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10 Reasons to Go to a Small College

U.S. News & World Report - Blog

July 28, 2010

One of the critical decisions to make in choosing a college is between the research university and the small college. In the spring, we looked at the case for the research university. This week, we consider what advantages a small (or liberal arts) college has to offer. The typical small college has an enrollment of less than 5,000 students, doesn't have a graduate school, and has a student-to-faculty ratio of under 10:1 - some are even as low as 5:1. Here are some of the pluses of choosing a small college.

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