Best STEM at a liberal arts school?

ucbalumnus
Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:23:46 +0000

QUOTE=MinuticusMinimus Mudd doesn’t offer PhD programs which is very very odd. This is like being the best pitcher in the Minor League.

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What are called Liberal Arts Colleges generally do not offer PhD programs. Also, most of them do not offer the E in STEM (though Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Smith, and few others do).

Which particular majors are you most interested in? Also, if math is an interest, what level of math will you have completed by the time you graduate from high school?

Some LACs have low list prices, so that if you can afford their list prices, they may be possibilities. Examples include Truman State and University of Minnesota - Morris (even at out-of-state prices). In-state, there are some smaller public schools that you may want to consider (e.g. UCM, SSU, CSUCI, CSUMB). If you prefer a small school with an engineering focus, there are both low-out-of-state-cost public (e.g. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) and private (e.g. Caltech, Rose Hulman, Stevens Institute of Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering, etc.) schools to consider. Be sure to run net price calculators on each school and check for merit scholarships.

For computer science, here is a table comparing course offerings at various LACs and other smaller schools: