Philosophy PhD Programs Ranking and Placement Information June 2019

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2	Top 15 programs, based on their PGR score	Average placement rate into PhD granting institutions	Average placement rate into any institution	Top 28 PGR	Philosophical Gourment Report (PGR) 2018 score
3	NYU	31%	50%	NYU	4.9
4	Oxford	29%	43%	Oxford	4.5
5	Rutgers	38%	65%	Rutgers	4.5
6	Princeton	36%	60%	Princeton	4.3
7	Michigan	20%	56%	Michigan	4.2
8	Pittsburgh (HPS)	43%	62%	Pittsburgh (HPS)	4.2
9	Yale	20%	52%	Yale	4.1
10	MIT	35%	40%	MIT	4
11	Southern California	20%	56%	Southern California	4
12	Berkeley	50%	68%	Berkeley	3.9
13	Toronto	14%	35%	Toronto	3.9
14	Columbia	23%	49%	Columbia	3.9
15	Harvard	31%	50%	Harvard	3.9
16	Stanford	21%	50%	Stanford	3.9
17	UCLA	17%	34%	UCLA	3.9
18	Average:	27%	49%	CUNY	3.8
19				UNC	3.8
20	Sources:			Arizona	3.7
21	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XcKZoEG52PJYn42KQ4XtyCn4YS9WwB08fOpc4hmUV3k/edit#gid=0			Cambridge	3.6
22	https://www.philosophicalgourmet.com/			Notre Dame	3.6
23	https://infogram.com/research-model-1gv4m759ll5yp18			ANU	3.5
24				Brown	3.5
25	Adjustment for attrition:			Texas	3.5
26	completion rates seem to be about 75% on average (see here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XcKZoEG52PJYn42KQ4XtyCn4YS9WwB08fOpc4hmUV3k/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=118316086171704202632)			UCSD	3.4
27	Thus, multiply placement rate by 0.75 to get rate conditional on entering the programme			Chicago	3.3
28	Adjustment for post-docs:			UC Irvine	3.3
29	From Jennings: "Placement rate in this report is calculated by taking all of the graduates in a specific time range and looking at their most recent reported placement type–permanent academic, temporary academic, nonacademic, or unknown."			St. Lewis	3.3
30	I take this to mean: the percentage of permanent placement for a spectific program is a a snapshot-- it takes ALL the graduates of the program and asks how many of these people were most recently reported as being in permanent academic positions. That means it UNDERCOUNTS people having good jobs by not counting very recent PhDs that are in good post-docs among the permanently employed, even though many of them will be. Howevoer, it also doesn't reflect various unpleasantnesses like people spending 5 years on the job market and then eventually having a job-- if they have a job now, they're counted in the percentage.			Wisconsin	3.3
31	Estimating that 2 years average are spent in post-docs for people who end up in permanent positions, out of a 40 year career, and that the # of PhDs is not changing, then 5% of the people who are OR will be in permanent positions are currently in post-docs.			Cornell	3.2
32	Thus, add 5 percent to the placement rate. --> an additional ~1% of PhDs will find permanent positions
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34	once-admitted placement rate (phd-granting):	0.215775	0.418
35	once-graduated placement rate (phd granting):	0.2877
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