Data Tables


These tables present detailed data on the demographic characteristics, educational history, sources of financial support, and postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients.

Mark K. Fiegener, Project Officer
Human Resources Statistics Program
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
National Science Foundation

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Table Doctorate recipients from U.S. colleges and universities Excel PDF
1 1957–2014 View Excel View PDF
Doctorate-granting institutions
2 institutions and doctorate recipients per institution: 1973–2014 View Excel View PDF
3 top 50 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2014 View Excel View PDF
4 top 20 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients, by broad field of study: 2014 View Excel View PDF
by state or location: 2014
5 ranked by number of doctorate recipients View Excel View PDF
6 by broad field of study and sex of doctorate recipients View Excel View PDF
7 by institution and major science and engineering field View Excel View PDF
8 by institution and major non-science and engineering field View Excel View PDF
top 20 institutions, ranked by number of doctorate recipients
9minority U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by ethnicity and race: 2010–14 View Excel View PDF
10 temporary visa holders: 2014 View Excel View PDF
by Carnegie category
11by broad field: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
Doctorate recipients
field and demographic characteristics
12 by major field: selected years, 1984–2014 View Excel View PDF
13 by subfield: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
14by sex and broad field: selected years, 1984–2014 View Excel View PDF
15by sex and major field: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
16 by sex and subfield: 2014 View Excel View PDF
17by citizenship status and broad field: selected years, 1984–2014 View Excel View PDF
18by citizenship status and major field: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
19ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
20male View Excel View PDF
21female View Excel View PDF
22citizenship status, ethnicity, race, and subfield of study: 2014 View Excel View PDF
U.S. citizens and permanent residents
23by ethnicity, race, and broad field: selected years, 1994–2014 View Excel View PDF
24by ethnicity, race, and major field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
temporary visa holders
25 top 40 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of doctorate recipients: 2014 View Excel View PDF
26top 10 countries or economies of origin, ranked by number of U.S. doctorates awarded: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
by broad field, sex, and citizenship status: 2014
27median age, ethnicity, and race View Excel View PDF
28with one or more functional limitations View Excel View PDF
educational history
by broad field of doctorate, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2014
29master’s degree related to doctorate View Excel View PDF
30attended community college View Excel View PDF
median years to doctorate, by broad field
31selected years, 1989–2014 View Excel View PDF
32by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2014 View Excel View PDF
33parent's educational attainment, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, race, and broad field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
34highest educational attainment of either parent: selected years, 1984–2014 View Excel View PDF
financial support for graduate study
35primary source, by broad field, sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2014 View Excel View PDF
36sources, by sex and broad field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
37percent distribution, by sex and broad field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
education-related debt
38 by broad field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
39 by broad field: 2004–14 View Excel View PDF
40by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: 2014 View Excel View PDF
41U.S. citizen and permanent residents, by broad field, ethnicity, and race: 2014 View Excel View PDF
postgraduation commitments
42by broad field: selected years, 1994–2014 View Excel View PDF
43by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race: selected years, 1994–2014 View Excel View PDF
postgraduation plans: selected years, 1994–2014
44by broad field View Excel View PDF
45by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race View Excel View PDF
employment sector: selected years, 1994–2014
46by broad field View Excel View PDF
47by sex, citizenship status, ethnicity, and race View Excel View PDF
median basic annual salary: 2014
48by field, type of postgraduation plans, and sex View Excel View PDF
49by field and employment sector View Excel View PDF
50sources of postdoc support, by sex, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: selected years, 1994–2014 View Excel View PDF
definite postgraduation commitments
51 by citizenship status and major field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
52 by sex and major field: 2014 View Excel View PDF
53temporary visa holders intending to stay in United States after doctorate, by country of citizenship: 2008–14 View Excel View PDF
Statistical profile
by sex and field of study: 2014
54all broad fields View Excel View PDF
55all broad fields, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
56life sciences View Excel View PDF
57life sciences, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
58physical sciences View Excel View PDF
59physical sciences, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
60social sciences View Excel View PDF
61social sciences, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
62engineering View Excel View PDF
63engineering, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
64education View Excel View PDF
65education, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
66humanities View Excel View PDF
67humanities, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
68other View Excel View PDF
69other, postgraduation plans View Excel View PDF
70 by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2014 View Excel View PDF

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