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Table 305. Doctor's degrees conferred by 60 large degree-granting institutions: 1991-92 to 2000-01

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                                               | Rank | Total, |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                  Institution                  | or-  |1991-92 |1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99| 1999- |2000-01
                                               |der\1\|to 2000-|       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | 2000  |
                                               |      |  2001  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
_______________________________________________|______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
                       1                       |  2   |   3    |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
_______________________________________________|______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
     United States, all institutions ..........|      |440,749 |40,659 |42,132 |43,185 |44,446 |44,652 |45,876 |46,010 |44,077 |44,808 |44,904
                                               |______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   Total, 60 large institutions ...............|      |243,666 |23,502 |24,105 |24,683 |24,995 |24,852 |25,070 |25,275 |23,687 |23,921 |23,576
                                               |______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
University of California, Berkeley ............|     1|  7,852 |   798 |   810 |   896 |   828 |   770 |   759 |   756 |   720 |   756 |   759
The University of Texas at Austin .............|     2|  7,310 |   671 |   686 |   714 |   727 |   744 |   786 |   836 |   754 |   659 |   733
University of Wisconsin, Madison ..............|     3|  7,268 |   680 |   676 |   783 |   758 |   753 |   782 |   757 |   687 |   729 |   663
University of Illinois at Urbana ..............|     4|  6,956 |   775 |   705 |   666 |   761 |   698 |   735 |   706 |   646 |   597 |   667
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ..........|     5|  6,760 |   651 |   627 |   707 |   685 |   763 |   704 |   729 |   658 |   604 |   632
                                               |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio State University, Main Campus ............|     6|  6,653 |   671 |   685 |   710 |   699 |   717 |   721 |   636 |   561 |   620 |   633
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor .............|     7|  6,556 |   676 |   654 |   649 |   714 |   691 |   635 |   690 |   650 |   629 |   568
University of California, Los Angeles .........|     8|  6,194 |   613 |   657 |   620 |   663 |   611 |   616 |   607 |   589 |   606 |   612
Harvard University ............................|     9|  5,826 |   501 |   540 |   538 |   556 |   528 |   623 |   803 |   615 |   602 |   520
Stanford University ...........................|    10|  5,818 |   569 |   581 |   560 |   574 |   585 |   607 |   606 |   574 |   589 |   573
                                               |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Columbia University in the City of New York ...|    11|  5,316 |   630 |   687 |   644 |   660 |   404 |   482 |   469 |   414 |   461 |   465
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus ....|    12|  5,309 |   541 |   495 |   507 |   563 |   510 |   523 |   571 |   560 |   513 |   526
Texas A & M University ........................|    13|  5,251 |   472 |   496 |   579 |   564 |   574 |   541 |   525 |   501 |   490 |   509
Massachusetts Institute of Technology .........|    14|  5,100 |   514 |   516 |   508 |   521 |   554 |   514 |   520 |   486 |   475 |   492
Cornell University\2\ .........................|    15|  5,002 |   540 |   520 |   593 |   525 |   516 |   485 |   474 |   485 |   441 |   423
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Purdue University, Main Campus ................|    16|  4,894 |   478 |   504 |   493 |   509 |   508 |   478 |   496 |   496 |   468 |   464
Nova Southeastern University ..................|    17|  4,868 |   336 |   433 |   485 |   450 |   447 |   534 |   540 |   537 |   587 |   519
University of Maryland, College Park Campus ...|    18|  4,841 |   506 |   490 |   528 |   480 |   466 |   505 |   474 |   501 |   461 |   430
University of Southern California .............|    19|  4,765 |   355 |   415 |   415 |   539 |   539 |   448 |   515 |   536 |   481 |   522
University of Washington, Seattle .............|    20|  4,741 |   396 |   416 |   455 |   482 |   495 |   526 |   479 |   520 |   486 |   486
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University of Pennsylvania ....................|    21|  4,516 |   477 |   506 |   488 |   539 |   447 |   440 |   436 |   380 |   427 |   376
University of Florida .........................|    22|  4,432 |   364 |   372 |   442 |   400 |   434 |   429 |   456 |   445 |   516 |   574
Michigan State University .....................|    23|  4,333 |   476 |   401 |   429 |   419 |   484 |   411 |   451 |   404 |   444 |   414
University of Arizona .........................|    24|  3,978 |   352 |   373 |   442 |   396 |   384 |   445 |   411 |   411 |   405 |   359
Rutgers University, New Brunswick .............|    25|  3,949 |   402 |   376 |   400 |   405 |   416 |   410 |   402 |   375 |   371 |   392
                                               |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
New York University ...........................|    26|  3,843 |   404 |   404 |   391 |   380 |   356 |   392 |   446 |   300 |   402 |   368
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...|    27|  3,799 |   338 |   388 |   373 |   369 |   365 |   387 |   382 |   374 |   425 |   398
Indiana University, Bloomington ...............|    28|  3,770 |   398 |   348 |   348 |   383 |   374 |   366 |   361 |   363 |   409 |   420
University of Chicago .........................|    29|  3,688 |   322 |   346 |   395 |   366 |   381 |   364 |   368 |   384 |   391 |   371
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. ...|    30|  3,538 |   366 |   369 |   379 |   361 |   378 |   410 |   349 |   349 |   309 |   268
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University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus .........|    31|  3,495 |   343 |   333 |   334 |   324 |   358 |   387 |   380 |   360 |   316 |   360
Northwestern University .......................|    32|  3,467 |   351 |   363 |   305 |   375 |   359 |   357 |   377 |   309 |   321 |   350
Yale University ...............................|    33|  3,460 |   347 |   369 |   348 |   366 |   367 |   329 |   365 |   322 |   334 |   313
University of Georgia .........................|    34|  3,442 |   331 |   352 |   309 |   342 |   343 |   328 |   369 |   365 |   352 |   351
University of Iowa ............................|    35|  3,422 |   380 |   331 |   342 |   340 |   377 |   364 |   327 |   310 |   317 |   334
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University of California, Davis ...............|    36|  3,343 |   284 |   306 |   323 |   341 |   397 |   351 |   337 |   310 |   357 |   337
Johns Hopkins University ......................|    37|  3,259 |   297 |   318 |   262 |   271 |   321 |   329 |   360 |   366 |   351 |   384
University of Virginia, Main Campus ...........|    38|  3,168 |   291 |   315 |   294 |   312 |   325 |   368 |   302 |   302 |   343 |   316
University of Massachusetts, Amherst ..........|    39|  3,150 |   409 |   370 |   338 |   307 |   338 |   282 |   299 |   270 |   276 |   261
North Carolina State University at Raleigh ....|    40|  3,107 |   279 |   283 |   300 |   304 |   325 |   314 |   322 |   358 |   316 |   306
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State University of New York at Buffalo .......|    41|  3,096 |   290 |   320 |   345 |   318 |   346 |   314 |   295 |   271 |   303 |   294
University of Colorado at Boulder .............|    42|  2,952 |   249 |   299 |   306 |   299 |   297 |   328 |   309 |   307 |   266 |   292
Boston University .............................|    43|  2,912 |   280 |   271 |   289 |   315 |   309 |   276 |   307 |   287 |   274 |   304
City University of New York, Graduate School   |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
   and University Center ......................|    44|  2,907 |   257 |   318 |   286 |   294 |   302 |   310 |   333 |   277 |   280 |   250
Iowa State University .........................|    45|  2,804 |   277 |   322 |   307 |   318 |   287 |   255 |   300 |   257 |   238 |   243
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University of California, San Diego ...........|    46|  2,798 |   227 |   280 |   285 |   274 |   259 |   281 |   310 |   303 |   294 |   285
Florida State University ......................|    47|  2,789 |   286 |   262 |   274 |   295 |   273 |   306 |   305 |   273 |   263 |   252
Temple University .............................|    48|  2,787 |   282 |   282 |   287 |   315 |   281 |   306 |   285 |   248 |   263 |   238
Arizona State University, Main Campus .........|    49|  2,767 |   222 |   270 |   258 |   305 |   315 |   274 |   287 |   273 |   286 |   277
Princeton University ..........................|    50|  2,713 |   255 |   249 |   267 |   300 |   286 |   296 |   263 |   250 |   279 |   268
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University of Tennessee .......................|    51|  2,602 |   260 |   249 |   226 |   257 |   281 |   295 |   254 |   255 |   286 |   239
University of South Carolina at Columbia ......|    52|  2,581 |   242 |   281 |   288 |   237 |   267 |   274 |   243 |   268 |   246 |   235
University of Missouri, Columbia ..............|    53|  2,543 |   258 |   260 |   253 |   219 |   248 |   264 |   277 |   230 |   256 |   278
State University of New York at Stony Brook ...|    54|  2,520 |   225 |   283 |   268 |   241 |   261 |   275 |   265 |   227 |   244 |   231
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus .........|    55|  2,498 |   220 |   226 |   273 |   264 |   227 |   298 |   274 |   230 |   238 |   248
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University of Nebraska at Lincoln .............|    56|  2,445 |   212 |   221 |   227 |   229 |   261 |   276 |   282 |   251 |   251 |   235
University of Kansas, Main Campus .............|    57|  2,416 |   235 |   193 |   225 |   250 |   243 |   248 |   278 |   267 |   246 |   231
University of Connecticut .....................|    58|  2,415 |   206 |   216 |   246 |   265 |   239 |   254 |   253 |   227 |   275 |   234
Louisiana St. U. & A&M and Hebert Laws Center .|    59|  2,363 |   213 |   188 |   218 |   222 |   238 |   234 |   258 |   253 |   275 |   264
Wayne State University ........................|    60|  2,319 |   222 |   299 |   263 |   220 |   230 |   239 |   208 |   186 |   222 |   230
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Not applicable.
\1\Institutions are ranked by the total number of doctor's degrees conferred during the 10-year period ending June 30, 2001.
\2\Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges.

NOTE: Data for 1998-99 imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared October 2002.)


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