LAC vs. State School

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Actually Amherst doesn’t generate as many PhDs as it would like to, more professional degrees.

It just won a grant to increase the # of humanities Phds:

For decades, about 90 percent of Amherst graduates have gone on to top graduate or professional education programs within five years of receiving their degrees. Amherst alumni of all backgrounds have tended to gravitate toward professional degrees rather than Ph.Ds.

https://www.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2018/2-2018/amherst-college-wins-prestigious-500-000-andrew-w.-mellon-foundation-grant