UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 35, Page 4
June 25, 1992
Number of Delaware chemistry graduates among top in nation

     For the 12th consecutive year, the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry has produced one of the 25 largest graduating classes of
B.S. chemistry majors certified to meet professional standards set by
the American Chemical Society (ACS).
     In an article in the May 18 issue of Chemical and Engineering
News, Delaware was ranked 16th (tied with Harvard University) among
599 ACS-certified schools in 1991.
     Of the 599 schools whose bachelor of science programs in
chemistry are currently certified by the ACS to meet the minimum
professional standards for the degree, only 64 have appeared at least
once in the top 25 listing of B.S. in chemistry producers during the
past 12 years.
     Only nine schools have appeared in the top 25 in all 12 years,
and the University of Delaware ranks eighth in productivity in this
elite group. Schools in this category and the number of graduates in
1991 are California (San Diego), 692; Michigan, 660; Illinois
(Urbana), 658; Texas, 658; Illinois State, 431; North Carolina, 413;
MIT, 412; Delaware, 395; and Indiana, 354.