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Table 305. -  Doctor's degrees\1\ conferred by 60 large institutions of higher education: 1986-87 to 1995-96\1\
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                     Institution                     |  Rank  | 1986-87  |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92 |1992-93 |1993-94 |1994-95 |1995-96
                                                     |order\2\|to 1995-96|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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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 | 34,041 | 34,870 | 35,720 | 38,371 | 39,294 | 40,659 | 42,132 | 43,185 | 44,446 | 44,652
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   Total, 60 large institutions .....................|    --- |  228,934 | 20,006 | 20,447 | 21,074 | 22,201 | 22,956 | 23,520 | 24,141 | 24,701 | 25,015 | 24,873
                                                     |________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
University of California, Berkeley ..................|      1 |    8,009 |    727 |    742 |    838 |    800 |    800 |    798 |    810 |    896 |    828 |    770
University of Wisconsin, Madison ....................|      2 |    7,093 |    667 |    684 |    667 |    717 |    708 |    680 |    676 |    783 |    758 |    753
University of Illinois at Urbana ....................|      3 |    6,958 |    616 |    646 |    647 |    707 |    737 |    775 |    705 |    666 |    761 |    698
The University of Texas at Austin ...................|      4 |    6,682 |    612 |    588 |    583 |    647 |    710 |    671 |    686 |    714 |    727 |    744
Ohio State University, Main Campus ..................|      5 |    6,450 |    570 |    542 |    608 |    604 |    644 |    671 |    685 |    710 |    699 |    717
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities .................|      6 |    6,350 |    508 |    527 |    543 |    633 |    706 |    651 |    627 |    707 |    685 |    763
Columbia University in the City of New York .........|      7 |    6,325 |    593 |    567 |    615 |    723 |    802 |    630 |    687 |    644 |    660 |    404
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ...................|      8 |    6,308 |    589 |    564 |    527 |    583 |    661 |    676 |    654 |    649 |    714 |    691
University of California, Los Angeles ...............|      9 |    5,695 |    448 |    508 |    459 |    558 |    558 |    613 |    657 |    620 |    663 |    611
Stanford University .................................|     10 |    5,550 |    562 |    560 |    540 |    532 |    487 |    569 |    581 |    560 |    574 |    585
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Cornell University\3\ ...............................|     11 |    5,160 |    445 |    454 |    481 |    555 |    531 |    540 |    520 |    593 |    525 |    516
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...............|     12 |    5,085 |    458 |    516 |    492 |    509 |    497 |    514 |    516 |    508 |    521 |    554
Harvard University ..................................|     13 |    5,033 |    434 |    465 |    461 |    505 |    505 |    501 |    540 |    538 |    556 |    528
Texas A & M University ..............................|     14 |    4,713 |    369 |    382 |    420 |    411 |    446 |    472 |    496 |    579 |    564 |    574
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus ..........|     15 |    4,636 |    341 |    379 |    417 |    420 |    463 |    541 |    495 |    507 |    563 |    510
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Purdue University, Main Campus ......................|     16 |    4,545 |    370 |    366 |    420 |    467 |    430 |    478 |    504 |    493 |    509 |    508
University of Maryland College Park Campus ..........|     17 |    4,526 |    378 |    364 |    393 |    468 |    453 |    506 |    490 |    528 |    480 |    466
University of Pennsylvania ..........................|     18 |    4,454 |    307 |    319 |    414 |    462 |    495 |    477 |    506 |    488 |    539 |    447
University of Washington ............................|     19 |    4,366 |    411 |    392 |    403 |    457 |    459 |    396 |    416 |    455 |    482 |    495
Michigan State University ...........................|     20 |    4,363 |    464 |    427 |    434 |    432 |    397 |    476 |    401 |    429 |    419 |    484
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University of Southern California ...................|     21 |    4,188 |    354 |    354 |    429 |    429 |    359 |    355 |    415 |    415 |    539 |    539
New York University .................................|     22 |    3,908 |    392 |    421 |    376 |    392 |    392 |    404 |    404 |    391 |    380 |    356
University of Florida ...............................|     23 |    3,718 |    313 |    315 |    342 |    366 |    370 |    364 |    372 |    442 |    400 |    434
Nova Southeastern University ........................|     24 |    3,626 |    271 |    292 |    306 |    316 |    290 |    336 |    433 |    485 |    450 |    447
Rutgers University, New Brunswick ...................|     25 |    3,625 |    320 |    311 |    327 |    342 |    326 |    402 |    376 |    400 |    405 |    416
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University of Arizona ...............................|     26 |    3,554 |    298 |    290 |    326 |    311 |    382 |    352 |    373 |    442 |    396 |    384
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus ...............|     27 |    3,524 |    394 |    390 |    367 |    337 |    344 |    343 |    333 |    334 |    324 |    358
Indiana University, Bloomington .....................|     28 |    3,520 |    374 |    319 |    313 |    321 |    342 |    398 |    348 |    348 |    383 |    374
University of Massachusetts, Amherst ................|     29 |    3,445 |    311 |    281 |    329 |    362 |    400 |    409 |    370 |    338 |    307 |    338
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .........|     30 |    3,417 |    311 |    301 |    299 |    337 |    336 |    338 |    388 |    373 |    369 |    365
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University .|     31 |    3,412 |    295 |    287 |    303 |    342 |    332 |    366 |    369 |    379 |    361 |    378
University of Chicago ...............................|     32 |    3,409 |    319 |    318 |    310 |    335 |    317 |    322 |    346 |    395 |    366 |    381
Northwestern University .............................|     33 |    3,378 |    319 |    313 |    358 |    327 |    308 |    351 |    363 |    305 |    375 |    359
Yale University .....................................|     34 |    3,365 |    305 |    290 |    317 |    312 |    344 |    347 |    369 |    348 |    366 |    367
University of Iowa ..................................|     35 |    3,315 |    287 |    312 |    287 |    299 |    360 |    380 |    331 |    342 |    340 |    377
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University of Georgia ...............................|     36 |    3,253 |    275 |    316 |    340 |    313 |    332 |    331 |    352 |    309 |    342 |    343
Iowa State University ...............................|     37 |    2,952 |    296 |    309 |    257 |    282 |    297 |    277 |    322 |    307 |    318 |    287
State University of New York at Buffalo .............|     38 |    2,856 |    209 |    240 |    274 |    249 |    265 |    290 |    320 |    345 |    318 |    346
University of California, Davis .....................|     39 |    2,854 |    228 |    238 |    221 |    258 |    258 |    284 |    306 |    323 |    341 |    397
Boston University ...................................|     40 |    2,847 |    299 |    245 |    304 |    277 |    258 |    280 |    271 |    289 |    315 |    309
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Temple University ...................................|     41 |    2,799 |    290 |    277 |    285 |    249 |    251 |    282 |    282 |    287 |    315 |    281
University of Virginia, Main Campus .................|     42 |    2,770 |    218 |    229 |    242 |    253 |    291 |    291 |    315 |    294 |    312 |    325
City University of New York Graduate School and      |        |          |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
   University Center ................................|     43 |    2,751 |    232 |    258 |    225 |    259 |    320 |    257 |    318 |    286 |    294 |    302
North Carolina State University at Raleigh ..........|     44 |    2,704 |    200 |    239 |    224 |    294 |    256 |    279 |    283 |    300 |    304 |    325
Johns Hopkins University ............................|     45 |    2,703 |    213 |    267 |    229 |    240 |    285 |    297 |    318 |    262 |    271 |    321
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University of Colorado at Boulder ...................|     46 |    2,642 |    229 |    231 |    221 |    248 |    263 |    249 |    299 |    306 |    299 |    297
Florida State University ............................|     47 |    2,618 |    226 |    250 |    246 |    249 |    257 |    286 |    262 |    274 |    295 |    273
Princeton University ................................|     48 |    2,555 |    218 |    269 |    227 |    240 |    244 |    255 |    249 |    267 |    300 |    286
University of Tennessee, Knoxville ..................|     49 |    2,333 |    206 |    217 |    209 |    214 |    214 |    260 |    249 |    226 |    257 |    281
University of Missouri, Columbia ....................|     50 |    2,330 |    181 |    227 |    236 |    236 |    212 |    258 |    260 |    253 |    219 |    248
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University of South Carolina at Columbia ............|     51 |    2,307 |    169 |    191 |    169 |    215 |    248 |    242 |    281 |    288 |    237 |    267
Arizona State University, Main Campus ...............|     52 |    2,286 |    146 |    158 |    194 |    191 |    227 |    222 |    270 |    258 |    305 |    315
State University of New York at Stony Brook .........|     53 |    2,268 |    156 |    196 |    190 |    200 |    248 |    225 |    283 |    268 |    241 |    261
University of Nebraska at Lincoln ...................|     54 |    2,241 |    203 |    233 |    236 |    217 |    202 |    212 |    221 |    227 |    229 |    261
University of California, San Diego .................|     55 |    2,233 |    163 |    186 |    189 |    185 |    185 |    227 |    280 |    285 |    274 |    259
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University of Cincinnati, Main Campus ...............|     56 |    2,206 |    182 |    188 |    182 |    213 |    231 |    220 |    226 |    273 |    264 |    227
University of Kansas Main Campus ....................|     57 |    2,193 |    221 |    213 |    224 |    180 |    209 |    235 |    193 |    225 |    250 |    243
University of Connecticut ...........................|     58 |    2,188 |    193 |    180 |    198 |    217 |    228 |    206 |    216 |    246 |    265 |    239
University of Rochester .............................|     59 |    2,185 |    198 |    167 |    208 |    226 |    194 |    231 |    224 |    236 |    242 |    259
Wayne State University ..............................|     60 |    2,155 |    123 |    137 |    193 |    178 |    290 |    222 |    299 |    263 |    220 |    230
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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, 1996.
\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" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared July 1998.)


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