<p>You need to look at the dozens of factors. Class size. Advising system. Overall number of students. How hard it is to get the classes you want. Focus on the undergraduates. Where students live. Who recruits on campus. Whether classes are taught by grad students or professors. With the professors are tenured, or temporary visiting faculty. What type of students tend to enroll at the school. Whether the college is a commuter campus or not. These are some starting points, I’m sure you can come up with others.</p>