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Selective Liberal Arts Colleges with Engineering Partners

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Critical thinking and communication are among the valued skills that come from a liberal arts education. But that’s not to say that liberal arts students can’t satisfy multiple objectives. Take a look at some of the selective colleges that offer 3-2 and 4-1 programs and partnerships for prospective engineers, allowing them to earn two degrees.

Bowdoin College

  • Bowdoin College
    Brunswick, ME 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate9%
  • Students who want to combine rigorous academics and the great outdoors love this Maine institution. Bowdoin offers the option of dual degree programs, either nearby at University of Maine or else at Dartmouth, Columbia and CalTech.

    Amherst College

  • Amherst College
    Amherst, MA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate7%
  • This classic liberal arts institution is at the heart of the Five College Consortium. Students deciding they also want engineering can pursue a dual degree program with Dartmouth.

    Vassar College

  • Vassar College
    Poughkeepsie, NY 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate19%
  • Located in the Hudson Valley, Vassar is a beauty long admired for interdisciplinary curriculum. Its students can opt for a dual degree in engineering through a partnership with Dartmouth.

    Smith College

  • Smith College
    Northampton, MA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate23%
  • Skidmore College

  • Skidmore College
    Saratoga Springs, NY 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate26%
  • At the edge of Saratoga Springs, this liberal arts college has a happy home. Students can get engineering degrees through partners Dartmouth, Clarkson and RPI.

    Pomona College

  • Pomona College
    Claremont, CA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate7%
  • The liberal arts meet Southern Cal in this Claremont Consortium gem. Pomona’s students can avail themselves of engineering options through CalTech, WashU or Dartmouth.

    Mount Holyoke College

  • Mount Holyoke College
    South Hadley, MA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate40%
  • This small all-women’s college is part of the Five College Consortium. Engineering-minded students can study at UMass, CalTech or Dartmouth.

    Haverford College

  • Haverford College
    Haverford, PA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate14%
  • Haverford, part of the Philly-area Tri-Co (Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Swarthmore), has an intellectual vibe and intimate setting. Its students can pursue engineering at nearby Penn or on the other coast at CalTech.

    Carleton College

  • Carleton College
    Northfield, MN 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate17%
  • This Northfield, MN, liberal arts college wants students to “learn for a lifetime.” But if they want a break from the extreme cold, they can opt for a dual degree program with WashU.

    Bryn Mawr College

  • Bryn Mawr College
    Bryn Mawr, PA 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate39%
  • This Philly-area beaty, all for women, is part of the Tri-Co with Ha. Students pursue engineering with a prestigious partner, neighbor Penn.

    Bard College

  • Bard College
    Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 4-Year, Private
    Acceptance Rate60%
  • Bard, located in Upstate New York, features a Language and Thinking program and houses its own conservatory. Students can pursue a second bachelor’s in engineering at Columbia or Dartmouth.

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