Stanford University was the only private nonprofit institution among the 10 universities that granted the most doctoral degrees in the 12-month period ending on June 30, 2017. The most doctorates in one field were granted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, which awarded 345 research doctorates in engineering. The next-highest number of doctorates in one field was awarded by Walden University, in psychology and social sciences. The field in which the most doctorates were awarded was life sciences, followed by engineering, and then psychology and social sciences. Mathematics and computer sciences, education, and humanities and arts were the fields with the fewest doctorate recipients.
All fields
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 844 |
| 2. | U. of California at Berkeley | 799 |
| 3. | U. of Texas at Austin | 795 |
| 4. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 782 |
| 5. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 777 |
| 6. | Stanford U. | 758 |
| 7. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 739 |
| 8. | Ohio State U. | 735 |
| 9. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 732 |
| 10. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 726 |
| 11. | U. of Florida | 714 |
| 12. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 694 |
| 13. | Harvard U. | 683 |
| 14. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 678 |
| 15. | Walden U. | 660 |
| 16. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 621 |
| 17. | U. of Washington | 604 |
| 18. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 542 |
| 19. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 528 |
| 20. | U. of California at San Diego | 520 |
| 21. | Michigan State U. | 515 |
| 22. | U. of California at Davis | 505 |
| 23. | Georgia Institute of Technology | 503 |
| 24. | North Carolina State U. | 499 |
| 25. | Cornell U. | 496 |
| 26. | Johns Hopkins U. | 495 |
| 27. | U. of Pennsylvania | 488 |
| 28. | Columbia U. | 481 |
| 29. | U. of Georgia | 472 |
| 30. | U. of Southern California | 461 |
| 31. | Northwestern U. | 441 |
| 32. | Virginia Tech | 438 |
| 33. | New York U. | 435 |
| 34. | Duke U. | 420 |
| 35. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 419 |
| 36. | U. of California at Irvine | 403 |
| 37. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 402 |
| 38. | U. of Arizona | 401 |
| 39. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | 396 |
| 40. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | 392 |
| 41. | U. of Chicago | 387 |
| 42. | U. of Pittsburgh main campus | 386 |
| 43. | Yale U. | 379 |
| 44. | Arizona State U. | 369 |
| 45. | U. of Tennessee at Knoxville | 365 |
| 46. | Florida State U. | 363 |
| 47. | Princeton U. | 359 |
| 48. | Iowa State U. | 350 |
| 49. | U. of Connecticut | 348 |
| 50. | U. of Iowa | 347 |
| | Top 50 institutions | 26,646 |
| | All 428 Institutions | 54,664 |
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Education
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Teachers College, Columbia U. | 130 |
| 2. | Texas Tech U. | 98 |
| 3. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 96 |
| 4. | U. of Georgia | 83 |
| 5. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 77 |
| 6. | Walden U. | 75 |
| 7. | Ohio State U. | 73 |
| 7. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 73 |
| 9. | Michigan State U. | 71 |
| 10. | U. of Texas at Austin | 65 |
| 11. | Claremont Graduate U. | 63 |
| 12. | U. of South Florida | 62 |
| 13. | Auburn U. | 57 |
| 14. | U. of Kentucky | 56 |
| 15. | George Washington U. | 53 |
| 16. | U. of North Texas | 51 |
| 17. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 50 |
| 17. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 50 |
| 19. | U. of Florida | 47 |
| 20. | U. of Memphis | 46 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 1,376 |
| | All institutions | 4,823 |
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Engineering
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Georgia Institute of Technology | 345 |
| 2. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 291 |
| 3. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 275 |
| 4. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 236 |
| 5. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 223 |
| 6. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 209 |
| 7. | U. of Texas at Austin | 203 |
| 8. | Stanford U. | 202 |
| 9. | U. of California at Berkeley | 177 |
| 10. | U. of Florida | 168 |
| 11. | North Carolina State U. | 164 |
| 12. | Carnegie Mellon U. | 162 |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 156 |
| 14. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 153 |
| 15. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 149 |
| 16. | Ohio State U. | 141 |
| 17. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 130 |
| 18. | U. of California at San Diego | 128 |
| 19. | Northwestern U. | 127 |
| 20. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 121 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 3,760 |
| | All institutions | 9,843 |
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Humanities and arts
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Harvard U. | 141 |
| 2. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 124 |
| 3. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 110 |
| 4. | U. of Chicago | 107 |
| 5. | New York U. | 105 |
| 6. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 103 |
| 7. | Yale U. | 95 |
| 8. | Columbia U. | 89 |
| 8. | U. of Texas at Austin | 89 |
| 10. | U. of California at Berkeley | 85 |
| 10. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 85 |
| 12. | Princeton U. | 81 |
| 13. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 76 |
| 14. | U. of Pennsylvania | 75 |
| 15. | Ohio State U. | 69 |
| 16. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 68 |
| 16. | U. of Virginia | 68 |
| 18. | Florida State U. | 67 |
| 19. | Stanford U. | 66 |
| 20. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | 62 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 1,765 |
| | All institutions | 5,290 |
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Life sciences
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Johns Hopkins U. | 244 |
| 2. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 241 |
| 3. | U. of Florida | 227 |
| 4. | Harvard U. | 211 |
| 5. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 205 |
| 6. | U. of California at Davis | 203 |
| 7. | Ohio State U. | 196 |
| 8. | Walden U. | 186 |
| 9. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 179 |
| 9. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 179 |
| 11. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 173 |
| 12. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 167 |
| 13. | U. of California at Berkeley | 162 |
| 14. | U. of Washington | 160 |
| 15. | U. of Georgia | 154 |
| 16. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 149 |
| 17. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 146 |
| 17. | U. of Pennsylvania | 146 |
| 19. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 145 |
| 20. | Cornell U. | 133 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 3,606 |
| | All institutions | 12,592 |
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Mathematics and computer sciences
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Stanford U. | 84 |
| 2. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 74 |
| 3. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 67 |
| 4. | North Carolina State U. | 61 |
| 4. | U. of California at Berkeley | 61 |
| 6. | Carnegie Mellon U. | 58 |
| 6. | U. of Washington | 58 |
| 8. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 55 |
| 8. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 55 |
| 10. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 51 |
| 11. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 50 |
| 11. | U. of Texas at Austin | 50 |
| 13. | Stony Brook U. | 47 |
| 14. | Cornell U. | 46 |
| 14. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 46 |
| 16. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 43 |
| 16. | U. of California at Davis | 43 |
| 18. | New York U. | 42 |
| 18. | Ohio State U. | 42 |
| 18. | U. of California at Irvine | 42 |
| 18. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 42 |
| | Top 21 institutions | 1,117 |
| | All institutions | 3,843 |
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Physical sciences and earth sciences
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Stanford U. | 139 |
| 2. | U. of California at Berkeley | 129 |
| 3. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 111 |
| 4. | Harvard U. | 107 |
| 5. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 99 |
| 6. | U. of Texas at Austin | 98 |
| 7. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 97 |
| 7. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 97 |
| 9. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 95 |
| 10. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 88 |
| 11. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 86 |
| 12. | California Institute of Technology | 85 |
| 12. | U. of California at San Diego | 85 |
| 14. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | 82 |
| 15. | Ohio State U. | 81 |
| 15. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 81 |
| 17. | U. of Washington | 80 |
| 18. | U. of Arizona | 77 |
| 19. | Princeton U. | 76 |
| 20. | U. of Florida | 75 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 1,868 |
| | All institutions | 6,081 |
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Psychology and social sciences
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Walden U. | 260 |
| 2. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 151 |
| 3. | U. of California at Berkeley | 127 |
| 4. | U. of Texas at Austin | 123 |
| 5. | Harvard U. | 120 |
| 5. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 120 |
| 7. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 109 |
| 8. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 107 |
| 9. | George Mason U. | 102 |
| 9. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 102 |
| 11. | Michigan State U. | 101 |
| 12. | Ohio State U. | 99 |
| 12. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 99 |
| 14. | U. of Florida | 94 |
| 14. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 94 |
| 16. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 92 |
| 16. | U. of Wisconsin at Madison | 92 |
| 18. | U. of Chicago | 91 |
| 19. | U. of California at San Diego | 90 |
| 20. | U. of Georgia | 86 |
| | Top 20 institutions | 2,259 |
| | All institutions | 9,079 |
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Other fields
| Rank | Institution | Doctorate recipients |
| 1. | Walden U. | 133 |
| 2. | Stanford U. | 64 |
| 3. | U. of Texas at Austin | 58 |
| 4. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 54 |
| 5. | Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center | 44 |
| 6. | Texas Tech U. | 42 |
| 7. | U. of Pennsylvania | 41 |
| 8. | North Carolina State U. | 40 |
| 8. | Regent U. | 40 |
| 10. | Rutgers U. at Newark | 38 |
| 11. | U. of Washington | 37 |
| 12. | Florida State U. | 36 |
| 12. | Michigan State U. | 36 |
| 12. | New York U. | 36 |
| 15. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center | 35 |
| 16. | Fielding Graduate U. | 34 |
| 16. | Ohio State U. | 34 |
| 16. | U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | 34 |
| 16. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 34 |
| 16. | U. of Missouri at Columbia | 34 |
| 16. | U. of Southern California | 34 |
| | Top 21 institutions | 938 |
| | All institutions | 3,113 |
Note: Data cover the academic year from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Of the 54,664 research doctorates awarded in that time period, 98.0 percent were Ph.D.s, and 1.1 percent were Ed.D.s. Recipients of professional doctoral degrees like M.D., D.D.S., and J.D. were excluded. The category “Other fields” includes non-science-and-engineering fields not shown separately. Tied institutions are listed alphabetically. More data can be found here. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to Ruth Hammond.
Source: “Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2017,” by National Science Foundation and five other federal agencies
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