There are numerous strong honors colleges and programs offered at mostly public universities and at some private ones. Here is a general breakdown of the differences between honors colleges and honors programs.

Size: Honors colleges tend to have a larger average enrollment than honors programs. But their student ratio to faculty is better.
Staff: Typically honors colleges have more staff members per student because they tend to be larger programs.
Structure: Honors colleges have more structure with honors-only seminars and honors programs could be more department-based.
Average class size tends to be the same at both.
Housing: Honors colleges tend to offer more suite-style dorms to honors students than honors programs.
Please remember that these are typical characteristics and many honors colleges and programs across the country may feature different characteristics.
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https://publicuniversityhonors.com