I think that there should be innovative factors for the universities in pursuing, such as the contribution to the US or even international, the quality of the graduates after 10, 20, 30 years graduation: how many influencers are there? , the quality of the applicants, the varieties of the applicants, etc.
You are right dear Frieda Mah. This issue is confusing. But right now it is difficult and really unjust to consider RG score alone with out contribution of the different members. Yes the issue needs to be reconsidered from the statistical point of view taking into account the graduates into account. Thanks a lot for my dear colleagues especially Mr. Mohammed Chessab.