<p>What is the average classs size at ND? Student to teacher ratio? Thank you</p>
<p>This should tell you all you need to know. <a href="https://admissions.nd.edu/firstyear/statistics.cfm%5B/url%5D">https://admissions.nd.edu/firstyear/statistics.cfm</a></p>
<p>That site gives you a good idea, but I can tell you as a current freshman that the smaller, more specific classes for juniors and seniors sort of skews those averages. My philosophy and psychology classes are massive, in a big lecture hall with over 100 students, my math class has about 40 people in it, and my cosmology class is about 30. My spanish class is only 13 kids, but then again, it is a sophomore level class.</p>
<p>Not to scare you off, however. Even the large lecture classes have the same dynamic as a smaller class, in that you can ask questions, get answers, and generally be interactive. I'm sure the older you get, the smaller your classes are - just don't expect a class with a handful of kids in it your freshman year unless it's a tutorial or a discussion.</p>
<p>I think Kevdude described it pretty accurately. My largest class is an intro biology lecture with almost 200 kids. My chem class has roughly 100 students in it and my math class maybe 50. My other two classes (honors philo and an honors seminar) have 16 people in them.</p>
<p>I've actually found that I like my larger classes better than the smaller ones, I find them more interesting and equally interactive, as kevdude mentioned. Although I suppose thats because my larger classes are math/science whereas my smaller classes are in the humanities (not my favorite). But the larger classes can be great as well (I have a great professor for chem- even though its a huge class, he still knows everyone's name and shows up to all the office hours and labs instead of just sending the TAs).</p>
<p>ok, i have five classes this semester. my philosophy class is in an auditorium, with about 150 students. my genetics class is in an auditorium as well with about 250 students. however, my american politics class, with about 100 students is very intimate in setting. my literature seminar, with 15 students, is taught by an ex president of the university, and my math class has about 35 students. these courses that im taking now are requirement courses, and are not specific to my major. not to scare you away though, large class size does not mean that you do not get close attention. i have tutorials for all of my large classes. these tutorials have 15-20 people. no matter the size of my classes, i think my teachers are awesome. sorry if this is not coherent, i have 3 papers due in the next four days, and i have yet to do significant work on them.</p>