Query to find the class name that has the maximum number of students ?

Question

I need the query to find the [class Name] which has the most number of students. please look below at the tables
Students Table                                                                     
StudentId     StudentName  ClassID                                    
1                  xxx                   1                                           
2                  yyy                   1                                           
3                  zzz                   1  
4                  fff                    2
5                   ttt                  2
 Classes Table
 ClassID          ClassNane
 1                    CSHARP
 2                    JSHARP
The result should be : CSHARP
since there are 3 students in CSHARP and 2 students in JSHARP class
Appreciate your help
Thanks

Answer 1

Try:
DECLARE @Classes TABLE (
ClassID INT identity(1, 1) PRIMARY KEY
,ClassName VARCHAR(50)
INSERT INTO @Classes (ClassName)
VALUES ('CSharp')
,('JSharp')
DECLARE @Students TABLE (
StudentID INT identity(1, 1) PRIMARY KEY
,StudentName VARCHAR(10)
,ClassID INT
INSERT INTO @Students (
StudentName
,ClassID
VALUES (
'xxx'
,1
'yyy'
,1
'zzz'
,1
'fff'
,2
'ttt'
,2
SELECT TOP (1)
WITH TIES C.ClassName
FROM @Classes C
INNER JOIN @Students S ON C.ClassID = S.ClassID
GROUP BY C.ClassID
,C.ClassName
ORDER BY COUNT(S.StudentID) DESC
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