<p>First, thanks, Blossom! I do know rabbis usually have a BA/BS before they start studying to become a rabbi. I just didn't know if Jewish theological seminaries granted D.Divs. Looking at the list interesteddad posted, I think it's obvious that, while the actual #s are small, including it improves the overall ranking of schools like Davidson. </p>
<p>But, this makes me wonder..</p>
<p>"Harvard was ranked #6 overall in per undergrad female PhD production (this must have been Radcliffe). After deep-sixing Radcliffe and going co-ed, it fell to #29 for women in the decade of the 80's and continued to decline to #56 in the 90's."</p>
<p>Is it POSSIBLE that whoever compiled this list didn't base it solely on the percentage of WOMEN at a college who got terminal degrees?!!! In other words, when Radcliffe was separate, the per capita adjustment would have been based on the # of Cliffies. After the adjustment, was it based on the TOTAL size of the Harvard class, including men? That would explain the sharp decline...and make this stat even MORE suspect. It would give women's colleges a HUGE boost. I know what I'm suggesting sounds ludicrous...but..I still wonder.</p>
<p>interesteddad, you also say:
"Your D.Div. issue is an interesting one. I saw it quite clearly in the data. My attitude is "so what?".
Ummm..that's not mine...I think including these as "Ph.D.s" as you persist in calling them...distorts the results.</p>