Three MICUA Schools Are Top Producers of Science PhDs
MICUA Matters
Fall 2010
The National Science Foundation has conducted a study of the baccalaureate origins of science and engineering doctoral recipients. The study shows that, per capita, private colleges—and particularly private liberal arts colleges—are the top producers of graduates who go on to earn doctorates in science and engineering. Contrary to popular belief, these independent institutions are far more efficient producers of PhDs than state universities. The NSF data was collected over a ten-year period from 1997 through 2006. The study analyzed doctoral recipients per hundred bachelor’s degrees awarded nine years earlier. Three of the top 50 producers of PhDs in science and engineering nationwide are MICUA institutions: Johns Hopkins, a private research university (#20), and Washington College (#24) and St. John’s College (#46), both private liberal arts colleges.
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The National Science Foundation has conducted a study of the baccalaureate origins of science and engineering doctoral recipients. The study shows that, per capita, private colleges—and particularly private liberal arts colleges—are the top producers of graduates who go on to earn doctorates in science and engineering. Contrary to popular belief, these independent institutions are far more efficient producers of PhDs than state universities. The NSF data was collected over a ten-year period from 1997 through 2006. The study analyzed doctoral recipients per hundred bachelor’s degrees awarded nine years earlier. Three of the top 50 producers of PhDs in science and engineering nationwide are MICUA institutions: Johns Hopkins, a private research university (#20), and Washington College (#24) and St. John’s College (#46), both private liberal arts colleges.