Table E.10 Demographic and Other Characteristics of US Life-Science PhDs, by 10-Year Cohort.
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FY 86–96 Doctorate Recipients |
FY 76–85 Doctorate Recipients |
FY 66–75 Doctorate Recipients |
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Total Ph.D.s n |
Women % |
Temp. Res. % |
Planning Postdoc % |
Median Time to Degree yrs |
Total Ph.D.s n |
Women % |
Temp. Res. % |
Planning Postdoc % |
Median Time to Degree yrs |
Total Ph.D.s n |
Women % |
Temp. Res. % |
Planning Postdoc % |
Median Time to Degree yrs** |
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All doctorates |
70989 |
36 |
23 |
51 |
7.9 |
51184 |
25 |
13 |
45 |
6.8 |
42647 |
15 |
14 |
34 |
6.2 |
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Women |
25695 |
100 |
18 |
53 |
7.9 |
12850 |
100 |
9 |
51 |
7.0 |
6579 |
100 |
9 |
41 |
6.2 |
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Men |
45096 |
0 |
25 |
50 |
7.8 |
38334 |
0 |
15 |
43 |
6.8 |
36068 |
0 |
15 |
33 |
6.1 |
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Minorities (US cit or perm.) |
2781 |
40 |
0 |
47 |
8.0 |
1324 |
35 |
0 |
33 |
7.2 |
296* |
23 |
0 |
28 |
7.2 |
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Whites (US cit or perm.) |
43581 |
39 |
0 |
55 |
7.7 |
37813 |
26 |
0 |
50 |
6.6 |
9818* |
20 |
0 |
40 |
6.1 |
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US citizens & perm research |
52681 |
39 |
0 |
55 |
7.8 |
43051 |
26 |
0 |
49 |
6.8 |
35964 |
16 |
0 |
36 |
6.0 |
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Temporary research |
16093 |
28 |
0 |
46 |
8.0 |
6754 |
17 |
100 |
28 |
7.3 |
5861 |
10 |
100 |
28 |
6.7 |
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Top 26 institutions |
19436 |
40 |
16 |
59 |
7.7 |
14187 |
30 |
10 |
54 |
6.7 |
11603 |
20 |
14 |
43 |
6.0 |
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Other institutions |
51553 |
35 |
25 |
48 |
7.9 |
36997 |
23 |
15 |
42 |
6.9 |
31044 |
14 |
14 |
31 |
6.2 |