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 1-12 288 24 335 27.9 257 21.4 146 (7) 20.9 US CS 13-24 264 22 240 20 216 18 232 (12) 19.3 US CS 25-36 182 15.2 213 17.8 151 12.6 89 (10) 8.9 US CS Other 835 7.7 926 8.6 839 7.8 614 (88) 7 Canadian 119 6.3 163 8.6 149 7.8 183 (17) 10.8 US CE 87 9.7 120 13.3 106 11.8 50 (6) 8.3 Total "1,775" 10.3 "1,997" 11.6 "1,718" 10 1314 (140) 9.4 "Source: Computing Research Association 2006-2007 Taulbee Survey, www.cra.org"