Not sure if helpful at all, as we visited all the Midwest schools listed above. The enthusiasm for Geology at Carleton came across in our tour - guide said he had no plans of studying the subject and took an intro class and was hooked and changed his major to geology. The group my daughter ate lunch with told her to make sure to take at least one geology course even if you think you have no interest - as she had asked what are some of their favorite courses/profs. The science/labs facilities were impressive.
My daughter loved everything about Carleton except it did not go as deep in the arts and creative majors vs the other schools. She chose another school - but already told us she will still take a Geology intro course based on all the positive vibes from Carleton about exposing your self to the subject.
Kenyon does talk about scientific writing as part of their program too and I believe that is an interest of the school President too.