Williams College, founded in 1793, had about 2,000 undergraduates and 50 graduate students as of 2009. The college contains 24 academic departments within three divisions: the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Williams students can choose among 33 majors and have the opportunity to work closely with professors in tutorial-style classes, in which two students meet with one professor throughout the semester. Williams faculty members have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, MacArthur fellowships, National Book Awards, and the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Williams College first among liberal arts colleges.
Williams College
Main Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
413-597-3131
Williams.edu/
Amherst College, founded in 1821, had about 1,700 undergraduates as of 2009. Amherst students work toward a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree in 35 fields. The college belongs to the Five College Consortium, a group that also includes nearby Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Amherst students can take classes at any of the other colleges. Notable Amherst alumni include President Calvin Coolidge, former U.S. poet laureate Richard P. Wilbur, four Nobel Prize winners and 12 Pulitzer Prize winners. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Amherst College second among liberal arts colleges.
Amherst College
Keefe Campus Center
Amherst, MA 01002
413-542-2000
Amherst.edu/
Quakers founded Swarthmore College in 1864. As of 2009, the college had about 1,500 undergraduates from 48 U.S. states and 35 foreign countries.Swarthmore students can work toward a bachelor of arts degree or bachelor of science in engineering degree in 50 fields of study. Swarthmore College belongs to the Tri-College Consortium, an organization that also includes nearby Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. Swarthmore students have the opportunity to take courses at Bryn Mawr and Haverford as well as the University of Pennsylvania. In 2010, U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked Swarthmore College third among liberal arts colleges.
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-328-8000
Swarthmore.edu/