Dollars and sense: Institutional resources and the baccalaureate origins of women doctorates

This baccalaureate origins study tests the relationship between an institution's resources and its production of women who later earn doctorates. Our findings provide substantial support for the notion that the baccalaureate origins of women doctorates cannot be linked exclusively to the resources of their undergraduate institution; rather, the focus of the institution and its student population play an important, intervening role, influencing both the productivity and efficiency of institutions.