<p>
Class size is the only one of these factors for which good data exists. By that measure, here’s how I’d grade these schools *:</p>
<p>Grade… School(s) … (% < 20, % >=50)
3.7 Chicago (77.8%, 4.7%)
3.6 Harvard (79.5%, 7.8%), Yale (75.8%, 7%)
3.5 Georgetown (61%, 5.1%)
3.4 Princeton (71.3%, 11.2%), Stanford (70.4%, 12.7%)
3.3 GW (55.3%, 9.7%), USC (62.9%, 11.1%), NYU (59.4%, 12.1%), MIT (62.6%, 12.9%)
3.1 UVA (51.9%, 16.1%)
2.9 Maryland (35.2%, 16%)</p>
<p>Source of class size percentages: USNWR</p>
<ul>
<li>Grading Formula: ((1- (pct of classes >= 50))*3) + ((pct of classes < 20) * 1)
So, a school gets a 3.0 (a “B”) just for having zero classes larger than 49 students;
a school with 100% of classes under 20 would get the maximum grade (4.0).
This formula assigns more weight to the percentage of large classes than to the percentage of small classes. For the rationale behind this, see the many posts by bclintonk on this subject.</li>
</ul>
<p>According to the same grading formula, for comparison, here’s how I’d grade the USNWR top 10 national LACs:
3.8 CMK, Haverford, Swarthmore (better than all the OP’s universities for class size)
3.7 Amherst, Carleton, Pomona, Williams, Wellesley
3.6 Middlebury, Bowdoin </p>
<p>Here are some national LACs outside the top 10 that also get high grades for class size:
3.7 Colorado College, Kenyon, Earlham, Rhodes
3.6 Barnard, Bates, St. Mary’s College of Md. (Public)
3.5 Whitman</p>
<p>For a different weighting (and rank) see:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/708190-avg-class-size-4.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/708190-avg-class-size-4.html</a></p>