% going to grad school

College Search & Selection
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<p>Does anybody know where to find the % of undergraduate students that continue to grad school from any college in general? Is it in the common data set?
Thanks,</p>

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<p>bump…bump…</p>

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<p>I don’t know if it’s in the common data set, but it has come up here before:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/559039-top-producers-phds-physical-sciences-comp-sci-math.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/559039-top-producers-phds-physical-sciences-comp-sci-math.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/676826-ranking-ivies-recent-phd-production.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/676826-ranking-ivies-recent-phd-production.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561683-top-producers-phds-social-sciences.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561683-top-producers-phds-social-sciences.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561314-top-producers-phds-humanities.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561314-top-producers-phds-humanities.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561639-top-producers-phds-engineering.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/561639-top-producers-phds-engineering.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/559152-top-producers-phds-biological-biomedical-sciences.html?highlight=PhD+production[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/559152-top-producers-phds-biological-biomedical-sciences.html?highlight=PhD+production&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(Note that the second thread, despite the title, ends up talking about more than the Ivies.)</p>

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<p>Be wary of that data. I’m generally not overly impressed by PhD production unless it says where students actually end up going to graduate school. There is a difference between sending one student to a history PhD program at Harvard and two to a history PhD program at UAB.</p>

<p>Although Beloit may send a higher percentage of students to graduate school than Cornell, say, it definitely does not mean it has better placement.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the info, I will look at it carefully tonight but I’m not sure that’s what I’m looking for.
Let me explain a little better: I would like to know what percentage of undergraduates from a particular school continues their education and go to graduate school. Two reasons I think this is important: if a large portion goes to grad school (whether the same school or elsewhere) that means that an undergraduate degree from that school is accepted at other schools; it also means that students at that school are well motivated and like learning.
My D is a junior and doesn’t really care for name schools, but wants to continue her education, although she is not sure what to major in.
Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I’d be interested to know percentages going on to graduate school in general (and not just PhDs).</p>

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<p>So here is the question: what percentage of undergraduates from a particular college goes to grad school?
I was told this is important and should be considered when comparing schools.
What do you think?</p>