Wesleyan definitely has a very strong Jazz component thanks to its trailblazing Ethnomusicology doctoral program which heavily influences the undergraduate Music Dept. I’ve personally witnessed some jaw-dropping student recitals.
Again, same northeast weather pattern as Vassar .
FYI, you may find “The Outsider’s Guide to National LACs” thread some fun help in kick-starting your search:
Seems like USNews is tinkering with its ranking system again and some are anticipating major changes in categories and pole position:
U.S. News Anticipates Higher Year-Over-Year Changes in Upcoming Rankings - College Search & Lists - College Confidential Forums
And since the whole idea of a National Liberal Arts College might (still) be something of an oxymoron for most people, I thought I would be of service and give a veteran CCer’s slightly biased, thumbnail view of the main contenders. In alphabetical order, of course:
Amherst - Probably the wealthiest LAC in the country, if you take a few billion dollars in endowment and divide it between just under 2,000 students and it shows; it has been on one of the longest-running building booms of any institution in the country.
*Barnard - Try this as a Thought Experiment: “Barnard is an Ivy League college”, and you see what makes this original Seven Sister something of a puzzle thematically. Putting that aside, it’s a well-resourced LAC…
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