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Number of engineering and science doctorate recipients in the U.S. 1957-2017
Number of engineering and science doctorate recipients in the U.S. 1957-2017
Number of engineering and science doctorate recipients in the United States from 1957 to 2017
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 17, 2019
This graph shows the number of science and engineering doctorate recipients in the United States from 1957 to 2017. The number of recipients has increased over time and in 2017 the number of recipients totaled about 54,664.
Number of engineering and science doctorate recipients in the United States from 1957 to 2017
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| Number of doctorate recipients | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 54,664 |
| 2016 | 54,862 |
| 2015 | 54,901 |
| 2014 | 53,992 |
| 2013 | 52,704 |
| 2012 | 50,944 |
| 2011 | 48,911 |
| 2010 | 48,029 |
| 2009 | 49,552 |
| 2008 | 48,777 |
| 2007 | 48,132 |
| 2006 | 45,620 |
| 2005 | 43,385 |
| 2004 | 42,122 |
| 2003 | 40,762 |
| 2002 | 40,031 |
| 2001 | 40,744 |
| 2000 | 41,369 |
| 1999 | 41,100 |
| 1998 | 42,636 |
| 1997 | 42,539 |
| 1996 | 42,437 |
| 1995 | 41,747 |
| 1994 | 41,034 |
| 1993 | 39,800 |
| 1992 | 38,886 |
| 1991 | 37,530 |
| 1990 | 36,065 |
| 1989 | 34,325 |
| 1988 | 33,497 |
| 1987 | 32,365 |
| 1986 | 31,897 |
| 1985 | 31,295 |
| 1984 | 31,334 |
| 1983 | 31,280 |
| 1982 | 31,108 |
| 1981 | 31,355 |
| 1980 | 31,019 |
| 1979 | 31,238 |
| 1978 | 30,875 |
| 1977 | 31,716 |
| 1976 | 32,946 |
| 1975 | 32,952 |
| 1974 | 33,047 |
| 1973 | 33,755 |
| 1972 | 33,041 |
| 1971 | 31,867 |
| 1970 | 29,498 |
| 1969 | 25,743 |
| 1968 | 22,937 |
| 1967 | 20,403 |
| 1966 | 17,949 |
| 1965 | 16,340 |
| 1964 | 14,325 |
| 1963 | 12,728 |
| 1962 | 11,500 |
| 1961 | 10,413 |
| 1960 | 9,733 |
| 1959 | 9,213 |
| 1958 | 8,773 |
| 1957 | 8,611 |
| Number of doctorate recipients | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 54,664 |
| 2016 | 54,862 |
| 2015 | 54,901 |
| 2014 | 53,992 |
| 2013 | 52,704 |
| 2012 | 50,944 |
| 2011 | 48,911 |
| 2010 | 48,029 |
| 2009 | 49,552 |
| 2008 | 48,777 |
| 2007 | 48,132 |
| 2006 | 45,620 |
| 2005 | 43,385 |
| 2004 | 42,122 |
| 2003 | 40,762 |
| 2002 | 40,031 |
| 2001 | 40,744 |
| 2000 | 41,369 |
| 1999 | 41,100 |
| 1998 | 42,636 |
| 1997 | 42,539 |
| 1996 | 42,437 |
| 1995 | 41,747 |
| 1994 | 41,034 |
| 1993 | 39,800 |
| 1992 | 38,886 |
| 1991 | 37,530 |
| 1990 | 36,065 |
| 1989 | 34,325 |
| 1988 | 33,497 |
| 1987 | 32,365 |
| 1986 | 31,897 |
| 1985 | 31,295 |
| 1984 | 31,334 |
| 1983 | 31,280 |
| 1982 | 31,108 |
| 1981 | 31,355 |
| 1980 | 31,019 |
| 1979 | 31,238 |
| 1978 | 30,875 |
| 1977 | 31,716 |
| 1976 | 32,946 |
| 1975 | 32,952 |
| 1974 | 33,047 |
| 1973 | 33,755 |
| 1972 | 33,041 |
| 1971 | 31,867 |
| 1970 | 29,498 |
| 1969 | 25,743 |
| 1968 | 22,937 |
| 1967 | 20,403 |
| 1966 | 17,949 |
| 1965 | 16,340 |
| 1964 | 14,325 |
| 1963 | 12,728 |
| 1962 | 11,500 |
| 1961 | 10,413 |
| 1960 | 9,733 |
| 1959 | 9,213 |
| 1958 | 8,773 |
| 1957 | 8,611 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 17, 2019
This graph shows the number of science and engineering doctorate recipients in the United States from 1957 to 2017. The number of recipients has increased over time and in 2017 the number of recipients totaled about 54,664.
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