Summary of number of schools of medicine, &c.—Continued. Grand total. 941, 1488, 681 2, 750 57, 161 71, 971 4, 625 1, 133, 380 2, 2:3, 900 199, 125 12, 047|| 327, 642 Degrees.-The number of graduates in medicine and surgery in 1873 (including 176 in dental surgery) was reported to be 2,567. The number of graduates in pharmacy was 183. The number of degrees conferred by the several schools will be seen by reference to Table XIII of the appendix. Benefactions.-The amount of benefactions to schools of medicine from October 15, 1872, to October 15, 1873, was reported to be $78,600, (see Table XXIV of the appendix.) TABLE XIII.-DEGREES. The table of the appendix shows the number and kind of degrees conferred in course and honoris causa by the universities, colleges, and professional schools in 1873. The following summary exhibits the number of degrees of each kind conferred by institutions in the several States and the total of the same for all the States and the District of Columbia. Classification of degrees.-The number of degrees of all classes conferred in course was 8,563; honorary, 460. These were distributed as follows: In letters, 3,599 in course, 141 honorary; in science, 777 in course, 11 honorary; in philosophy, 141 in course, 20 honorary; in art, 7 in course, 1 honorary; in theology, degrees and diplomas in course 683, 172 honorary; in medicine, 2, 612 in course, 4 honorary; in law, 706 in course, 108 honorary; others, (including 174 in pharmacy,) 238 in course, 3 hon orary. Institutions and degrees.—The number of institutions of the several classes embraced in the summary, with the number of degrees conferred by each class, is as follows: Universities and colleges of liberal arts, 226; degrees conferred in course, 3,446; honoris causa, 457. Colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts and schools of science, 43; degrees conferred in course, 437. Colleges, &c., for the superior instruction of women, 54; degrees conferred in course, 505; honoris causa, 3. Total number of degrees conferred on women in institutions embraced in Tables VII and VIII of the appendix, 564 in course; honoris causa, 4. Schools and departments of theology, 60; degrees conferred in course, 683. Schools and departments of law, 30; degrees conferred in course, 706. Schools and departments of medicine and pharmacy, 84; degrees conferred in course, 2,786. Statistical summary of all degrees conferred. 23 In course. ∞∞ Honorary. GRAND TOTAL.. 8563 460 3399 141 777 11 141 20 7 1 683 172 2612 4 706 108 238 3 Total in classical and scientific 5404 456 2935 137 732 11 141 20 11 102 172, 780 4 685 108 colleges. |