Prepared by ORSP, June 2014
Baccalaureate Origins Data
for AREA, GAANN, and other student-focused applications
Source: http://webcaspar.nsf.gov (utilizing the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate
Records File data source) accessed 12/15/15. Please note: professional degrees such as
the M.D., D.D.S., O.D., D.V.M., and J.D. are not covered by the survey of earned
doctorates.
During the period 2009 – 2013, (the most recent timeframe for which nationally comparable data
is available) Marquette University ranked among the top 9.9% of institutions whose
undergraduates go on to complete the Ph.D.
AREA Applicants, please note:
NIH states that, “All disciplines that fall within the NIH congressional mandate are considered
"health-related sciences. "”
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_faq.htm#q2
According to this definition, during the period 2009 – 2013, 93 students from Marquette
University went on to receive the doctorate degree in a “health-related science” (Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Medical Sciences, Other Life Sciences, and Psychology).
We suggest that you state the following in your Resources Section when describing
baccalaureate origins:
During the period 2009 – 2013 (the most recent timeframe for which nationally comparable data
is available), Marquette University ranked among the top 9.9% of institutions whose
undergraduates go on to complete the Ph.D. A total of 242 students from Marquette University
went on to receive the doctorate degree during that period. (Source: http://webcaspar.nsf.gov
utilizing the NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates/Doctorate Records File data source accessed
12/15/2015. Please note that professional degrees such as the M.D., D.D.S., O.D., D.V.M., and
J.D. are not covered by the survey of earned doctorates.) Of these 242 students, 93 received a
doctorate degree in a “health-related science.”
Prepared by ORSP, June 2014
During the period 2009-2013, 242 students from Marquette University went on to receive the
doctorate degree.
Those 242 are broken down as follows:
Aerospace Engineering
2
Agricultural Sciences
1
Anthropology
9
Area Studies
1
Astronomy
1
Biological Sciences
41
Business and Management
2
Chemistry
4
Civil Engineering
2
Communication and Librarianship 4
Computer Science
1
Economics
5
Electrical Engineering
5
English and Literature
13
Foreign Languages
3
History
7
Linguistics
1
Materials Engineering
1
Mathematics and Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Sciences
Non-Science Education
Oceanography
Other Engineering
Other Humanities
Other Life Sciences
Other Social Sciences
Physics
Political Science & Public Admin.
Psychology
Religion and Theology
Science Education
Social Service Professions
Sociology
Total
4
4
5
33
1
18
2
24
3
2
13
19
4
2
2
2
242