What is the difference between a liberal arts college and a university?

Answer 1

Ignore the first two answers - they have no basis in reality.

The main difference is that a university is focused on several academic areas whereas the primary focus of a liberal arts college is undergraduate education. A university typically has graduate programs as well as undergraduate, and places significant emphasis on those programs and on academic research conducted by professors, in addition to undergraduate education. A liberal arts college may have a small graduate program or none at all, and, although professors do conduct research and publish papers, the primary emphasis is on teaching, and, specifically, on teaching undergraduates.

Liberal arts colleges are typically smaller than universities, and tend towards smaller class sizes. You'll generally find fewer large lectures at a liberal arts school, and more conference-style courses, but that's not an absolute rule. Also, liberal arts schools tend to emphasize a broad educational base, whereas universities often encourage students to specialize more early on (although both types of schools typically require students take courses in areas outside their major, in general, these classes will be taken more seriously at a liberal arts school).

Answer 2

If you go to a liberal arts college, you will be unemployed after you graduate.

That's the main difference.

Answer 3

A university has Ph.D. programs, a college doesn't.

Answer 4

your more likely to get accepeted to a liberal arts school