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<p>I have no idea how that could be true–few students are pre-professional.</p>
<p>Students at Stanford enjoy great faculty interaction–there’s nothing stopping you from getting involved in a prof’s research, going to office hours, setting up an appointment with them, inviting them to Faculty Dinner (held in every residence each quarter), asking them to do independent study with you for 1-4 units, etc. This is unsurprising, given that Stanford’s student:faculty ratio is the same as most LACs. For comparison, Stanford’s is 6:1 whereas HMC’s is 8:1.</p>
<p>Also, in terms of class size, 75% of Stanford’s courses have fewer than 15 students, whereas that number is 60% for HMC. Stanford offers a greater variety of courses as well: over 1,500 in which undergraduates are enrolled, and thousands more graduate-level courses which undergraduates are free to enroll in. HMC has about 200 courses.</p>
<p>If you compare science/engineering at Stanford to Harvey Mudd, I’d say they’re equal in academic intensity.</p>