Swarthmore vs. UChicago

phuriku
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:38:14 +0000

And, to address your specific question, a higher percentage of Swat grads have gotten an Economics PhD than any other college or university in the country – and it’s not even close. On a percentage basis, more than three times as many Swat grads have gotten an Econ PhD than UChicago grads:



Well, this is deceptive because more Chicago econ students are recruited for jobs straight out of undergrad. Going to Swarthmore won’t give you an advantage in grad school admission over Chicago - the two are about equal in reputation. Moreover, at Chicago, something like 20% of students are econ majors, and so many of these are not particularly dedicated to the field - they’re just interested in the prestige that Chicago econ will bring to their careers. I doubt such is the case with Swarthmore, as it doesn’t have a particular field in which it stands out as being extremely prestigious.