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This paper reports the results of a 1990 survey of 60 NASPAA doctoral programs in public affairs and administration. It presents descriptive data about a variety of facets of public affairs and administration doctoral programs: program and institutional structure, size, student diversity, number of degrees granted, and faculty hires. Respondents identified five broad areas as sources for special concern for the design and operation of doctoral programs: (1) problems that stem from limited resource availability; (2) issues related to the quality of the educational program; (3) questions dealing with the definition of the scope of offerings and requirements; (4) considerations for the needs of part-time students; and (5) issues of minority recruitment and retention. The paper concludes with a discussion of issues that the survey findings pose for doctoral education in public affairs and administration., The results of a 1990 survey of 60 National Assn of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration doctoral programs in public affairs and administration reveals six major issues that must be examined. Hiring patterns, increase in the population of doctoral students, quality of research, curriculum, number of part-time students and minority recruitment are indicated.