The Top 50 And Their Best Programs/Departments

[beyphy]

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But that’s about 11.5%, well over the 3% of Bachelor’s degrees produced by LACs.

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<p>while LACs only comprise 3% of undergraduate degrees, what percentage of PHD students do they comprise? If the percentage of PHD students is significantly higher, that number may not be very surprising.</p>

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Whether it pays off or not for most grad students, earning a PhD is a difficult academic task that requires motivation and preparation, which presumably have a direct relationship to the quality of undergraduate work.

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<p>What does it say about the quality of their undergraduate work if students lack the critical thinking skills to realize that going to graduate school is not a wise decision?</p>