<p>I’ve been looking into the same thing - some other things. </p>
<p>How many OOS students are accepted (some schools accept more OOS to boost $$).
Housing - Freshman & in general - forced triples (or occupancy rates), guaranteed housing - do kids live off campus because they want to or have to. On the school website - In the FAQs is there a section - What to do if I can’t secure housing.
Class size & TA teaching may have already been the norm at large schools. I try to find online course catalogs (schools will usually have multiple semesters - you just have to dig) try to compare years or semesters - # of sessions, are all the session closed, are there warnings to enroll early or really detailed instructions on what to do if all the sections are filled.
Parking situation - because stretched housing & off campus living - parking is limited, are freshman limited or are only commuters allowed to have cars. Is there shuttle service to parking lots.</p>