However, in the case of large lecture courses, study groups of about 25 students are held as often as once a week. Many students assume that they will receive more help in a small school because the student-faculty ratio is often smaller. Nevertheless, regardless of the size of the school, you will only receive as much help as you seek. The advantage of a large university is the much greater variety of courses within a given program. Yet, with half of the human race absent except on weekends, it can become a very artificial environment.
Public schools are all coed and are tax supported.
Because of this tax support, tuition levels are set by state government, and expenses are lower than at private schools. Entrance requirements are less stringent, and competition for a place in the freshman class is not so keen. Cost may be a deciding factor. The liberal arts structure can leave room for you to explore different career paths and change the goal that seemed so clear in your freshman year. A student can arrive as a premed student and end up attending graduate school in music and art, or vice versa.