<p>In order to assist some in their college search process, I have prepared a series of threads that will compare colleges on a variety of measurements. In making these comparisons, I have created three broad groups (private national universities, public national universities and liberal arts colleges) and provide comparisons involving 117 colleges (national universities ranked in the USNWR Top 75 and LACs ranked in the USNWR Top 40). </p>
<p>Following is a comparison on CLASS SIZES with a particular focus on the PERCENTAGE OF CLASSES WITH MORE THAN 50 STUDENTS. For many students who enjoy smaller classes and find learning difficult in a larger class setting, , this is a critical statistic as it directly reflects the environment that an undergraduate will encounter at his/her college. </p>
<p>To aid in the comparisons, I have included the level of the highest-ranking public universities with each of the private groups for National Universities and LACs. This should help families appreciate the way that the very top scoring public compares with their private competition. </p>
<p>I hope that you enjoy the thread and find some helpful information. Good luck to all in your college search process!</p>
<p>% of classes with more than 50 students , Private National University</p>
<p>0.4% , Yeshiva
1.0% , Fordham
2.2% , Wake Forest
2.7% , Pepperdine
4.5% , U Chicago
5.0% , Duke
5.1% , Tufts
5.1% , Tulane
5.4% , U Miami
5.5% , Georgetown
6.4% , Caltech
6.6% , Vanderbilt
6.6% , Brandeis
7.0% , Northwestern
7.0% , Emory
7.2% , Yale
7.3% , U Penn
7.4% , SMU
7.4% , TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary)
7.6% , Boston College
7.8% , Syracuse
8.1% , Harvard
8.1% , Rice
8.4% , Columbia
8.7% , Dartmouth
8.7% , Wash U
9.1% , Princeton
9.2% , Brown
9.2% , Worcester
9.4% , Notre Dame
10.0% , Lehigh
10.1% , Boston University
10.2% , George Washington
10.3% , Rensselaer
10.4% , BYU
10.9% , Case Western
11.0% , Carnegie Mellon
11.1% , Johns Hopkins
11.2% , USC
11.4% , NYU
11.7% , Stanford
12.7% , MIT
12.7% , U Rochester
16.8% , Cornell</p>
<p>% of classes with more than 50 students , STATE UNIVERSITY</p>
<p>7.4% , WILLIAM & MARY
9.5% , U IOWA
10.5% , U N CAROLINA
11.5% , U GEORGIA
11.5% , CLEMSON
12.4% , U DELAWARE
13.7% , U MARYLAND
14.0% , U VIRGINIA
14.7% , U CONNECTICUT
15.0% , PURDUE
15.1% , UC BERKELEY
15.9% , U MINNESOTA
16.0% , U PITTSBURGH
17.0% , U WASHINGTON
17.4% , UC S BARBARA
17.6% , PENN STATE
17.8% , U MICHIGAN
18.4% , U ILLINOIS
18.8% , OHIO STATE
18.8% , INDIANA U
18.9% , UC IRVINE
19.3% , U WISCONSIN
20.4% , UCLA
20.9% , UC S CRUZ
21.0% , RUTGERS
21.4% , MICHIGAN ST
21.4% , VIRGINIA TECH
21.8% , GEORGIA TECH
22.1% , U FLORIDA
22.3% , TEXAS A&M
23.3% , U TEXAS
28.0% , UC DAVIS
29.5% , UC SAN DIEGO</p>
<p>% of classes with more than 50 students , LAC</p>
<p>0.0% , Davidson
0.0% , Grinnell
0.0% , US Military Acad
0.0% , US Naval Acad
0.0% , Colorado College
0.0% , U Richmond
0.0% , Furman
0.2% , W&L
0.2% , Occidental
0.3% , Carleton
0.3% , Sewanee
0.4% , Hamilton
0.4% , Bard
0.5% , Vassar
0.5% , Scripps
0.6% , Whitman
0.8% , Wellesley
0.9% , Holy Cross
1.0% , Pomona
1.0% , Macalester
1.1% , Claremont McK
1.8% , Kenyon
1.9% , Swarthmore
2.1% , Haverford
2.1% , Lafayette
2.2% , Colgate
2.3% , Bucknell
2.4% , Middlebury
2.6% , Bryn Mawr
2.8% , Mt. Holyoke
2.8% , Trinity
2.9% , Williams
3.1% , Colby
3.1% , Oberlin
3.2% , Amherst
3.4% , Bowdoin
4.3% , Smith
4.3% , Bates
4.5% , Wesleyan
7.0% , Harvey Mudd
7.4% , TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary)
7.8% , Barnard</p>