One could argue, @IzzoOne , that the students at W&M need to get PhDs while the student at Maryland do just fine without additional education, that they find jobs, that they feel the BA or BS is good enough. I don’t believe that but it could be argued. I think it is much more likely that the students at W&M are traditionally younger students (18-22y.o) so head right to graduate school while those at Maryland include more students in many more areas where advanced degrees aren’t needed immediately (engineering, education, agriculture, accounting) or more non-traditional students (older, married, transfers from cc) who can’t afford to go directly to grad school.