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Table 297.Doctor's degrees\1\ conferred by 60 large institutions of higher education: 1983-84 to 1992-93

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                     Institution                      |  Rank   | 1983-84  |1983-84 |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93
                                                      |order\2\ |to 1992-93|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
______________________________________________________|_________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
                          1                           |    2    |    3     |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8    |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12   |   13
______________________________________________________|_________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
     United States, all institutions .................|     --- |  364,892 | 33,209 | 32,943 | 33,653 | 34,041 | 34,870 | 35,720 | 38,371 | 39,294 | 40,659 | 42,132
                                                      |_________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
   Total, 60 large institutions ......................|     --- |  212,469 | 19,535 | 19,409 | 19,547 | 19,884 | 20,320 | 20,984 | 22,182 | 22,919 | 23,469 | 24,220
                                                      |_________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
University of California-Berkeley ....................|       1 |    7,655 |    698 |    689 |    753 |    727 |    742 |    838 |    800 |    800 |    798 |    810
University of Wisconsin-Madison ......................|       2 |    6,709 |    630 |    674 |    606 |    667 |    684 |    667 |    717 |    708 |    680 |    676
University of Illinois, Urbana Campus ................|       3 |    6,553 |    538 |    622 |    560 |    616 |    646 |    647 |    707 |    737 |    775 |    705
Columbia University in the City of New York\3\ .......|       4 |    6,455 |    603 |    625 |    610 |    593 |    567 |    615 |    723 |    802 |    630 |    687
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor .....................|       5 |    6,197 |    738 |    607 |    598 |    589 |    564 |    527 |    583 |    661 |    676 |    654
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University of Texas at Austin ........................|       6 |    5,943 |    427 |    474 |    545 |    612 |    588 |    583 |    647 |    710 |    671 |    686
Ohio State University-Main Campus ....................|       7 |    5,900 |    521 |    543 |    512 |    570 |    542 |    608 |    604 |    644 |    671 |    685
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities .................|       8 |    5,761 |    495 |    515 |    556 |    508 |    527 |    543 |    633 |    706 |    651 |    627
Stanford University (Calif.) .........................|       9 |    5,355 |    497 |    497 |    530 |    562 |    560 |    540 |    532 |    487 |    569 |    581
University of California-Los Angeles .................|      10 |    5,148 |    465 |    449 |    433 |    448 |    508 |    459 |    558 |    558 |    613 |    657
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Cornell University (N.Y.)\4\ .........................|      11 |    4,847 |    432 |    433 |    456 |    445 |    454 |    481 |    555 |    531 |    540 |    520
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ................|      12 |    4,819 |    415 |    447 |    455 |    458 |    516 |    492 |    509 |    497 |    514 |    516
Harvard University (Mass.) ...........................|      13 |    4,705 |    457 |    385 |    452 |    434 |    465 |    461 |    505 |    505 |    501 |    540
Michigan State University ............................|      14 |    4,269 |    395 |    405 |    438 |    464 |    427 |    434 |    432 |    397 |    476 |    401
Purdue University-Main Campus (Ind.) .................|      15 |    4,186 |    383 |    389 |    379 |    370 |    366 |    420 |    467 |    430 |    478 |    504
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University of Maryland, College Park Campus ..........|      16 |    4,182 |    387 |    373 |    370 |    378 |    364 |    393 |    468 |    453 |    506 |    490
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ............|      17 |    4,141 |    364 |    371 |    350 |    341 |    379 |    417 |    420 |    463 |    541 |    495
University of Pennsylvania ...........................|      18 |    4,094 |    406 |    367 |    341 |    307 |    319 |    414 |    462 |    495 |    477 |    506
University of Washington .............................|      19 |    3,979 |    358 |    342 |    345 |    411 |    392 |    403 |    457 |    459 |    396 |    416
New York University ..................................|      20 |    3,967 |    418 |    391 |    377 |    392 |    421 |    376 |    392 |    392 |    404 |    404
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Texas A. & M. University .............................|      21 |    3,945 |    298 |    315 |    336 |    369 |    382 |    420 |    411 |    446 |    472 |    496
University of Southern California ....................|      22 |    3,906 |    424 |    424 |    363 |    354 |    354 |    429 |    429 |    359 |    355 |    415
University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus .................|      23 |    3,685 |    389 |    398 |    390 |    394 |    390 |    367 |    337 |    344 |    343 |    333
Indiana University, Bloomington ......................|      24 |    3,582 |    417 |    397 |    353 |    374 |    319 |    313 |    321 |    342 |    398 |    348
Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.) .............|      25 |    3,429 |    362 |    343 |    320 |    320 |    311 |    327 |    342 |    326 |    402 |    376
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University of Florida ................................|      26 |    3,327 |    294 |    301 |    290 |    313 |    315 |    342 |    366 |    370 |    364 |    372
University of Massachusetts at Amherst ...............|      27 |    3,320 |    268 |    300 |    290 |    311 |    281 |    329 |    362 |    400 |    409 |    370
Northwestern University (Ill.) .......................|      28 |    3,287 |    310 |    326 |    312 |    319 |    313 |    358 |    327 |    308 |    351 |    363
University of Chicago (Ill.) .........................|      29 |    3,216 |    329 |    291 |    329 |    319 |    318 |    310 |    335 |    317 |    322 |    346
University of Georgia ................................|      30 |    3,193 |    270 |    355 |    309 |    275 |    316 |    340 |    313 |    332 |    331 |    352
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ..........|      31 |    3,136 |    283 |    260 |    283 |    311 |    301 |    299 |    337 |    336 |    338 |    388
Yale University (Conn.) ..............................|      32 |    3,118 |    299 |    276 |    259 |    305 |    290 |    317 |    312 |    344 |    347 |    369
University of Arizona ................................|      33 |    3,112 |    259 |    261 |    260 |    298 |    290 |    326 |    311 |    382 |    352 |    373
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ..|      34 |    3,099 |    271 |    260 |    274 |    295 |    287 |    303 |    342 |    332 |    366 |    369
University of Iowa ...................................|      35 |    3,071 |    273 |    284 |    258 |    287 |    312 |    287 |    299 |    360 |    380 |    331
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Nova University (Fla.) ...............................|      36 |    2,926 |    210 |    209 |    263 |    271 |    292 |    306 |    316 |    290 |    336 |    433
Boston University (Mass.) ............................|      37 |    2,850 |    333 |    276 |    307 |    299 |    245 |    304 |    277 |    258 |    280 |    271
Iowa State University ................................|      38 |    2,769 |    228 |    245 |    256 |    296 |    309 |    257 |    282 |    297 |    277 |    322
Temple University (Pa.) ..............................|      39 |    2,700 |    243 |    264 |    277 |    290 |    277 |    285 |    249 |    251 |    282 |    282
City University of New York Graduate School and       |         |          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  University Center ..................................|      40 |    2,535 |    200 |    234 |    232 |    232 |    258 |    225 |    259 |    320 |    257 |    318
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Johns Hopkins University (Md.) .......................|      41 |    2,535 |    212 |    254 |    220 |    213 |    267 |    229 |    240 |    285 |    297 |    318
Florida State University .............................|      42 |    2,530 |    273 |    257 |    224 |    226 |    250 |    246 |    249 |    257 |    286 |    262
University of California-Davis .......................|      43 |    2,515 |    253 |    224 |    245 |    228 |    238 |    221 |    258 |    258 |    284 |    306
University of Virginia-Main Campus ...................|      44 |    2,467 |    190 |    221 |    217 |    218 |    229 |    242 |    253 |    291 |    291 |    315
State University of New York at Buffalo ..............|      45 |    2,455 |    208 |    194 |    206 |    209 |    240 |    274 |    249 |    265 |    290 |    320
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh ...........|      46 |    2,408 |    210 |    204 |    219 |    200 |    239 |    224 |    294 |    256 |    279 |    283
University of Colorado at Boulder ....................|      47 |    2,394 |    258 |    198 |    198 |    229 |    231 |    221 |    248 |    263 |    249 |    299
Princeton University (N.J.) ..........................|      48 |    2,355 |    226 |    211 |    216 |    218 |    269 |    227 |    240 |    244 |    255 |    249
University of Missouri-Columbia ......................|      49 |    2,287 |    245 |    230 |    202 |    181 |    227 |    236 |    236 |    212 |    258 |    260
University of Tennessee-Knoxville ....................|      50 |    2,275 |    250 |    223 |    233 |    206 |    217 |    209 |    214 |    214 |    260 |    249
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Oklahoma State University-Main Campus ................|      51 |    2,068 |    197 |    220 |    224 |    189 |    184 |    211 |    229 |    206 |    183 |    225
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Ohio) ..........|      52 |    2,002 |    202 |    171 |    187 |    182 |    188 |    182 |    213 |    231 |    220 |    226
University of South Carolina at Columbia .............|      53 |    1,977 |    138 |    156 |    168 |    169 |    191 |    169 |    215 |    248 |    242 |    281
University of Rochester (N.Y.) .......................|      54 |    1,965 |    154 |    168 |    195 |    198 |    167 |    208 |    226 |    194 |    231 |    224
State University of New York at Stony Brook           |      55 |    1,958 |    169 |    147 |    144 |    156 |    196 |    190 |    200 |    248 |    225 |    283
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University of Oregon .................................|      56 |    1,915 |    208 |    173 |    197 |    140 |    167 |    196 |    184 |    196 |    217 |    237
Wayne State University ...............................|      57 |    1,895 |    147 |    150 |    156 |    123 |    137 |    193 |    178 |    290 |    222 |    299
University of California, San Diego ..................|      58 |    1,895 |    166 |    151 |    163 |    163 |    186 |    189 |    185 |    185 |    227 |    280
Arizona State University-Main Campus .................|      59 |    1,823 |    130 |    128 |    157 |    146 |    158 |    194 |    191 |    227 |    222 |    270
University of Illinois at Chicago ....................|      60 |    1,679 |    112 |    112 |    149 |    166 |    148 |    161 |    182 |    200 |    202 |    247
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\1\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.).
\2\Institutions are ranked by the total number of doctor's degrees conferred during 1992-93.
\3\Includes degrees conferred by the Main Division and Teachers College.
\4\Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges.
---Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" survey, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey. (This table was prepared February 1995.)


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