Chapter 2: Science & Engineering Indicators 93
Bachelors Degree Level
There are 1,448 institutions that granted 356,000 degrees in S& E fields in 1991. (See text table 2-3.) Over 75
percent of all institutions with S& E baccalaureate programs are either comprehensive or liberal arts institutions. (See appendix tables 2-5 and 2-6.) However, the largest proportions of baccalaureates in S&E fields continue to be awarded by research and comprehensive schools. (See figure 2-5.)
In 1991, they awarded 38 and 34 percent, respectively, of the year's S& E degrees. Liberal arts schools granted 10 percent of all S&E degrees that year. (See appendix table 2-5.)
Viewed in terms of S& E productivity, the relative significance of these three types of institutions changes somewhat. (See appendix table 2-5.) In 1991,
- S& E degrees accounted for almost 48 percent of the degrees awarded by liberal arts I schools. The degree awards were mainly in the social sciences.
- S& E degrees represented 44 percent of the degrees awarded by research I institutions; these were mainly in the natural sciences and engineering.
- S& E degrees accounted for over 24 percent of the degrees awarded by comprehensive I schools; these were split between the natural sciences/engineering and the social sciences.
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