Table 21. Female doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2006–16
Ethnicity, race, and citizenship status |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
All doctorate recipients |
20,559 |
21,904 |
22,494 |
23,187 |
22,488 |
22,700 |
23,527 |
24,366 |
24,816 |
25,358 |
25,278 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
14,762 |
15,260 |
16,069 |
16,818 |
16,327 |
16,329 |
16,909 |
17,415 |
17,345 |
17,861 |
18,175 |
Temporary visa holder |
4,800 |
5,128 |
5,277 |
5,167 |
4,868 |
5,056 |
5,224 |
5,571 |
5,633 |
5,734 |
5,814 |
Unknown citizenship |
997 |
1,516 |
1,148 |
1,202 |
1,293 |
1,315 |
1,394 |
1,380 |
1,838 |
1,763 |
1,289 |
Hispanic or Latino |
1,119 |
1,233 |
1,354 |
1,365 |
1,319 |
1,421 |
1,515 |
1,550 |
1,560 |
1,665 |
1,811 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
839 |
917 |
1,025 |
1,027 |
1,027 |
1,096 |
1,196 |
1,230 |
1,192 |
1,331 |
1,420 |
Temporary visa holder |
272 |
306 |
327 |
329 |
286 |
324 |
317 |
309 |
364 |
330 |
385 |
Unknown citizenship |
8 |
10 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
63 |
81 |
70 |
78 |
65 |
79 |
65 |
64 |
55 |
77 |
73 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
60 |
78 |
66 |
76 |
59 |
77 |
63 |
63 |
54 |
73 |
71 |
Temporary visa holdera |
3 |
D |
D |
D |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Unknown citizenship |
0 |
D |
D |
D |
0 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Asian |
4,310 |
4,554 |
4,795 |
4,741 |
4,662 |
4,904 |
5,117 |
5,392 |
5,465 |
5,598 |
5,522 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
1,239 |
1,249 |
1,379 |
1,449 |
1,518 |
1,569 |
1,631 |
1,628 |
1,638 |
1,713 |
1,653 |
Temporary visa holder |
3,062 |
3,280 |
3,412 |
3,283 |
3,135 |
3,320 |
3,481 |
3,753 |
3,820 |
3,874 |
3,857 |
Unknown citizenship |
9 |
25 |
4 |
9 |
9 |
15 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
Black or African American |
1,270 |
1,380 |
1,396 |
1,552 |
1,403 |
1,396 |
1,481 |
1,554 |
1,503 |
1,660 |
1,663 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
1,140 |
1,211 |
1,249 |
1,378 |
1,242 |
1,233 |
1,314 |
1,371 |
1,351 |
1,468 |
1,497 |
Temporary visa holder |
123 |
161 |
144 |
162 |
152 |
156 |
166 |
182 |
148 |
187 |
161 |
Unknown citizenship |
7 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
White |
12,005 |
12,352 |
12,704 |
13,058 |
12,525 |
12,572 |
12,941 |
13,264 |
13,324 |
13,524 |
13,623 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
10,848 |
11,062 |
11,538 |
11,954 |
11,496 |
11,541 |
11,842 |
12,168 |
12,240 |
12,402 |
12,482 |
Temporary visa holder |
1,141 |
1,208 |
1,156 |
1,072 |
1,001 |
1,003 |
1,072 |
1,065 |
1,065 |
1,079 |
1,119 |
Unknown citizenship |
16 |
82 |
10 |
32 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
31 |
19 |
43 |
22 |
More than one race |
282 |
306 |
298 |
370 |
418 |
399 |
484 |
497 |
488 |
536 |
604 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
259 |
294 |
279 |
346 |
391 |
376 |
460 |
470 |
468 |
510 |
577 |
Temporary visa holder |
23 |
11 |
19 |
24 |
26 |
23 |
24 |
27 |
20 |
25 |
27 |
Unknown citizenship |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Other race or race not reported |
184 |
191 |
222 |
238 |
205 |
191 |
202 |
204 |
162 |
167 |
193 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
123 |
129 |
152 |
160 |
133 |
112 |
145 |
131 |
110 |
97 |
124 |
Temporary visa holder |
56 |
D |
D |
D |
66 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Unknown citizenship |
5 |
D |
D |
D |
6 |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
Ethnicity not reported |
1,326 |
1,807 |
1,655 |
1,785 |
1,891 |
1,738 |
1,722 |
1,841 |
2,259 |
2,131 |
1,789 |
U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
254 |
320 |
381 |
428 |
461 |
325 |
258 |
354 |
292 |
267 |
351 |
Temporary visa holder |
120 |
102 |
150 |
221 |
196 |
150 |
111 |
175 |
172 |
183 |
207 |
Unknown citizenship |
952 |
1,385 |
1,124 |
1,136 |
1,234 |
1,263 |
1,353 |
1,312 |
1,795 |
1,681 |
1,231 |