Hens rank among the top in chemistry doctoral study

The University is 11th in the nation out of 89 Carnegie Research I Institutions in the number of students receiving their baccalaureate degrees in chemistry who go on to receive their doctorate degrees.

The ranking is based on the period from 1987-1996, according to John Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

According to statistics compiled by the National Science Foundation, Delaware has had 98 graduates, or an average of almost 10 per year, who have pursued their doctoral degrees in chemistry during the last decade. The University has been in the top 25 certified programs out 616 schools for 20 consecutive years. These newest statistics indicate that UD also is one of the top 12 schools with graduates who subsequently receive their doctoral degrees, Burmeister said.

The University of California at Berkeley is first with 168 students. The Massachusetts institute of Technology is rated fourth with 120 students and Purdue University at West Lafayette has 109.

Flanking UD is Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras with 104 students and Cornell University with 93.

The top college in the liberal arts category is Carleton College with 88 students who pursued doctorates in chemistry.