| Table 2-3 |
| Foreign recipients of U.S. S&E doctorates, by country/economy of origin: 1983–2003 |
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| Country/economy |
Number |
Percent |
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| All foreign recipients |
176,019 |
100.0 |
| Top 10 total |
111,959 |
63.6 |
| China |
35,321 |
20.1 |
| Taiwan |
19,711 |
11.2 |
| India |
17,515 |
10.0 |
| South Korea |
17,112 |
9.7 |
| Canada |
5,832 |
3.3 |
| Iran |
3,807 |
2.2 |
| Turkey |
3,413 |
1.9 |
| Thailand |
3,102 |
1.8 |
| Japan |
3,100 |
1.8 |
| Mexico |
3,046 |
1.7 |
| All others |
64,060 |
36.4 |
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NOTE: Foreign doctorate recipients include permanent and temporary residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics,
Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations (2003).
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