Figure 54 



Science and Engineering Degrees Awarded at Baccalaureate, Masters, 

 and Doctorate-Granting Institutions. 1963-64 and 1969-70 



(Thousands) 

 140 



Doctorate-granting 

 institutions 



jTliousands' 

 140 



Baccalaureate and 

 master's institutions 



Baclielor's degrees ^^ 



f '• 



Isl Mailer's injtilutrons <bl Baccalstjreale institutions 



SOURCE Office of Education and Nalional Science Foundation 



Bachelor's deerees 



.--- 



Masters degrees 



1963 

 64 



1%5 

 66 



1969 

 70 



Imlfluhons grniiHng 



First one-third of Ph.D.'s . 

 Next one-third of Ph.D.'s 

 Last one-third of Ph.D.'s . 



Percetil of lolnl lull-lime 

 eiirollmetil for nitvnnted liegm-s 

 1962- 1965- 1969- 1970- 



63 66 70 71 



This table shows the close correspondence 

 between the proportion of graduate students in 

 the three groups of institutions and the propor- 

 tion of Ph.D.'s produced by them.- Similarly, 

 there was little change over the period in the 

 proportional distribution of students among the 

 three groups of institutions. First-year, full-time 

 graduate students shows a similar division and 

 constancy among the groups of institutions. 



Other patterns of growth are indicated by 

 using a different method of grouping institu- 

 tions; namely, the first 20 institutions ranked in 

 terms of numbers of Ph.D.'s awarded, the next 

 20 institutions, and all other doctorate-granting 

 institutions. 



The individual institutions included in the first 

 two groups changed in rank considerably 

 between 1962-63 and 1970-71 as shown in the 

 table on page 68. Institutions in these groups 

 generally have the following characteristics: 

 they were usually among the top institutions in 

 terms of Federal funds received, were the choice 

 of the largest numbers of Federal fellowship 

 awardees, and were generally included among 

 the highly ranked graduate departments as cate- 

 gorized by the American Council cm Education.-' 



The increase in Ph.D. degree awards and grad- 

 uate enrollments among these groups of institu- 

 tions are shown in figures 55 and 56. Although 

 the number of science and engineering 



- The deviation may be due to a greater tendency for 

 students in the last group of institutions to conclude their 

 education with the master's degree, to transfer to larger 

 institutions for the Ph.D., or to discontinue graduate 

 education. 



^ K. D. Roose and C. J. Andersen, A Rnting of Crmttiate 

 Programs. American Council on Education, 1970. 



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