lisabees Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I lost a link that provided info for each school - such as how many students and (I think) professors per major, and how many students graduated with a specific degree. Anyone have this link? Thanks! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is this the site you are looking for? Brenda http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Is this the site you are looking for? Brenda http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ You're a lifesaver. Thank you!!!! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 The IPEDS College Navigator (link) is the government source which lists the number of students graduating with specific majors as well as number of applicants/acceptances/test scores, etc. It does not indicate the number of professors in each field. But I found it to be a wealth of information. Jane Oops--Brenda got there first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thank you both. I remember appreciating it a while ago, after I first saw it posted. Now, we could really use it, as we have some choices to make. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I'm scratcing my head about WHY you want the numbers of graduates in specific fields. My older two went to the same college but had very different experiences. Dd majored in an "unusual" major for that school, one that is not highly tooted. She had an incredible experience. The profs were all highly supportive -- one still calls her occasionally to find out how she's doing! They arranged internships, research experience, etc. No set of profs could have done more or been more supportive -- but the major only graduated about 5 students per year!!!!! (This past year, one went to Harvard Med School, and two went to prestigious grad schools.....) Ds, on the other hand, majored in a "common" field for the school -- lots of profs, lots of money, lots of bragging by the admissions office. Ds's experience has been that of benign neglect. No support, no camaraderie. The numbers might look great, but ds says he might have even chosen dd's major if he had realized the difference in quality earlier! This is along story to say that size is not all. The numbers of profs is not all. Get to know the atmosphere. Talk to students about the friendliness of the department. Talk to profs about internships and research. There is so much more to a department than cold hard numbers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I'm scratcing my head about WHY you want the numbers of graduates in specific fields. It could indicate things like the number and variety of courses, availability of courses at various times of day, likelihood of a single prof and student not meshing causing huge problems for the student, chances of finding a mentor you like, whether you're going to feel like a number or an individual, etc etc. If there are only 5 profs in that department, you might place more emphasis on meeting them before you make your decision than if there are 50. Also interesting would be the ratios of incoming freshmen to graduating seniors (so you know to ask if they drop it because it is hard or because a particular prof is a such a jerk) and the ratio of profs to students (1 to 50 and you're not likely to find that mentor.) It could also indicate a major the university is thinking about dropping (perhaps before you graduate) or a brand, new major (with less resources.) Basically, it just gives you more data points to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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