<p>A liberal arts college is a college that focuses primarily or exclusively on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences. Many people forget that the original phrase is the liberal arts <em>and sciences</em>, which include physics, chemistry, computer science, and math. Thus, Harvey Mudd is a liberal arts college focused on math and science. That’s actually exactly how they describe themselves - a “private liberal-arts college focusing on mathematics, the physical and biological sciences, and engineering.”</p>
<p>The key in the LACs, though, is not the liberal arts part so much as the <em>undergraduate</em> part. Places like Yale and Harvard do offer a rounded liberal arts & sciences education, but their primary focus is not undergraduate education.</p>