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Download full textMulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr; Pold, Jack – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2021
The trend data detailed in this "Focus On" includes doctorates from the class of 2019. It presents data on the number of physics PhDs awarded in the U.S. including data on citizenship, women, and PhDs from underrepresented groups. It also includes data on educational background, time to degree, subfield of dissertation, and general…
Descriptors: Physics, Doctoral Degrees, Enrollment, Educational Trends
Nicholson, Starr; Mulvey, Patrick J. – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2013
The number of physics degrees earned in the U.S. continues to rise, with bachelor's and PhDs yet again reaching all-time highs. The 6,776 physics bachelor's degrees awarded in the 2011-2012 academic year represent an 8% increase over the previous year and an 86% increase from a recent low in 1999. Similarly, the number of PhDs (1,762) in…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Departments, Enrollment, Bachelors Degrees
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2012
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 had a 95% response rate from the 751 departments that granted physics bachelor's degrees in the class of 2010. Results show that the number of physics bachelor's…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Bachelors Degrees, Disproportionate Representation
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, 2007
The Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics has been collecting Enrollment and Degree data for over four decades. This departmental census goes out in the fall of each year to all physics and astronomy departments in the US and Puerto Rico. This report is based on data collected in the fall of 2005 from the 764 departments…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Physics, College Graduates, Graduate Study
