univ good for physics theory?

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<p>I want to study 'physics theory', NOT engineering. And thinking of pursuing Ph.D. in it, too. Which univs are good?</p>

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<p>Scroll down on this link to “physics” and see where the majority of Physics PhDs got their undergraduate training. Good starting point for a list at least. </p>

<p>[REED</a> COLLEGE PHD PRODUCTIVITY](<a href=“http://www.reed.edu/ir/phd.html]REED”>Doctoral Degree Productivity - Institutional Research - Reed College)</p>

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<p>“see where the majority of Physics PhDs got their undergraduate training”</p>

<p>That’s not quite right; you see the schools whose highest percentage of undergrads go on to earn PhDs. A huge school may send numerically more on to a PhD, even if it’s a tiny percentage of its graduates.</p>

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<p>^ You may indeed be correct. I should check that. I thought it was based on data working backwards, from looking at those with a PhD, and seeing from where they graduated undergrad.</p>

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<p>Okay I believe you must be right. I read the fine print and while the first sentence seems to match what I thought the data was showing (and probably the basis of the study), but the second sentence reveals exactly which data they chose to present. I would quite like to see source data.</p>

<p>Source: Weighted Baccalaureate Origins Study, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, October 2006. This shows baccalaureate origins of people granted Ph.D.s from 1995 to 2004. The listing shows the top 10 institutions in the nation ranked by percentage of graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in selected disciplines.</p>

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<p>Older versions of the original data are available in a few places; here’s one (newer versions may still be proprietary to members):</p>

<p><a href=“http://departments.oxy.edu/ir/bacorg98.pdf[/url]”>http://departments.oxy.edu/ir/bacorg98.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ooh, you are too good Vossron! Thanks so much! I love data :)</p>

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<p>Well, this is no statistical analysis, but I know people from the physics department at Pitt who seem to like it.<br>
[About</a> the Department of Physics & Astronomy | Physics & Astronomy](<a href=“http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/visitors/about.php]About”>http://www.phyast.pitt.edu/visitors/about.php)</p>

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<p>Thank you all. I need to study these data… –</p>

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<p>Caltech for theoretical, MIT for practical.</p>

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<p>^ Do Caltech and MIT agree re this generalization?</p>

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<p>^They probably don’t care either way, kids are knocking down the doors to get in so what they’re doing seems to be working.</p>