<p>Again, there is still no evidence that undergraduate degree, by itself, had any relationship at all to “post-Ph.D” career. All that can be shown is that more students at some schools, self-selected, are more likely to apply to and hence be accepted in Ph.D. programs. </p>
<p>“The study showed a drop from 62% to 56% of students at the most selective colleges earning a PhD from the top institutions a 9.6% decline. At the same time the proportion of students in the next category of highly selective colleges dropped from 44% to 37%, a 15% decline.”</p>
<p>The increase? It’s kind of obvious. Top graduates of Podunk.</p>