<p>Seriously? New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology is the most successful public institution at preparing students for science and engineering doctorates?</p>
<p>That study, which says, “The analysis focuses on two types of output variables: the absolute number of S&E doctorates and the institutional yield—the number of S&E doctorates in a given year per hundred bachelor’s degrees awarded in all fields 9 years prior to that year” doesn’t address the problems I noted in my earlier post.</p>
<p>For that, you’d have to answer the question: “Of students who aspire to [type of graduate of professional degree], which type of institution is more successful in enabling them to achieve that aspiration?” You’d also have to control for the incoming quality of students.</p>