| Table 2-4 |
| Median number of years from S&E doctorate recipients' entry to graduate school to receipt of doctorate, by Carnegie classification of doctorate-granting institution: 1993–2007 |
| |
Year of
doctorate |
All
institutions |
Research
universities
(very high
research activity) |
Research
universities
(high research
activity) |
Doctoral/research
universities |
Medical schools
and medical
centers |
Other/
not classified |
| |
| 1993 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
8.5 |
| 1994 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
| 1995 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
8.6 |
10.2 |
7.9 |
8.9 |
| 1996 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
| 1997 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
| 1998 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
| 1999 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
| 2000 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
9.2 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
| 2001 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
| 2002 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
| 2003 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
7.1 |
9.0 |
| 2004 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
| 2005 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
9.6 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
| 2006 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
| 2007 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
9.0 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulations (2009).
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