| Table 3-22 |
| Foreign-born S&E-trained U.S. scientists
and engineers, by field and level of highest degree: 1999 |
| (Percent) |
| |
 |
| Field |
All degree levels |
Bachelor's |
Master's |
Doctoral |
|
| All S&E fields |
12.2 |
9.9 |
19.9 |
27.0 |
| Engineering |
19.8 |
14.6 |
31.1 |
44.6 |
| Chemical |
20.2 |
14.9 |
34.9 |
40.8 |
| Civil |
21.2 |
16.1 |
35.5 |
51.5 |
| Electrical |
23.3 |
18.3 |
33.5 |
47.2 |
| Mechanical |
16.5 |
11.6 |
33.4 |
49.2 |
| Other |
17.0 |
11.3 |
24.2 |
40.9 |
| Life
sciences |
11.7 |
8.8 |
13.7 |
26.1 |
| Agriculture |
7.9 |
5.4 |
14.9 |
22.7 |
| Biological
sciences |
13.3 |
10.4 |
14.0 |
27.0 |
| Mathematics/computer
sciences |
17.1 |
12.8 |
26.4 |
35.4 |
| Computer
sciences |
21.1 |
15.2 |
34.3 |
46.4 |
| Mathematics |
12.5 |
10.2 |
15.4 |
31.1 |
| Physical
sciences |
15.8 |
11.2 |
17.2 |
29.3 |
| Chemistry |
19.3 |
14.9 |
24.8 |
29.7 |
| Geoscience |
7.9 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
19.1 |
| Physics/astronomy |
18.2 |
9.8 |
18.9 |
32.5 |
| Other |
10.4 |
9.8 |
8.4 |
36.1 |
| Social
sciences |
7.5 |
6.7 |
10.0 |
12.9 |
| Economics |
13.5 |
11.2 |
25.8 |
25.9 |
| Political
science |
7.2 |
6.3 |
11.9 |
15.2 |
| Psychology |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
7.6 |
| Sociology/anthropology |
6.1 |
5.3 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
| Other |
7.8 |
6.4 |
10.8 |
21.6 |
|
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| SOURCE: National Science Foundation,
Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers
Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 1999. |
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| Science & Engineering Indicators
– 2004 |
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