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Table 2. Kentucky baccalaureate origins of U.S. citizen doctorate recipients in chemistry (1978-2002). 



KY Baccalaureate Institution for 







National 



Totals 





National 



Totals 





National 



Chemistry Doctorates 



T Is 

 otas 





rianK/ izio 



Men 



Ki Rank 



nank/izio 



Women 



KY Rank 



nank/yb? 



Western Kentucky University 



48 



1 



185 



37 



1 



185 



11 



2 



178 



University of Kentucky 



46 



2 



191 



31 



2 



231 



15 



1 



120 



University of Louisville 



35 



3 



265 



25 



3 



275 



10 



3 



212 



Murray State University 



26 



4 



345 



20 



4 



343 



6 



5 



332 



Centre College 



25 



5 



356 



19 



5 



357 



6 



5 



332 



Transylvania University > 



22 



6 



394 



15 



6 



419 



7 



4 



301 



Berea College 



18 



7 



449 



14 



7 



446 



4 



8 



442 



Northern Kentucky University 



17 



8 



466 



13 



8 



472 



4 



8 



442 



Bellarmine College 



13 



9 



548 



11 



10 



515 



2 



11 



627 



Eastern Kentucky University 



13 



9 



548 



12 



9 



491 



1 



14 



746 



Kentucky Wesleyan College 



12 



11 



567 



8 



11 



587 



4 



8 



442 



Thomas More College 



9 



12 



647 



4 



15 



741 



5 



7 



376 



Morehead State University 



9 



12 



647 



7 



12 



615 



2 



11 



627 



Cumberland College 



9 



12 



647 



7 



12 



615 



2 



11 



627 



Georgetown College 



8 



15 



677 



7 



12 



615 



1 



14 



746 



Asbury College 



3 



16 



887 



3 



16 



789 



na 



na 



na 



Union College 



3 



17 



887 



2 



17 



855 



1 



14 



746 



Campbellsville University 



2 



18 



960 



2 



17 



855 



na 



na 



na 



Brescia College 



2 



18 



960 



2 



17 



855 



na 



na 



na 



Kentucky State University 



2 



18 



960 



2 



17 



855 



na 



na 



na 



Pikeville College 



2 



18 



960 



2 



17 



855 



na 



na 



na 



Spalding University 



1 



22 



1054 



na 



na 



na 



1 



14 



746 



Total Academic Institution 



325 







243 



82 



among Kentucky institutions of higher edu- 

 cation, and the national rank out of 955 insti- 

 tutions in the SED database. Columns five, 

 six, and seven, respectively, present the num- 

 ber of doctorates awarded to men, the rank 

 among Kentucky institutions of higher edu- 

 cation, and the national rank out of 823 insti- 

 tutions in the SED database. Columns eight, 

 nine, and ten, respectively, present the number 

 of doctorates awarded to women, the rank 

 among Kentucky institutions of higher edu- 



cation, and the national rank out of 474 insti- 

 tutions in the SED database. Data entries of 

 "na" indicate information not available or not 

 entered in the SED database. 



Table 4 presents the Kentucky baccalaure- 

 ate origins of doctoral recipients in the bio- 

 logical sciences from 1978 through 2002 for 

 black men and black women. During that pe- 

 riod, U.S. citizens in the biological sciences 

 earned 81,951 doctorate degrees, of which 

 1538 (1.9%) went to black U.S. citizens. Ken- 



Table 3. Kentucky baccalaureate origins of U.S. citizen doctorate recipients in physics (1978-2002). 



KY Baccalaureate Institution for 







National 



Totals 





National 



Totals 





National 



Physics Doctorates 



Totals 



KY Rank 



Rank/955 



Men 



KY Rank 



Rank/823 



Women 



KY Rank 



Rank/474 



Thomas More College 



20 



1 



176 



19 



1 



167 



1 



3 



227 



Western Kentucky University 



17 



2 



200 



17 



2 



186 



na 



na 



na 



University of Kentucky 



14 



3 



234 



11 



3 



256 



3 



1 



104 



Eastern Kentucky University 



13 



4 



252 



10 



4 



278 



3 



1 



104 



Murray State University 



11 



5 



285 



10 



4 



278 



1 



3 



227 



University of Louisville 



9 



6 



324 



8 



6 



322 



1 



3 



227 



Berea College 



7 



7 



374 



7 



7 



353 



na 



na 



na 



Centre College 



6 



8 



399 



6 



8 



376 



0 



6 



418 



Bellarmine College 



3 



9 



542 



3 



9 



506 



na 



na 



na 



Northern Kentucky University 



2 



10 



590 



2 



10 



567 



na 



na 



na 



Transylvania University 



2 



10 



590 



2 



10 



567 



na 



na 



na 



Cumberland College 



1 



12 



672 



1 



12 



649 



na 



na 



na 



Kentucky Wesleyan College 



1 



12 



672 



1 



12 



649 



na 



na 



na 



Union College 



1 



12 



672 



1 



12 



649 



na 



na 



na 



Georgetown College 



na 



15 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



Morehead State University 



na 



15 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



Asbury College 



na 



15 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



na 



Total Academic Institution 



107 







98 



9 



