The top 50 institutions granted more than 60 percent of the 5,600 doctorates in the humanities and arts that were awarded during the 2014-15 academic year. The 10 institutions that produced the most doctorate recipients in letters were public institutions, and so were seven of the top 10 institutions producing doctorates in foreign languages and literature. In contrast, private universities predominated among the top 10 for granting doctorates in history.
All humanities and arts
| 1. | New York U. | 120 |
| 1. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 120 |
| 3. | U. of California at Berkeley | 119 |
| 4. | Harvard U. | 116 |
| 5. | Columbia U. | 113 |
| 6. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 109 |
| 7. | U. of Chicago | 107 |
| 8. | U. of Texas at Austin | 103 |
| 9. | Boston U. | 100 |
| 10. | U. Wisconsin at Madison | 99 |
| 11. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 91 |
| 11. | Yale U. | 91 |
| 13. | U. of Virginia at Charlottesville | 87 |
| 14. | Florida State U. | 85 |
| 15. | Ohio State U. | 81 |
| 16. | Princeton U. | 80 |
| 17. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 77 |
| 18. | U. of Pennsylvania | 74 |
| 19. | Stanford U. | 70 |
| 20. | Emory U. | 68 |
| 21. | Arizona State U. | 63 |
| 22. | U. of California at Santa Barbara | 60 |
| 23. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 59 |
| 24. | U. of California at Riverside | 58 |
| 25. | U. of Florida | 56 |
| 25. | U. of Notre Dame | 56 |
| 27. | Duke U. | 55 |
| 28. | Rutgers U. at New Brunswick | 54 |
| 28. | U. of Southern California | 54 |
| 30. | U. of California at Irvine | 53 |
| 30. | U. of Kansas | 53 |
| 32. | Brown U. | 52 |
| 32. | U. of Arizona | 52 |
| 32. | U. of Pittsburgh | 52 |
| 35. | U. of Colorado at Boulder | 51 |
| 35. | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 51 |
| 37. | U. of Washington | 50 |
| 38. | U. at Buffalo | 48 |
| 38. | U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 48 |
| 38. | Vanderbilt U. | 48 |
| 41. | Cornell U. | 47 |
| 41. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | 47 |
| 43. | U. of California at Davis | 46 |
| 44. | U. of Iowa | 44 |
| 45. | Northwestern U. | 40 |
| 45. | Purdue U. at West Lafayette | 40 |
| 45. | Stony Brook U. | 40 |
| 45. | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 40 |
| 45. | Washington U. in St. Louis | 40 |
| 50. | Catholic U. of America | 39 |
| 50. | U. of Maryland at College Park | 39 |
| Total at 237 institutions with recipients in category
| 5,600 |
Foreign languages and literature
| 1. | U. of California at Berkeley | 26 |
| 2. | Ohio State U. | 24 |
| 3. | U. Wisconsin at Madison | 23 |
| 4. | U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 21 |
| 4. | U. of Virginia at Charlottesville | 21 |
| 6. | Columbia U. | 19 |
| 6. | Harvard U. | 19 |
| 6. | New York U. | 19 |
| 9. | U. of Texas at Austin | 18 |
| 10. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 16 |
| Total at 86 institutions with recipients in category
| 656 |
History
| 1. | U. of Chicago | 36 |
| 2. | U. of California at Berkeley | 31 |
| 3. | Harvard U. | 29 |
| 4. | U. of Pennsylvania | 28 |
| 4. | Yale U. | 28 |
| 6. | Columbia U. | 26 |
| 6. | New York U. | 26 |
| 6. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 26 |
| 6. | U. of Texas at Austin | 26 |
| 10. | U. Wisconsin at Madison | 23 |
| 10. | Princeton U. | 23 |
| Total at 163 institutions with recipients in category
| 1,145 |
Letters
| 1. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 35 |
| 2. | Florida State U. | 33 |
| 3. | U. Wisconsin at Madison | 31 |
| 4. | Georgia State U. | 29 |
| 5. | U. of Texas at Austin | 28 |
| 6. | Indiana U. at Bloomington | 27 |
| 6. | U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | 27 |
| 8. | Indiana U. of Pennsylvania | 26 |
| 9. | Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | 24 |
| 10. | U. of California at Berkeley | 24 |
| Total at 162 institutions with recipients in category
| 1,590 |
Other humanities and arts
| 1. | Boston U. | 77 |
| 2. | New York U. | 64 |
| 3. | U. of California at Los Angeles | 58 |
| 4. | City U. of New York Graduate Center | 50 |
| 5. | Harvard U. | 47 |
| 6. | Columbia U. | 45 |
| 6. | U. of Chicago | 45 |
| 8. | Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 40 |
| 9. | Yale U. | 39 |
| 10. | U. of California at Berkeley | 38 |
| Total at 179 institutions with recipients in category
| 2,209 |
Note: The top-50 and top-10 lists are drawn from data that cover all individuals who received a research doctorate from an academic institution in the United States or Puerto Rico from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. “Letters” refers to fields like classics, comparative literature, English literature, and linguistics. Tied institutions are listed alphabetically.
Source: Survey of Earned Doctorates by National Science Foundation and five other federal agencies