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Nicholson, Starr; Mulvey, Patrick J. – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2016
Physics bachelor's degree production continues to increase, with the 8,122 bachelor's awarded representing yet another all-time high. Further increases in physics bachelor's degree production are anticipated as undergraduate junior- and senior-level enrollments continue to climb. The all-time high of 1,860 physics PhDs conferred in the class of…
Descriptors: Physics, Enrollment Trends, Enrollment Rate, School Statistics
Nicholson, Starr; Mulvey, Patrick J. – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2015
Physics bachelor's degree production has more than doubled since the recent low in 1999 and total enrollments in US undergraduate physics programs continue to increase. The all-time high of 7,526 bachelor's degrees in the class of 2014 represents the 15th consecutive year that the number of physics bachelor's conferred has increased. First-year…
Descriptors: Physics, Departments, Annual Reports, Enrollment Rate
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2011
The Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics conducts an annual census of all degree-granting physics departments in the United States and Puerto Rico. The survey, collecting data from the 754 departments that granted bachelor's degrees in the class of 2008, had a 97% response rate. Estimates were derived and included in…
Descriptors: Physics, Bachelors Degrees, Science Education, Science Departments
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2011
The Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics conducts an annual census of all degree-granting physics departments in the United States and Puerto Rico. In the 2007-2008 academic year, there were 763 degree-granting departments. The authors received responses from 97% of these departments. Estimates were derived and included…
Descriptors: Physics, Foreign Countries, College Science, Undergraduate Students
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2008
This document reports on academic enrollments (including Fall 2006) and degrees conferred at the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels (including academic year 2005-2006) at colleges and universities with physics or astronomy degree-granting programs. The findings presented in this report are based on an annual survey of all the physics and…
Descriptors: Physics, Astronomy, Enrollment, Science Education