Enrollments and Degrees Report. [Report No.: AIP-R-151.35

Autor/inn/en	Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr
Institution	American Inst. of Physics, College Park, MD. Education and Employment Statistics Div.
Titel	Enrollments and Degrees Report. [Report No.: AIP-R-151.35
Quelle	(1999), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Astronomy; Bachelors Degrees; Degrees (Academic); Doctoral Degrees; Educational Trends; Enrollment Trends; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Introductory Courses; Masters Degrees; National Surveys; Physics; Sex Differences; Tables (Data); Trend Analysis; Undergraduate Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Bildungsentwicklung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einführungskurs; Physik; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Tabelle; Trendanalyse; Grundstudium
Abstract	This report presents the results of a fall 1997 survey of U.S. colleges and universities that offer doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees in physics and astronomy, focusing on degree production and current student enrollment. Highlighted are the following: (1) although enrollments in physics degree programs have been declining, the number of students taking introductory courses has remained fairly stable; (2) the number of Ph.D.s conferred during the 1996-97 academic year declined 2 percent from the previous year, with a cumulative drop of 6 percent over the last three years; (3) bachelor's degrees in physics continue to decline, with the class of 1996-97 totaling 3,826 degrees (the lowest since the late 1950s); (4) the number of U.S. citizens enrolling as first-year graduate physics students is the lowest ever seen; and (5) the proportion of women physics bachelor's recipients has increased, on average, about 1 percent a year for the last four years, although women still represent only 19 percent of the undergraduate physics class of 1997. Text, figures, and tables present data on introductory enrollments; undergraduate enrollments and degrees; graduate enrollments and degrees; gender, race, and citizenship; and astronomy. An appendix provides trend data on degrees and enrollments over the last 10 years. (DB)
Anmerkungen	American Institute of Physics, Education and Employment Statistics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740-3843; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: http://aip.org/statistics
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01