion and/or significantly raising it will bring in many more options (for instance, schools between 1500 and 6000 students). Likewise, not insisting on an urban environment will also open things up tremendously. Very few LACs are in or just outside major cities. Yes, Macalester is in the Twin Cities, but it is under 2500 students. Sure, Lake Forest College is just outside of Chicago, but it is around 1500 students. Barnard is in NYC, but are you female? Even if you are, Barnard will not offer greek life. Agnes Scott is just outside Atlanta, but it’s a women’s college with fewer than 1000 students that does not have greek life. Colgate fits the bill perfectly, but it’s in a rural environment. See the dilemma?