<p>Um, yes, 220 <em>is</em> a smaller than average class size. Not as small as class size under 100, which really puts a drag on class rank calculations, but still enough that it's a thumb on the scale. You will find this in multiple sources...easiest way is to find a link to an Academic Index calculator and see what variations of class size do to the Index calculation with all other factors being equal. There was a link to such a calculator on the old CC board but I haven't seen one here. If memory serves, a class size around 350 or 400 starts being pretty "normal" and getting class rank of 1 in a class of 700+ starts to be boffo.</p>