Amherst - The thing you always hear about Amherst is, “Oh, but you can always find what you want at the University of Massachusetts.” Indeed, out of ~10 current Theater and Dance faculty, four are cross-listed with the other 5Cs in the consortium. For comparison, Vassar lists ~20 all on one campus. While faculty strength alone is not dispositive of anything, the fact is, only about 5.5% of Amhert’s own majors are in the visual and performing arts, hardly the sign of a vibrant music and arts scene. Possibly, a good place if you want to be a big fish in a small pond.
Denison University - Couldn’t find their common data sets. Makes it difficult to compare apples to apples. They have a lively website.
Vassar - As noted, Vassar is one of a handful of top LACs people automatically associate with a strong theater and arts milieu.
Wagner - Interesting LAC in the classic tradition (but, beware - also VERY pre-professional), located a stone’s throw from Broadway. A striking 14% of the Class of 2016 majored in the visual and performing arts.