The 2000 National Doctoral Program Survey
Released October 17, 2001 		NAGPS: Serving Graduate and Professional Students Since 1986
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 Table of Contents
>>1. Overall Summary <<
 2. Information for Prospective Students 
 3. Preparation for a Broad Range of Careers 
 4. Teaching and TA Preparation 
 5. Professional Development 
 6. Career Guidance & Placement Services 
 7. Controlling Time to Degree 
 8. Mentoring 
 9. Program Climate 
 10. Overall Satisfaction 
 11. Discuss the Results

Public Program Report

University of Rochester
Physics and Astronomy Department


Page 2. Information for Prospective Students >>

Note: This study is an observational study, not a controlled experiment. Participants were self-selected, and as a result their responses may not fully reflect the opinions of the entire graduate student population. Participants' educational affiliations were not verified. Learn more about the survey sample and methods.

1. Overall Summary

Click the links below to read student comments and view responses to individual questions.

 
Page This program All 48 U.S. Physics programs All 237 U.S. Physical Sciences programs
2.Information for Prospective Students B
(73 points)		 C+
(59 points)		 B-
(61 points)
3.Preparation for a Broad Range of Careers B
(70 points)		 C+
(57 points)		 B-
(62 points)
4.Teaching and TA Preparation B
(70 points)		 C
(53 points)		 C
(54 points)
5.Professional Development B
(65 points)		 C
(52 points)		 C+
(57 points)
6.Career Guidance & Placement Services B-
(64 points)		 C
(49 points)		 C+
(55 points)
7.Controlling Time to Degree B
(66 points)		 C+
(57 points)		 B-
(61 points)
8.Mentoring A-
(80 points)		 B
(72 points)		 B
(74 points)
9.Program Climate B
(73 points)		 B-
(61 points)		 B-
(63 points)
10.Overall Satisfaction B+
(79 points)		 B
(65 points)		 B
(69 points)
 

Green letter grades indicate that a program's letter grade is higher than the average letter grade for similar programs.
Black letter grades indicate that a program's letter grade is the same as the average letter grade for similar programs.
Red letter grades indicate that a program's letter grade is lower than the average letter grade for similar programs.


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Participant Enrollment Status

Student comments and responses to individual questions are shown below.

 
Response This program All 48 U.S. Physics programs All 237 U.S. Physical Sciences programs
Current Ph.D. student 30 785 3518
Ph.D. recipient (1995 or later) 2 127 552
Former Ph.D. student (since 1995; no Ph.D. received) 0 27 106
 
 

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