<p>^^My D attends a medium-sized private Uni, and all of her English/Writing/lit/language courses were taught by regular faculty; many of the courses have had fewer than 25 students; think of all the classroom space needed. In contrast, Organic Chem is one tenured prof for 250 students in one lecture hall. Do the math: Let’s assume $4,000 tuition per course ($40k tuition divided by 10 courses for the year): one lit class earns 25 x 4k = $100k; one chem course earns ten times that amount, or a cool $1M. And this is a college that charges a “lab” fee on top of tuition.</p>
<p>Undoubtedly, the lab & TA is an extra cost, but that much more? So still, I’d like to see the real numbers on a cost accounting basis. It just doesn’t pass the smell test.</p>