Data Tables
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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| Table | Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities | Excel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1957–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| Doctorate-granting institutions | |||
| 2 | institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 3 | top 50 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 4 | top 20 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| by state or location: 2013 | |||
| 5 | ranked by number of doctorate recipients | View Excel | View PDF |
| 6 | by broad field of study and sex of doctorate recipients | View Excel | View PDF |
| 7 | by institution and major science and engineering field | View Excel | View PDF |
| 8 | by institution and major non-science and engineering field | 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: 2009–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 10 | temporary visa holders: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| by Carnegie category | |||
| 11 | by broad field: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| Doctorate recipients | |||
| demographic characteristics | |||
| 12 | by major field: selected years, 1983–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 13 | by subfield: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 14 | by sex and broad field: selected years, 1983–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 15 | by sex and major field: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 16 | by sex and subfield: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 17 | by citizenship status and broad field: selected years, 1983–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 18 | by citizenship status and major field: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 19 | ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 20 | male | View Excel | View PDF |
| 21 | female | View Excel | View PDF |
| 22 | citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and subfield of study: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| U.S. citizens and permanent residents | |||
| 23 | by ethnicity, race, and broad field: selected years, 1993–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 24 | by ethnicity, race, and major field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| temporary visa holders | |||
| 25 | top 40 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 26 | top 10 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of U.S. doctorates awarded: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| by broad field, sex, and citizenship status: 2013 | |||
| 27 | median age, ethnicity, and race | View Excel | View PDF |
| 28 | with one or more functional limitations | View Excel | View PDF |
| educational history | |||
| by broad field of doctorate, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2013 | |||
| 29 | master’s degree related to doctorate | View Excel | View PDF |
| 30 | attended community college | View Excel | View PDF |
| median years to doctorate, by broad field | |||
| 31 | selected years, 1988–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 32 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 33 | parent’s educational attainment, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, race, and broad field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 34 | highest educational attainment of either parent: selected years, 1983–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| financial support for graduate study | |||
| 35 | primary source, by broad field, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 36 | sources, by sex and broad field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 37 | percent distribution, by sex and broad field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| education-related debt | |||
| 38 | by broad field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 39 | by broad field: 2003–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 40 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 41 | U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by broad field, ethnicity, and race: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| postgraduation commitments | |||
| 42 | by broad field: selected years, 1993–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 43 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: selected years, 1993–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| postgraduation plans: selected years, 1993–2013 | |||
| 44 | by broad field | View Excel | View PDF |
| 45 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity and race | View Excel | View PDF |
| employment sector: selected years, 1993–2013 | |||
| 46 | by broad field | View Excel | View PDF |
| 47 | by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race | View Excel | View PDF |
| median basic annual salary: 2013 | |||
| 48 | by field, type of postgraduation plans, and sex | View Excel | View PDF |
| 49 | by field and employment sector | View Excel | View PDF |
| 50 | sources of postdoc support, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: selected years, 1993–2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| definite postgraduation commitments | |||
| 51 | by citizenship status and major field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 52 | by sex and major field: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
| 53 | temporary visa holders intending to stay in United States after doctorate, by country of citizenship: 2007–13 | View Excel | View PDF |
| Statistical profile | |||
| by sex and field of study: 2013 | |||
| 54 | all broad fields | View Excel | View PDF |
| 55 | all broad fields, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 56 | life sciences | View Excel | View PDF |
| 57 | life sciences, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 58 | physical sciences | View Excel | View PDF |
| 59 | physical sciences, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 60 | social sciences | View Excel | View PDF |
| 61 | social sciences, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 62 | engineering | View Excel | View PDF |
| 63 | engineering, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 64 | education | View Excel | View PDF |
| 65 | education, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 66 | humanities | View Excel | View PDF |
| 67 | humanities, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 68 | other | View Excel | View PDF |
| 69 | other, postgraduation plans | View Excel | View PDF |
| 70 | by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2013 | View Excel | View PDF |
