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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2017-02-21/10-universities-where-tas-teach-the-most-classes

The above information is 7 years old,  but I’m using it to show that Purdue University West Lafayette had the highest percentage of TAs that year listed as primary instructor at 26%.  The lowest percentage of TAs at these ten schools listed was Kansas at 18%.  Michigan was not listed.  Even Purdue with the highest percentage of primary instructor TAs was considerably below 35% . That’s why I doubt the accuracy of that  report from learn.org [/quote]

Along the same topic and since you like US News data, the following shows a stark difference in students-faculty ratio: 
Michigan 15:1. WUSTL 7:1

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/compare/9092-2520/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-vs-washington-university-in-st-louis?xwalk_id=170976&xwalk_id=179867[/quote]

This likely explains why Michigan uses so many more TAs to teach classes.[/quote]

It also occurs at many other large public universities[/quote]

It also happens at many other elite privates. Where do you think professors get their educations and learn how to teach? [/quote]

Well certainly less so at privates where you are paying more in tuition but anytime you have professors who are more focused on research and publication that's what you'll get. That's why I would encourage DC to look at selective LACs[/quote]

I’m a happy Wash. U. alum.

Michigan is a wonderful university and obviously would be better than Wash. U. for an organized go-getter who loves Ann Arbor.

SLACs are great. I hate the SLAC bashing that shows up on DCUM.

But, in defense of Wash. U.’s economics program: The professors are kind and interesting and teach their own classes. I majored in economics there and don’t remember ever meeting an economics TA.

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