Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 11. FEMALE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH
FIELDS IN ALL INSTITUTIONS, BY FIELD: 1987-94
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FIELD | 1987 1/ | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 153,597 | 159,260 | 165,908 | 176,613 | 186,471 | 199,511 | 210,224 | 216,546
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 117,221 | 121,324 | 125,956 | 133,841 | 140,947 | 150,358 | 156,871 | 159,659
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 104,265 | 108,205 | 112,360 | 119,174 | 125,236 | 133,129 | 139,185 | 141,568
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 7,114 | 7,497 | 7,801 | 8,068 | 8,567 | 8,844 | 9,202 | 9,157
ASTRONOMY .............................| 118 | 140 | 140 | 165 | 172 | 186 | 198 | 223
CHEMISTRY .............................| 5,178 | 5,467 | 5,670 | 5,868 | 6,262 | 6,562 | 6,852 | 6,839
PHYSICS ...............................| 1,673 | 1,751 | 1,868 | 1,913 | 1,980 | 1,943 | 1,976 | 1,908
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 145 | 139 | 123 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 176 | 187
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 3,779 | 3,824 | 3,868 | 4,133 | 4,474 | 4,887 | 5,088 | 5,376
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 168 | 163 | 178 | 185 | 190 | 241 | 225 | 242
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 2,164 | 2,095 | 1,963 | 1,922 | 2,008 | 2,077 | 2,110 | 2,236
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 634 | 645 | 725 | 781 | 846 | 959 | 1,004 | 1,107
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 813 | 921 | 1,002 | 1,245 | 1,430 | 1,610 | 1,749 | 1,791
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 5,603 | 5,781 | 5,990 | 6,205 | 6,303 | 6,553 | 6,641 | 6,555
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 8,015 | 8,194 | 7,988 | 8,199 | 8,270 | 8,401 | 8,408 | 8,025
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 2,952 | 3,097 | 3,145 | 3,335 | 3,567 | 3,768 | 4,089 | 4,312
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 20,433 | 21,261 | 22,234 | 23,042 | 24,135 | 25,480 | 27,084 | 28,189
ANATOMY ...............................| 438 | 458 | 480 | 458 | 501 | 493 | 493 | 531
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 1,890 | 1,996 | 2,018 | 2,065 | 2,131 | 2,218 | 2,331 | 2,358
BIOLOGY ...............................| 5,271 | 5,454 | 5,752 | 5,949 | 6,212 | 6,579 | 6,821 | 6,794
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 810 | 914 | 984 | 997 | 1,112 | 1,328 | 1,526 | 1,586
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 141 | 149 | 162 | 164 | 182 | 202 | 226 | 218
BOTANY ................................| 1,145 | 1,116 | 1,083 | 1,072 | 1,067 | 1,054 | 1,094 | 1,164
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 765 | 845 | 944 | 1,120 | 1,281 | 1,406 | 1,582 | 1,774
ECOLOGY ...............................| 375 | 397 | 440 | 469 | 518 | 589 | 664 | 745
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 338 | 359 | 364 | 358 | 341 | 354 | 400 | 417
GENETICS ..............................| 641 | 629 | 690 | 727 | 759 | 842 | 932 | 914
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 1,998 | 2,157 | 2,239 | 2,320 | 2,352 | 2,366 | 2,468 | 2,503
NUTRITION .............................| 2,854 | 2,941 | 2,967 | 2,941 | 2,920 | 2,951 | 3,144 | 3,480
PATHOLOGY .............................| 574 | 546 | 576 | 578 | 624 | 647 | 744 | 784
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 843 | 847 | 969 | 1,024 | 1,130 | 1,186 | 1,245 | 1,349
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 835 | 863 | 893 | 933 | 966 | 951 | 983 | 986
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 793 | 784 | 792 | 835 | 884 | 828 | 860 | 876
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 722 | 806 | 881 | 1,032 | 1,155 | 1,486 | 1,571 | 1,710
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 26,929 | 28,461 | 29,855 | 32,367 | 34,817 | 36,936 | 38,104 | 38,373
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 29,440 | 30,090 | 31,479 | 33,825 | 35,103 | 38,260 | 40,569 | 41,581
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 507 | 546 | 582 | 599 | 636 | 712 | 750 | 748
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 3,353 | 3,446 | 3,580 | 3,791 | 3,953 | 4,247 | 4,392 | 4,594
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 3,011 | 3,099 | 3,242 | 3,374 | 3,559 | 3,802 | 3,856 | 3,854
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 1,093 | 1,055 | 1,184 | 1,204 | 1,318 | 1,431 | 1,582 | 1,586
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 1,977 | 1,947 | 1,952 | 2,006 | 1,913 | 1,996 | 2,031 | 2,091
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 10,890 | 11,422 | 12,207 | 13,210 | 13,775 | 15,007 | 15,874 | 15,712
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 3,860 | 3,852 | 4,010 | 4,278 | 4,602 | 5,129 | 5,530 | 5,737
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 492 | 535 | 555 | 682 | 499 | 545 | 530 | 609
SOCIAL SCIENCES, OTHER ................| 4,257 | 4,188 | 4,167 | 4,681 | 4,848 | 5,391 | 6,024 | 6,650
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 12,956 | 13,119 | 13,596 | 14,667 | 15,711 | 17,229 | 17,686 | 18,091
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 224 | 227 | 243 | 289 | 327 | 348 | 357 | 358
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 96 | 86 | 87 | 101 | 126 | 144 | 151 | 200
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 398 | 442 | 474 | 547 | 588 | 617 | 698 | 688
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 1,154 | 1,075 | 1,029 | 1,146 | 1,257 | 1,394 | 1,496 | 1,582
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 2,103 | 2,294 | 2,435 | 2,689 | 3,102 | 3,654 | 3,858 | 4,247
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 3,098 | 3,278 | 3,515 | 3,715 | 3,871 | 4,293 | 4,322 | 4,170
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 287 | 267 | 248 | 299 | 288 | 305 | 304 | 297
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 2,237 | 2,088 | 2,106 | 2,132 | 2,350 | 2,651 | 2,589 | 2,682
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 1,296 | 1,402 | 1,398 | 1,442 | 1,511 | 1,698 | 1,774 | 1,819
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 729 | 756 | 810 | 893 | 987 | 1,069 | 1,027 | 1,069
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 128 | 127 | 141 | 155 | 177 | 186 | 185 | 153
ENGINEERING, OTHER .....................| 1,206 | 1,077 | 1,110 | 1,259 | 1,127 | 870 | 925 | 826
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 36,376 | 37,936 | 39,952 | 42,772 | 45,524 | 49,153 | 53,353 | 56,887
CLINICAL FIELDS .........................| 908 | 951 | 911 | 922 | 1,131 | 1,419 | 1,544 | 1,690
DENTAL SCIENCES .........................| 280 | 291 | 291 | 279 | 299 | 349 | 349 | 377
NURSING .................................| 17,349 | 17,989 | 18,653 | 20,177 | 20,884 | 22,045 | 23,496 | 25,447
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES .................| 1,020 | 1,064 | 1,138 | 1,141 | 1,239 | 1,183 | 1,279 | 1,310
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ....| 4,179 | 4,458 | 4,743 | 4,979 | 5,139 | 5,374 | 6,055 | 6,359
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY ..............| 6,626 | 6,735 | 7,192 | 7,618 | 8,237 | 9,014 | 9,884 | 10,449
VETERINARY SCIENCES .....................| 278 | 300 | 331 | 388 | 366 | 406 | 407 | 408
OTHER HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 5,736 | 6,148 | 6,693 | 7,268 | 8,229 | 9,363 | 10,339 | 10,847
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1/ THESE FIGURES INCLUDE ESTIMATED DATA FOR MASTER'S-GRANTING
INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WERE SURVEYED ON A SAMPLE BASIS FROM 1985 THROUGH
1987. SEE "TECHNICAL NOTES" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
KEY: N.E.C.= NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING