Statistics from NSF
|
1995 |
2000 |
2004 |
| Total S&E Doctorates |
29,533 |
26,536 |
26,275 |
NSF also indicates 33% of all doctorates (including those outside science and engineering) went to non-USA citizens in 2004 compared to 32% in 1995. It is not surprising that the percentage of non-USA-citizen doctorate degrees, awarded in the USA, is much higher for many science and engineering fields (65% in engineering, 56% in mathematics, 55% in physics). It might be surprising to many people that 56% of computer science doctorates were awarded to non-USA citizens.
More detailed data on Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards is available from NSF.
