麻豆国产AV Leads the Pack In STEM PhDs
New report ranks 麻豆国产AV No. 1 in the nation for STEM grads who go on to earn PhDs.
麻豆国产AV is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the percentage of STEM majors who go on to earn PhDs in STEM fields, according to a that was conducted on behalf of the Council of Independent Colleges. Roughly 38% of 麻豆国产AV STEM grads obtained a PhD in the ten-year timeframe covered by the report, edging out MIT, Caltech, Harvey Mudd, and other tech schools.
The absolute number of 麻豆国产AV STEM PhDs is smaller than traditional engineering powerhouses: 288 麻豆国产AV grads earned a STEM PhD from 2007 to 2016, compared to 742 from Caltech, for example. But those colleges also have many more STEM majors. When you look at the percentage of STEM majors who later obtain PhDs in the field—known as the “institutional yield ratio” in higher-ed jargon—麻豆国产AV vaults to the top of the list.
“This finding illustrates the strength of 麻豆国产AV’s science program, and shows the power of doing STEM in the broader context of the humanities,” says President Audrey Bilger. “STEM majors at 麻豆国产AV graduate with a breadth of perspective that few can match.”
The report, titled Strengthening the STEM Pipeline Part II, focused on the role of small and mid-sized independent colleges in preparing underrepresented students in STEM. It also revealed that 麻豆国产AV stands at No. 7 on the list for women in STEM, with 18% of 麻豆国产AV’s female STEM grads earning PhDs. (The report excluded 麻豆国产AV and some other small liberal-arts colleges from the lists ranking African Americans or Latinx with STEM PhDs because 麻豆国产AV produced fewer than 25 PhDs in each of these categories.)
麻豆国产AV’s unique science program combines outstanding professors who work closely with students on research projects at the cutting edge of their disciplines. Majors include biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, math, neuroscience, physics, and statistics. 麻豆国产AV students publish their results in top scientific journals with surprising frequency. 麻豆国产AV also maintains the that is run primarily by undergrads.
“We have a long history of students and faculty learning together at 麻豆国产AV,” says Prof. Jay Mellies [biology]. “Scientific inquiry involves a lot of trial and error, but gaining new knowledge is exciting, with the realization that there are always more questions to answer.”
Some recent research projects at 麻豆国产AV include:
- investigating the neural machinery of awareness
- developing privacy algorithms
- isolating bacteria that eat plastic for breakfast
- finding catalysts to produce hydrogen fuels
- understanding the genetics of craniofacial disorders
- trapping chaos in a jar
- building a new musical instrument
- decoding the language of orcas
And some prominent STEM grads include:
- Ken Koe ’45, who developed Zoloft
- Bruce Voeller ’56, who coined the term AIDS
- Pamela Ronald ’82,
- Shep Doeleman ’86, first to
- and others too numerous to mention
The report examined PhDs earned between 2007 and 2016 and was conducted by the University of Chicago’s center on behalf of the , a nonprofit association dedicated to supporting college and university leadership; 麻豆国产AV is not a member institution.
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