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Underrepresented Minorities’ Share of PhDs in S&E Stagnated 2002-2012, NSF Reports
Underrepresented minorities' share of Science and Engineering (S&E) bachelor's and master's degrees has been rising since 1993, but their share of doctorates in these fields has flattened at about 7 percent from 2002 to 2012, according to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2015 report. Over the same time frame, NSF researchers found the proportion of women in biosciences and social sciences has increased to between 49 percent and 58 percent, depending on the field and degree level. The bi-yearly digest provides statistical information up to 2012 about the participation of these women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in S&E education and employment organized into topical areas—enrollment, field of degree, occupation, employment status, and academic employment. Read the report, view and download the tables, and view the graphs….
inclusion, higher ed, workforce, nsf