Baccalaureate Origins of Ph.D.s
St. Olaf ranks high among liberal arts colleges in the number of its graduates who earn doctoral degrees. The data below is based on the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates and compares St. Olaf College to the other Baccalaureate-Arts & Sciences Colleges in the Carnegie 2010 classification.
| Institution | 2001-2010 | 1994-2003 | 1984-1993 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oberlin College | 945 | 1,107 | 955 |
| 2. Wesleyan University | 781 | 780 | 492 |
| 3. Carleton College | 777 | 766 | 578 |
| 4. Swarthmore College | 712 | 770 | 548 |
| 5. Williams College | 663 | 644 | 357 |
| 6. Smith College | 622 | 634 | 526 |
| 7. Wellesley College | 607 | 608 | 544 |
| 8. Vassar College | 564 | 503 | 406 |
| 9. Amherst College | 546 | 517 | 336 |
| 9. Reed College | 546 | 517 | 437 |
| 11. St. Olaf College | 522 | 599 (rank 8th) | 454 (rank 8th) |
| 12. Grinnell College | 500 | 454 | 314 |
| 13. Pomona College | 446 | 492 | 413 |
| 14. Macalester College | 444 | 366 | 294 |
| 15. Barnard College | 417 | 459 | 534 |
| 16. Mount Holyoke College | 415 | 440 | 411 |
| 17. Bucknell University | 413 | 445 | 404 |
| 17. Colgate University | 413 | 377 | 329 |
| 19. Bryn Mawr College | 394 | 456 | 324 |
| 20. Wheaton College (IL) | 393 | 383 | 451 |
St. Olaf Graduates, Degrees Earned by Discipline
| Discipline | Number | Rank |
| Arts & Music | 33 | 6 |
| Biological Science | 104 | 9 |
| Chemistry | 37 | 7 |
| Economics | 7 | 17 |
| Education | 59 | 4 |
| Engineering | 17 | 13 |
| Foreign Language | 16 | 8 |
| Humanities | 73 | 17 |
| Life Sciences | 142 | 5 |
| Math & Statistics | 22 | 8 |
| Math & Computer Science | 26 | 9 |
| Medical Sciences | 16 | 6 |
| Physical Sciences | 50 | 10 |
| Physics | 12 | 18 |
| Psychology | 44 | 20 |
| Religion & Theology | 24 | 2 |
| Social Service Professions | 10 | 5 |
Note: We have selected disciplines or groups of disciplines where St. Olaf ranks among the top 20; please contact the IR Office for other disciplines.
Sources:
Classification of Institutions: Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions
of Higher Education, 2010 Edition, as recorded in WebCASPAR database. (270 Baccalaureate Arts & Sciences colleges listed)
Doctorates earned: Data compiled from the National Science Foundation, Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File, WebCASPAR database. Note that professional degrees, including Psy.D., D.Min., Pharm.D., M.D., etc. are not included.
Definition of rankings:
Rank assigned by total sum of doctorates earned by institutions'
alumni during 1999-2008.
Ranked positions of ties were skipped in order to reflect the total number of institutions with valid values for the given time period in the ranks.
NSF's Grouping of Academic Disciplines:
Sciences and Engineering
* Engineering
* Physical Sciences: Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Other Physical
Sciences
* Geosciences: Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Sciences, Oceanography,
Other Geosciences
* Math and Computer Sciences: Mathematics and Statistics, Computer
Science, Other Math Sciences
* Life Sciences: Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Medical
Sciences (not M.D.s), Other Life Sciences
* Psychology
* Social Sciences: Economics, Political Science and Public Administration,
Sociology, Anthropology, Linguistics, History of Science, Area and
Ethnic Studies, Other Social Sciences
* Science and Engineering Technologies
* Interdisciplinary or Other Sciences
Non-sciences
* Humanities: History, English and Literature, Foreign Languages,
Other Humanities
* Religion and Theology
* Arts and Music
* Architecture and Environmental Design
* Education
* Business and Management
* Communication and Librarianship
* Law (but not J.D.)
* Social Service Professions
* Vocational Studies and Home Economics
* Other Non-sciences or Unknown Disciplines
NSF data accessed 5/8/12 and 6/15/12
