Table 2. Doctorate-granting institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2016
Year |
Doctorate-granting institutions |
Doctorate recipients |
Total |
Mean (per institution) |
Median (per institution) |
1973 |
286 |
33,755 |
118.0 |
42.0 |
1974 |
292 |
33,047 |
113.2 |
39.5 |
1975 |
292 |
32,952 |
112.8 |
43.5 |
1976 |
294 |
32,946 |
112.1 |
43.5 |
1977 |
304 |
31,716 |
104.3 |
41.0 |
1978 |
311 |
30,875 |
99.3 |
36.0 |
1979 |
311 |
31,238 |
100.4 |
40.0 |
1980 |
320 |
31,019 |
96.9 |
37.0 |
1981 |
323 |
31,355 |
97.1 |
41.0 |
1982 |
328 |
31,108 |
94.8 |
35.0 |
1983 |
332 |
31,280 |
94.2 |
37.0 |
1984 |
331 |
31,334 |
94.7 |
39.0 |
1985 |
337 |
31,295 |
92.9 |
36.0 |
1986 |
340 |
31,897 |
93.8 |
36.0 |
1987 |
349 |
32,365 |
92.7 |
38.0 |
1988 |
351 |
33,497 |
95.4 |
36.0 |
1989 |
356 |
34,325 |
96.4 |
36.0 |
1990 |
354 |
36,065 |
101.9 |
42.5 |
1991 |
364 |
37,530 |
103.1 |
38.5 |
1992 |
367 |
38,886 |
106.0 |
42.0 |
1993 |
372 |
39,800 |
107.0 |
42.5 |
1994 |
374 |
41,034 |
109.7 |
43.0 |
1995 |
382 |
41,747 |
109.3 |
43.0 |
1996 |
390 |
42,437 |
108.8 |
44.0 |
1997 |
384 |
42,539 |
110.8 |
44.5 |
1998 |
388 |
42,636 |
109.9 |
43.5 |
1999 |
397 |
41,100 |
103.5 |
41.0 |
2000 |
409 |
41,369 |
101.1 |
40.0 |
2001 |
418 |
40,744 |
97.5 |
36.0 |
2002 |
416 |
40,031 |
96.2 |
38.0 |
2003 |
425 |
40,762 |
95.9 |
36.0 |
2004 |
419 |
42,122 |
100.5 |
38.0 |
2005 |
419 |
43,385 |
103.5 |
41.0 |
2006 |
419 |
45,620 |
108.9 |
40.0 |
2007 |
414 |
48,132 |
116.3 |
46.0 |
2008 |
421 |
48,777 |
115.9 |
43.0 |
2009 |
422 |
49,552 |
117.4 |
45.0 |
2010 |
418 |
48,029 |
114.9 |
42.0 |
2011 |
412 |
48,911 |
118.7 |
41.5 |
2012 |
418 |
50,945 |
121.9 |
45.0 |
2013 |
423 |
52,704 |
124.6 |
44.0 |
2014 |
428 |
53,994 |
126.2 |
46.5 |
2015 |
432 |
54,909 |
127.1 |
45.5 |
2016 |
436 |
54,904 |
125.9 |
47.0 |
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