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Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2023

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Number1 1 S&E doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by race or ethnicity: 2023

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NumberA A Doctorate recipients who said their research was disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of disruption: 2023

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TitleDoctorate recipients who said their research was disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of disruption: 2023

NumberB B Doctorate recipients who said their immediate postgraduate employment or education plans changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of change: 2023

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TitleDoctorate recipients who said their immediate postgraduate employment or education plans changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of change: 2023

NumberC C Doctorate recipients who said their long-term career plans or goals changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, by type of change: 2023

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Doctorates awarded by U.S. colleges and universities: 1958–2023

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Doctorates awarded by U.S. colleges and universities: 1958–2023

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Doctorates awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields, by citizenship status: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded in S&E and non-S&E fields, by citizenship status: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded, by sex and citizenship: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded, by sex and citizenship: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded, by sex and field: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded, by sex and field: 2003–23

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Doctorates earned by U.S. citizen and permanent resident racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in S&E, by field: 2003–23

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Doctorates earned by U.S. citizen and permanent resident racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in S&E, by field: 2003–23

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Doctorate recipients in S&E trend broad fields: 2003–23

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Doctorate recipients in S&E trend broad fields: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded in non-S&E trend broad fields: 2003–23

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Doctorates awarded in non-S&E trend broad fields: 2003–23

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Doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by trend broad field: 2003 and 2023

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Doctorate recipients on temporary visas, by trend broad field: 2003 and 2023

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Doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by selected minority race or ethnicity and broad field: 2023

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Doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, by selected minority race or ethnicity and broad field: 2023

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Doctorates awarded to women, by trend broad field: 2003 and 2023

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Doctorates awarded to women, by trend broad field: 2003 and 2023

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Definite commitments among doctorate recipients, by S&E trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite commitments among doctorate recipients, by S&E trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite commitments among doctorate recipients, by non-S&E trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite commitments among doctorate recipients, by non-S&E trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite non-postdoc employment commitments in academe in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite non-postdoc employment commitments in academe in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite non-postdoc employment commitments in industry or business in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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Definite non-postdoc employment commitments in industry or business in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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S&E U.S. postdoc rate for doctorate recipients, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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S&E U.S. postdoc rate for doctorate recipients, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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S&E temporary visa holder doctorate recipients with definite commitments in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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S&E temporary visa holder doctorate recipients with definite commitments in the United States, by trend broad field: 2003–23

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COVID-19 pandemic impacts among doctorate recipients: 2021–23

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COVID-19 pandemic impacts among doctorate recipients: 2021–23

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