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                      Institution                     |  Rank  | 1984-85  |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94
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      United States, all institutions ................|    --- |  374,868 | 32,943 | 33,653 | 34,041 | 34,870 | 35,720 | 38,371 | 39,294 | 40,659 | 42,132 | 43,185
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    Total, 60 large institutions .....................|    --- |  218,488 | 19,705 | 19,733 | 20,178 | 20,532 | 21,116 | 22,290 | 22,867 | 23,479 | 24,012 | 24,576
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 University of California-Berkeley ...................|      1 |    7,853 |    689 |    753 |    727 |    742 |    838 |    800 |    800 |    798 |    810 |    896
 University of Wisconsin-Madison .....................|      2 |    6,862 |    674 |    606 |    667 |    684 |    667 |    717 |    708 |    680 |    676 |    783
 University of Illinois, Urbana Campus ...............|      3 |    6,681 |    622 |    560 |    616 |    646 |    647 |    707 |    737 |    775 |    705 |    666
 Columbia University in the City of New York .........|      4 |    6,496 |    625 |    610 |    593 |    567 |    615 |    723 |    802 |    630 |    687 |    644
 University of Texas at Austin .......................|      5 |    6,230 |    474 |    545 |    612 |    588 |    583 |    647 |    710 |    671 |    686 |    714
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 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ....................|      6 |    6,108 |    607 |    598 |    589 |    564 |    527 |    583 |    661 |    676 |    654 |    649
 Ohio State University-Main Campus ...................|      7 |    6,089 |    543 |    512 |    570 |    542 |    608 |    604 |    644 |    671 |    685 |    710
 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities ................|      8 |    5,973 |    515 |    556 |    508 |    527 |    543 |    633 |    706 |    651 |    627 |    707
 Stanford University (Calif.) ........................|      9 |    5,418 |    497 |    530 |    562 |    560 |    540 |    532 |    487 |    569 |    581 |    560
 University of California-Los Angeles ................|     10 |    5,303 |    449 |    433 |    448 |    508 |    459 |    558 |    558 |    613 |    657 |    620
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 Cornell University (N.Y.)\3\ ........................|     11 |    5,008 |    433 |    456 |    445 |    454 |    481 |    555 |    531 |    540 |    520 |    593
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...............|     12 |    4,912 |    447 |    455 |    458 |    516 |    492 |    509 |    497 |    514 |    516 |    508
 Harvard University (Mass.) ..........................|     13 |    4,786 |    385 |    452 |    434 |    465 |    461 |    505 |    505 |    501 |    540 |    538
 University of Maryland, College Park Campus .........|     14 |    4,323 |    373 |    370 |    378 |    364 |    393 |    468 |    453 |    506 |    490 |    528
 Michigan State University ...........................|     15 |    4,303 |    405 |    438 |    464 |    427 |    434 |    432 |    397 |    476 |    401 |    429
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 Purdue University-Main Campus (Ind.) ................|     16 |    4,296 |    389 |    379 |    370 |    366 |    420 |    467 |    430 |    478 |    504 |    493
 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ...........|     17 |    4,284 |    371 |    350 |    341 |    379 |    417 |    420 |    463 |    541 |    495 |    507
 Texas A. & M. University ............................|     18 |    4,226 |    315 |    336 |    369 |    382 |    420 |    411 |    446 |    472 |    496 |    579
 University of Pennsylvania ..........................|     19 |    4,176 |    367 |    341 |    307 |    319 |    414 |    462 |    495 |    477 |    506 |    488
 University of Washington ............................|     20 |    4,076 |    342 |    345 |    411 |    392 |    403 |    457 |    459 |    396 |    416 |    455
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 New York University .................................|     21 |    3,940 |    391 |    377 |    392 |    421 |    376 |    392 |    392 |    404 |    404 |    391
 University of Southern California ...................|     22 |    3,897 |    424 |    363 |    354 |    354 |    429 |    429 |    359 |    355 |    415 |    415
 University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus ................|     23 |    3,630 |    398 |    390 |    394 |    390 |    367 |    337 |    344 |    343 |    333 |    334
 Indiana University, Bloomington .....................|     24 |    3,513 |    397 |    353 |    374 |    319 |    313 |    321 |    342 |    398 |    348 |    348
 University of Florida ...............................|     25 |    3,475 |    301 |    290 |    313 |    315 |    342 |    366 |    370 |    364 |    372 |    442
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 Rutgers University, New Brunswick (N.J.) ............|     26 |    3,467 |    343 |    320 |    320 |    311 |    327 |    342 |    326 |    402 |    376 |    400
 University of Massachusetts at Amherst ..............|     27 |    3,390 |    300 |    290 |    311 |    281 |    329 |    362 |    400 |    409 |    370 |    338
 University of Arizona ...............................|     28 |    3,295 |    261 |    260 |    298 |    290 |    326 |    311 |    382 |    352 |    373 |    442
 Northwestern University (Ill.) ......................|     29 |    3,282 |    326 |    312 |    319 |    313 |    358 |    327 |    308 |    351 |    363 |    305
 University of Chicago (Ill.) ........................|     30 |    3,282 |    291 |    329 |    319 |    318 |    310 |    335 |    317 |    322 |    346 |    395
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 University of Georgia ...............................|     31 |    3,232 |    355 |    309 |    275 |    316 |    340 |    313 |    332 |    331 |    352 |    309
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .........|     32 |    3,226 |    260 |    283 |    311 |    301 |    299 |    337 |    336 |    338 |    388 |    373
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University .|     33 |    3,207 |    260 |    274 |    295 |    287 |    303 |    342 |    332 |    366 |    369 |    379
 Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) .................|     34 |    3,201 |    209 |    263 |    271 |    292 |    306 |    316 |    290 |    336 |    433 |    485
 Yale University (Conn.) .............................|     35 |    3,167 |    276 |    259 |    305 |    290 |    317 |    312 |    344 |    347 |    369 |    348
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 University of Iowa ..................................|     36 |    3,140 |    284 |    258 |    287 |    312 |    287 |    299 |    360 |    380 |    331 |    342
 Iowa State University ...............................|     37 |    2,848 |    245 |    256 |    296 |    309 |    257 |    282 |    297 |    277 |    322 |    307
 Boston University (Mass.) ...........................|     38 |    2,806 |    276 |    307 |    299 |    245 |    304 |    277 |    258 |    280 |    271 |    289
 Temple University (Pa.) .............................|     39 |    2,744 |    264 |    277 |    290 |    277 |    285 |    249 |    251 |    282 |    282 |    287
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   University Center .................................|     40 |    2,621 |    234 |    232 |    232 |    258 |    225 |    259 |    320 |    257 |    318 |    286
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 State University of New York at Buffalo .............|     41 |    2,592 |    194 |    206 |    209 |    240 |    274 |    249 |    265 |    290 |    320 |    345
 University of California-Davis ......................|     42 |    2,585 |    224 |    245 |    228 |    238 |    221 |    258 |    258 |    284 |    306 |    323
 Johns Hopkins University (Md.) ......................|     43 |    2,585 |    254 |    220 |    213 |    267 |    229 |    240 |    285 |    297 |    318 |    262
 University of Virginia-Main Campus ..................|     44 |    2,571 |    221 |    217 |    218 |    229 |    242 |    253 |    291 |    291 |    315 |    294
 Florida State University ............................|     45 |    2,531 |    257 |    224 |    226 |    250 |    246 |    249 |    257 |    286 |    262 |    274
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 North Carolina State University at Raleigh ..........|     46 |    2,498 |    204 |    219 |    200 |    239 |    224 |    294 |    256 |    279 |    283 |    300
 University of Colorado at Boulder ...................|     47 |    2,442 |    198 |    198 |    229 |    231 |    221 |    248 |    263 |    249 |    299 |    306
 Princeton University (N.J.) .........................|     48 |    2,396 |    211 |    216 |    218 |    269 |    227 |    240 |    244 |    255 |    249 |    267
 University of Missouri-Columbia .....................|     49 |    2,295 |    230 |    202 |    181 |    227 |    236 |    236 |    212 |    258 |    260 |    253
 University of Tennessee-Knoxville ...................|     50 |    2,251 |    223 |    233 |    206 |    217 |    209 |    214 |    214 |    260 |    249 |    226
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 Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) .......................|     51 |    2,243 |    239 |    259 |    252 |    196 |    218 |    229 |    222 |    220 |    215 |    193
 University of Kansas-Main Campus.....................|     52 |    2,171 |    260 |    211 |    221 |    213 |    224 |    180 |    209 |    235 |    193 |    225
 University of Nebraska-Lincoln ......................|     53 |    2,131 |    179 |    201 |    203 |    233 |    236 |    217 |    202 |    212 |    221 |    227
 University of South Carolina at Columbia ............|     54 |    2,127 |    156 |    168 |    169 |    191 |    169 |    215 |    248 |    242 |    281 |    288
 Oklahoma Sate University-Main Campus ................|     55 |    2,074 |    220 |    224 |    189 |    184 |    211 |    229 |    206 |    183 |    225 |    203
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 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (Ohio) .........|     56 |    2,073 |    171 |    187 |    182 |    188 |    182 |    213 |    231 |    220 |    226 |    273
 State University of New York at Stony Brook .........|     57 |    2,057 |    147 |    144 |    156 |    196 |    190 |    200 |    248 |    225 |    283 |    268
 University of Rochester (N.Y.) ......................|     58 |    2,047 |    168 |    195 |    198 |    167 |    208 |    226 |    194 |    231 |    224 |    236
 University of Connecticut ...........................|     59 |    2,039 |    181 |    174 |    193 |    180 |    198 |    217 |    228 |    206 |    216 |    246
 University of California, San Diego .................|     60 |    2,014 |    151 |    163 |    163 |    186 |    189 |    185 |    185 |    227 |    280 |    285
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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 the 10-year period ending June 30, 1994.

3 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 May 1996.)