Summary Report 1993: Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities

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APPENDIX TABLE A-4 Statistical Profile of Doctorate Recipients, by Race/Ethnicity and Citizenship, 1993

		Total				Native American	Asian				Black
				Non-U.S.					Non-U.S.				Non-U.S.
		Total*	U.S.	Perm.	Temp.	Total	Total*	U.S.	Perm.	Temp.	Total*	U.S.	Perm.	Temp.
Total Number		39,754	26,386	2,250	9,923	120	8,653	891	1,118	6,595	1,606	1,106	169	319
Male	%	62.0	54.9	64.9	79.2	50.8	76.3	62.2	64.9	80.2	52.2	39.8	81.7	78.4
Female		38.0	45.1	35.1	20.8	49.2	23.7	37.8	35.1	19.8	47.8	60.2	18.3	21.6
Doctoral Field
Physical Sciences	%	16.3	13.2	20.2	23.8	9.2	24.3	20.4	23.3	25.0	5.5	3.7	10.7	9.4
Engineering		14.3	8.4	20.7	28.0	1.7	30.0	24.5	27.5	31.2	5.1	3.7	5.3	9.7
Life Sciences		18.6	18.3	18.6	20.0	12.5	20.5	24.6	20.8	20.0	15.6	11.0	17.8	30.4
Social Sciences		16.5	18.7	14.4	10.8	15.8	9.6	11.7	9.4	9.3	18.7	18.5	22.5	17.2
Humanities		11.3	13.3	11.9	5.7	10.8	4.4	6.7	6.5	3.7	9.5	8.6	10.1	12.5
Education		16.7	21.8	7.8	5.5	41.7	5.2	9.2	5.2	4.7	37.8	46.3	24.3	15.4
Professional/Other		6.3	6.3	6.4	6.1	8.3	6.0	2.9	7.4	6.1	7.8	8.1	9.5	5.3
Median Age at Doct.	Yrs	34.1	35.1	33.9	32.6	39.9	32.7	31.3	33.6	32.6	39.5	41.0	37.5	36.9
Median Time Lapse from Bacc. to Doct.
Total Time	Yrs	10.5	11.5	10.3	9.7	13.8	9.8	8.4	10.4	9.8	14.1	16.5	11.1	11.4
Registered Time		7.1	7.3	7.4	6.6	6.8	6.8	6.8	7.4	6.7	7.4	7.9	7.2	6.6
Graduate School Support†
GI Bill	%	1.0	1.5	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.0	0.0	0.0
Other Federal‡		9.6	13.0	5.0	3.0	18.3	3.4	17.1	3.2	1.6	13.4	13.2	5.9	18.2
State Government		1.0	1.3	0.4	0.5	2.5	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.4	2.1	2.7	0.6	0.6
Foreign Government		4.1	0.5	6.0	13.8	0.8	7.0	0.2	3.0	8.6	4.9	0.1	7.7	19.7
National Fellow (nonfed.)		4.9	5.6	5.0	3.5	10.0	3.0	7.1	3.2	2.5	11.1	10.8	6.5	15.0
Univ. Teaching Asst.	%	48.8	49.1	55.5	52.3	36.7	52.0	47.1	53.3	52.7	32.8	28.9	45.0	40.4
Univ. Research Asst.‡		49.2	44.4	58.0	65.7	34.2	69.1	61.4	66.4	70.9	30.1	25.0	41.4	42.0
Other University		24.6	28.1	23.9	18.4	21.7	18.5	25.8	20.5	17.2	29.6	33.4	24.9	19.7
Business/Employer		6.4	8.3	3.6	2.6	5.8	2.7	7.5	3.8	1.9	5.6	6.8	3.6	2.8
Self/Family Sources		69.0	80.7	63.5	47.0	88.3	49.7	70.4	55.7	46.2	70.6	80.3	66.3	41.4
GSL (Stafford) Loan	%	21.4	31.2	12.0	0.2	28.3	3.1	22.8	5.5	0.1	28.6	35.6	37.3	0.6
Other Loans		8.1	11.2	5.4	1.4	10.8	1.6	8.8	2.2	0.6	10.9	14.2	8.3	1.3
Other Sources		4.1	4.4	3.4	3.8	6.7	2.6	3.1	2.7	2.5	4.0	4.1	1.8	5.3
Unknown Sources		6.1	3.2	2.9	3.6	4.2	3.0	2.1	3.3	2.6	5.0	5.3	1.2	4.4
Postdoctoral Plans
Postdoctoral Study	%	26.4	23.3	30.3	36.8	14.2	38.1	37.1	31.9	39.5	17.0	14.5	21.9	23.8
Planned Employment	%	65.6	71.9	63.0	56.8	80.0	55.7	58.4	60.2	54.8	75.8	78.5	71.6	69.9
Educ. Institution§		39.3	44.2	35.4	31.9	56.7	28.9	24.6	29.9	29.5	52.6	56.7	45.0	43.3
Industry/Business		12.9	12.7	17.2	14.0	7.5	17.3	22.8	21.4	15.9	6.2	5.5	11.2	6.0
Government		5.4	6.0	2.5	4.9	11.7	4.1	5.3	2.0	4.3	7.4	7.3	6.5	7.8
Nonprofit		3.4	4.4	2.3	1.2	2.5	1.2	2.2	1.8	1.0	3.1	3.5	3.0	1.9
Other & Unknown		4.6	4.6	5.6	4.8	1.7	4.2	3.5	5.2	4.1	6.6	5.4	5.9	11.0
Postdoc. Plans Unknown	%	8.0	4.8	6.7	6.4	5.8	6.2	4.5	7.9	5.7	7.2	7.1	6.5	6.3
Definite Postdoc. Study	%	17.6	17.4	16.4	20.6	9.2	21.1	26.3	16.8	21.2	9.8	9.9	7.7	11.0
Seeking Postdoc. Study		8.8	5.9	13.9	16.2	5.0	17.0	10.9	15.1	18.2	7.2	4.5	14.2	12.9
Definite Employment		43.4	50.5	31.8	32.0	54.2	29.7	37.3	29.1	28.9	48.0	53.3	27.2	41.4
Seeking Employment		22.2	21.5	31.2	24.8	25.8	26.0	21.1	31.1	25.9	27.8	25.2	44.4	28.5
Employment Location After Doctorate¦		17,235	13,321	716	3,179	65	2,569	332	325	1,906	771	589	46	132
U.S.	%	86.6	97.6	83.0	41.7	98.5	57.3	91.3	84.0	47.0	85.7	98.8	76.1	32.6
Foreign		13.1	2.2	16.8	57.6	1.5	42.0	8.4	15.4	52.3	13.6	0.7	23.9	65.9
Unknown		0.3	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.0	1.5
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 for a discussion of past changes in the survey question on race/ethnicity. *Includes individuals who did not report their citizenship at time of doctorate. †In this table a recipient counts once in each source category from which he or she received support. Since students indicate multiple sources of support, the vertical percentages sum to more than 100 percent. (Data on the "primary" source of support for doctorate recipients are presented in the body of the report.) ‡Because federal support obtained through the university cannot always be determined, no distinction is made between federal and university research assistants in this table. Both types of support are grouped under "University Research Assistant." Federal loans are counted in the categories for loans. §Includes 2-year, 4-year, and foreign colleges and universities, medical schools, and elementary/secondary schools. ¦ Includes only recipients with definite employment plans.

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