▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁F AM U ▁attract ed ▁ 6 5 7 ▁National ▁Ach iev ement ▁Sch ol ars ▁and ▁sur pass ed ▁such ▁univers ities ▁as ▁Harvard , ▁Y ale ▁and ▁Stan ford ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁numbers ▁of ▁National ▁Ach iev ement ▁Sch ol ars ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁t ying ▁with ▁Harvard ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁focus ▁on ▁high - ach ieving ▁students ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ten fold ▁increase ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁students , ▁with ▁a ▁corresponding ▁increase ▁at ▁the ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁level . ▁Doctor al ▁degree ▁programs ▁increased ▁from ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ten ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁quantity ▁and ▁quality ▁of ▁F AM U ▁students , ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁significantly ▁upgrad ed , ▁and ▁academic ▁programs ▁were ▁expanded ▁and ▁divers ified . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁conduct ing ▁effective ▁class room ▁teaching ▁and ▁research , ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁was ▁inspired ▁and ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁increase ▁external ▁fund ing ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁se ctors . ▁The ▁Division ▁of ▁Sp ons ored ▁Research ▁witness ed ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁contract s ▁and ▁gr ants ▁from ▁$ 8 . 5 ▁million ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁$ 4 6 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁From ▁the ▁private ▁sector