Table 55. Number of Ph.D. degrees awarded in science and engineering, 

 by selected groups of institutions,' 1962-63 to 1970-71 



Groups of inslitulions 1962-63 1965-66 1969-70 1970-71 



All institutions 7,947 11,398 17,639 18,407 



First 20 institutions 4,040 5,076 7,024 7,125 



Second 20 institutions 1,650 2,365 3,456 3,645 



Remaining institutions 2,284 3,857 7,159 7,697 



' RankecJ in terms of doctorates awarded in each year 



Source: Special tabulation by ttie National Science Foundation based on data supplied by the U S Office of 

 Education 



Table 56a. Total full-time graduate students in science and 



engineering enrolled in selected groups of doctorate-granting 



institutions, 1962-63 to 1970-71 



Groups of institutions 1962-63 1965-66 1969-70 1970-71 



All institutions 69,622 105,190 135,123 138,822 



First 20 institutions 29,825 43,185 46,465 45,782 



Second 20 institutions 13,792 18,820 24,481 24,789 



Remaining institutions 26,005 43,185 64,177 68,251 



' Ranlced in terms of doctorates awarded in each year. 



Source: Special tabulation by the National Science Foundation based on data supplied by the U S Office of 

 Education 



Table 56b. First-year, full-time graduate students in science 



and engineering enrolled In selected groups of doctorate-granting 



institutions,' 1962-63 to 1970-71 



' Ranked in terms of doctorates awarded in each year 



Source: Special tabulation by the National Science Foundation based on data supplied by the US- Office of 

 Education 



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