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There is a government (NSF) database that tracks U.S. PhDs by undergraduate institution.  Of all national public universities, William & Mary is #1 overall on a per capita basis, and #4 for STEM PhDs behind Berkeley and two more specialized schools including the Colorado School of Mines.  [/quote]

This is correct, but it gets beaten by actual LACs for PhD production on a per capita basis.  It should be no surprise that the most LAC-like private university tops this list.

When it comes to "grade deflation" (which only means less grade inflation), this is largely due to the mix of majors.  Generally more science classes means lower grades.  Sorry, but admission to med school shouldn't be handed out like participation trophies.[/quote]

William and Mary gets beat by some "actual LACs" for PhD production on a per capita basis, but it is ahead of many.  It is easily behind Swarthmore, Williams, Amherst, etc., but tied on percentage with schools like Middlebury and Davidson and ahead of schools like Hamilton and Washington and Lee.  William and Mary is ahead of all public universities, including Berkeley, and well ahead of schools like Michigan, UVA, UNC, UCLA, and Georgia Tech.[/quote]

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