<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 STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO. Perhaps more than any other measurement, the student/faculty ratio data shows the great differences among the various segments of privates and publics. </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>Student/Faculty Ratio , Private National University</p>
<p>3/1 , Caltech
5/1 , Princeton
5/1 , Rice
6/1 , Yale
6/1 , Stanford
6/1 , U Penn
6/1 , Columbia
6/1 , U Chicago
7/1 , Harvard
7/1 , MIT
7/1 , Northwestern
7/1 , Wash U
7/1 , Emory
7/1 , Tufts
8/1 , Duke
8/1 , Dartmouth
8/1 , Brown
8/1 , Vanderbilt
8/1 , Yeshiva
9/1 , USC
9/1 , Brandeis
9/1 , Lehigh
9/1 , U Rochester
9/1 , Tulane
10/1 , Cornell
10/1 , Case Western
11/1 , Johns Hopkins
11/1 , Carnegie Mellon
11/1 , Georgetown
11/1 , Wake Forest
11/1 , U Miami
11/1 , TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary and U Washington)
12/1 , Notre Dame
12/1 , NYU
12/1 , SMU
13/1 , Boston College
13/1 , George Washington
13/1 , Fordham
14/1 , Rensselaer
14/1 , Pepperdine
14/1 , Worcester
15/1 , Boston University
15/1 , Syracuse
20/1 , BYU</p>
<p>Student/Faculty Ratio , State University</p>
<p>11/1 , WILLIAM & MARY
11/1 , U WASHINGTON
12/1 , U DELAWARE
13/1 , OHIO STATE
14/1 , U N CAROLINA
14/1 , GEORGIA TECH
14/1 , CLEMSON
14/1 , PURDUE
14/1 , RUTGERS
15/1 , UC BERKELEY
15/1 , U VIRGINIA
15/1 , U MICHIGAN
15/1 , U PITTSBURGH
15/1 , U IOWA
16/1 , UCLA
16/1 , MICHIGAN ST
17/1 , U ILLINOIS
17/1 , U WISCONSIN
17/1 , UC S BARBARA
17/1 , PENN STATE
17/1 , U TEXAS
17/1 , U CONNECTICUT
17/1 , VIRGINIA TECH
18/1 , U MARYLAND
18/1 , U GEORGIA
18/1 , INDIANA U
18/1 , UC S CRUZ
19/1 , UC SAN DIEGO
19/1 , UC DAVIS
19/1 , UC IRVINE
19/1 , TEXAS A&M
19/1 , U MINNESOTA
20/1 , U FLORIDA</p>
<p>Student/Faculty Ratio , LAC</p>
<p>7/1 , Williams
7/1 , US Military Acad
8/1 , Amherst
8/1 , Swarthmore
8/1 , Wellesley
8/1 , Pomona
8/1 , Haverford
8/1 , Claremont McK
8/1 , Vassar
8/1 , W&L
8/1 , US Naval Acad
8/1 , Bryn Mawr
8/1 , U Richmond
9/1 , Middlebury
9/1 , Bowdoin
9/1 , Carleton
9/1 , Wesleyan
9/1 , Grinnell
9/1 , Harvey Mudd
9/1 , Smith
9/1 , Oberlin
9/1 , Barnard
9/1 , Occidental
9/1 , Whitman
9/1 , Bard
10/1 , Davidson
10/1 , Colgate
10/1 , Hamilton
10/1 , Colby
10/1 , Colorado College
10/1 , Bates
10/1 , Mt. Holyoke
10/1 , Scripps
10/1 , Macalester
10/1 , Kenyon
10/1 , Holy Cross
10/1 , Sewanee
10/1 , Trinity
11/1 , Bucknell
11/1 , Lafayette
11/1 , Furman
11/1 , TOP PUBLIC (William & Mary and U Washington)</p>