This article presents a list of the top Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) degree producers in the U.S. This list is broken down into seven categories: (1) Total Minority Research/Scholarship and Other Doctoral: Mathematics and Statistics; (2) Total Minority Bachelors: Biological and Biomedical Sciences; (3) Total Minority…

This report summarizes the results of a questionnaire study in 147 state-supported universities representing 47 states and 31 university systems representing 27 states. To provide anonymity, the universities are not identified with their salaries. Data are presented concerning salaries paid to full-time administrators of public, doctoral-granting…

The data presented in this report show trends in doctorate production by science and engineering (S&E) field and recipient characteristics, institutions awarding doctorates, and postgraduation plans of recipients. The data comes from the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), which is conducted annually. Doctoral degrees such as the Ph.D. or D.Sc. are…

This publication describes the characteristics of a database developed from a Fall 1992 survey of graduate students and post-doctorates in science and engineering. The survey universe included 333 doctorate-granting institutions and 275 master's-granting institutions. Section 1 offers general notes on data limitations and availability and a…

At the request of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Higher Education Panel (a stratified sample of 760 colleges and universities) collected information on the level of institutional expenditures for research equipment, the federal contribution to those expenditures, and the share of funds expended for high-cost items. The data were…

Doctorate-granting institutions and independent medical colleges were surveyed to gather systematic, comparative information on international scientific activities supported by the federal government, private foundations, and other sources. Data were gathered on these activities' nature and scope, the academic disciplines involved, and the world…

Freshmen enrollment for the fall of 1981 was projected, and the impact of student assistance cuts in the Pell Grant and Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) programs was assessed. The National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities (NIICU) surveyed college and university admissions officers on the number of paid deposits on June 15, 1980, and…

Data on graduate science enrollment and support as of the Fall 1978 is reported. Surveys were sent to 418 schools--285 graduate schools and 133 medical colleges--which included 8,242 graduate departments. After a review of the survey background and the scope, response rates, and imputation effects, Section Two classifies each institution and…