A huge amount of interesting data can be found in NSF’s report on the USA: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (pdf)
Since 2000 women have received more science and engineering bachelors degrees than men. Men still receive more master’s and doctoral degrees in science and engineering.
| 2004 bachelor’s degrees | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 13,257 | 51,418 |
| Computer Science | 14,406 | 42,999 |
| Psychology | 64,208 | 18,302 |
| Science and engineering | 227,813 | 224,525 |
| Total non-S&E | 583,004 | 371,667 |
200,000 more for bachelor’s degrees for women – wow. This is just a continuation of a trend but still is fairly amazing.
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Some more interesting data: 90% of Asian, 60% of Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander 40% of Hispanic doctoral S&E faculty were born outside the United States. Over 80 % of white, American Indian/Alaska Native, and multiple race doctoral S&E faculty were born in the United States.
Related: Worldwide Science and Engineering Doctoral Degree Data – USA Under-counting Engineering Graduates – Best Research Universities Globally – Diplomacy and Science Research
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