<p>^why is it that the stat about PhDs is relevant to academics but job placement isn’t? You seem to put an aweful lot of weight behind the number of PhDs Reed kids get, but let me assure you that UPenn could do the same if it’s students felt so inclined. Instead, they choose to go out, get jobs, and make money. Since we’re throwing random facts around and asserting that they indicate academic excellence, let me say that UPenn was ranked as the #4 best university in the country by US News and World Report and tied MIT and Stanford; but let me guess, Reed has better academics than either of those schools too? I’d also like to say that I agree 100% with everything muerteapablo said.</p>