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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You have to be careful when interpreting these numbers. Many national universities have a large number of faculty but, at the highest levels, many of them don't teach undergrads or, if they do, have very limited teaching responsibility. The main responsibility of the most esteemed faculty is research, writing books, giving lectures outside their school, etc. I have a kid at a top 20 National University, and I can tell you that the professors oversee teaching more so than actual teaching.[/quote] I agree. The numbers can be misleading. You also have to look at other measures as well. What percentage of classes are 20 or fewer students? And keep in mind that schools will include independent study as a class when they are calculating the overall average class size so average class size also can be misleading. What are the gen Ed requirements and how large are those classes? What percentage of classes are taught by a TA? Etc. [/quote]
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