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Table 312. | Doctor's degrees conferred by the 60 institutions conferring the most doctor's degrees: 1996-97 through 2005-06 |
Institution | Rank order1 | Total, 1996–97 to 2005–06 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999– 2000 |
2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
United States, all institutions | † | 472,953 | 45,876 | 46,010 | 44,077 | 44,808 | 44,904 | 44,160 | 46,042 | 48,378 | 52,631 | 56,067 |
Total, 60 institutions conferring most doctorates | † | 246,462 | 25,056 | 25,296 | 23,687 | 23,870 | 23,623 | 22,852 | 23,548 | 24,668 | 26,026 | 27,836 |
University of California, Berkeley | 1 | 7,668 | 759 | 756 | 720 | 756 | 759 | 805 | 772 | 775 | 803 | 763 |
University of Texas at Austin | 2 | 7,298 | 786 | 836 | 754 | 659 | 733 | 639 | 674 | 702 | 719 | 796 |
University of Wisconsin, Madison | 3 | 6,866 | 782 | 757 | 687 | 729 | 663 | 650 | 656 | 628 | 666 | 648 |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | 4 | 6,546 | 635 | 690 | 650 | 629 | 568 | 610 | 616 | 660 | 725 | 763 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 5 | 6,469 | 735 | 706 | 646 | 597 | 667 | 602 | 617 | 574 | 636 | 689 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 6 | 6,468 | 704 | 729 | 658 | 604 | 632 | 560 | 560 | 592 | 678 | 751 |
Nova Southeastern University | 7 | 6,260 | 534 | 540 | 537 | 587 | 519 | 555 | 749 | 705 | 777 | 757 |
University of California, Los Angeles | 8 | 6,250 | 616 | 607 | 589 | 606 | 612 | 593 | 596 | 666 | 657 | 708 |
Ohio State University, Main Campus | 9 | 6,177 | 721 | 636 | 561 | 620 | 633 | 617 | 575 | 560 | 590 | 664 |
Stanford University | 10 | 6,081 | 607 | 606 | 574 | 589 | 573 | 548 | 611 | 625 | 671 | 677 |
Harvard University | 11 | 6,013 | 623 | 803 | 615 | 602 | 520 | 543 | 548 | 572 | 560 | 627 |
University of Florida | 12 | 5,732 | 429 | 456 | 445 | 516 | 574 | 607 | 591 | 694 | 702 | 718 |
Pennsylvania State University, Main Campus | 13 | 5,471 | 523 | 571 | 560 | 513 | 526 | 519 | 503 | 539 | 571 | 646 |
University of Southern California | 14 | 5,437 | 448 | 515 | 536 | 481 | 522 | 496 | 559 | 573 | 657 | 650 |
Texas A & M University | 15 | 5,090 | 541 | 525 | 501 | 490 | 509 | 504 | 442 | 515 | 528 | 535 |
University of Washington, Seattle Campus | 16 | 5,085 | 526 | 479 | 520 | 486 | 486 | 452 | 493 | 503 | 528 | 612 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 17 | 5,078 | 514 | 520 | 486 | 475 | 492 | 501 | 440 | 467 | 581 | 602 |
Columbia University in the City of New York | 18 | 4,853 | 482 | 469 | 414 | 461 | 465 | 452 | 433 | 495 | 603 | 579 |
University of Maryland, College Park | 19 | 4,819 | 505 | 474 | 501 | 461 | 430 | 430 | 418 | 482 | 516 | 602 |
Purdue University, Main Campus | 20 | 4,810 | 478 | 496 | 496 | 468 | 464 | 409 | 463 | 446 | 524 | 566 |
Cornell University2 | 21 | 4,441 | 485 | 474 | 485 | 441 | 423 | 382 | 411 | 412 | 452 | 476 |
Michigan State University | 22 | 4,312 | 411 | 451 | 404 | 444 | 414 | 428 | 442 | 430 | 425 | 463 |
University of Pennsylvania | 23 | 4,195 | 440 | 436 | 380 | 427 | 376 | 380 | 384 | 413 | 463 | 496 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 24 | 4,156 | 387 | 382 | 374 | 425 | 398 | 390 | 412 | 439 | 459 | 490 |
New York University | 25 | 3,979 | 392 | 446 | 300 | 402 | 368 | 415 | 411 | 407 | 423 | 415 |
University of Arizona | 26 | 3,958 | 445 | 411 | 411 | 405 | 359 | 370 | 378 | 398 | 386 | 395 |
Indiana University, Bloomington | 27 | 3,794 | 366 | 361 | 363 | 409 | 420 | 347 | 367 | 375 | 397 | 389 |
Rutgers University, New Brunswick/Piscataway | 28 | 3,778 | 410 | 402 | 375 | 371 | 392 | 363 | 358 | 382 | 332 | 393 |
University of Georgia | 29 | 3,774 | 328 | 369 | 365 | 352 | 351 | 393 | 414 | 404 | 424 | 374 |
Johns Hopkins University | 30 | 3,684 | 329 | 360 | 366 | 351 | 384 | 373 | 364 | 362 | 387 | 408 |
University of Pittsburgh, Main Campus | 31 | 3,653 | 387 | 380 | 360 | 316 | 360 | 336 | 348 | 382 | 372 | 412 |
University of Chicago | 32 | 3,599 | 364 | 368 | 384 | 391 | 371 | 333 | 332 | 331 | 327 | 398 |
Northwestern University | 33 | 3,589 | 357 | 377 | 309 | 321 | 350 | 349 | 370 | 367 | 366 | 423 |
University of California, Davis | 34 | 3,588 | 351 | 337 | 310 | 357 | 337 | 346 | 373 | 375 | 389 | 413 |
University of Virginia, Main Campus | 35 | 3,315 | 368 | 302 | 302 | 343 | 316 | 321 | 337 | 358 | 341 | 327 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 36 | 3,288 | 314 | 322 | 358 | 316 | 306 | 300 | 322 | 338 | 343 | 369 |
Yale University | 37 | 3,269 | 329 | 365 | 322 | 334 | 313 | 310 | 317 | 332 | 329 | 318 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 38 | 3,268 | 410 | 349 | 349 | 309 | 268 | 326 | 272 | 290 | 329 | 366 |
University of Iowa | 39 | 3,226 | 364 | 327 | 310 | 317 | 334 | 320 | 249 | 300 | 341 | 364 |
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus | 40 | 3,068 | 274 | 287 | 273 | 286 | 277 | 313 | 300 | 355 | 314 | 389 |
Boston University | 41 | 3,042 | 276 | 307 | 287 | 274 | 304 | 246 | 270 | 267 | 320 | 491 |
University of California, San Diego | 42 | 3,018 | 281 | 310 | 303 | 294 | 285 | 278 | 279 | 327 | 303 | 358 |
State University of New York at Buffalo | 43 | 3,009 | 314 | 295 | 271 | 303 | 294 | 231 | 269 | 299 | 380 | 353 |
University of Colorado at Boulder | 44 | 2,931 | 328 | 309 | 307 | 266 | 292 | 258 | 303 | 286 | 272 | 310 |
City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center |
45 | 2,919 | 310 | 333 | 277 | 280 | 250 | 271 | 272 | 298 | 298 | 330 |
Florida State University | 46 | 2,809 | 306 | 305 | 273 | 263 | 252 | 248 | 290 | 271 | 276 | 325 |
Temple University | 47 | 2,766 | 306 | 285 | 248 | 263 | 238 | 226 | 161 | 334 | 322 | 383 |
Georgia Institute of Technology, Main Campus | 48 | 2,748 | 224 | 263 | 228 | 230 | 255 | 257 | 225 | 311 | 355 | 400 |
University of Tennessee | 49 | 2,745 | 295 | 254 | 255 | 286 | 239 | 276 | 262 | 280 | 281 | 317 |
Princeton University | 50 | 2,683 | 296 | 263 | 250 | 279 | 268 | 230 | 260 | 276 | 273 | 288 |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst | 51 | 2,682 | 282 | 299 | 270 | 276 | 261 | 287 | 213 | 274 | 267 | 253 |
University of Missouri, Columbia | 52 | 2,633 | 264 | 277 | 230 | 256 | 278 | 252 | 274 | 251 | 274 | 277 |
Duke University | 53 | 2,540 | 258 | 238 | 249 | 230 | 259 | 246 | 253 | 259 | 277 | 271 |
University of California, Santa Barbara | 54 | 2,537 | 225 | 264 | 229 | 232 | 258 | 199 | 251 | 253 | 287 | 339 |
Stony Brook University | 55 | 2,529 | 275 | 265 | 227 | 244 | 231 | 20 | 298 | 285 | 317 | 367 |
University of Connecticut | 56 | 2,526 | 254 | 253 | 227 | 275 | 234 | 221 | 237 | 257 | 261 | 307 |
Iowa State University | 57 | 2,515 | 255 | 300 | 257 | 238 | 243 | 239 | 228 | 228 | 246 | 281 |
University of South Carolina, Columbia | 58 | 2,494 | 274 | 243 | 268 | 246 | 235 | 253 | 235 | 241 | 253 | 246 |
University of Nebraska at Lincoln | 59 | 2,477 | 276 | 282 | 251 | 251 | 235 | 213 | 254 | 236 | 234 | 245 |
University of Cincinnati, Main Campus | 60 | 2,454 | 298 | 274 | 230 | 238 | 248 | 214 | 237 | 212 | 239 | 264 |
† Not applicable. 1 Institutions are ranked by the total number of doctor's degrees conferred during the 10-year period ending June 30, 2006. 2 Includes degrees conferred by the Endowed and Statutory Colleges. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1996–97 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:97–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.) |