METRICS - Degrees PHD

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

Natural Sciences 2002-07

Baccalaureate Origin Institution	Degrees Awarded	PR-LSAMP Institutions UPR-Rio Piedras = 130 UPR-Mayaguez = 119 UPR-Humacao = 35 UPR-Cayey = 20 UPR-Medical Sciences = 16 Pontifical Catholic U. = 12 IAU at San Germán = 7 UPR-Aguadilla = 5 Total = 344
1. University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras	130
2. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez	119
3. University of California – Berkeley	46
4. University of California – Davis	36
5. University of California – Los Angeles	36
6. University of Puerto Rico – Humacao	35
7. University of Texas - Austin	32
8. University of Florida	32
9. New Mexico State Univ. - Main Campus	30
10. Univ. of California – San Diego	30
11. Univ. of New Mexico – Main Campus	25
12. University of Arizona	29
13. Texas A&M University	28
14. University of Miami	28
15. MIT	26
16. University of Texas at El Paso	25
17. Cornell University	24
18. University of California Irvine	24
19. Univ. of California – Santa Cruz	24
20. Univeristy of New Mexivo - Main Campus	24
21. University of Texas San Antonio	22
22. Florida International University	21
23. Rutgers University	21
23. University of Puerto Rico – Cayey	20
24. Harvard University	19
25. Stanford University	19
Total Top 25 Institutions	905
Total Doctorates Granted to Hispanics	2,025

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 2002-07

Baccalaureate Origin Institution	Degrees Awarded
1. University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez	89
2. MIT	19
3. University of Texas at El Paso	17
4. University of California – Berkeley	15
5. University of Florida	15
6. Texas A&M University	11
7. California Polytechnic State U. – San Luis Obispo	9
8. University of Texas at Austin	9
9. University of Illinois at Urbana	9
10. University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras	9
11. Cornell University	8
12. University of California – Davis	8
13. Florida International University	7
14. Georgia Institute of Tehcnology	7
15. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	7
16. Purdue University – Main campus	6
17. University of Houston	6
18 University of Maryland at College Park	6
19.John Hopkins University	5
20. New Mexico State University – Main campus	5
21.University of California - San Diego	5
22. University of Miami	5
23. University of New Mexico – Main Campus	5
24. University of South Florida	5
Total Top 19 Institutions	287
Total Research Doctorates	487

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

Number of PhD Degrees Conferred in 2008-09 by UPR System

Institution	Number of PhD Degrees	Science and Engineering
UPR-Rio Piedras	21	Chemistry (10) Biology (8) Chemical Physics (2) Mathematics (1)
UPR-Medical Sciences	7	Microbiology (2) Biochemistry (5)
UPR-Mayaguez	24	Marine Sciences (6) Engineering (10) Applied Chemistry (6) Computer Science (2)
Total	52

Number of PhD Degrees Conferred by the University of Puerto Rico

by Science and Engineering Field from 1990 to 2009

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
2009	52
Total	514