<p>^ You’re citing specific examples within specific schools. Your original question, however, was about entire universities in general. Generalizing about entire universities–especially comprehensive research universities–is not appropriate. For example, you cite Chicago’s lack of engineering as, apparently, an indication of its overall “theoretical” nature. But I have no doubt that in Chicago’s business and medical schools, for example, there is some very “practical” teaching going on. Similarly, while Penn’s Wharton and Nursing Schools perhaps offer more “practical” courses than the typical liberal arts program (and even they have a significant amount of academic and theoretical research and teaching happening among the faculty), Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences has as many theoretical courses as–if not more than–any other liberal arts school of comparable size. And SAS is, by far, the largest academic component of Penn.</p>
<p>Specifically, there are about 6,300 undergrads in Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences, and about 4,200 undergrads in Penn’s other schools (Engineering, Wharton, and Nursing). So, what is the “general trend” at Penn?</p>