<p>Again Vandy underperforms because of the upswing. Those stats are from 2003. The grad school chances of the class of 2003 and earlier is so vastly different than the class of 2012 that they can’t even be compared. Then Class of 2012 vs 2016-- again, monumental differences. </p>
<p>The class of 2014, 2015, 2016-- their grad school placement will rival that of top 15 schools. That’s what’s important when you’re deciding where you are going to school. With Vandy, the grad school placement TODAY, the placement of the class of 2012 (and certainly the placement of the class of 2003) is just not relevant because of the rapid upswing. With a school like Duke, who already had their upswing, the stats are not likely to budge much, and so they remain relevant.</p>