<p>At a university like UDel, the weaker students disappear after the first year. As a result, UDel’s graduation rate is not very impressive.</p>
<p>Most public universities have large intro level classes. It does surprise me that they wouldn’t all have smaller discussion classes (or labs).</p>
<p>From what I have read, UDel has been less affected by state budget cuts than most public universities. PA for example has a Governor intent on slashing their funding by 50% over 2 years.</p>