The Modern Public Ivies

<p>Re: size of courses at Princeton</p>

<p>If we use popular frosh/soph classes like those in #62, we see the following for spring 2013 (enrolled/capacity):</p>

<p>CHM 202 172/176 (general chemistry 2)
CHM 215 15/10 (general chemistry honors course)
ECO 100 422/350 (intro macroeconomics)
ECO 101 161/450 (intro microeconomics)
MOL 214 262/350 (intro cellular and molecular biology)
POL 210 82/- (political theory)
POL 240 113/- (international relations)
PSY 101 171/195 (intro psychology)</p>

<p>For fall 2012, we have:</p>

<p>CHM 201 189/200 (general chemistry 1)
ECO 100 252/450 (intro macroeconomics)
ECO 101 273/450 (intro microeconomics)
EEB 211 147/180 (intro evolutionary and organism biology)
POL 220 133/- (American politics)
PSY 101 176/195 (intro psychology)
SOC 101 208/300 (intro sociology)</p>

<p>Obviously, these classes are big because they are popular (except for the chemistry honors course). But it does mean that even though these classes are few in number, many students will have the “large class experience”.</p>