| Table 3-17 |
| Doctorate recipients holding tenure and tenure-track appointments at academic institutions, by years since receipt of doctorate: 1993, 2003, and 2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
1993 |
|
2003 |
|
2006 |
| Field |
|
1–3 |
|
4–6 |
|
1–3 |
|
4–6 |
|
1–3 |
|
4–6 |
| |
| All S&E |
|
18.4 |
|
26.6 |
|
17.8 |
|
23.5 |
|
19.2 |
|
25.8 |
| Engineering |
|
16.0 |
|
24.6 |
|
12.2 |
|
16.0 |
|
14.7 |
|
16.6 |
| Chemical |
|
8.1 |
|
14.0 |
|
4.9 |
|
6.0 |
|
8.2 |
|
9.4 |
| Electrical |
|
17.6 |
|
26.9 |
|
11.6 |
|
15.3 |
|
18.6 |
|
15.4 |
| Mechanical |
|
13.5 |
|
29.5 |
|
11.1 |
|
16.0 |
|
16.5 |
|
14.6 |
| Life sciences |
|
12.6 |
|
24.8 |
|
8.0 |
|
20.3 |
|
13.4 |
|
20.8 |
| Agriculture |
|
15.6 |
|
27.0 |
|
23.7 |
|
35.1 |
|
18.9 |
|
30.0 |
| Biological sciences |
|
12.1 |
|
24.8 |
|
6.5 |
|
18.6 |
|
13.2 |
|
20.6 |
| Mathematics/computer sciences |
|
39.7 |
|
54.1 |
|
34.5 |
|
38.1 |
|
36.1 |
|
44.0 |
| Computer sciences |
|
37.1 |
|
51.5 |
|
30.9 |
|
30.3 |
|
37.8 |
|
36.4 |
| Mathematics |
|
41.8 |
|
56.0 |
|
37.7 |
|
43.8 |
|
34.7 |
|
50.6 |
| Physical sciences |
|
9.7 |
|
18.2 |
|
13.7 |
|
18.2 |
|
10.7 |
|
23.8 |
| Chemistry |
|
7.7 |
|
16.3 |
|
14.5 |
|
16.0 |
|
11.0 |
|
22.2 |
| Geosciences |
|
12.7 |
|
26.2 |
|
21.6 |
|
35.1 |
|
13.9 |
|
30.5 |
| Physics/astronomy |
|
12.0 |
|
17.7 |
|
9.4 |
|
14.5 |
|
8.7 |
|
22.5 |
| Social sciences |
|
26.4 |
|
29.2 |
|
28.3 |
|
31.6 |
|
29.6 |
|
34.2 |
| Economics |
|
46.6 |
|
48.6 |
|
43.7 |
|
32.2 |
|
37.4 |
|
39.4 |
| Political science |
|
53.9 |
|
47.1 |
|
45.0 |
|
50.6 |
|
45.0 |
|
51.3 |
| Psychology |
|
12.7 |
|
15.5 |
|
14.5 |
|
21.1 |
|
18.7 |
|
21.9 |
| Sociology/anthropology |
|
37.9 |
|
46.9 |
|
43.3 |
|
48.0 |
|
62.1 |
|
65.0 |
| |
NOTE: Two-year institutions not included. Doctorate recipients in health fields included in life sciences for consistency with prior years.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 1993, 2003, and 2006 (preliminary data for 2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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