Additional Resources
K–12 Education
- Chapter 1 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012. NSB 12-01. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c1/c1h.htm
Graduate Enrollment
- Chapter 2 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012. NSB 12-01. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c2/c2h.htm
- Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/
- Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Grew Substantially in the Past Decade but Slowed in 2010. NSF 12-317. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12317/
- Two Decades of Increasing Diversity More than Doubled the Number of Minority Graduate Students in Science and Engineering. NSF 11-319. Arlington, VA, 2010. Available at http://nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11319/
- Modes of Financial Support in the Graduate Education of Science and Engineering Doctorate Recipients. NSF 00-319. Arlington, VA, 2000. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf00319/
Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees
- Chapter 2 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012. NSB 12-01. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c2/c2h.htm
- Community Colleges: Playing an Important Role in the Education of Science, Engineering, and Health Graduates. NSF 11-317. Arlington, VA, 2011. Available at http://nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11317/
- Number of Doctorates Awarded in 2010 Declined. NSF 12-303. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12303/
- Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2011. NSF 13-301. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://nsf.gov/statistics/sed/
- Role of HBCUs as Baccalaureate-Origin Institutions of Black S&E Doctorate Recipients. NSF 08-319. Arlington, VA, 2008. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08319/
- Science and Engineering Degrees. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/degrees/
- Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity of Recipients. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/degreerecipients/
- Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctorates/
- U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century. NSF 06-319. Arlington, VA, 2006. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06319/
Employment
- Chapter 3 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012. NSB 12-01. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c3/c3h.htm
- Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctoratework/
- Characteristics of Recent College Graduates. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/recentgrads/
- Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/us-workforce/
- Diversity in the Federal Science and Engineering Workforce. NSF 11-303. Arlington, VA, 2011. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11303/
- Diversity in Science and Engineering Employment in Industry. NSF 12-311. Arlington, VA, 2011. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12311/
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity among U.S.-Educated Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients: Methods of Reporting Diversity. NSF 12-304. Arlington, VA, 2012. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12304/
- Academic Institutions of Minority Faculty with Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorates. NSF 11-320. Arlington, VA, 2011. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11320/
- Unemployment among Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Remained below the National Average in 2008. NSF 11-308. Arlington, VA, 2011. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf11308/
- Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Profiles. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/doctoralprofiles/
- Federal Scientists and Engineers. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/fedworkforce/
- Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers. NSF 04-323. Arlington, VA, 2004. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf04323/
- Thirty-three Years of Women in S&E Faculty Positions. NSF 08-308. Arlington, VA, 2006. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08308/
R&D Funding
- Federal S&E Obligations to Three Types of Minority-Serving Institutions Decline in FY 2007. NSF 09-319. Arlington, VA, 2009. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09319/
- Academic R&D Expenditures. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/rdexpenditures/
- Higher Education Research and Development. Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/herd/
Note: Links were correct at the time of release but may no longer be active as a result of changes at the referenced organization's website.
Population Estimates and Projections
U.S. Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the United States (tables 5-11). Available at http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder Available at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
U.S. Census Bureau. Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010. C2010BR-02. Available at http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf
Precollege Education
Precollege Mathematics and Science AchievementNational Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Nation's Report Card.
- Science: Available at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/
- Mathematics: Available at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/
- National Indian Education Study. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/
High School Science and Mathematics Course Taking
The College Board, Advanced Placement Program. State and national summary reports. Available at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_sum/2010.html.
The College Board, The 8th Annual AP Report to the Nation. Available at http://apreport.collegeboard.org/.
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education. Available at http://programs.ccsso.org/projects/Science_and_Mathematics_Education_Indicators/.
National Center for Education Statistics. Advanced Mathematics and Science Coursetaking in the Spring High School Senior Classes of 1982, 1992, and 2004. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007312.pdf.
National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/.
National Center for Education Statistics. Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972–2004. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008320.
Students with Disabilities
National Center for Education Statistics. Demographic and School Characteristics of Students Receiving Special Education in the Elementary Grades. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007005.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. IDEA Data. Available at https://www.ideadata.org/IDEAData.asp.
Mathematics and Science Teachers
National Center for Education Statistics. Attrition of Public School Mathematics and Science Teachers. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008077.
National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/.
National Center for Education Statistics. Schools and Staffing Survey. Elementary and secondary education. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/.
National Center for Education Statistics. Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003–04 Schools and Staffing Survey. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006313.pdf.
Parental Involvement
National Center for Education Statistics. Parent and Family Involvement in Education: 2002–03. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005043.pdf.
Number of Students
National Center for Education Statistics. Common Core of Data. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pub_snf_report.asp.
Computer Use
National Center for Education Statistics. Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994–2003. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/2005015/.
National Center for Education Statistics. Rates of Computer and Internet Use by Children in Nursery School and Students in Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade: 2003. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005111.
High School Completion
National Center for Education Statistics. Public High School Dropouts and Completers From the Common Core of Data. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pub_dropouts.asp.
National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/.
Undergraduate Education
King J. 2010. Gender Equity in Higher Education. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
Higher Education Research Institute (HERI). University of California at Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. CIRP Freshman Survey. Available at http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/cirpoverview.php.
National Center for Education Statistics. New Americans in Postsecondary Education: A Profile of Immigrants and Second-Generation American Undergraduates. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012213.pdf
National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/.
Educational Persistence and AttainmentNational Center for Education Statistics. Digest of Education Statistics. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/.
U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey: Educational attainment data. Available at http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html.
Minority Education
American Council on Education. Minorities in Higher Education: Twenty-Fourth Status Report: 2011 Supplement. Available at http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/Minorities-in-Higher-Education-Twenty-Fourth-Status-Report-2011-Supplement.pdf.
American Council on Education. Minorities in Higher Education 2010: Twenty-fourth Status Report with a Special Essay on the U.S. Hispanic Population. Available at http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=CPA&CONTENTID=38634&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm
The College Board, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders--Facts, Not Fiction: Setting the Record Straight. Available at http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/08-0608-AAPI.pdf.
National Center for Education Statistics. Characteristics of Minority-Serving Institutions and Minority Undergraduates Enrolled in These Institutions. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008156.
National Center for Education Statistics. Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups . Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010015.
Parental Expectations
National Center for Education Statistics. Parent Expectations and Planning for College. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008079.pdf.
Students with Disabilities
National Center for Education Statistics. An Institutional Perspective on Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999046.
National Center for Education Statistics. Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Enrollment, Services, and Persistence. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000092.
Minority-Serving Institutions
National Center for Education Statistics. Characteristics of Minority-Serving Institutions and Minority Undergraduates Enrolled in These Institutions. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008156.
International Participation in Science and Engineering
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Education at a Glance (annual): Data on education by sex and country. Available at http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/content/book/eag-2012-en.
The World Bank Group. GenderStats: Electronic database of gender statistics on enrollment and attainment by sex and country. Available at http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/gender-statistics.
Employment and Faculty
National Center for Education Statistics. 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04) Report on Faculty and Instructional Staff in Fall 2003. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005172.
Nelson, D.J. Nelson Diversity Surveys: Tables with number of faculty, by sex, race/ethnicity, and rank at top 50 institutions, by field. Available at http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/N/Donna.J.Nelson-1/diversity/top50.html.
RAND Corporation. Gender Differences in Major Federal External Grant Programs. Available at http://www.rand.org/publications/TR/TR307/.
University of California, Los Angeles. HERI Faculty Survey. Available at http://gseis.ucla.edu/heri/facoverview.php.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Federal Employment Statistics: Data by occupational group, sex, race/ethnicity, and disability status. Available at http://www.opm.gov/feddata/index.asp.
Science and Engineering Fields
ChemistryAmerican Chemical Society. Available at http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1116&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1.
Computer scienceComputing Research Association. Available at http://cra.org/resources/taulbee/.
EngineeringAmerican Society for Engineering Education. Available at http://www.asee.org/colleges.
Engineering Workforce Commission. http://www.ewc-online.org/.
American Geological Institute. Available at http://www.earthscienceworld.org/careers/stats/demograp.html.
MathematicsAmerican Mathematical Society. Available at http://www.ams.org/employment/surveyreports.html.
PhysicsAmerican Institute of Physics. Available at http://www.aip.org/statistics.
Political scienceAmerican Political Science Association. Available at http://www.apsanet.org/section_416.cfm.
PsychologyAmerican Psychological Association. Available at http://research.apa.org.
SociologyAmerican Sociological Association. Available at http://www.asanet.org/.
