National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Minority PhD Production
Joan Burrelli
AGEP National Conference
March 17, 2009
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Minority share of S&E and non-S&E
bachelor’s degrees: 1990–2006
Percent
20
Non-S&E underrepresented minority
15
S&E underrepresented minority
10
S&E Asian/Pacific Islander
5
Non-S&E Asian/Pacific Islander
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
NOTE: Data not available for 1999. Data are for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Source: NSF/SRS, special tabulations of National Center for Education Statistics Completions Survey.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Percent
Minority share of S&E and non-S&E
master’s degrees: 1990–2006
20
Non-S&E underrepresented minority
15
10
S&E underrepresented minority
S&E Asian/Pacific Islander
5
Non-S&E Asian/Pacific Islander
0
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
NOTE: Data not available for 1999. Data are for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Source: NSF/SRS, special tabulations of National Center for Education Statistics Completions Survey.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Minority share of S&E and non-S&E
doctoral degrees to U.S. citizens: 1990–2006
Percent
20
15
Non-S&E underrepresented minority
10
S&E underrepresented minority
S&E Asian
5
Non-S&E Asian
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
NOTE: Underrepresented minority includes black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific
Islander.
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Underrepresented minority share of S&E graduate
students, by field: 1996 and 2006
Percent
20
1996
2006
15
10
5
0
Engineering
Physical
sciences
Mathematics
Computer
science
Agricultural
and biological
sciences
Social and
behavioral
sciences
S&E
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. Data are for U.S.
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citizens and permanent residents.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Doctoral degrees awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields to minority
U.S. citizens: 1990–2006
Number
3500
Non-S&E underrepresented minority
3000
2500
2000
S&E underrepresented minority
1500
Non-S&E Asian
1000
S&E Asian
500
0
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
NOTE: Underrepresented minority includes black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific
Islander.
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Doctoral degrees awarded in S&E to underrepresented
minority U.S. citizens, by race/ethnicity: 1990–2006
Number
900
800
700
600
500
Black
Hispanic
400
300
200
100
American Indian/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian
0
1990
1992
1994
1996
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Doctoral degrees awarded in S&E to underrepresented
minority U.S. citizens, by field: 1990–2006
Number
450
400
350
300
250
Psychology
Biological Sciences
Social Sciences
Engineering
Physical Sciences
200
Agricultural Sciences
Mathematics and Statistics
150
Geosciences
100
Computer Science
50
0
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
NOTE: Underrepresented minority includes black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander.
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Number of doctorates earned in selected fields, by
race/ethnicity of U.S. citizens: 2006
White
Aerospace Engineering
Black
Hispanic
American
Indian
Native
Hawaiian
60
1
1
0
0
102
0
3
0
0
52
1
4
0
0
351
11
15
2
7
55
0
2
1
0
Cell Biology
171
5
11
0
0
Chemistry
973
28
53
3
2
Civil Engineering
155
10
11
0
0
Earth Sciences
266
1
10
1
0
Ecology
294
4
9
0
1
Astronomy
Atmospheric Sciences
Biochemistry
Botany
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Number of doctorates earned in selected fields, by
race/ethnicity of U.S. citizens: 2006
White
Black
Hispanic
American
Indian
Native
Hawaiian
Economics
246
13
16
2
1
Entomology
63
0
3
0
0
Industrial Engineering
45
6
6
0
0
Microbiology
272
14
18
0
0
Molecular Biology
347
21
21
0
1
Neuroscience
362
15
34
2
4
Oceanography
75
1
5
0
0
476
12
12
1
1
Toxicology
46
3
2
0
1
Zoology
69
1
2
0
0
Physics
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
U.S. citizen S&E doctorate faculty employed in universities
and 4-year colleges, by race/ethnicity and rank: 2006
Number
60,000
50,000
White
40,000
Asian
30,000
Black
20,000
Hispanic
10,000
American
Indian
0
Professor
Associate
professor
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Doctorate Recipients.
Assistant
professor
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top baccalaureate institutions of black U.S.
citizen S&E doctorate recipients: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Howard University
87
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
32
Spelman College
77
Jackson State University
29
Florida A&M University
68
University of Virginia
28
Hampton University
65
Yale University
27
Morehouse College
46
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
25
North Carolina A&T State University
41
University of Maryland Baltimore County
24
Southern University and A&M College
41
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
24
Xavier University
40
University of Pennsylvania
24
Morgan State University
38
Norfolk State University
23
Tuskegee University
38
Princeton University
22
University of Maryland College Park
34
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
21
Harvard University
33
University of California Berkeley
32
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top baccalaureate institutions of Hispanic U.S.
citizen S&E doctorate recipients: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
205
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
37
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
193
New Mexico State University
36
University of California Berkeley
91
Stanford University
36
University of California Los Angeles
69
University of California Irvine
36
University of Texas Austin
67
University of Puerto Rico Humacao
35
University of Florida
55
Harvard University
34
Florida International University
45
University of New Mexico
34
University of Miami
43
Princeton University
29
University of California Davis
42
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
29
University of California San Diego
42
University of California Santa Cruz
28
University of Texas El Paso
40
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
27
Cornell University
38
University of Texas San Antonio
26
Texas A&M University
38
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top baccalaureate institutions of American Indian U.S.
citizen S&E doctorate recipients: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Oklahoma State University
6
University of Central Oklahoma
6
University of Florida
5
University of Oklahoma Norman
5
University of Tulsa
5
University of Washington Seattle
5
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top institutions awarding S&E doctorates to
black U.S. citizens: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Howard University
174
Michigan State University
45
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
107
North Carolina State University
43
University of Maryland College Park
65
Walden University
42
Georgia Institute of Technology
52
University of California Berkeley
39
University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill
51
Nova Southeastern University
37
Pennsylvania State University
50
Purdue University
37
Harvard University
48
Ohio State University
36
Meharry Medical College
47
Stanford University
36
University of Florida
46
Temple University
36
CUNY Graduate School
45
University of Pennsylvania
36
Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
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National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top institutions awarding S&E doctorates to
U.S. citizen Hispanics: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
121
University of California Davis
55
University of California Berkeley
104
CUNY Graduate School
52
University of Florida
76
University of Arizona
50
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
73
Cornell University
49
Stanford University
67
University of Illinois Urbana
Champaign
47
University of California Los Angeles
65
University of Texas Austin
46
University of California San Diego
65
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
44
University of Wisconsin Madison
60
Purdue University
44
Harvard University
57
University of California Santa
Barbara
44
Texas A&M University
56
University of Washington Seattle
40
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top institutions awarding S&E doctorates to
U.S. citizen American Indians: 2002–06
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Academic institution
Doctoral
degrees
Oklahoma State University
16
Colorado State University
5
University of North Dakota
9
University of Arizona
5
University of California Berkeley
8
University of Arkansas
5
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
7
University of Southern California
5
University of New Mexico
7
University of Texas Austin
5
University of Oklahoma
7
California School of Professional
Psychology
6
Texas A&M University
6
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top institutions awarding S&E doctorates to
black U.S. citizens, by gender: 2002–06
Academic institution
Men
Academic institution
Women
Howard University
62
Howard University
112
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
44
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
63
Georgia Institute of Technology
32
Meharry Medical College
35
University of Maryland College Park
31
University of Maryland College Park
34
Stanford University
23
Pennsylvania State University
30
University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill
23
Purdue University
28
CUNY Graduate School
22
University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill
28
Harvard University
22
Walden University
27
Michigan State University
22
Harvard University
26
University of Florida
22
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
26
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Top institutions awarding S&E doctorates to
Hispanic U.S. citizens, by gender: 2002–06
Academic institution
Men
Academic institution
Women
University of California Berkeley
52
University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras
88
University of Florida
48
University of California Berkeley
52
Stanford University
41
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
41
University of California Los
Angeles
38
University of California San Diego
34
University of Puerto Rico Rio
Piedras
33
University of Wisconsin Madison
30
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
32
CUNY Graduate School
29
University of California San Diego
31
University of Florida
28
Harvard University
30
Harvard University
27
University of California Davis
30
Texas A&M University
27
University of Wisconsin Madison
30
University of California Los Angeles
27
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Source: NSF/SRS, Survey of Earned Doctorates.
National Science Foundation
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Women, Minorities, and Persons with
Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2009
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering is a
report that provides information about the participation of women, minorities, and
persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment.
Information on the site is organized by topic and group. Links to additional data
sources and reports are provided. This site is updated as new information becomes
available.
A formal report is issued every two years and is sent to Congress. The latest report is
2009.
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd
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