Table 72. Statistical profile of doctorate recipients, by ethnicity, race, and citizenship status: 2016
Characteristics |
Totala |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
Hispanic or Latino |
Not Hispanic or Latino |
Ethnicity not reported |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
Asian |
Black or African American |
White |
More than one race |
Other race or race not reported |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
U.S. citizen |
Non-U.S. citizen |
All doctorate recipients (number) |
54,904 |
35,719 |
16,498 |
2,555 |
1,015 |
128 |
8 |
3,082 |
10,944 |
2,360 |
502 |
25,524 |
3,221 |
1,032 |
84 |
273 |
174 |
765 |
550 |
Primary source of support (%)b |
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Teaching assistantships |
21.4 |
20.4 |
23.6 |
18.6 |
21.5 |
16.8 |
D |
17.5 |
23.9 |
13.3 |
28.0 |
21.7 |
22.8 |
18.8 |
28.6 |
17.4 |
D |
16.2 |
19.3 |
Research or other assistantships or traineeships |
30.8 |
23.5 |
46.9 |
17.0 |
29.8 |
8.0 |
D |
31.5 |
52.6 |
10.9 |
34.8 |
24.4 |
35.3 |
23.6 |
D |
22.7 |
33.7 |
29.3 |
48.2 |
Fellowships or grants |
27.7 |
31.0 |
20.4 |
38.2 |
31.4 |
33.6 |
D |
36.1 |
17.0 |
29.9 |
24.1 |
29.6 |
27.3 |
36.2 |
D |
38.6 |
27.0 |
23.6 |
26.5 |
Own resources |
15.1 |
20.5 |
3.2 |
22.8 |
2.5 |
35.4 |
D |
10.8 |
3.0 |
39.7 |
8.1 |
19.8 |
3.6 |
17.4 |
D |
17.9 |
D |
24.6 |
3.6 |
Employer |
3.2 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
D |
2.9 |
D |
6.3 |
0.0 |
Other source |
1.9 |
0.2 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
13.9 |
0.9 |
12.5 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
10.5 |
0.3 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
18.0 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
Postgraduation status (number)c |
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|
Definite postgraduation study |
11,359 |
7,580 |
3,747 |
558 |
223 |
18 |
D |
676 |
D |
320 |
90 |
5,669 |
816 |
268 |
29 |
45 |
D |
26 |
15 |
Definite employment |
17,941 |
12,863 |
5,019 |
774 |
346 |
53 |
D |
983 |
D |
801 |
130 |
9,742 |
1,015 |
349 |
28 |
93 |
D |
68 |
25 |
Seeking employment or study |
16,601 |
10,792 |
5,780 |
857 |
361 |
37 |
0 |
1,018 |
4,011 |
903 |
228 |
7,539 |
1,106 |
319 |
25 |
63 |
31 |
56 |
18 |
Other statusd |
2,455 |
1,794 |
651 |
137 |
33 |
9 |
D |
263 |
474 |
137 |
22 |
1,163 |
113 |
55 |
0 |
19 |
D |
11 |
2 |
Postgraduation study plans (%)e |
38.8 |
37.1 |
42.7 |
41.9 |
39.2 |
25.4 |
D |
40.7 |
D |
28.5 |
40.9 |
36.8 |
44.6 |
43.4 |
50.9 |
32.6 |
D |
27.7 |
37.5 |
Postgraduation employment plans (%)f |
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Academe |
46.2 |
48.6 |
40.1 |
50.0 |
55.8 |
62.3 |
D |
37.1 |
34.7 |
47.2 |
57.7 |
50.0 |
49.8 |
46.1 |
D |
40.9 |
60.7 |
39.7 |
44.0 |
Government |
7.6 |
9.0 |
4.2 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
3.9 |
12.4 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
3.9 |
10.9 |
0.0 |
12.9 |
3.6 |
13.2 |
4.0 |
Industry or businessg |
33.1 |
26.4 |
50.3 |
25.1 |
27.7 |
11.3 |
0.0 |
42.6 |
57.0 |
17.2 |
25.4 |
25.5 |
40.3 |
28.1 |
32.1 |
30.1 |
25.0 |
32.4 |
36.0 |
Nonprofit |
5.5 |
6.7 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
11.3 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
D |
6.6 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
D |
6.5 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
4.0 |
Other or unknown plansh |
7.5 |
9.3 |
2.7 |
10.2 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
D |
16.1 |
D |
9.3 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
9.7 |
D |
7.4 |
12.0 |
Employment location (%)i |
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United States |
90.9 |
97.7 |
73.4 |
98.1 |
53.5 |
D |
0.0 |
96.0 |
77.9 |
98.6 |
70.0 |
97.9 |
66.3 |
95.1 |
64.3 |
D |
46.4 |
97.1 |
80.0 |
Not United States |
9.0 |
2.2 |
26.4 |
1.8 |
46.5 |
D |
D |
3.8 |
D |
1.2 |
30.0 |
2.0 |
33.7 |
4.9 |
35.7 |
D |
D |
1.5 |
16.0 |
Unknown |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
D |
0.2 |
D |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
Age at doctorate (median years) |
31.6 |
32.0 |
31.0 |
32.7 |
33.2 |
39.2 |
31.9 |
31.4 |
30.5 |
35.9 |
34.7 |
31.8 |
31.7 |
31.2 |
31.1 |
33.1 |
32.3 |
32.2 |
30.6 |
Time to degree (median years) |
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From bachelor's |
8.8 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
13.4 |
10.5 |
8.8 |
8.0 |
12.0 |
10.2 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
From graduate school start |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
10.3 |
8.2 |
7.3 |
7.0 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
6.9 |
From doctoral program startj |
5.7 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
5.0 |