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Wanted: A Better Way to Boost Numbers of Minority PhDs
Jeffery Mervis

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES2Total Minorities1
1992-1996
University of California--Davis45
University of California--Berkeley42
Howard University (DC)39
University of Florida39
Harvard University (MA)36
Texas A&M University33
Cornell University (NY)32
University of California--Los Angeles30
Meharry Medical College (TN)29
Rutgers University (NJ)27
The Pennsylvania State University27
University of Arizona26
Wayne State University (MI)24
Purdue University (IN)23
University of California--Riverside23
University of California--San Diego20
University of Georgia20
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill20
University of Wisconsin--Madison20
Michigan State University19
North Carolina State U--Raleigh18
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor18
University of Texas--Austin17
" Grad School & Univ Center, CUNY"16
Ohio State University16
University of California--Irvine16
University of Colorado16
Boston University (MA)15
Louisiana State University & A&M College15
Tulane University of Louisiana15
University of Massachusetts--Amherst15
Albert Einstein College of Med (NY)14
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign14
University of Maryland14
University of Med & Dent of NJ--Newark14
University of Texas-Health Sci Ctr--Houston14
University of Alabama--Birmingham13
Clark Atlanta University (GA)12
Johns Hopkins University (MD)12
Stanford University (CA)12
University of Connecticut12
University of Maryland School of Medicine12
University of Miami (FL)12
Virginia Commonwealth University12
Florida Agri & Mech University11
New Mexico State University11
New York University11
University of California--Santa Cruz11
University of Texas-Hlth Sci Ct--San Antonio11
University of Washington11
Yale University (CT)11
Colorado State University10
Iowa State University10
Kansas State University10
University of Kansas10
Columbia University (NY)9
Georgetown University (DC)9
Louisiana State U School of Medicine9
Tufts University (MA)9
University of Illinois--Chicago9
University of Oklahoma9
University of Pennsylvania9
Virginia Polytech Inst & State U9
Washington University (MO)9
Baylor College of Medicine (TX)8
Case Western Reserve Univ (OH)8
Duke University (NC)8
Emory University (GA)8
State Univ of New York--Stony Brook8
SUNY Health Science Ctr--Brooklyn8
University of California--San Francisco8
University of California--Santa Barbara8
University of New Mexico8
University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras8
University of South Carolina8
University of Texas-Southwestern Med Ctr8
Cornell University Medical Cam (NY)7
Georgia State University7
State Univ of New York--Buffalo7
University of Chicago (IL)7
University of Cincinnati (OH)7
University of Iowa7
University of Missouri--Columbia7
University of Nebraska Med Center--Lincoln7
University of South Florida7
University of Tennessee, Memphis-Health Science Ct7
Brandeis University (MA)6
George Washington University (DC)6
Georgia Institute of Technology6
Oregon State University6
Princeton University (NJ)6
Temple University (PA)6
Texas Tech University6
The Rockefeller University (NY)6
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities6
University of North Texas6
Arizona State University5
Auburn University (AL)5
Indiana University--Bloomington5
Medical College of Wisconsin5
Medical University South Carolina5
Mississippi State University5
Northwestern University (IL)5
Oklahoma State University5
SUNY Health Science Ctr--Syracuse5
University of Kentucky5
University of Rochester (NY)5
University of Southern California5
University of Tennessee--Knoxville5
University of Vermont5
University of Virginia5
Finch Univ Hlth Sci/Chicago Med4
Loma Linda University (CA)4
Northern Arizona University4
Thomas Jefferson University (PA)4
University of Mississippi-Medical Center4
University of Rhode Island4
Washington State University4
Brigham Young University (UT)3
Dartmouth College (NH)3
Massachusetts Inst of Technology3
Medical College of Georgia3
Ohio University 3
Rice University (TX)3
SUNY Environmental Sci & Forestry3
Texas Woman's University3
Uniformed Services U Hlth Sci (MD)3
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville3
University of Maine at Orono3
University of Maryland--Baltimore County3
University of North Carolina--Greensboro3
University of Notre Dame (IN)3
University of Pittsburgh (PA)3
" University of Texas, Medical Br--Galveston"3
University of Texas--Dallas3
University of Wyoming3
Vanderbilt University (TN)3
West Virginia University3


CHEMISTRY2Total Minorities1
1992-1996
Texas A&M University 29
Howard University (DC)20
University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras18
University of Florida17
Louisiana State U & A&M College12
University of Massachusetts--Amherst11
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor11
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill10
"Grad School & Univ Center, CUNY"9
Purdue University (IN)9
University of Cincinnati (OH)9
University of Texas--Austin9
Emory University (GA)8
State Univ of New York--Stony Brook8
University of California--Berkeley8
University of California--Davis8
University of Maryland8
University of California--Los Angeles7
University of California--San Diego7
University of Illinois--Chicago7
University of Miami (FL)7
Wayne State University (MI)7
Cornell University (NY)6
Princeton University (NJ)6
University of Akron (OH)6
University of California--San Francisco6
University of California--Santa Cruz6
University of Pennsylvania6
Washington University (MO)6
Georgia Institute of Technology5
Massachusetts Inst of Technology5
Michigan State University5
New York University5
Rutgers State University--Newark (NJ)5
University of California--Irvine5
University of California--Santa Barbara5
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities5
University of Toledo (OH)5
University of Wisconsin--Madison5
Arizona State University4
Columbia University (NY)4
Georgetown University (DC)4
New Mexico State University4
Northwestern University (IL)4
Polytechnic University (NY)4
Rutgers University (NJ)4
Temple University (PA)4
University of Colorado4
University of Massachusetts--Lowell4
University of North Texas4
University of Notre Dame4
University of Rochester (NY)4
University of Southern California4
University of Utah4
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee4
Vanderbilt University (TN)4
Virginia Commonwealth University4
Virginia Polytech Inst & State U4
Baylor University (TX)3
Brown University (RI)3
Clark Atlanta University (GA)3
Indiana University--Bloomington3
Johns Hopkins University (MD)3
Marquette University (WI)3
Northern Illinois University3
State Univ of New York--Buffalo3
The Pennsylvania State University3
University of Chicago (IL)3
University of Georgia3
University of Iowa3
University of Missouri--Columbia3
University of Nevada3
University of New Mexico3
University of South Carolina3
University of Texas--Dallas3
University of Washington3
Villanova University (PA)3
West Virginia University3


EARTH, ATMOSPHERE, AND MARINE SCIENCE2Total Minorities1
1992-1996
University of Arizona13
Texas A&M University11
University of Miami (FL)8
Columbia University (NY)7
State Univ of New York--Stony Brook7
University of California--Los Angeles7
University of Colorado7
Georgia Institute of Technology6
Rice University (TX)6
University of South Carolina6
The Pennsylvania State University5
University of California--Berkeley5
University of California--San Diego5
University of California--Santa Cruz5
University of Wisconsin--Madison5
Duke University (NC)4
New Mexico Inst of Mining & Tech4
Oregon State University4
University of Texas--Dallas4
University of Washington4
College of William & Mary (VA)3
Colorado School of Mines3
Colorado State University3
Ohio State University3
Purdue University (IN)3
Stanford University (CA)3
SUNY Environmental Sci & Forestry3
University of Cincinnati (OH)3
University of Hawaii at Manoa3
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor3
University of New Hampshire3
University of Puerto Rico--Mayaguez3
University of Texas--Austin3
University of Texas--El Paso3
University of Wyoming3


ENGINEERING2Total Minorities1
1992-1996
University of California--Berkeley51
Texas A&M University50
Georgia Institute of Technology45
Massachusetts Inst of Technology43
University of Texas--Austin41
Stanford University (CA)38
Purdue University (IN)31
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor27
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign 26
North Carolina State U--Raleigh25
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst (NY)24
Virginia Polytech Inst & State U24
University of Florida22
Cornell University (NY)21
University of Wisconsin--Madison20
The Pennsylvania State University19
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)18
University of Arizona18
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities18
California Institute of Technology16
University of Tennessee--Knoxville16
George Washington University (DC)15
Ohio State University15
University of California--Davis15
University of Southern California15
University of California--Los Angeles14
Case Western Reserve Univ (OH)13
University of Houston (TX)13
Colorado State University12
Columbia University (NY)12
Rutgers University (NJ)12
University of Colorado12
University of Delaware12
University of Pennsylvania12
University of Washington12
Arizona State University 11
Howard University (DC)11
Michigan State University11
Northwestern University (IL)11
University of Akron (OH)11
University of Virginia11
Oklahoma State University10
Iowa State University9
Louisiana State U & A&M College9
University of Kansas9
University of Massachusetts--Amherst9
University of South Florida9
University of Texas--Arlington9
Florida Atlantic University8
Johns Hopkins University (MD)8
Northeastern University (MA)8
Princeton University (NJ)8
University of California--Santa Barbara8
University of Cincinnati (OH)8
University of Maryland8
University of Miami (FL)8
University of Missouri--Rolla8
Duke University (NC)7
New Mexico State University7
University of Tulsa (OK)7
Utah State University7
Colorado School of Mines6
Lehigh University (PA)6
State Univ of New York--Buffalo6
Texas Tech University6
University of California--San Diego6
University of Oklahoma6
Washington State University6
Auburn University (AL)5
Catholic University of America (DC)5
Clemson University (SC)5
Drexel University (PA)5
Grad School & Univ Center, CUNY5
Old Dominion University (VA)5
Rice University (TX)5
Syracuse University (NY)5
University of Central Florida5
University of Connecticut5
University of Illinois--Chicago5
University of Iowa5
University of Pittsburgh (PA)5
University of Rhode Island5
University of Rochester (NY)5
Boston University (MA)4
Brown University (RI)4
Kansas State University4
Marquette University (WI)4
Mississippi State University4
Polytechnic University (NY)4
Southern Methodist University (TX)4
Stevens Institute of Tech (NJ)4
Tulane University of Louisiana4
University of Alabama4
University of Alabama--Huntsville4
University of Detroit Mercy (MI)4
University of Nebraska--Lincoln4
University of Notre Dame (IN)4
Vanderbilt University (TN)4
West Virginia University4
Wichita State University (KS)4
Alfred University (NY)3
Clarkson University (NY)3
George Mason University (VA)3
New Jersey Institute Technology3
Oregon State University3
The University of Northern Iowa3
University of Arkansas--Fayetteville3
University of California--Irvine3
University of Mississippi3
University of Missouri--Columbia3
University of New Mexico3
University of Utah3
Washington University (MO)3
Wayne State University (MI)3
Yale University (CT)3


MATHEMATICS2 Total Minorities1
1992-1996
University of California--Berkeley13
University of Arizona12
State U of New York--Stony Brook10
University of California--Los Angeles9
University of Iowa9
New York University7
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities7
Ohio State University6
Rutgers University (NJ)6
Stanford University (CA)5
Texas A&M University5
The Pennsylvania State University5
University of California--San Diego 5
University of Virginia5
University of Wisconsin--Madison5
Cornell University (NY)4
Howard University (DC)4
North Carolina State U--Raleigh4
Polytechnic University (NY)4
Temple University (PA)4
University of California--Riverside 4
University of Cincinnati (OH)4
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign4
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor4
University of North Texas4
Yale University (CT)4
Georgia Institute of Technology3
Harvard University (MA)3
Iowa State University3
Louisiana State U & A&M College3
Northwestern University (IL)3
Rice University (TX)3
University of Maryland 3
University of Miami (FL)3
University of New Mexico3
University of Texas--Arlington3
Virginia Polytech Inst & State U3


PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY2Total Minorities1
1992-1996
Massachusetts Inst of Technology9
Stanford University (CA)9
University of Texas--Austin9
Florida State University8
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign8
University of Arizona7
University of California--Berkeley7
University of Colorado7
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor7
Georgia Institute of Technology6
New York University6
University of California--Los Angeles6
University of Florida6
University of Maryland6
University of South Carolina6
Cornell University (NY)5
Northeastern University (MA)5
Purdue University (IN)5
State Univ of New York at Albany5
University of Chicago (IL)5
University of Washington5
University of Wisconsin--Madison5
Boston University (MA)4
"Grad School & Univ Center, CUNY"4
Harvard University (MA)4
Princeton University (NJ)4
Rice University (TX)4
State U of New York--Stony Brook4
University of California--Davis4
University of California--Irvine4
University of California--San Diego4
University of California--Santa Cruz4
University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras 4
University of Virginia4
Alabama Agriculture & Mechanical U3
Brandeis University (MA)3
Lehigh University (PA)3
New Mexico State University3
North Carolina State U--Raleigh3
Texas Christian University3
The Pennsylvania State University3
Tufts University (MA)3
University of California--Riverside3
University of Connecticut3
University of New Mexico3
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill3
University of Notre Dame3
University of Rochester (NY)3


Source: NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 1992-1996.
1 Total minorities include only American Indians/Alaska Natives, Blacks, and Hispanics.
2 Doctorate fields are selected by Survey of Earned Doctorates respondents from a standard survey code frame. Fields may differ from department name or from institutional reporting to other surveys.


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