| Seg, 97% of classes at Michigan are taught by professors.
Also, retention rates and graduation rates at Michigan and Vanderbilt are roughly equal. Freshman retention rate is 95% at Vanderbilt and 96% at Michigan. Graduation rate is 89% at Vanderbilt and 87% at Michigan.
Class size at Michigan will indeed be larger for Freshman and intro level classes. At the intermediate and advanced level, Michigan classes will be roughly the same in size at both schools.
Michigan's Econ program is stronger than Vanderbilt by a small but significant margin and since Vanderbilt does not offer a BBA option, Michigan's top 5 BBA program is obviously something to consider seriously.
This said, I personally recommend majoring in Economics. It is more interesting and academic than Business. You can always get an MBA later on.
Furthermore, I think Vanderbilt has a very nice campus, friendly students and Nashville is an awesome town (not as much a college town as Ann Arbor though).
You can't go wrong really, just go with your instincts. |