Completion of Research Doctorates by UWSP Alumni: 1997 − 2006 BACKGROUND Source Overview RESULTS Total Doctorates Table 1 By Gender Table 2 By Discipline Table 3 CONCLUSION Survey of Earned Doctorates, National Science Foundation ™ Survey is administered to individuals upon completion of a research doctorate and respondents indicate their baccalaureate institutions. ™ Research doctorate includes 18 types of degrees and excludes professional degrees. ™ In 2006, 91% of respondents were Ph.D. graduates, 6% were Ed.D., 1% D.M.A., and <1% all other types. ™ Tables 1 − 3 present data of alumni from UW‐Stevens Point and our UW peers, excluding Madison and Milwaukee, who completed research doctorates between 1997 and 2006. ™ UWSP had the highest number of alumni completing research doctorates during this ten‐year period (n=269) compared to the UW regional universities average of 140. ™ Over half (55%) of the doctorates completed by UWSP alumni were in STEM fields. ™ UWSP alumni accounted for 24% of all research doctorates completed in STEM fields by alumni of UW regional universities. ™ Compared to our closest competitors and all public master’s institutions, UWSP had a lower proportion of females completing research doctorates, 44%, which is lower than the UW regional university average of 47% and the average of all public master’s degree institutions, which was 52%. ™ UWSP also had a lower proportion of females completing STEM doctorates, 32%, compared to the UW regional university average of 37% and that of all public master’s degree institutions, 38%. ™ UWSP had a higher proportion of females completing research doctorates in education, 70%, compared to 59% among the UW regional universities. ™ UWSP also had a higher proportion of females completing research doctorates in physical sciences, 32%, compared to 20% among the UW peers. ™ UWSP had a lower proportion of females completing research doctorates in life sciences, 31%, compared to 52% among UW regional universities. ™ UWSP leads its UW System peers in the completion of research doctorates by its alumni, particularly in the STEM fields. ™ UWSP excels as a doctoral preparatory institution. Policy Analysis and Planning, Office of the Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Table 1: Research Doctorates Completed by Students Earning their BA/BS at a UW Regional University
1997 - 2006
UW Institution
Number of
Doctorates1
Percentage of
Doctorates
Number of STEM
Doctorates2
Percentage of STEM
Doctorates
Stevens Point
269
17.5%
148
24.2%
Eau Claire
268
17.4%
106
17.3%
La Crosse
192
12.5%
81
13.3%
Whitewater
159
10.3%
25
4.1%
Oshkosh
157
10.2%
49
8.0%
River Falls
116
7.5%
64
10.5%
Green Bay
97
6.3%
36
5.9%
Platteville
84
5.5%
44
7.2%
Parkside
76
4.9%
31
5.1%
Stout
73
4.7%
10
1.6%
Superior
47
3.1%
17
2.8%
1,538
100%
611
100%
TOTAL
Source: NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates
1
Includes research doctorates only, such as Ph.D., Ed.D., D.M.A. Excludes professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., O.D., D.V.M., and J.D.
2
Includes Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Math and Computer Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
Policy Analysis and Planning, Office of the Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Table 2: Research Doctorates Completed by Gender of Students
Earning their BA/BS at a UW Regional University, 1997 - 2006
Number of Doctorates1
Percentage of Doctorates
Number of STEM2 Doctorates
Percentage of STEM Doctorates
UW Institution
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Stevens Point
119
150
44.2%
55.8%
47
101
31.8%
68.2%
Eau Claire
138
130
51.5%
48.5%
48
58
45.3%
54.7%
La Crosse
89
103
46.4%
53.6%
34
47
42.0%
58.0%
Whitewater
84
75
52.8%
47.2%
10
15
40.0%
60.0%
Oshkosh
87
70
55.4%
44.6%
26
23
53.1%
46.9%
River Falls*
45
70
39.1%
60.9%
20
43
31.7%
68.3%
Green Bay
47
50
48.5%
51.5%
18
18
50.0%
50.0%
Platteville
25
59
29.8%
70.2%
8
36
18.2%
81.8%
Parkside
27
49
35.5%
64.5%
7
24
22.6%
77.4%
Stout
38
35
52.1%
47.9%
4
6
40.0%
60.0%
Superior
21
26
44.7%
55.3%
2
15
11.8%
88.2%
720
817
46.8%
53.2%
224
386
36.7%
63.3%
51.8%
48.2%
38.3%
61.6%
TOTAL UW
ALL Public Master's Degree Institutions
Source: NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates
1
Includes research doctorates only, such as Ph.D., Ed.D., D.M.A. Excludes professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., O.D., D.V.M., and J.D.
2
Includes Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Math and Computer Sciences, and Physical Sciences.
* Gender was not reported for one case and the case was excluded from this table.
Policy Analysis and Planning, Office of the Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Table 3: Research Doctorates Completed by Discipline and Gender of Students
Earning their BA/BS at a UW Regional University¹, 1997 - 2006
STP
EAU
LAC
WTW
OSH
RVF*
GBY
PLT
PKS
STO
SUP
TOTAL
Academic Disciplines (Broad)
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
Engineering
2
3
4
3
1
3
0
2
1
1
0
3
0
1
2
11
0
1
0
4
0
0
10
32
Physical Sciences²
11
23
9
24
7
20
0
7
3
8
3
18
3
2
0
12
2
9
0
0
0
6
38 129
Geosciences
0
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
2
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
13
Math & Computer Sciences
1
0
1
2
1
4
1
0
0
3
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
8
17
Life Sciences³
33
74
33
28
24
17
9
6
20
7
15
18
14
13
6
13
4
11
3
2
2
6
Architecture & Environ. Design
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Arts & Music
2
3
3
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
15
20
Business & Management
Communication & Librarianship
0
0
2
3
1
4
5
7
3
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
1
0
2
3
0
0
15
22
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
6
Education
38
16
42
22
30
23
46
29
38
17
10
14
7
6
13
11
8
7
24
22
9
5
Humanities
Other Non-sciences or Unknown
6
8
15
14
10
7
3
6
3
5
2
1
4
8
2
3
3
8
1
0
2
1
51
61
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Psychology
18
15
17
8
6
4
8
13
8
11
9
2
11
9
1
2
6
2
3
2
2
0
89
68
163 195
265 172
Religion & Theology
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
5
7
Social Sciences
1
5
8
15
4
13
8
3
4
10
1
6
5
4
0
4
1
8
2
0
2
3
36
71
Social Service Professions
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
4
2
Source: NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates
Note: Highlighted cells denote disciplines used in STEM field calculations.
1
Includes research doctorates only, such as Ph.D., Ed.D., D.M.A. Excludes professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., O.D., D.V.M., and J.D.
² Includes astronomy, chemistry, and physics.
³ Includes agricultural sciences, natural resources, biological science and health sciences.
* Gender was not reported for one case and the case was excluded from this table.
Policy Analysis and Planning, Office of the Chancellor University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point