Ok you’re asking about grads… I really don’t think PhDs from Ivies are any better off than any other top departments.
Fwiw, the job placement rate (for TT jobs) at my public U for my field is the highest of any in the country- even above gasp Yale and Harvard.
@romanigypsyeyes: It really depends on the field, but the schools that are ranked highest in a field (and yep, they’re not going to be all Ivies) tend to dominate in tenure track placement:
“What makes Ivy grads more successful?”
Objection, your Honor! That is a question based on a fact not entered into evidence.
Some un-disentangleable combination of selection effect and treatment effect.
^ And network effect.
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