METRICS - Degrees PHD

Top 25 Baccalaureate Institutions of U.S. Hispanic PhDs (U.S. Citizens Only)

Natural Sciences 2001-06

Baccalaureate Origin Institution	Degrees Awarded	PR-LSAMP Institutions UPR-Rio Piedras = 152 UPR-Mayaguez = 98 UPR-Humacao = 31 UPR-Cayey = 18 Pontifical Catholic U. = 16 UPR-Medical Sciences = 12 IAU at San Germán = 8 UPR-Aguadilla = 5 Total = 302
1. University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras	152
2. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez	98
3. University of California – Berkeley	45
4. University of California – Los Angeles	36
5. University of California – Davis	33
6. University of Puerto Rico – Humacao	31
7. University of Texas - Austin	29
8. Univ. of California – Irvine	29
9. University of Florida	28
11. Univ. of New Mexico – Main Campus	25
12. New Mexico State Univ. – Main campus	24
13. University of Texas at El Paso	24
14. Texas A&M University	23
15. MIT	22
16. University of Miami	22
17. Cornell University	21
18. Harvard University	21
19. University of Texas San Antonio	21
20. University of Arizona	21
21. Florida International University	19
22. Univ. of California – Santa Cruz	19
23. University of Puerto Rico – Cayey	18
24. Stanford University	16
25. University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences	16
Total Top 25 Institutions	820
Total Doctorates Granted to Hispanics	1,845

Source: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, Williams-Kim @norc.org

Top 19 Baccalaureate Institutions of U.S. Hispanic PhDs (U.S. Citizens Only)

Engineering 2001-06

Baccalaureate Origin Institution	Degrees Awarded
1. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez	75
2. MIT	18
3. University of Texas at El Paso	18
4. University of California – Berkeley	14
5. University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras	12
6. University of Florida	11
7. Texas A&M University	10
8. University of Texas at Austin	10
9. California Polytechnic State U. – San Luis Obispo	9
10. University of California – Davis	9
11. University of Illinois at Urbana	9
12. Purdue University – Main campus	8
13. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	8
14. Cornell University	7
15. University of Houston	7
16. University of Miami	6
17. University of New Mexico – Main Campus	6
18. New Mexico State University – Main campus	5
19. University of South Florida	5
Total Top 19 Institutions	247
Total Research Doctorates	454

Source: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, Williams-Kim @norc.org

Number of PhD Degrees Conferred in 2006-07 by UPR System

Institution	Number of PhD Degrees	Science and Engineering
UPR-Rio Piedras	26	Chemistry (10) Biology (10) Chemical Physics (6)
UPR-Medical Sciences	6	Microbiology (2) Biochemistry (4)
UPR-Mayaguez	19	Marine Sciences (2) Engineering (9) Chemistry (1) Computer Science (7)
Total	51

Number of PhD Degrees Conferred by the University of Puerto Rico

by Science and Engineering Field from 1990 to 2007

Academic Year	Number of PhD Degrees Conferred
1990	14
1991	9
1992	9
1993	17
1994	12
1995	10
1996	17
1997	16
1998	31
1999	22
2000	25
2001	36
2002	32
2003	30
2004	23
2005	31
2006	48
2007	29
2008	51
Total	462