<p>Let’s look at a few key academic output measures (not input measures circuit rider) on Swarthmore: </p>
<p>Fellowships Awards: Since 1970, Swarthmore students have won 30 Rhodes Scholarships, 8 Marshall Scholarships, 151 Fulbright Scholarships, 22 Truman Scholarships, 13 Luce Scholarships, 67 Watson Fellowships, 3 Soros Fellowships, 18 Goldwater Scholarships, 84 Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships, 13 National Endowment for the Humanities Grants for Younger Scholars, 234 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships, 35 Woodrow Wilson Fellowships, and 2 Mitchell Scholarships. gondalineNJ chase the data down for Tufts. You’ll find that Tufts does not come close.</p>
<p>Ph.D. Production: The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium published a study on the Ph.D. productivity of all undergraduate programs in October 2006. The study found that Swarthmore ranked third among all institutions of higher education in the United States as measured by the percentage of graduates who go on to earn PhDs. Only Caltech, at number one, and Harvey Mudd, in second, outranked Swarthmore with Reed, MIT, Carleton, Oberlin, Bryn Mawr, University of Chicago, and Grinnell rounding out the top ten, respectively. Tufts does not comes close.</p>
<p>Admission to Elite Business, Medical and Law Schools: In WSJ Feeder Survey, Swarthmore ranked 10th in the US, Tufts 43rd. <a href=“http://inpathways.net/ipcnlibrary/ViewBiblio.aspx?aid=1577”>InPathWays - Discover latest hot new trending topic, insights, analysis;
<p>When one looks at important process measures like Endowment per Student, Swarthmore has an endowment per student over 10 times that of Tufts. </p>
<p>Swarthmore Endowment: $1.635 with 1545 students
Tufts Endowment: $1.441 billion with 10,685 students</p>
<p>While on the one input measure that circuit rider cites - SAT scores - Swarthmore and Tufts may appear to have similarities, when one examines several output measures, Swarthmore graduates are much higher achieving that Tufts graduates - they have significantly better outcomes. This is because Swarthmore affords a superior academic environment with much greater resources. </p>
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