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Summary Report 1993: Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities (1995)
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Summary Report 1993: Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities

APPENDIX TABLE A-2 Number of Doctorate Recipients, by Citizenship, Race/Ethnicity, and Subfield, 1993

 

U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. with Permanent Visas

Subfield of Doctorate

Total Doctorates*

Non-U.S. Citizens Temp. Visas

Total

Native Amer.

Asian

Black

White

Puerto Rican

Mexican Amer.

Other Hispanic

Unkn. Race

TOTAL ALL FIELDS

39,754

9,923

28,636

119

2,009

1,275

23,993

238

247

487

268

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

6,496

2,363

3,930

11

442

59

3,249

21

19

77

52

MATHEMATICS

1,146

517

590

1

79

8

476

1

4

11

10

Applied Mathematics

188

92

95

0

18

3

70

0

1

2

1

Algebra

84

27

57

0

3

1

52

0

0

1

0

Analysis and Functional Analysis

105

52

53

0

6

0

44

0

1

2

0

Geometry

44

24

20

0

4

0

14

1

0

1

0

Logic

19

8

11

1

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

Number Theory

42

16

26

0

3

1

21

0

0

0

1

Mathematical Statistics

228

117

109

0

18

1

85

0

2

1

2

Topology

54

17

37

0

3

0

34

0

0

0

0

Computing Theory and Practice

18

9

9

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

Operations Research

37

13

24

0

2

0

21

0

0

1

0

Mathematics, General

276

125

116

0

20

2

86

0

0

2

6

Mathematics, Other

51

17

33

0

2

0

30

0

0

1

0

COMPUTER SCIENCE

878

349

508

1

77

6

410

1

1

5

7

Computer Science

823

333

471

1

73

6

379

1

1

3

7

Information Sciences and Systems

55

16

37

0

4

0

31

0

0

1

0

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

1,543

583

916

3

106

9

756

3

4

21

14

Astronomy

76

17

59

0

3

1

52

0

0

1

2

Astrophysics

69

17

52

1

1

1

48

0

0

1

0

Acoustics

27

7

19

0

0

0

18

0

0

1

0

Chemical and Atomic/Molecular

95

38

57

0

4

1

48

0

0

3

1

Elementary Particles

170

71

99

0

8

0

86

0

1

4

0

Fluids

19

7

12

0

0

1

9

0

0

1

1

Nuclear

81

23

58

0

8

0

47

0

0

0

3

Optics

96

35

60

0

8

2

47

0

2

0

1

Plasma and High-Temperature

62

21

40

0

3

0

36

0

0

1

0

Polymer

29

15

14

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

Solid State and Low-Temperature

335

140

194

1

38

0

147

2

1

3

2

Physics, General

340

149

159

1

22

2

125

1

0

5

3

Physics, Other

144

43

93

0

11

1

79

0

0

1

1

CHEMISTRY

2,139

674

1,400

2

157

31

1,143

15

8

30

14

Analytical

286

78

206

0

15

5

178

1

1

4

2

Inorganic

238

48

185

0

16

6

156

2

1

4

0

Nuclear

8

0

8

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

Organic

517

164

351

1

40

10

280

5

1

12

2

Medicinal/Pharmaceutical

98

31

66

0

15

1

48

0

1

1

0

Physical

337

89

244

0

23

2

207

2

3

4

3

Polymer

107

40

67

0

14

0

53

0

0

0

0

Theoretical

53

15

38

0

2

0

33

1

0

1

1

Chemistry, General

433

194

192

1

27

6

146

3

0

3

6

Chemistry, Other

62

15

43

0

5

1

34

1

1

1

0

EARTH, ATMOS., & MARINE SCI.

790

240

516

4

23

5

464

1

2

10

7

Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

13

5

8

0

2

0

6

0

0

0

0

Atmospheric Dynamics

23

9

14

0

3

0

11

0

0

0

0

Meteorology

34

20

12

0

1

0

11

0

0

0

0

Atmos. Sci./Meteorology, General

22

8

12

0

1

0

8

0

0

2

1

Atmos. Sci./Meteorology, Other

7

2

4

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

Geology

197

49

141

2

5

3

127

0

0

0

4

Geochemistry

50

20

29

1

2

0

25

0

0

1

0

Geophysics and Seismology

101

31

62

0

0

0

59

0

1

1

1

Paleontology

21

3

18

0

0

0

18

0

0

0

0

Mineralogy, Petrology

9

2

7

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

Stratigraphy, Sedimentation

28

6

22

0

0

0

21

0

0

1

0

Geomorphology and Glacial Geology

16

5

11

0

1

0

10

0

0

0

0

Geological & Relat. Sci., General

15

9

5

0

0

0

4

0

0

1

0

Geological & Relat. Sci., Other

17

9

8

0

0

0

7

0

0

1

0

Environmental Science

68

12

54

1

2

1

48

1

0

1

0

Hydrology and Water Resources

25

7

18

0

2

0

15

0

0

1

0

Oceanography

99

31

59

0

3

0

54

0

1

1

0

Marine Sciences

27

8

19

0

0

0

19

0

0

0

0

Misc. Physical Sciences, Other

18

4

13

0

1

1

10

0

0

0

1

ENGINEERING

5,696

2,783

2,691

2

525

50

2,022

10

12

43

27

Aerospace, Aeronautic. & Astronautic.

228

99

120

0

12

4

101

0

1

2

0

Agricultural

86

57

29

0

3

0

25

0

1

0

0

Bioengineering and Biomedical

171

51

113

0

12

0

99

0

1

1

0

Ceramic Sciences

42

23

18

0

5

0

13

0

0

0

0

Chemical

624

275

330

1

49

6

263

2

1

6

2

Civil

563

346

202

0

39

5

147

1

0

9

1

Communications

22

12

10

0

1

0

8

0

0

0

1

Computer

167

85

80

0

20

2

54

1

0

2

1

NOTE: Field groupings may differ from those in reports published by federal sponsors of the Survey of Earned Doctorates. See inside the back cover for a description of fields as reported in this table. Refer also to the explanatory note about this table in front of Appendix A.

*Includes individuals who did not report their citizenship at time of doctorate.

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