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Executive Summary
Introduction
U.S. Institutions Providing S&E Higher Education
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Institutions in S&E Higher Education
Distance and Online Education
Cost and Financing of S&E Higher Education for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
National Investment in S&E Higher Education
Trends in Undergraduate and Graduate S&E Degree Awards
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Undergraduate Degree Awards
Graduate Degree Awards
Demographic Attributes of S&E Degree Recipients
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S&E Degrees by Sex
S&E Degrees by Race and Ethnicity
S&E Degrees by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex
International S&E Higher Education
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International Students in U.S. Higher Education: Enrollment
International Students in U.S. Higher Education: Degrees Earned
U.S. Position in Global S&E Higher Education
Conclusion
Glossary
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Definitions
Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
References
Notes
Acknowledgments and Citation
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Supplemental Materials
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Technical Appendix
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Executive Summary
Introduction
U.S. Institutions Providing S&E Higher Education
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Institutions in S&E Higher Education
Distance and Online Education
Cost and Financing of S&E Higher Education for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
National Investment in S&E Higher Education
Trends in Undergraduate and Graduate S&E Degree Awards
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Undergraduate Degree Awards
Graduate Degree Awards
Demographic Attributes of S&E Degree Recipients
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S&E Degrees by Sex
S&E Degrees by Race and Ethnicity
S&E Degrees by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex
International S&E Higher Education
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International Students in U.S. Higher Education: Enrollment
International Students in U.S. Higher Education: Degrees Earned
U.S. Position in Global S&E Higher Education
Conclusion
Glossary
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Definitions
Key to Acronyms and Abbreviations
References
Notes
Acknowledgments and Citation
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Acknowledgments
Citation
Supplemental Materials
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Supplemental Tables
Technical Appendix
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Data
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Degree-granting institutions, by control and highest degree awarded: 2017–18
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Primary support mechanisms for S&E doctorate recipients, by 2015 Carnegie classification and control of doctorate-granting institution: 2017
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International students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, by broad field and academic level: 2012–18
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Top 25 regions, countries, or economies of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by field: 2000–17
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S&E degrees awarded, by degree level, Carnegie institution type, and field: 2017
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U.S. citizen and permanent resident doctorate recipients who earned an associate's degree, by sex, race, ethnicity, and field: 2017
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Doctorate recipients' source of primary support, by field, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2015–17
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Associate's degrees awarded, by sex and field: 2000–17
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Associate's degrees awarded, by citizenship, field, race, and ethnicity: 2000–17
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Bachelor's degrees awarded, by sex and field: 2000–17
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Bachelor's degrees awarded, by citizenship, field, race, and ethnicity: 2000–17
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Master's degrees awarded, by sex and field: 2000–17
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Master's degrees awarded, by citizenship, field, race, and ethnicity: 2000–17
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Doctoral degrees awarded, by citizenship, sex, and field: 2000–17
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Doctoral degrees awarded, by citizenship, field, race, and ethnicity: 2000–17
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Degrees awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by degree level, sex, race, ethnicity, and field: 2000 and 2017
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International undergraduate student enrollment in U.S. universities, by field and selected places of origin: 2016–18
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International graduate student enrollment in U.S. universities, by field and selected places of origin: 2016–18
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S&E first university degrees, by selected region, country, or economy and field: 2000–16
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S&E doctoral degrees by selected region, country, or economy and field: 2000–16
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Crosswalk of S&E fields for international higher education data, by selected region, country, or economy and field
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Example OECD first degree data reporting: degrees awarded by Russia, by level and category of education: 2013–16
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Institutions and degrees, by level of degree and control: 2017
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Full-time S&E doctoral students, by field and mechanism of primary support: 2017
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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health primarily supported by federal sources, by agency: 1995–2017
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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health primarily supported by the federal government, by field and agency: 2017
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S&E associate's degrees awarded, by field: 2000–17
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S&E bachelor's degrees awarded, by field: 2000–17
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S&E doctoral degrees awarded, by field: 2000–17
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Representation of racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. population and among S&E degree recipients: 2017
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S&E degrees awarded to women, by degree level and field: 2017
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S&E degrees awarded to Hispanics or Latinos and blacks or African Americans, by degree level and field: 2017
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Share of S&E bachelor's degrees awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by race and ethnicity: 2000–17
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S&E doctoral degrees awarded, by race, ethnicity, and citizenship: 2000–17
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S&E doctoral degrees awarded to U.S. citizen and permanent resident underrepresented minorities, by race and ethnicity: 2000–17
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International students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, by region, country, or economy of origin: 2018
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International undergraduate students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, by broad area of study: 2016–18
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International graduate students enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, by broad area of study: 2016–18
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Top 25 regions, countries, or economies of origin of U.S. doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by broad field: 2000–17
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Attainment of a bachelor's degree or higher, by region, country, or economy and age group: 2017 or most recent year
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S&E first university degrees, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000–16
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Total first university degrees by S&E field, by selected region, country, or economy: 2016 or most recent year
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S&E doctoral degrees, by selected region, country, or economy: 2000–16
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Total doctoral degrees by broad area of study, by selected region, country, or economy: 2016 or most recent year
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Internationally mobile students enrolled in tertiary education, by selected region, country, or economy: 2016
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