STEM Education

STEM Education Topics

People: Students/Education

Higher Education Degrees

K-12 STEM Education

Certifications and Licenses

Postgraduation Plans

Financial Support

Student Loan Debt

Colleges and Universities

Institutions

Minorities in Higher Education

Non-faculty Research Personnel

People: Demographics

Sex

Race and Ethnicity

Citizenship

Disability Status

Family Characteristics

Current Topics

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

Fields of Study

Colleges and Universities, People: Students/Education

Higher Education Enrollment

Colleges and Universities, People: Workforce

Postdoctorates

Analysis

Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Continues to Increase among Foreign Nationals, while Postdoctoral Appointment Trends Vary across Fields

March 20, 2024

Report

Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2022

December 5, 2023

Analysis

Research Funding for U.S. Doctorate Recipients at Research-Intensive Institutions

December 4, 2023

Data Highlights

Over the past 20 years, most of the growth in the number of doctorates earned by both men and women has been in science and engineering (S&E) fields

The number of female doctorate recipients in S&E fields increased by 94%, compared with a 62% increase in the number of male S&E doctorate recipients

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52.6%

The percentage of doctorate recipients taking jobs in academia in 2022—a decline of 3.7 percentage points from 2021

44%

Enrollment of first-time, full-time, research-focused master’s students in science, engineering, and select health fields grew 44% from 2020 to 2021

Underrepresented minorities have increased their overall representation over a 5-year period among all U.S. citizen and permanent resident graduate students regardless of degree level or enrollment status

Underrepresented minorities constituted 15% of all full-time doctoral students in 2017 and 18.4% in 2021.

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National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

STEM Education Topics

People: Students/Education

Colleges and Universities

People: Demographics

Current Topics

Fields of Study

Colleges and Universities, People: Students/Education

Colleges and Universities, People: Workforce

STEM Education Highlights

Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Continues to Increase among Foreign Nationals, while Postdoctoral Appointment Trends Vary across Fields

Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2022

Research Funding for U.S. Doctorate Recipients at Research-Intensive Institutions

Data Highlights

Over the past 20 years, most of the growth in the number of doctorates earned by both men and women has been in science and engineering (S&E) fields

52.6%

44%

Underrepresented minorities have increased their overall representation over a 5-year period among all U.S. citizen and permanent resident graduate students regardless of degree level or enrollment status

STEM Education

STEM Education Topics

People: Students/Education

Colleges and Universities

People: Demographics

Current Topics

Fields of Study

Colleges and Universities, People: Students/Education

Colleges and Universities, People: Workforce

STEM Education Highlights

Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Continues to Increase among Foreign Nationals, while Postdoctoral Appointment Trends Vary across Fields

Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2022

Research Funding for U.S. Doctorate Recipients at Research-Intensive Institutions

Data Highlights

Over the past 20 years, most of the growth in the number of doctorates earned by both men and women has been in science and engineering (S&E) fields

52.6%

44%

Underrepresented minorities have increased their overall representation over a 5-year period among all U.S. citizen and permanent resident graduate students regardless of degree level or enrollment status

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