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Table 306. Doctor's degrees conferred by 60 large degree-granting institutions: 1988-89 to 1997-98
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                                            | Rank | Total, |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                Institution                 | or-  |1988-89 |1988-89|1989-90|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98
                                            |der\1\|   to   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                                            |      |1997-98 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
____________________________________________|______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
                     1                      |  2   |   3    |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
____________________________________________|______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
     United States, all institutions .......|(\2\) |420,345 |35,720 |38,371 |39,294 |40,659 |42,132 |43,185 |44,446 |44,652 |45,876 |46,010
                                            |______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   Total, 60 large institutions ............|(\2\) |238,761 |21,074 |22,201 |22,956 |23,520 |24,141 |24,701 |25,015 |24,873 |25,043 |25,237
                                            |______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
University of California, Berkeley .........|    1 |  8,055 |   838 |   800 |   800 |   798 |   810 |   896 |   828 |   770 |   759 |   756
University of Wisconsin, Madison ...........|    2 |  7,281 |   667 |   717 |   708 |   680 |   676 |   783 |   758 |   753 |   782 |   757
University of Illinois at Urbana ...........|    3 |  7,137 |   647 |   707 |   737 |   775 |   705 |   666 |   761 |   698 |   735 |   706
The University of Texas at Austin ..........|    4 |  7,104 |   583 |   647 |   710 |   671 |   686 |   714 |   727 |   744 |   786 |   836
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities .......|    5 |  6,748 |   543 |   633 |   706 |   651 |   627 |   707 |   685 |   763 |   704 |   729
                                            |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio State University, Main Campus .........|    6 |  6,695 |   608 |   604 |   644 |   671 |   685 |   710 |   699 |   717 |   721 |   636
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ..........|    7 |  6,480 |   527 |   583 |   661 |   676 |   654 |   649 |   714 |   691 |   635 |   690
Columbia University in the City of New York |    8 |  6,116 |   615 |   723 |   802 |   630 |   687 |   644 |   660 |   404 |   482 |   469
University of California, Los Angeles ......|    9 |  5,962 |   459 |   558 |   558 |   613 |   657 |   620 |   663 |   611 |   616 |   607
Stanford University ........................|   10 |  5,641 |   540 |   532 |   487 |   569 |   581 |   560 |   574 |   585 |   607 |   606
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Harvard University .........................|   11 |  5,560 |   461 |   505 |   505 |   501 |   540 |   538 |   556 |   528 |   623 |   803
Cornell University\3\ ......................|   12 |  5,220 |   481 |   555 |   531 |   540 |   520 |   593 |   525 |   516 |   485 |   474
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ......|   13 |  5,145 |   492 |   509 |   497 |   514 |   516 |   508 |   521 |   554 |   514 |   520
Texas A & M University .....................|   14 |  5,028 |   420 |   411 |   446 |   472 |   496 |   579 |   564 |   574 |   541 |   525
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus .|   15 |  5,010 |   417 |   420 |   463 |   541 |   495 |   507 |   563 |   510 |   523 |   571
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Purdue University, Main Campus .............|   16 |  4,783 |   420 |   467 |   430 |   478 |   504 |   493 |   509 |   508 |   478 |   496
University of Maryland, College Park Campus |   17 |  4,763 |   393 |   468 |   453 |   506 |   490 |   528 |   480 |   466 |   505 |   474
University of Pennsylvania .................|   18 |  4,704 |   414 |   462 |   495 |   477 |   506 |   488 |   539 |   447 |   440 |   436
University of Washington ...................|   19 |  4,568 |   403 |   457 |   459 |   396 |   416 |   455 |   482 |   495 |   526 |   479
University of Southern California ..........|   20 |  4,443 |   429 |   429 |   359 |   355 |   415 |   415 |   539 |   539 |   448 |   515
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Michigan State University ..................|   21 |  4,334 |   434 |   432 |   397 |   476 |   401 |   429 |   419 |   484 |   411 |   451
Nova Southeastern University ...............|   22 |  4,137 |   306 |   316 |   290 |   336 |   433 |   485 |   450 |   447 |   534 |   540
University of Florida ......................|   23 |  3,975 |   342 |   366 |   370 |   364 |   372 |   442 |   400 |   434 |   429 |   456
New York University ........................|   24 |  3,933 |   376 |   392 |   392 |   404 |   404 |   391 |   380 |   356 |   392 |   446
University of Arizona ......................|   25 |  3,822 |   326 |   311 |   382 |   352 |   373 |   442 |   396 |   384 |   445 |   411
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick ..........|   26 |  3,806 |   327 |   342 |   326 |   402 |   376 |   400 |   405 |   416 |   410 |   402
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. |   27 |  3,589 |   303 |   342 |   332 |   366 |   369 |   379 |   361 |   378 |   410 |   349
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |   28 |  3,574 |   299 |   337 |   336 |   338 |   388 |   373 |   369 |   365 |   387 |   382
Indiana University, Bloomington ............|   29 |  3,554 |   313 |   321 |   342 |   398 |   348 |   348 |   383 |   374 |   366 |   361
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus ......|   30 |  3,507 |   367 |   337 |   344 |   343 |   333 |   334 |   324 |   358 |   387 |   380
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University of Chicago ......................|   31 |  3,504 |   310 |   335 |   317 |   322 |   346 |   395 |   366 |   381 |   364 |   368
Northwestern University ....................|   32 |  3,480 |   358 |   327 |   308 |   351 |   363 |   305 |   375 |   359 |   357 |   377
Yale University ............................|   32 |  3,464 |   317 |   312 |   344 |   347 |   369 |   348 |   366 |   367 |   329 |   365
University of Massachusetts, Amherst .......|   34 |  3,434 |   329 |   362 |   400 |   409 |   370 |   338 |   307 |   338 |   282 |   299
University of Iowa .........................|   35 |  3,407 |   287 |   299 |   360 |   380 |   331 |   342 |   340 |   377 |   364 |   327
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University of Georgia ......................|   36 |  3,359 |   340 |   313 |   332 |   331 |   352 |   309 |   342 |   343 |   328 |   369
University of California, Davis ............|   37 |  3,076 |   221 |   258 |   258 |   284 |   306 |   323 |   341 |   397 |   351 |   337
State University of New York at Buffalo ....|   38 |  3,016 |   274 |   249 |   265 |   290 |   320 |   345 |   318 |   346 |   314 |   295
University of Virginia, Main Campus ........|   39 |  2,993 |   242 |   253 |   291 |   291 |   315 |   294 |   312 |   325 |   368 |   302
Johns Hopkins University ...................|   40 |  2,912 |   229 |   240 |   285 |   297 |   318 |   262 |   271 |   321 |   329 |   360
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City University of New York Graduate School |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   and University Center ...................|   41 |  2,904 |   225 |   259 |   320 |   257 |   318 |   286 |   294 |   302 |   310 |   333
Iowa State University ......................|   42 |  2,902 |   257 |   282 |   297 |   277 |   322 |   307 |   318 |   287 |   255 |   300
North Carolina State University at Raleigh .|   43 |  2,901 |   224 |   294 |   256 |   279 |   283 |   300 |   304 |   325 |   314 |   322
Boston University ..........................|   44 |  2,886 |   304 |   277 |   258 |   280 |   271 |   289 |   315 |   309 |   276 |   307
Temple University ..........................|   45 |  2,823 |   285 |   249 |   251 |   282 |   282 |   287 |   315 |   281 |   306 |   285
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University of Colorado at Boulder ..........|   46 |  2,819 |   221 |   248 |   263 |   249 |   299 |   306 |   299 |   297 |   328 |   309
Florida State University ...................|   47 |  2,753 |   246 |   249 |   257 |   286 |   262 |   274 |   295 |   273 |   306 |   305
Princeton University .......................|   48 |  2,627 |   227 |   240 |   244 |   255 |   249 |   267 |   300 |   286 |   296 |   263
Arizona State University, Main Campus ......|   49 |  2,543 |   194 |   191 |   227 |   222 |   270 |   258 |   305 |   315 |   274 |   287
University of California, San Diego ........|   50 |  2,475 |   189 |   185 |   185 |   227 |   280 |   285 |   274 |   259 |   281 |   310
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University of South Carolina at Columbia ...|   51 |  2,464 |   169 |   215 |   248 |   242 |   281 |   288 |   237 |   267 |   274 |   243
University of Missouri, Columbia ...........|   52 |  2,463 |   236 |   236 |   212 |   258 |   260 |   253 |   219 |   248 |   264 |   277
University of Tennessee, Knoxville .........|   53 |  2,459 |   209 |   214 |   214 |   260 |   249 |   226 |   257 |   281 |   295 |   254
State University of New York at Stony Brook |   54 |  2,456 |   190 |   200 |   248 |   225 |   283 |   268 |   241 |   261 |   275 |   265
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus ......|   55 |  2,408 |   182 |   213 |   231 |   220 |   226 |   273 |   264 |   227 |   298 |   274
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University of Nebraska at Lincoln ..........|   56 |  2,363 |   236 |   217 |   202 |   212 |   221 |   227 |   229 |   261 |   276 |   282
Wayne State University .....................|   57 |  2,342 |   193 |   178 |   290 |   222 |   299 |   263 |   220 |   230 |   239 |   208
University of Connecticut ..................|   58 |  2,322 |   198 |   217 |   228 |   206 |   216 |   246 |   265 |   239 |   254 |   253
University of Kansas, Main Campus ..........|   59 |  2,285 |   224 |   180 |   209 |   235 |   193 |   225 |   250 |   243 |   248 |   278
University of Rochester ....................|   60 |  2,247 |   208 |   226 |   194 |   231 |   224 |   236 |   242 |   259 |   207 |   220
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\1\Institutions are ranked by the total number of doctor's degrees conferred during the 10-year period ending June 30, 1998.
\2\Not applicable.
\3\Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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