Difference between liberal arts college and national research college/university?

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<p>Brandeis is LAC-like in many ways. The undergraduate student body size is approx 3,300, not much bigger than a large LAC. DD, a Brandeis sophomore, has never had a class taught by a teaching assistant, and I think her classes have all been relatively small. DH and I are LAC alums, and DD’s education at Brandeis is very reminiscent of our experience.</p>