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Number of Physics and STEM bachelor's degrees conferred as the first or second major at US institutions
Percent of physics and STEM bachelor's degrees conferred to women as the first or second major at US institutions
Percent of physics bachelor’s and doctoral degrees earned by women at U.S. institutions
Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Percent of STEM doctoral degrees conferred to women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Average percent of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees earned by women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Percent of doctoral degrees earned by women, by US residency status
Percent of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees awarded to individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in physics
Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to Black or African American students, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to Latino or Hispanic students, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Percent of bachelor’s and doctoral degrees awarded to individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in physics, normalized to population of college-age individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in the United States
Average percent of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees awarded to individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)
Percentage of individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in physics compared to the percentage of marginalized by race/ethnicity in the US college age resident population
Average percent of bachelor’s degrees granted to men and women for various races and ethnicities
Percentage of physics bachelor’s and doctoral degrees awarded to people of various races and ethnicities
The number of physics bachelor's degrees awarded to African Americans at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Physics Degrees Earned by Temporary Residents (physics bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral degrees awarded to temporary residents)
Number of physics PhDs awarded to US and foreign citizens
Percentage of teachers with degrees in their respective teaching fields (Social Studies, English, Biology, Math, Physics, Chemistry)
Student enrollment for various physics high school courses