Doctoral Degree Productivity
Also, check out Reed's historical doctoral degree productivity.
Undergraduate Origins of Doctoral Degrees
Percentage ranking of doctorates, by academic field, conferred upon graduates of listed institutions.
| Rank | All Disciplines | Science and Math | Social Sciences | Humanities and Arts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calif. Inst. of Tech. | Calif. Inst. of Tech. | Swarthmore | New England Conserv. of Music |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd | Harvey Mudd | Bard College at Simon's Rock | St. John's, MD |
| 3 | Swarthmore | Carleton | Reed | Swarthmore |
| 4 | Reed | MIT | Haverford | Reed |
| 5 | Carleton | Reed | Carleton | Oberlin |
| 6 | MIT | Swarthmore | Pomona | Juilliard |
| 7 | Grinnell | Haverford | Amherst | Cleveland Inst. of Music |
| 8 | Haverford | Univ. of Chicago | Williams | Yale |
| 9 | Princeton | Grinnell | Harvard | St. John's, NM |
| 10 | Harvard | Pomona | Bryn Mawr | Amherst |
Percentage Ranking by Specific Fields of Study
| Rank | Life Sciences | Physical Sciences | Psychology | Other Social Sciences* | Humanities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calif. Inst. of Tech. | Calif. Inst. of Tech. | Univ. Puerto Rico - Aguadilla | Swarthmore | St. John's, MD |
| 2 | Reed | Harvey Mudd | Reed | Bard College at Simon's Rock | Reed |
| 3 | Swarthmore | Reed | Wellesley | Reed | Swarthmore |
| 4 | Carleton | NM Institute Mining/Tech. | Vassar | Harvard | St. John's, NM |
| 5 | Grinnell | MIT | Haverford | Univ. of Chicago | Amherst |
| 6 | MIT | Carleton | Barnard | Carleton | Carleton |
| 7 | Haverford | Swarthmore | Williams | Williams | Bryn Mawr |
| 8 | Harvey Mudd | Haverford | Pomona | Amherst | Yale |
| 9 | Pomona | Wabash | Bard College at Simon's Rock | Pomona | Harvard |
| 10 | Univ. of Chicago | Grinnell | Grinnell | Bryn Mawr | Bard |
*Does not include psychology, education, or communications and librarianship.
Source: NSF WebCASPAR. The data were compiled by HEDS. The listing shows the top institutions in the nation ranked by estimated percentage of graduates who went on to earn a doctoral degree in selected disciplines between 2005-2014.