<p>Many people say that Public Universities (especially the UCs) are rediculously overcrowded with hundreds of people per class.</p>
<p>But when I asked my brother (He's a senior in University of Washington in Seattle Biology Major), he told me that upper division classes aren't really crowded at all and has average of 25-30 students per class, and told me that generally only the lower-division classes are insanely overcrowded with hundreds of people due to the General Education requirement. But once students become juniors, they only take their major courses so the classes aren't really crowded.</p>
<p>Is this true for the UCLA (Economics Major)?</p>
<p>Just depends on the class. I've had upper division courses with 20 people and upper division classes with 160 people. Generally, for my major at least, the average for an upper division class hovers between 50 and 100 people, unless it's honors or a special section. </p>
<p>I suspect that it depends on the department, too. </p>
<p>But really, 50-100 people isn't crowded. Even the classes with 160 people were just fine.</p>
<p>Here's where the North/South Campus dichotomy shines: my Computer Science upper division courses maxed out at only 60 per lecture, 25 per discussion (CS 180 / Winter 2006), while my Economics upper division courses maxed out at a whopping 405 per lecture, 27 per discussion (Econ 102 / Spring 2006). No further comment. :rolleyes:</p>