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R&D'S TOP 10
Top institutions in federal research-and-development expenditures in fiscal 2000:

Johns Hopkins University*	$793,266,000
University of Washington	$389,622,000
Stanford University	$367,127,000
University of Michigan	$364,033,000
University of California-San Diego	$326,037,000
University of Pennsylvania	$312,434,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology**	$306,668,000
University of Colorado	$300,394,000
Columbia University	$283,163,000
Harvard University	$281,699,000

*Figure includes the Applied Physics Laboratory
**Excludes research-and-development expenditures at university associated federal financed research-and-development centers.
Prism—Basic data: National Science Foundation

 

PROFESSOR'S PAY
Average faculty salaries at 4-year institutions, 2001-02, in these fields:

	Private	Public
Chemical engineering	$87,577	$84,748
Civil engineering	$75,669	$77,550
Electrical, electronics, engineering	$83,564	$82,301
General engineering	$81,687	$75,883
Mechanical engineering	$78,865	$77,057

Prism—Basic data: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources

 

DEAN'S LIST
Median salary of college deans at doctoral institutions 2001-2002 in these disciplines:

1 Medicine	$291,308
2 Law	$202,400
3 Business	$175,208
4 Engineering	$170,642
5 Arts and Sciences	$146,932
6 Education	$130,858
7 Graduate programs	$124,272

Prism—Basic data: College and University Professional Association for Human Resources

 

WHAT THEY'RE LIKE
Characteristics of engineering doctorates in 2000:

Degrees conferred:	5,330
Median number of years registered as a graduate student:	6.8
Median number of years from bachelor's to doctoral:	8.7
Median age at conferral:	31.4
Proportion with bachelor's degree in same field as doctorate:	74%

Prism—Basic data: Survey of Earned Doctorates