TABLE A-1. NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship Applications Submitted, 1979-1981, and Applications Leading to Award Offers, by Carnegie Classification and for HBCUs
TABLE A-2 . 1979-1981 Applicants Offered Awards, by Race/Ethnic Group
Race/Ethnic Group |
Percent |
Number of Applicants |
Number of Awards* |
Native American |
26.7 |
56 |
15 |
Black |
13.7 |
905 |
124 |
Mexican-American |
30.8 |
146 |
45 |
Puerto Rican |
15.7 |
254 |
40 |
TOTAL |
16.5 |
1,361 |
224 |
SOURCE: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees. |
|
Females |
Males |
||
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
EMP Fields |
||||
Bachelor's Degrees |
1897 |
14.4 |
5452 |
37.0 |
Applications |
149 |
22.0 |
285 |
41.5 |
Offers |
25 |
24.0 |
46 |
37.4 |
Success Rate |
16.8% |
|
16.1 |
|
Life Science Fields |
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Bachelor's Degrees |
2084 |
15.8 |
2190 |
14.9 |
Applications |
204 |
30.1 |
191 |
27.8 |
Offers |
28 |
26.9 |
39 |
31.7 |
Success Rate |
13.7% |
|
20.4% |
|
Social Science Fields |
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Bachelor's Degrees |
9216 |
69.8 |
7084 |
48.1 |
Applications |
324 |
47.9 |
210 |
30.6 |
Offers |
51 |
49.0 |
38 |
30.9 |
Success Rate |
15.7% |
|
18.1% |
|
Total Science and Engineering |
||||
Bachelor's Degrees |
13197 |
100.0 |
14726 |
100.0 |
Applications |
677 |
100.0 |
686 |
100.0 |
Offers |
104 |
100.0 |
123 |
100.0 |
Success Rate |
15.4% |
|
17.9% |
|
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees, and National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 1989 (Washington, D.C.: USGPO, 1990). |
TABLE A-4. Offer Rates for Minority Fellowship Applicants, by Gender and Quantitative GRE Score, 1979-1981
Quantitative GRE |
Males |
Females |
||||
Apps |
Offers |
Percent |
Apps |
Offers |
Percent |
|
< 500 |
330 |
35 |
10.6 |
487 |
58 |
11.9 |
500-519 |
32 |
4 |
12.5 |
39 |
9 |
23.1 |
520-539 |
41 |
6 |
14.6 |
37 |
4 |
10.8 |
540-559 |
34 |
5 |
14.7 |
25 |
3 |
12.0 |
560-579 |
41 |
7 |
17.1 |
24 |
8 |
33.3 |
580-599 |
33 |
8 |
24.2 |
16 |
7 |
43.8 |
600-619 |
29 |
11 |
37.9 |
17 |
9 |
52.9 |
620-639 |
34 |
6 |
17.6 |
19 |
10 |
52.6 |
640-659 |
22 |
8 |
36.4 |
8 |
6 |
75.0 |
660-679 |
23 |
8 |
34.8 |
8 |
2 |
25.0 |
680-699 |
19 |
8 |
42.1 |
8 |
5 |
62.5 |
700-719 |
20 |
10 |
50.0 |
5 |
2 |
40.0 |
720-739 |
13 |
6 |
46.2 |
3 |
2 |
66.7 |
740-759 |
10 |
5 |
50.0 |
4 |
2 |
50.0 |
760-779 |
12 |
6 |
50.0 |
|
||
780-799 |
6 |
4 |
66.7 |
|
||
> 800 |
5 |
4 |
80.0 |
|
||
Total |
704 |
141 |
20.0 |
700 |
127 |
18.1 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Doctorate Records File. |
TABLE A-5. Award Acceptance and Ph.D. Completion Rates for Black Applicants
|
EMP |
Life |
Soc & Beh |
Total |
||||
|
Other |
HBCU |
Other |
HBCU |
Other |
HBCU |
Other |
HBCU |
Total Applications |
166 |
101 |
133 |
112 |
301 |
91 |
600 |
304 |
Awards Offered |
31 |
7 |
18 |
11 |
48 |
10 |
97 |
28 |
Success Rate |
18.7% |
6.9% |
13.5% |
9.8% |
15.9% 40 |
11.0% |
16.2% |
9.2% |
Awards Accepted |
20 |
6 |
17 |
10 |
42 |
8 |
79 |
24 |
Acceptance Rate |
64.5% |
85.7% |
94.4% |
90.9% |
87.5% |
80.0% |
81.4% |
85.7% |
Awardees Completing Ph.D.s |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
29 |
13 |
Percent of Awardees |
25.0 |
50.0 |
41.2 |
50.0 |
40.5 |
62.5 |
36.7 |
54.2 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Doctorate Records File. |
TABLE A-6. NSF Graduate Fellowship Applications, Awards Offered, and Awards Accepted by Cohort, Field, and Gender, Minority Program: 1979-1981
|
Math |
Phys & Astr |
Chem |
Earth Sci |
Eng |
EMP TOTAL |
Bio Sci |
Agri/Vet Sci |
LIFE SCI TOTAL |
Psych |
Econ |
Soc & Anthro |
Poli Sci |
Other Soc Sci |
SOC SCI TOTAL |
SOC & BEH SCI TOTAL |
TOTAL |
Applications from Men |
|||||||||||||||||
Number of Applications |
46 |
36 |
51 |
34 |
118 |
285 |
167 |
24 |
191 |
50 |
32 |
39 |
37 |
52 |
160 |
210 |
686 |
% of All Applications |
48.4 |
81.8 |
56.0 |
70.8 |
75.6 |
65.7 |
46.5 |
66.7 |
48.4 |
26.3 |
58.2 |
36.1 |
54.4 |
46.0 |
46.5 |
39.3 |
50.3 |
Awards Offered |
9 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
18 |
46 |
36 |
3 |
39 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
26 |
38 |
123 |
% of Men’s Applications |
19.6 |
8.3 |
25.5 |
8.8 |
15.3 |
16.1 |
21.6 |
12.5 |
20.4 |
24.0 |
21.9 |
15.4 |
10.8 |
17.3 |
16.3 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
Awards Accepted |
5 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
10 |
31 |
33 |
3 |
36 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
24 |
34 |
101 |
Acceptance Rate |
55.6% |
100.0% |
92.3% |
33.3% |
55.6% |
67.4% |
91.7% |
100.0% |
92.3% |
83.3% |
100.0% |
83.3% |
75.0% |
100.0% |
92.3% |
89.5% |
82.1% |
Applications from Women |
|||||||||||||||||
Number of Applications |
49 |
8 |
40 |
14 |
38 |
149 |
192 |
12 |
204 |
140 |
23 |
69 |
31 |
61 |
184 |
324 |
677 |
% of All Applications |
51.6 |
18.2 |
44.0 |
29.2 |
24.4 |
34.3 |
53.5 |
33.3 |
51.6 |
73.7 |
41.8 |
63.9 |
45.6 |
54.0 |
53.5 |
60.7 |
49.7 |
Awards Offered |
10 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
26 |
2 |
28 |
22 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
29 |
51 |
104 |
% of Women’s Applications |
20.4 |
12.5 |
15.0 |
14.3 |
15.8 |
16.8 |
13.5 |
16.7 |
13.7 |
15.7 |
26.1 |
15.9 |
9.7 |
14.8 |
15.8 |
15.7 |
15.4 |
Awards Accepted |
8 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
24 |
2 |
26 |
21 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
44 |
91 |
Acceptance Rate |
80.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
66.7% |
84.0% |
92.3% |
100.0% |
92.9% |
95.5% |
50.0% |
81.8% |
100.0% |
88.9% |
79.3% |
86.3% |
87.5% |
All Applications |
|||||||||||||||||
Number of Applications |
95 |
44 |
91 |
48 |
156 |
434 |
359 |
36 |
395 |
190 |
55 |
108 |
68 |
113 |
344 |
534 |
1363 |
Awards Offered |
19 |
4 |
19 |
5 |
24 |
71 |
62 |
5 |
67 |
34 |
13 |
17 |
7 |
18 |
55 |
89 |
227 |
% of All Applications |
20.0 |
9.1 |
20.9 |
10.4 |
15.4 |
16.4 |
17.3 |
13.9 |
17.0 |
17.9 |
23.6 |
15.7 |
10.3 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
Awards Accepted |
13 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
14 |
52 |
57 |
5 |
62 |
31 |
10 |
14 |
6 |
17 |
47 |
78 |
192 |
Acceptance Rate |
68.4% |
100.0% |
94.7% |
60.0% |
58.3% |
73.2% |
91.9% |
100.0% |
92.5% |
91.2% |
76.9% |
82.4% |
85.7% |
94.4% |
85.5% |
87.6% |
84.6% |
SOURCE: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees. |
TABLE A-7. Percentage Completing Ph.D. by Award Status, Gender, Quatity Group, and Field
|
|
Men |
Women |
Total |
||||||||||||
|
|
NSF Fellows |
QG2 Non-Award |
Decliners |
NSF Fellows |
QG2 Non-Award |
Decliners |
NSF Fellows |
QG2 Non-Award |
Decliners |
||||||
|
|
QG1 |
QG2 |
Total |
|
QG1 |
QG2 |
Total |
|
QG1 |
QG2 |
Total |
|
|||
EMP Total |
Percent |
50.0 |
35.3 |
41.9 |
26.1 |
23.5 |
14.3 |
38.5 |
30.0 |
12.5 |
0.0 |
38.1 |
36.7 |
37.3 |
22.6 |
19.0 |
|
Total |
7 |
6 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
7 |
4 |
Life Sciences |
Percent |
66.7 |
38.1 |
50.0 |
35.7 |
0.0 |
41.7 |
23.1 |
32.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
55.6 |
32.4 |
42.6 |
27.8 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
10 |
8 |
18 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
Psychology |
Percent |
75.0 |
66.7 |
70.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
40.0 |
54.5 |
47.6 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
50.0 |
58.8 |
54.8 |
40.0 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
3 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
Social Sci & Other |
Percent |
38.5 |
54.5 |
45.8 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
25.0 |
26.7 |
26.1 |
16.7 |
0.0 |
33.4 |
38.5 |
36.2 |
9.6 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
5 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
Behav & Soc Total |
Percent |
47.1 |
58.8 |
53.0 |
12.5 |
0.0 |
33.3 |
38.5 |
36.4 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
40.0 |
46.5 |
43.6 |
15.4 |
0.0 |
|
Total |
8 |
10 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
20 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
All Fields |
Percent |
54.3 |
43.6 |
48.5 |
24.5 |
15.4 |
32.4 |
34.6 |
33.7 |
13.6 |
0.0 |
44.5 |
39.2 |
41.5 |
21.3 |
9.1 |
|
Total |
25 |
24 |
49 |
13 |
4 |
12 |
18 |
30 |
3 |
0 |
37 |
42 |
79 |
16 |
4 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Survey of Earned Doctorates. |
Table A-8. Median Total Years to Degree for Doctorate Recipients, by Race and Field, 1989
|
Field of Ph.D. |
|||
Race |
Eng |
Life |
SocSci |
PhySci |
Black |
8.8 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
8.9 |
Hispanic |
9.3 |
8.4 |
11.7 |
7.8 |
Asian |
8.5 |
8.0 |
9.5 |
6.9 |
White |
7.4 |
9.0 |
10.4 |
7.0 |
SOURCE: Delores Thurgood and Joanne Weinman, "Summary Report 1989 Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities" (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1990), Table 7. |
TABLE A-9. Completion of Ph.D. by 1988 by NSF Minority Graduate Fellows and Nonawardees of 1979-1981 by Field of Application, Control of B.A. Institution, Fellows’Quality Group, and Award Status
|
|
QG1 Fellows |
QG2 Fellows |
All Awardees |
QG2 Nonawardees |
Total |
|||||
|
|
Public |
Private |
Public |
Private |
Public |
Private |
Public |
Private |
Public |
Private |
EMP Total |
Percent |
54.5 |
20.0 |
25.0 |
44.4 |
39.1 |
35.7 |
20.8 |
28.6 |
9.8 |
34.3 |
|
Total |
6 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
Life Sciences |
Percent |
64.7 |
40.0 |
34.8 |
27.3 |
47.5 |
33.3 |
21.4 |
0.0 |
40.7 |
30.4 |
|
Total |
11 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
19 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
7 |
Behav. & Soc. Total |
Percent |
50.0 |
33.3 |
31.8 |
61.9 |
38.9 |
47.6 |
23.1 |
8.3 |
34.7 |
38.9 |
|
Total |
7 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
17 |
21 |
All Fields |
Percent |
57.9 |
31.7 |
32.0 |
51.7 |
42.4 |
40.6 |
21.6 |
21.8 |
35.3 |
35.7 |
|
Total |
24 |
13 |
18 |
24 |
42 |
37 |
11 |
3 |
53 |
40 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Survey of Earned Doctorates. |
Table A-10. National Research Council Rating of Graduate Program Faculty at Ph.D. Institution for NSF Minority Graduate Fellows, Study Field, and Award Status for Applicants Who Attained Ph.D. by 1988
|
|
EMP |
Life |
B&S |
Total |
||||||||
PROGRAM FACULTY RANKING |
QG1 Fllow |
QG2 Fllow |
QG2 NonAwd |
QG1 Fllow |
QG2 Fllow |
QG2 NonAwd |
QG1 Fllow |
QG2 Fllow |
QG2 NonAwd |
QG1 Fllow |
QG2 Fllow |
QG2 NonAwd |
|
1979-1981 Fellows |
|||||||||||||
Top 5 Percent |
Number |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
|
Percent |
12.5 |
18.2 |
28.6 |
6.7 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
14.3 |
40.0 |
25.0 |
10.8 |
26.2 |
21.4 |
Other Ranked |
Number |
5 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
24 |
22 |
6 |
|
Percent |
62.5 |
63.6 |
42.9 |
66.7 |
54.5 |
33.3 |
64.3 |
45.0 |
50.0 |
64.9 |
52.4 |
42.9 |
Department |
Number |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
Not Ranked |
Percent |
25.0 |
18.2 |
28.6 |
26.7 |
36.4 |
66.7 |
21.4 |
15.0 |
25.0 |
24.3 |
21.4 |
35.7 |
Total |
Number |
8 |
11 |
7 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
37 |
42 |
14 |
|
Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of National Science Foundation Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Survey of Earned Doctorates. |
TABLE A-11. Postdoctoral Plans of NSF Minority Graduate Fellow Ph.D. Recipients and All 1988 Ph.D. Recipients, by Ph.D. Field
|
|
EMP |
Life |
B&S |
Total |
||||
|
|
MGFP Ph.D.s |
All Ph.D.s |
MGFP Ph.D.s |
All Ph.D.s |
MGFP Ph.D.s |
All Ph.D.s |
MGFP Ph.D.s |
All Ph.D.s |
POSTDOCTORAL PLANS |
|||||||||
Definite Plans |
Number |
15 |
6,102 |
21 |
4,246 |
22 |
3,629 |
58 |
13,977 |
|
Percent |
78.9 |
64.2 |
75.0 |
69.1 |
71.0 |
62.9 |
74.4 |
65.3 |
Postdoctoral Study |
Number |
4 |
2,256 |
18 |
2,575 |
5 |
573 |
27 |
5,404 |
|
Percent |
21.1 |
23.7 |
64.3 |
41.9 |
16.1 |
9.9 |
34.6 |
25.2 |
Postdoctoral Employment |
Number |
11 |
3,846 |
3 |
1,671 |
17 |
3,056 |
31 |
8,573 |
|
Percent |
57.9 |
40.5 |
10.7 |
27.2 |
54.8 |
53.0 |
39.7 |
40.0 |
Seeking Position |
Number |
2 |
2,408 |
7 |
1,347 |
7 |
1,454 |
16 |
5,209 |
|
Percent |
10.5 |
25.4 |
25.0 |
21.9 |
22.6 |
25.2 |
20.5 |
24.3 |
Postdoctoral Study |
Number |
1 |
857 |
4 |
694 |
2 |
265 |
7 |
1,816 |
|
Percent |
5.3 |
9.0 |
14.3 |
11.3 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
Postdoctoral Employment |
Number |
1 |
1,551 |
2 |
653 |
5 |
1,189 |
8 |
3,393 |
|
Percent |
5.3 |
16.3 |
7.1 |
10.6 |
16.1 |
20.6 |
10.3 |
15.8 |
Unknown |
Number |
2 |
989 |
0 |
550 |
2 |
686 |
4 |
2,225 |
|
Percent |
10.5 |
10.4 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
6.5 |
11.9 |
5.1 |
10.4 |
TOTAL PH.D.S |
Number |
19 |
9,499 |
28 |
6,143 |
31 |
5,769 |
78 |
21,411 |
|
Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
SOURCES: Cumulative Index of NSF Fellowship Applicants and Awardees; Doctorate Records File. |
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