Doctor's degrees conferred by 60 large institutions of higher education: 1987-88 to 1996-97

Table 310
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                     Institution                     |  Rank  | 1987-88  | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97
                                                     |order\1\|to 1996-97|         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
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                          1                          |   2    |    3     |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12    |   13
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     United States, all institutions ................|    --- |  397,370 |  34,870 |  35,720 |  38,371 |  39,294 |  40,659 |  42,132 |  43,185 |  44,446 |  44,652 |  45,876
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   Total, 60 large institutions .....................|    --- |  233,971 |  20,447 |  21,074 |  22,201 |  22,956 |  23,520 |  24,141 |  24,701 |  25,015 |  24,873 |  25,043
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University of California, Berkeley ..................|      1 |    8,041 |     742 |     838 |     800 |     800 |     798 |     810 |     896 |     828 |     770 |     759
University of Wisconsin, Madison ....................|      2 |    7,208 |     684 |     667 |     717 |     708 |     680 |     676 |     783 |     758 |     753 |     782
University of Illinois at Urbana ....................|      3 |    7,077 |     646 |     647 |     707 |     737 |     775 |     705 |     666 |     761 |     698 |     735
The University of Texas at Austin ...................|      4 |    6,856 |     588 |     583 |     647 |     710 |     671 |     686 |     714 |     727 |     744 |     786
Ohio State University, Main Campus ..................|      5 |    6,601 |     542 |     608 |     604 |     644 |     671 |     685 |     710 |     699 |     717 |     721
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ................|      6 |    6,546 |     527 |     543 |     633 |     706 |     651 |     627 |     707 |     685 |     763 |     704
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ...................|      7 |    6,354 |     564 |     527 |     583 |     661 |     676 |     654 |     649 |     714 |     691 |     635
Columbia University in the City of New York .........|      8 |    6,214 |     567 |     615 |     723 |     802 |     630 |     687 |     644 |     660 |     404 |     482
University of California, Los Angeles ...............|      9 |    5,863 |     508 |     459 |     558 |     558 |     613 |     657 |     620 |     663 |     611 |     616
Stanford University .................................|     10 |    5,595 |     560 |     540 |     532 |     487 |     569 |     581 |     560 |     574 |     585 |     607
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Harvard University ..................................|     11 |    5,222 |     465 |     461 |     505 |     505 |     501 |     540 |     538 |     556 |     528 |     623
Cornell University\2\ ...............................|     12 |    5,200 |     454 |     481 |     555 |     531 |     540 |     520 |     593 |     525 |     516 |     485
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...............|     13 |    5,141 |     516 |     492 |     509 |     497 |     514 |     516 |     508 |     521 |     554 |     514
Texas A & M University ..............................|     14 |    4,885 |     382 |     420 |     411 |     446 |     472 |     496 |     579 |     564 |     574 |     541
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus ..........|     15 |    4,818 |     379 |     417 |     420 |     463 |     541 |     495 |     507 |     563 |     510 |     523
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University of Maryland, College Park Campus .........|     16 |    4,653 |     364 |     393 |     468 |     453 |     506 |     490 |     528 |     480 |     466 |     505
Purdue University, Main Campus ......................|     16 |    4,653 |     366 |     420 |     467 |     430 |     478 |     504 |     493 |     509 |     508 |     478
University of Pennsylvania ..........................|     18 |    4,587 |     319 |     414 |     462 |     495 |     477 |     506 |     488 |     539 |     447 |     440
University of Washington ............................|     19 |    4,481 |     392 |     403 |     457 |     459 |     396 |     416 |     455 |     482 |     495 |     526
Michigan State University ...........................|     20 |    4,310 |     427 |     434 |     432 |     397 |     476 |     401 |     429 |     419 |     484 |     411
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University of Southern California ...................|     21 |    4,282 |     354 |     429 |     429 |     359 |     355 |     415 |     415 |     539 |     539 |     448
New York University .................................|     22 |    3,908 |     421 |     376 |     392 |     392 |     404 |     404 |     391 |     380 |     356 |     392
Nova Southeastern University ........................|     23 |    3,889 |     292 |     306 |     316 |     290 |     336 |     433 |     485 |     450 |     447 |     534
University of Florida ...............................|     24 |    3,834 |     315 |     342 |     366 |     370 |     364 |     372 |     442 |     400 |     434 |     429
Rutgers University, New Brunswick ...................|     25 |    3,715 |     311 |     327 |     342 |     326 |     402 |     376 |     400 |     405 |     416 |     410
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University of Arizona ...............................|     26 |    3,701 |     290 |     326 |     311 |     382 |     352 |     373 |     442 |     396 |     384 |     445
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University .|     27 |    3,527 |     287 |     303 |     342 |     332 |     366 |     369 |     379 |     361 |     378 |     410
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus ...............|     28 |    3,517 |     390 |     367 |     337 |     344 |     343 |     333 |     334 |     324 |     358 |     387
Indiana University, Bloomington .....................|     29 |    3,512 |     319 |     313 |     321 |     342 |     398 |     348 |     348 |     383 |     374 |     366
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .........|     30 |    3,493 |     301 |     299 |     337 |     336 |     338 |     388 |     373 |     369 |     365 |     387
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University of Chicago ...............................|     31 |    3,454 |     318 |     310 |     335 |     317 |     322 |     346 |     395 |     366 |     381 |     364
Northwestern University .............................|     32 |    3,416 |     313 |     358 |     327 |     308 |     351 |     363 |     305 |     375 |     359 |     357
University of Massachusetts, Amherst ................|     32 |    3,416 |     281 |     329 |     362 |     400 |     409 |     370 |     338 |     307 |     338 |     282
University of Iowa ..................................|     34 |    3,392 |     312 |     287 |     299 |     360 |     380 |     331 |     342 |     340 |     377 |     364
Yale University .....................................|     35 |    3,389 |     290 |     317 |     312 |     344 |     347 |     369 |     348 |     366 |     367 |     329
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University of Georgia ...............................|     36 |    3,306 |     316 |     340 |     313 |     332 |     331 |     352 |     309 |     342 |     343 |     328
University of California, Davis .....................|     37 |    2,977 |     238 |     221 |     258 |     258 |     284 |     306 |     323 |     341 |     397 |     351
State University of New York at Buffalo .............|     38 |    2,961 |     240 |     274 |     249 |     265 |     290 |     320 |     345 |     318 |     346 |     314
University of Virginia, Main Campus .................|     39 |    2,920 |     229 |     242 |     253 |     291 |     291 |     315 |     294 |     312 |     325 |     368
Iowa State University ...............................|     40 |    2,911 |     309 |     257 |     282 |     297 |     277 |     322 |     307 |     318 |     287 |     255
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City University of New York Graduate School and      |        |          |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
   University Center ................................|     41 |    2,829 |     258 |     225 |     259 |     320 |     257 |     318 |     286 |     294 |     302 |     310
Boston University ...................................|     42 |    2,824 |     245 |     304 |     277 |     258 |     280 |     271 |     289 |     315 |     309 |     276
Johns Hopkins University ............................|     43 |    2,819 |     267 |     229 |     240 |     285 |     297 |     318 |     262 |     271 |     321 |     329
North Carolina State University at Raleigh ..........|     44 |    2,818 |     239 |     224 |     294 |     256 |     279 |     283 |     300 |     304 |     325 |     314
Temple University ...................................|     45 |    2,815 |     277 |     285 |     249 |     251 |     282 |     282 |     287 |     315 |     281 |     306
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University of Colorado at Boulder ...................|     46 |    2,741 |     231 |     221 |     248 |     263 |     249 |     299 |     306 |     299 |     297 |     328
Florida State University ............................|     47 |    2,698 |     250 |     246 |     249 |     257 |     286 |     262 |     274 |     295 |     273 |     306
Princeton University ................................|     48 |    2,633 |     269 |     227 |     240 |     244 |     255 |     249 |     267 |     300 |     286 |     296
University of Tennessee, Knoxville ..................|     49 |    2,422 |     217 |     209 |     214 |     214 |     260 |     249 |     226 |     257 |     281 |     295
Arizona State University, Main Campus ...............|     50 |    2,414 |     158 |     194 |     191 |     227 |     222 |     270 |     258 |     305 |     315 |     274
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University of Missouri, Columbia ....................|     51 |    2,413 |     227 |     236 |     236 |     212 |     258 |     260 |     253 |     219 |     248 |     264
University of South Carolina at Columbia ............|     52 |    2,412 |     191 |     169 |     215 |     248 |     242 |     281 |     288 |     237 |     267 |     274
State University of New York at Stony Brook .........|     53 |    2,387 |     196 |     190 |     200 |     248 |     225 |     283 |     268 |     241 |     261 |     275
University of California, San Diego .................|     54 |    2,351 |     186 |     189 |     185 |     185 |     227 |     280 |     285 |     274 |     259 |     281
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus ...............|     55 |    2,322 |     188 |     182 |     213 |     231 |     220 |     226 |     273 |     264 |     227 |     298
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University of Nebraska at Lincoln ...................|     56 |    2,314 |     233 |     236 |     217 |     202 |     212 |     221 |     227 |     229 |     261 |     276
Wayne State University ..............................|     57 |    2,271 |     137 |     193 |     178 |     290 |     222 |     299 |     263 |     220 |     230 |     239
University of Connecticut ...........................|     58 |    2,249 |     180 |     198 |     217 |     228 |     206 |     216 |     246 |     265 |     239 |     254
University of Kansas, Main Campus ...................|     59 |    2,220 |     213 |     224 |     180 |     209 |     235 |     193 |     225 |     250 |     243 |     248
University of Rochester .............................|     60 |    2,194 |     167 |     208 |     226 |     194 |     231 |     224 |     236 |     242 |     259 |     207
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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, 1997.
\2\Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges.
---Not applicable.
NOTE.--Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees (e.g., M.D., D.D.S., and D.V.M.). SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared August 1999.)
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