Table 1. PhD Production by Type of Department and Rank PhDs Avg. per PhDs Next Avg. per Passed Avg. per Passed Avg. per "Department, Rank" Produced Dept. Year Dept. Qualifier Dept. Thesis Ex. (# Depts) Dept. US CS 1-12 272 27.2 293 24.4 287 23.9 170 (7) 24.3 US CS 13-24 220 18.3 247 22 242 20.2 203 (11) 18.4 US CS 25-36 151 12.6 187 15.6 204 17 120 (10) 12 US CS Other 667 6.4 875 7.5 949 8.1 769 (96) 8 Canadian 98 5.2 156 7.8 212 10.6 161 (16) 10.1 US CE 91 10.1 105 8.8 60 5 54 (8) 6.8 Total 1499 8.9 1863 10.1 1954 10.6 1477 (148) 10 "Source: Computing Research Association 2005-2006 Taulbee Survey, www.cra.org"