| Table 2-8 |
| Ratio of bachelor’s degrees to
the 24-year-old population, by selected fields, sex, and race/ethnicity:
1990 and 2000 |
| |
 |
| |
Degree |
|
|
Degree |
|
|
|
|
|
| Sex and race/ethnicity |
All
bachelor's
degrees |
|
All S&E |
|
NS&E |
Social/
behavioral
sciences |
24-year-old
population |
|
Bachelor's |
NS&Ea |
Social/
behavioral
science |
|
| |
Number |
|
Ratio to 24-year-old populationb |
|
|
|
|
| 1990 total |
1,062,160 |
|
345,794 |
|
169,938 |
175,856 |
3,722,737 |
|
28.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
| Male |
495,876 |
|
199,917 |
|
117,249 |
82,668 |
1,855,513 |
|
26.7 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
| Female |
566,284 |
|
145,877 |
|
52,689 |
93,188 |
1,867,224 |
|
30.3 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
| White |
856,686 |
|
270,225 |
|
127,704 |
142,521 |
2,628,439 |
|
32.6 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
38,027 |
|
19,437 |
|
13,338 |
6,099 |
120,797 |
|
31.5 |
11.0 |
5.0 |
| Underrepresented minority |
107,377 |
|
33,419 |
|
15,259 |
18,160 |
973,500 |
|
11.0 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
| Black |
59,301 |
|
18,230 |
|
7,854 |
10,376 |
484,754 |
|
12.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
| Hispanic |
43,864 |
|
13,918 |
|
6,868 |
7,050 |
459,073 |
|
9.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
4,212 |
|
1,271 |
|
537 |
734 |
29,674 |
|
14.2 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
| 2000 total |
1,253,121 |
|
398,622 |
|
210,434 |
188,188 |
3,703,200 |
|
33.8 |
5.7 |
5.1 |
| Male |
536,158 |
|
197,669 |
|
128,111 |
69,558 |
1,886,400 |
|
28.4 |
6.8 |
3.7 |
| Female |
716,963 |
|
200,953 |
|
82,323 |
118,630 |
1,816,800 |
|
39.5 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
| White |
895,129 |
|
270,416 |
|
142,400 |
128,016 |
2,433,400 |
|
36.8 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
75,265 |
|
12,368 |
|
23,185 |
12,368 |
148,800 |
|
50.6 |
15.6 |
8.3 |
| Underrepresented minority |
200,967 |
|
63,519 |
|
27,939 |
35,559 |
1,121,000 |
|
17.9 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
| Black |
104,212 |
|
32,924 |
|
13,795 |
19,129 |
527,600 |
|
19.8 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
| Hispanic |
88,324 |
|
27,984 |
|
12,919 |
15,065 |
560,200 |
|
15.8 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
8,431 |
|
2,611 |
|
1,246 |
1,365 |
33,200 |
|
25.4 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
|
|
| |
NS&E natural sciences and engineering
aNS&E degrees include natural (physical, biological,
earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences), agricultural, and computer
sciences; mathematics; and engineering.
bNumber of
degrees per 100 24-year-olds.
NOTE: Degrees by race/ethnicity do not sum to total because data not
shown for unknown race/ethnicity or foreign citizens.
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, Completions Survey; National
Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, WebCASPAR
database system, http://caspar.nsf.gov;
and U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division. See appendix
tables 2-4, 2-22, and 2-23.
|
| |
| Science & Engineering Indicators
— 2004 |
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