<p>After looking back over the thread, I realize that I’ve gotten a little off topic; I guess I was responding more to Prarie than the original poster.</p>
<p>With regards to PhDs, Reed is fourth in the nation for percentage of students who go on to earn one: [REED</a> COLLEGE PHD PRODUCTIVITY](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/phd.html]REED”>Doctoral Degree Productivity - Institutional Research - Reed College). (This is out of all colleges and universities, not just peer schools). I think Vossron’s links covered the rest.</p>
<p>As for the low graduation rate… I wish I knew the answer to this one. I do know that the picture is not as bleak as it apparently was in the 70s, and that Reed has been working on this. The Academic Services has gotten a make over in the past couple years, the DoJo (mentioned in my previous post) is new and thriving. I recall seeing statistics (can’t find where) showing that the graduation rate has been steadily increasing. Some students attribute the low rate to Reed’s willingness to “take chances” with applicants, others blame the stress, or a result of students who come here lacking an accurate picture of what Reed is like. I personally don’t pretend to know.</p>
<p>But again, I suspect that if you visit here and feel you can connect with the community, it probably means you’ll do well here if accepted.</p>