| Table 2-2 |
| Underrepresented minority share of S&E graduate enrollment, by field: 1983 and 2003 |
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1983 |
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2003 |
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| Field |
Number |
Percent |
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Number |
Percent |
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| S&E |
24,099 |
6.2 |
|
60,298 |
10.6 |
| Engineering |
2,999 |
3.3 |
|
7,492 |
5.9 |
| Science |
21,100 |
7.1 |
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52,806 |
12.0 |
| Natural sciences |
9,198 |
4.9 |
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27,277 |
9.3 |
| Agricultural sciences |
395 |
3.1 |
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1,035 |
7.8 |
| Biological sciences |
2,179 |
4.8 |
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5,847 |
9.0 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
365 |
2.4 |
|
817 |
5.6 |
| Computer sciences |
875 |
3.8 |
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3,148 |
5.9 |
| Mathematics/statistics |
764 |
4.4 |
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1,287 |
6.6 |
| Medical/other life sciences |
3,437 |
7.9 |
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13,028 |
14.1 |
| Physical sciences |
1,183 |
4.0 |
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2,115 |
6.2 |
| Social/behavioral sciences |
11,902 |
10.6 |
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25,529 |
17.4 |
| Psychology |
3,829 |
9.4 |
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9,674 |
18.6 |
| Social sciences |
8,073 |
11.3 |
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15,855 |
16.7 |
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SOURCE: National Science Foundation,
Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students
and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, Integrated Science
and Engineering Resources Data System (WebCASPAR), http://webcaspar.nsf.gov.
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