Table 5-8: Female and minority S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by Carnegie institution type: Selected years, 1975

Table 5-8

Female and minority S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by Carnegie institution type: Selected years, 1975–2001

(Percent)

Group and institution type^a	1975	1981	1991	2001

Female
Research universities	8.8	12.9	18.8	28.1
Other academic institutions	12.1	15.0	21.2	29.3
Underrepresented minority^b
Research universities	1.8	2.6	3.8	5.9
Other academic institutions	3.1	4.5	5.7	7.8
Asian/Pacific Islander
Research universities	4.9	7.0	8.9	13.3
Other academic institutions	4.1	5.9	6.9	9.3

^aAs defined according to A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Princeton, NJ, 1994).
^bBlacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaskan Natives.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations.

Science & Engineering Indicators — 2004

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