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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me the appeal of a LAC is for humanities courses where small class discussions are beneficial.  In my experience, this isn't as much of a need in STEM courses, so no need for a LAC to study STEM.  There are STEM oriented small schools, e.g. Harvey Mudd.  OP you might expand your search to mid-size uni's or smaller state schools if the huge ones seem overwhelming for your DC. [/quote]

So, a while ago, I started a thread on the percentage of STEM graduates at various elite schools.  Much to my shock--not really--i found that my alma mater Carleton had nearly the highest % STEM (even without an engineering program) except for specialized STEM elites like MIT, Mudd, and Caltech.  This seems to be more of a Midwest LAC phenomenon than nationwide.  Sorry, but I don't think PP knows what he/she is talking about..[/quote]

Question is what do they go on to do. An academic told me they know relatively few practicing academics in their field with LAC undergrad degrees. Not sure why that is. [/quote]

For Carleton (NP, parent of a current student) you can get a sense from this page and reports. The visualization linked to from here is pretty interesting. https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/ira/outcomes/

Most people don’t wind up in or pursue a life in academia. There just aren’t enough positions compared to the private sector. [/quote]

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