The AGEP Program has led to Dramatic Increases in the
Annual Number of URMs Receiving
STEM PhDs from 2000/01 to 2007/08
Prepared by
Yolanda S. George and Shirley M. Malcom, PhD AAAS
Patricia B. Campbell, PhD, Tom Kibler, and Jennifer L.
Weisman, PhD, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
March 2009
About Data Collection and Analysis of the Average Annual
Number of STEM PhDs Awarded to URMs at
AGEP Institutions (2000/01 to 2007/08)
A. Data in the AGEP PhD Info Brief report was collected up
to February 2009
B. To reduce the volatility of the annual data, the data were
grouped into three categories, and the average annual
number was calculated for each of the three categories.
• Early AGEP Years (2000/01 to 2002/03);
• Mid-AGEP Years (2003/04 to 2005/06); and
• Current AGEP Years (2006/07 to 2007/08).
C. Also, data were collected and analyzed by race/ethnicity, gender, and
citizenship for the following fields:
(a) Biological & Agricultural Sciences
(b) Chemistry
(c) Computer Engineering
(d) Computer Sciences
(e) Earth, Atmospheric, and Ocean Sciences (including Geosciences,
Environmental Sciences)
(f) Economics
(g) Engineering (including Electrical Engineering; excluding Computer
Engineering)
(h) Interdisciplinary Sciences
(i) Mathematics (including Mathematical Statistics)
(j) Other Physical Sciences (including Astronomy, Physics)
(k) Other Social Sciences
(l) Political Science
(m) Psychology (excluding Clinical Psychology)
(n) Sociology
AGEP Data Submission Overview: 2000-2008
72 institutions submitted some data.
59 submitted data on New Enrollees from 2000-2008, including 45
who submitted data on new PhD enrollees.
65 submitted data on All Enrollees from 2000-2008, including 45
who submitted data on PhD enrollees.
66 submitted data on PhD Recipients from 2000-2008.
23 submitted data on Advance to Candidacy from 2000-2008.
10 submitted data on post PhD plans of under-represented PhD
recipients from 2000-2008.
NOTE: Updated/corrected data are included in any analysis done
after their submission. This means there may be minor changes in
results when new analysis is done.
Changes in STEM PhDs Awarded to URMs
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (66)
Other Social Sciences (35)
Sociology (32)
Political Science (31)
Current AGEP
Mid-AGEP
Early AGEP
Economics (35)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (18)
Psychology (47)
Biological, Agricultural (59)
Mathematics (56)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (41)
Other Physical Sciences (51)
Chemistry (56)
Computer Sciences (40)
Computer Engineering (20)
Engineering (59)
All Nat Sci & Eng (66)
0
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700
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Percent Change in STEM PhD Recipients
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (66)
Other Social Sciences (35)
Sociology (32)
Political Science (31)
Economics (35)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (18)
Psychology (47)
Biological, Agricultural (59)
Mathematics (56)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (41)
Other Physical Sciences (51)
Chemistry (56)
Computer Sciences (40)
Computer Engineering (20)
Engineering (59)
All Nat. Sci & Eng (66)
-75%
-25%
Other U.S. Students
URM Students
25%
75%
125%
175%
225%
275%
Changes in STEM PhD Recipients
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=66
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
623
713
834
211/34%
152
154
200
48/32%
5,620
6,199
6,872
1252/22%
Changes in All Natural Sciences & Engineering PhD
Recipients
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=66
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
382
458
573
191/50%
91
93
136
45/50%
4,165
4,790
5,456
1,291/31%
Changes in New STEM URM Graduate Student
Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (59)
Other Social Sciences (40)
Sociology (34)
Political Science (35)
Economics (37)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (21)
Psychology (48)
Biological, Agricultural (57)
Mathematics (55)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (43)
Other Physical Sciences (54)
Chemistry (56)
Computer Sciences (43)
Computer Engineering (25)
Engineering (56)
All Nat Sci & Eng (58)
Current AGEP
Mid-AGEP
Early AGEP
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Percent Change in New STEM Graduate Student
Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (59)
Other Social Sciences (40)
Sociology (34)
Political Science (35)
Economics (37)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (21)
Psychology (48)
Biological, Agricultural (57)
Mathematics (55)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (43)
Other Physical Sciences (54)
Chemistry (56)
Computer Sciences (43)
Computer Engineering (25)
Engineering (56)
All Nat. Sci & Eng (58)
-20%
-10%
Other U.S. Students
URM Students
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Changes in New STEM Graduate Student Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=59
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
2,314
2,656
2,707
393/17%
384
460
484
100/26%
16,493
18,220
18,017
1,524/9%
Changes in New All Natural Science & Engineering
Graduate Student Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=58
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
1,536
1,738
1,834
298/19%
279
334
368
89/32%
12,362
13,403
13,186
824/7%
Changes in STEM URM Graduate Student Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (65)
Other Social Sciences (41)
Sociology (33)
Political Science (34)
Economics (36)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (22)
Psychology (49)
Biological, Agricultural (62)
Mathematics (59)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (47)
Other Physical Sciences (59)
Chemistry (61)
Computer Sciences (47)
Computer Engineering (24)
Engineering (64)
All Nat Sci & Eng (65)
Current AGEP
Mid-AGEP
Early AGEP
0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
Percent Change in STEM Graduate Student
Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03) to Current AGEP (2006-07/2007-08)
All STEM Fields (65)
Other Social Sciences (41)
Sociology (33)
Political Science (34)
Economics (36)
Interdisciplinary Sciences (22)
Psychology (49)
Biological, Agricultural (62)
Mathematics (59)
Earth, Atmospheric Ocean (47)
Other Physical Sciences (59)
Chemistry (61)
Computer Sciences (47)
Computer Engineering (24)
Engineering (64)
All Nat. Sci & Eng (65)
-30%
-10%
Other U.S. Students
URM Students
10%
30%
50%
70%
Changes in STEM Graduate Student Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=65
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
9,333
10,986
11,706
2,373/24%
1,533
1,923
2,052
519/34%
66,780
76,629
81,614
14,834/22%
Changes in All Natural Sciences & Engineering
Graduate Student Enrollment
Early AGEP (2000-01/2002-03), Mid-AGEP (2003-04/2005-06), Current AGEP
(2006-07/2007-08)
N=65
All URM
(including
UC URM)
UC URM
Other US
Students
(including
UC)
Early
AGEP
MidAGEP
Current Early/ Current
AGEP Change
5,888
7,223
7,950
2,062/35%
937
1,252
1,426
489/52%
48,859
57,227
62,040
13,181/27%
Top Producers* of STEM PhDs Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities (URM) in 2007/2008
 UC Berkeley (57)
 U of Maryland, College Park (24)
 U of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras &
Mayaguez (47)
 U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
(23)
 UCLA (39)
 UC Irvine (20)
 Howard University (37)
 MIT (18)
 U of Florida (37)
 Georgia Tech (17)
 U of Michigan (33)
 Rutgers (17)
 Penn State (30)
 Michigan State (16)
 CUNY (27)
 Purdue (16)
 UC San Diego (27)
 North Carolina State (15)
 U Utah (27)
 UC Davis (15)
 Rice (26)
***Twenty- two (22) AGEP Institutions
awarded STEM PhDs to 15 or more
URMs
 U of Arizona (26)
Top Producers* of NS&E PhDs Awarded to
Underrepresented Minorities (URM) PhDs in 2007/2008
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UC Berkeley (31)
U of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras & Mayaguez (30)
U of Utah (27)
Penn State (26)
U of Arizona (26)
University of Michigan (24)
Rice (22)
UCLA (22)
Howard University (20)
U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (19)
MIT (18)
Purdue (16)
UC Irvine (16)
U of Florida (16)
***Fourteen (14) AGEP Institutions awarded NS&E PhDs to 16 or more URM