An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Engineering -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- I Origins of Study and Selection of Programs -- PRIOR ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS QUALITY IN GRADUATE EDUCATION -- DEVELOPMENT OF STUDY PLANS -- SELECTION OF DISCIPLINES AND PROGRAMS TO BE EVALUATED -- II Methodology -- PROGRAM SIZE -- CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADUATES -- REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS -- UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SIZE -- RESEARCH SUPPORT -- PUBLICATION RECORDS -- ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF THE DATA -- III Chemical Engineering Programs -- IV Civil Engineering Programs -- V Electrical Engineering Programs -- VI Mechanical Engineering Programs -- VII Summary and Discussion -- SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS -- CORRELATIONS AMONG MEASURES -- ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY RESPONSE -- INTERPRETATION OF REPUTATIONAL SURVEY RATINGS -- COMPARISON WITH RESULTS OF THE ROOSE-ANDERSEN STUDY -- FUTURE STUDIES -- Minority Statement -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A LETTER TO INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATORS -- INSTRUCTIONS -- APPENDIX B SURVEY OF EARNED DOCTORATES -- APPENDIX C LETTER TO EVALUATORS -- INSTRUCTIONS -- APPENDIX D THE ARL LIBRARY INDEX -- APPENDIX E FACULTY RESEARCH SUPPORT -- R&D EXPENDITURES -- APPENDIX F DATA ON PUBLICATION RECORDS -- VI. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- VII. THE INFLUENCE METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX G CONFERENCE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF QUALITY OF GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS -- SUMMARY -- APPENDIX H PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH-DOCTORATE PROGRAMS -- APPENDIX I REGION AND STATE CODES FOR THE UNITED STATES AND POSSESSIONS (and U.S. Government).