<p>For life sciences, Kalamazoo is way up there:</p>
<p>[COLLEGE</a> PHD PRODUCTIVITY](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/phd.html]COLLEGE”>Doctoral Degree Productivity - Institutional Research - Reed College)</p>
<p>“Also, in your opinion, how reliable are the US News school rankings?”</p>
<p>Have a look a this post by a college professor:</p>
<p><a href=“Has US News Rankings Improved Higher Education Through Competition? - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums”>Has US News Rankings Improved Higher Education Through Competition? - College Search & Selection - College Confidential Forums;