Lesson 9C: Enrollment Size
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e’ve divided Texas colleges into four size categories: Super-Big, Big, Medium, and Small/Intimate. You should research all of these sizes and see why each has its own set of appealing qualities.
Factors that Change with Size:
Size of first-year classes: [show-hide]first-year classes can be huge at big schools[/show-hide]
Availability of classes: [show-hide]at bigger schools, you may have a hard time getting the classes you want[/show-hide]
Registration Process: [show-hide]at big schools, you will have to go by what’s online[/show-hide]
Accessibility of Advisors: [show-hide]you’ll see them a lot more at small schools[/show-hide]
Interaction with professors: [show-hide]get to know professors at small schools[/show-hide]
Ability to champion yourself: [show-hide]people will listen to you at small schools[/show-hide]
School Pride: [show-hide]you’ll probably see more of this at big schools[/show-hide]
Resources from federal funding: [show-hide]big schools get far more government money[/show-hide]
Who teaches the classes: [show-hide]lower level classes are taught by grad students at big schools[/show-hide]
Testing administration: [show-hide]at big schools, you’ll take your tests in computer labs[/show-hide]
Range of majors: [show-hide]you’ll have a bigger selection at a bigger school[/show-hide]
Housing situations: [show-hide]more people live on campus at smaller schools[/show-hide]
Responsiveness of the Financial Aid Office: [show-hide]they’ll be far more helpful at small schools[/show-hide]
School Traditions: [show-hide]probably more exciting at big schools[/show-hide]
Super-Big: Number of undergrads – [show-hide]more than 30,000[/show-hide]
Examples – [show-hide]University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Ohio State University, Penn State[/show-hide]
Big:Number of undergrads – [show-hide]20,000-30,000[/show-hide]
Examples – [show-hide]Texas Tech University, Texas State University[/show-hide]
Medium:Number of undergrads – [show-hide]10,000-20,000[/show-hide]
Examples – [show-hide]Stephen F. Austin, University of Houston – Downtown, UT Dallas[/show-hide]
Small/Intimate: Number of undergrads – [show-hide]10,000 and under[/show-hide]
Examples – [show-hide]Southwestern University, Tarleton State, Abilene Christian[/show-hide]
