<p>quareidfaciam, I have no argument that, on average, the undergraduate populations and/or cultures are different when one compares Emory and Vanderbilt. As with most schools, however, there is a good deal of variation within the average. No doubt my son would look like a better fit at Emory than Vanderbilt, but nonetheless he is very happy at Vanderbilt, for a variety of reasons. </p>
<p>I tend to look at graduate school matriculation immediately upon graduation in much the same way as I look at medical school matriculation rates: engineering is largely a terminal degree, although more and more do eventually get master’s degrees, and education undergraduates do not generally go on for doctorates, or even master’s degrees, until after working for a while. So, as with medical school admission rates, I would put more emphasis on the results of the A & S graduates, not the university as a whole.</p>
<p>If I were a student comparing Emory and Vanderbilt with respect to the question of medical school admission rates, I would be getting in touch with the undergraduate program directors of those departments in which I was considering majoring and asking for some numbers. It wouldn’t matter too much to me what the Peabody or Blair or VUSE majors were doing after graduation.</p>