Best STEM at a liberal arts school?

merc81
Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:12:24 +0000

STEM, of course, includes engineering, so few of your choices are literally strong in STEM. Of your listed LACs, only Union offers engineering directly. However, some LACs on your list would be great choices for science, math, or both.

For physics, of your listed LACs, these have graduated Apker Award recipients (for undergraduate research in physics): Colgate, Hamilton, Haverford, Middlebury, Wesleyan and Williams.

For math, Williams (13%), Hamilton (10%) and Bowdoin (9%) are notable for their high percentage of majors. (USNWR 2015 edition.)

LACs from your list that have alumni who have won a Nobel Prize in a science field: Hamilton, Haverford. (Review for possible omissions.)

For computer science, professors from these schools appear to be the first to have initiated and designed a model CS curriculum for liberal arts colleges: Williams, Hamilton, Vassar, Colgate and Bowdoin.

Rochester and NYU are strong in various fields of science and math.