<p>Chicago lists 5 Nobel prize winning economists on the current faculty.
3 of these have appointments to the College (James Heckman, Robert Lucas, and Roger Myerson). I was able to find 3 undergraduate courses in the current online catalog taught by Nobel laureates.</p>
<p>At least 3 John Bates Clark medalists are current faculty (Kevin Murphy, Steven Levitt, and James Heckman). Steven Levitt is a co-author of Freakonomics, a John Bates Clark medal winner, and also a winner of the Quantrell award (Chicago’s highest recognition for excellence in undergraduate teaching.)</p>
<p>I count 26 economists on Chicago’s undergraduate faculty (not including emeritus professors). I wonder if any other school has a higher percentage of Nobel and JBC economists among current undergraduate faculty?</p>
<p>Pay attention to average class sizes (and other indicators of student-faculty engagement, if you can find them). Approximately 78% of Chicago’s classes have fewer than 20 students. Only 4.7% have 50 or more, which I believe is the smallest percentage of any major research university.</p>