ERIC Number: ED577003
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 16
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Roster of Physics Departments with Enrollment and Degree Data, 2016: Results from the 2016 Survey of Enrollments and Degrees. Roster
Nicholson, Starr; Mulvey, Patrick J.
AIP Statistical Research Center
The physics bachelor's class of 2016 represents yet another all-time high. There were 8,432 bachelor's degrees conferred, an increase of 4% from the previous year and a 131% increase from the recent low in 1999. First-year graduate physics student enrollments have remained at about 3,200 students for the last 5 years. The number of physics PhDs conferred in the class of 2016 represented a 2% decline from the previous year, but degree production has been increasing in recent years, up 67% from 12 years earlier. This roster contains detailed data from the annual Survey of Enrollments and Degrees. The survey was conducted in the fall of 2016 and covers all degree-granting physics departments in the United States.
Descriptors: Physics, Enrollment Trends, Enrollment Rate, School Statistics, Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, State Surveys, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Statistical Distributions
AIP Statistical Research Center .One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3100; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: http://www.aip.org/statistics
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center
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