Rankings for Students

By Anonymous (not verified), 25 January, 2016

One question has been playing on my mind for the past few weeks: does size matter to students?

I’m thinking, of course, about whether the number of students enrolled at a university has a significant impact on the student experience. Does it affect the quality of their academic experience for better or worse? Does it make any difference to their social lives and personal development?

By Anonymous (not verified), 25 January, 2016

Eunseo Kim, a chemical engineering student, on life at South Korea's small and prestigious university:

The best thing about POSTECH is an environment that is conducive to learning. We have small classes, and the low student-to-faculty ratio allows extensive opportunity for one-on-one contact with the professors during and after classes.

By Anonymous (not verified), 25 January, 2016

See the Times Higher Education World’s Best Small Universities 2016 table here.

Clara Carrera, an international student at École Polytechnique in Paris, explains the benefits of a small university for international students

I was not convinced about my choice to attend Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, and I feared that I would feel as if I w