<p>Well, I doubt that they will all have the same % numbers. Even now, the range is still pretty large from 2% at Wake Forest to 17% at U Michigan and 20% at UCLA. I think that such numbers say something about what a student will experience at both schools. Can a student get a good education at either? Of course, but there are differences and sometimes they can be meaningful.</p>
<p>As for the thought to limit class sizes, why wait another semester? How about the university stepping up and offering another section of the class THIS semester? Hire another prof or have the same prof teach a second section. This goes to the resources (add another section with or without a different professor) and culture (is the faculty oriented to teaching responsibilities or to research work) debate. My guess is that a school like Wake would go the former route and offer another section or have the professor teach an additional section, while the larger, research-focused unis probably would not.</p>