Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 09:05     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Very strong schools for math.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 09:00     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
The Princeton Review offers a sampling of schools strong in math, “Great Schools for Mathematics & Statistics Majors," should you want to seek this resource.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 08:15     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Villanova has a track record for math majors.


Hahahaha yup


Villanova:The Papacy :: Bucknell:The Street


Villanova has a pipeline to The Vatican.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 08:15     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
As a basis for comparison of the mathematics communities at liberal arts colleges, you can view them by number of majors through IPEDS. Williams, for example, graduated 22 mathematics majors and 7 statistics majors in a recent year:

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Williams&s=all&id=168342#programs

Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 08:13     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Villanova has a track record for math majors.


Hahahaha yup


Villanova:The Papacy :: Bucknell:The Street

10/10
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 07:43     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Villanova has a track record for math majors.


Hahahaha yup


Villanova:The Papacy :: Bucknell:The Street
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 07:33     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:Villanova has a track record for math majors.


Hahahaha yup
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 06:45     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:Villanova has a track record for math majors.


ISWYDT
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 06:44     Subject: Re:Liberal arts college for math?
Math is one of the liberal arts.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 06:42     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Anonymous wrote:What is he looking for? What type of math? PhD in his future? The answer to your question depends on these.


This. For example, Reed sends a lot of students to PhD programs, but recruitment for investment banks is lower.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 05:48     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Pomona very strong for math and can cross enroll too at Mudd.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 04:38     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
Villanova has a track record for math majors.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 03:22     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
What is he looking for? What type of math? PhD in his future? The answer to your question depends on these.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 02:34     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
I'd argue three of the mentioned schools have better math departments than Williams, but I don't wish to be burnt by the DCUM crowd for heresy.

All of these are wonderful choices, though there is a dip after Reed. Getting university research opportunities will be important for DS, so make sure students are placing well into REUs-which is likely true of all of these colleges.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 02:29     Subject: Liberal arts college for math?
DS wants a liberal arts college strong in math but doesn't want to be in the middle of nowhere for 4 years. Is the quality of the following schools anything like Williams: Pomona, Swarthmore/Haverford, Reed, Occidental, Macalester. He can't imagine himself in a small town for college, but we may have to steer him towards universities like Uchicago for the type of math education he is seeking.