These tables present detailed data on the demographic characteristics, educational history, sources of financial support, and postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients.
Mark K. Fiegener, Project Officer
Human Resources Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
National Science Foundation
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Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities | |||||
1 | 1957–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
Doctorate-granting institutions | |||||
2 | institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
3 | top 50 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
4 | top 20 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
by state or location: 2015 | |||||
5 | ranked by number of doctorate recipients | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
6 | by broad field of study and sex of doctorate recipients | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
7 | by institution and major science and engineering field | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
8 | by institution and major non-science and engineering field | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
top 20 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients | |||||
9 | minority U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by ethnicity and race: 5–year total, 2011–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
10 | temporary visa holders: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
by Carnegie category | |||||
11 | by broad field: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
Doctorate recipients | |||||
field and demographic characteristics | |||||
12 | by major field: Selected years, 1985–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
13 | by subfield: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
14 | by sex and broad field: Selected years, 1985–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
15 | by sex and major field: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
16 | by sex and subfield: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
17 | by citizenship status and broad field: Selected years, 1985–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
18 | by citizenship status and major field: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
19 | ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
20 | male | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
21 | female | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
22 | citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and subfield of study: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents | |||||
23 | by broad field, ethnicity, race: Selected years, 1995–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
24 | by major field, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
temporary visa holders | |||||
25 | top 40 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
26 | top 10 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of U.S. doctorates awarded by field: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
by broad field, sex, and citizenship status: 2015 | |||||
27 | median age, ethnicity, and race | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
28 | with one or more functional limitations | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
educational history | |||||
by broad field of doctorate, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | |||||
29 | master’s degree related to doctorate | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
30 | attended community college | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
median years to doctorate, by broad field | |||||
31 | selected years, 1990–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
32 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
33 | parent’s educational attainment, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, race, and broad field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
34 | highest educational attainment of either parent: selected years, 1985–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
financial support for graduate study | |||||
35 | primary source, by broad field, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
36 | sources, by sex and broad field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
37 | percent distribution, by sex and broad field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
education-related debt | |||||
38 | by broad field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
39 | by broad field: 2005–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
40 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
41 | U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by broad field, ethnicity, and race: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
postgraduation commitments | |||||
42 | by broad field: Selected years, 1995–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
43 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1995–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
postgraduation plans: Selected years, 1995–2015 | |||||
44 | by broad field | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
45 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
employment sector: Selected years, 1995–2015 | |||||
46 | by broad field | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
47 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
median basic annual salary: 2015 | |||||
48 | by field, type of postgraduation plans, and sex | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
49 | by field and employment sector | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
50 | sources of postdoc support, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: Selected years, 1995–2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
definite postgraduation commitments | |||||
51 | by citizenship status and major field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
52 | by sex and major field: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
53 | temporary visa holders intending to stay in United States after doctorate, by country of citizenship: 2009–15 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
Statistical profile | |||||
by sex and field of study: 2015 | |||||
54 | all broad fields | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
55 | all broad fields, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
56 | life sciences | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
57 | life sciences, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
58 | physical sciences and earth sciences | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
59 | physical sciences and earth sciences, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
60 | mathematics and computer sciences | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
61 | mathematics and computer sciences, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
62 | psychology and social sciences | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
63 | psychology and social sciences, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
64 | engineering | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
65 | engineering, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
66 | education | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
67 | education, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
68 | humanities and arts | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
69 | humanities and arts, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
70 | other | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
71 | other, postgraduation plans | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF | |
72 | by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2015 | View HTML | View Excel | View PDF |