Quality v. Size of CS Research Departments



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Data in this graph are from the National Research Council Study of Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science, published in 1995. There is a strong correlation between overall rank (“quality rating”) and tenure-track faculty size. Note in particiular the sharp line across the upper left portion of the scatterplot, with CalTech the only significant outlier. Rochester is the large red dot labeled “UR”.