What phrase is this?

[rambharosey]

Is the phrase "improved recruiting by the academies" a Noun Phrase or an Adjective Phrase.

Thanks.

[Raymott]

Is the phrase "improved recruiting by the academies" a Noun Phrase or an Adjective Phrase.

Thanks.

In what sentence? It's usually impossible to attribute a part of speech to a word of phrase unless it's in a grammatical context.

[rambharosey]

Sure, the sentence is:

The increased in the number of graduates is due to improved recruiting by the academies.

[Raymott]

Sure, the sentence is:

The increase d in the number of graduates is due to improved recruiting by the academies.

I'd call it a noun phrase. The main word is "recruiting" - a gerund, noun.
"The increase in the number of graduates is due to recruiting"
The noun "recruiting" is then modified by an adjective, "improved", and a prepositional phrase, "by the academies".

[philo2009]

It is indeed a gerund phrase, a type of noun phrase.