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Table 318.45. Number and percentage distribution of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees/certificates conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity, level of degree/certificate, and sex of student: 2008-09 through 2013-14
Sex and year Number of STEM degrees/certificates conferred to U.S. citizens and nonresident aliens Percentage distribution of STEM degrees/certificates conferred to U.S. citizens
Total White Black His-
panic
Asian/Pacific Islander American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
Two
or
more
races
Non-
resi-
dent
alien
Total White Black His-
panic
Asian/Pacific Islander American
Indian/
Alaska
Native
Two
or
more
races
Total Asian Pacific
Islander
Total Asian Pacific
Islander
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
  Total, all levels of degrees/certificates
Total                                      
2008-09 472,262 293,784 39,041 36,092 47,466 3,503 52,376 100.0 70.0 9.3 8.6 11.3 0.8
2009-10 500,783 309,989 43,023 41,213 49,294 3,763 53,501 100.0 69.3 9.6 9.2 11.0 0.8
2010-11 531,018 319,327 47,014 45,794 51,461 50,250 1,211 3,601 5,551 58,270 100.0 67.5 9.9 9.7 10.9 10.6 0.3 0.8 1.2
2011-12 556,696 333,652 47,004 49,262 53,670 52,336 1,334 3,600 7,388 62,120 100.0 67.5 9.5 10.0 10.9 10.6 0.3 0.7 1.5
2012-13 574,000 337,241 47,710 53,015 56,995 55,577 1,418 3,576 9,812 65,651 100.0 66.3 9.4 10.4 11.2 10.9 0.3 0.7 1.9
2013-14 603,992 348,518 49,449 58,013 59,084 57,658 1,426 3,469 13,289 72,170 100.0 65.5 9.3 10.9 11.1 10.8 0.3 0.7 2.5
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 329,244 210,822 24,012 25,813 29,363 2,375 36,859 100.0 72.1 8.2 8.8 10.0 0.8
2009-10 352,115 224,066 27,623 29,970 30,489 2,635 37,332 100.0 71.2 8.8 9.5 9.7 0.8
2010-11 370,922 228,704 30,546 32,877 31,986 31,193 793 2,484 3,640 40,685 100.0 69.3 9.2 10.0 9.7 9.4 0.2 0.8 1.1
2011-12 387,705 239,003 30,152 34,851 33,240 32,361 879 2,427 4,764 43,268 100.0 69.4 8.8 10.1 9.7 9.4 0.3 0.7 1.4
2012-13 397,223 239,688 30,632 37,032 35,828 34,838 990 2,375 6,442 45,226 100.0 68.1 8.7 10.5 10.2 9.9 0.3 0.7 1.8
2013-14 417,420 247,845 32,015 40,511 36,876 35,886 990 2,328 8,482 49,363 100.0 67.3 8.7 11.0 10.0 9.8 0.3 0.6 2.3
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 143,018 82,962 15,029 10,279 18,103 1,128 15,517 100.0 65.1 11.8 8.1 14.2 0.9
2009-10 148,668 85,923 15,400 11,243 18,805 1,128 16,169 100.0 64.8 11.6 8.5 14.2 0.9
2010-11 160,096 90,623 16,468 12,917 19,475 19,057 418 1,117 1,911 17,585 100.0 63.6 11.6 9.1 13.7 13.4 0.3 0.8 1.3
2011-12 168,991 94,649 16,852 14,411 20,430 19,975 455 1,173 2,624 18,852 100.0 63.0 11.2 9.6 13.6 13.3 0.3 0.8 1.7
2012-13 176,777 97,553 17,078 15,983 21,167 20,739 428 1,201 3,370 20,425 100.0 62.4 10.9 10.2 13.5 13.3 0.3 0.8 2.2
2013-14 186,572 100,673 17,434 17,502 22,208 21,772 436 1,141 4,807 22,807 100.0 61.5 10.6 10.7 13.6 13.3 0.3 0.7 2.9
  Certificates below the associate's degree level
Total                                      
2008-09 45,525 26,683 7,604 7,368 2,814 612 444 100.0 59.2 16.9 16.3 6.2 1.4
2009-10 55,121 31,737 9,560 9,517 2,914 760 633 100.0 58.2 17.5 17.5 5.3 1.4
2010-11 66,649 37,253 12,337 11,976 2,868 2,654 214 826 688 701 100.0 56.5 18.7 18.2 4.3 4.0 0.3 1.3 1.0
2011-12 60,304 35,126 9,665 10,800 2,674 2,471 203 789 785 465 100.0 58.7 16.2 18.0 4.5 4.1 0.3 1.3 1.3
2012-13 60,908 36,022 8,887 10,706 2,913 2,697 216 686 1,095 599 100.0 59.7 14.7 17.8 4.8 4.5 0.4 1.1 1.8
2013-14 69,988 41,007 10,797 11,482 3,556 3,314 242 744 1,498 904 100.0 59.4 15.6 16.6 5.1 4.8 0.4 1.1 2.2
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 34,601 20,744 5,442 5,872 1,753 487 303 100.0 60.5 15.9 17.1 5.1 1.4
2009-10 43,631 25,478 7,216 7,938 1,998 586 415 100.0 59.0 16.7 18.4 4.6 1.4
2010-11 53,910 30,549 9,608 9,999 2,106 1,962 144 637 532 479 100.0 57.2 18.0 18.7 3.9 3.7 0.3 1.2 1.0
2011-12 48,658 28,699 7,487 8,895 2,018 1,855 163 610 610 339 100.0 59.4 15.5 18.4 4.2 3.8 0.3 1.3 1.3
2012-13 48,155 29,017 6,664 8,556 2,143 1,978 165 509 859 407 100.0 60.8 14.0 17.9 4.5 4.1 0.3 1.1 1.8
2013-14 55,519 33,291 8,070 9,265 2,652 2,454 198 558 1,131 552 100.0 60.6 14.7 16.9 4.8 4.5 0.4 1.0 2.1
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 10,924 5,939 2,162 1,496 1,061 125 141 100.0 55.1 20.1 13.9 9.8 1.2
2009-10 11,490 6,259 2,344 1,579 916 174 218 100.0 55.5 20.8 14.0 8.1 1.5
2010-11 12,739 6,704 2,729 1,977 762 692 70 189 156 222 100.0 53.6 21.8 15.8 6.1 5.5 0.6 1.5 1.2
2011-12 11,646 6,427 2,178 1,905 656 616 40 179 175 126 100.0 55.8 18.9 16.5 5.7 5.3 0.3 1.6 1.5
2012-13 12,753 7,005 2,223 2,150 770 719 51 177 236 192 100.0 55.8 17.7 17.1 6.1 5.7 0.4 1.4 1.9
2013-14 14,469 7,716 2,727 2,217 904 860 44 186 367 352 100.0 54.7 19.3 15.7 6.4 6.1 0.3 1.3 2.6
  Associate's degrees
Total                                      
2008-09 83,046 57,886 9,970 9,183 3,985 996 1,026 100.0 70.6 12.2 11.2 4.9 1.2
2009-10 88,526 60,861 11,137 10,068 4,199 1,070 1,191 100.0 69.7 12.8 11.5 4.8 1.2
2010-11 86,031 57,196 11,413 9,835 4,403 4,108 295 925 768 1,491 100.0 67.7 13.5 11.6 5.2 4.9 0.3 1.1 0.9
2011-12 92,464 60,467 12,082 11,509 4,893 4,578 315 957 1,052 1,504 100.0 66.5 13.3 12.7 5.4 5.0 0.3 1.1 1.2
2012-13 88,800 56,147 11,670 11,867 5,069 4,733 336 1,013 1,586 1,448 100.0 64.3 13.4 13.6 5.8 5.4 0.4 1.2 1.8
2013-14 87,192 53,836 11,449 12,333 5,233 4,950 283 957 1,816 1,568 100.0 62.9 13.4 14.4 6.1 5.8 0.3 1.1 2.1
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 68,402 48,914 7,317 7,536 3,152 744 739 100.0 72.3 10.8 11.1 4.7 1.1
2009-10 73,292 51,580 8,367 8,281 3,363 829 872 100.0 71.2 11.6 11.4 4.6 1.1
2010-11 67,699 46,404 8,292 7,575 3,143 2,933 210 664 581 1,040 100.0 69.6 12.4 11.4 4.7 4.4 0.3 1.0 0.9
2011-12 73,348 49,404 8,965 8,924 3,521 3,293 228 703 761 1,070 100.0 68.4 12.4 12.3 4.9 4.6 0.3 1.0 1.1
2012-13 69,944 45,642 8,666 9,060 3,665 3,415 250 701 1,199 1,011 100.0 66.2 12.6 13.1 5.3 5.0 0.4 1.0 1.7
2013-14 68,545 43,746 8,626 9,304 3,749 3,521 228 682 1,344 1,094 100.0 64.9 12.8 13.8 5.6 5.2 0.3 1.0 2.0
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 14,644 8,972 2,653 1,647 833 252 287 100.0 62.5 18.5 11.5 5.8 1.8
2009-10 15,234 9,281 2,770 1,787 836 241 319 100.0 62.2 18.6 12.0 5.6 1.6
2010-11 18,332 10,792 3,121 2,260 1,260 1,175 85 261 187 451 100.0 60.4 17.5 12.6 7.0 6.6 0.5 1.5 1.0
2011-12 19,116 11,063 3,117 2,585 1,372 1,285 87 254 291 434 100.0 59.2 16.7 13.8 7.3 6.9 0.5 1.4 1.6
2012-13 18,856 10,505 3,004 2,807 1,404 1,318 86 312 387 437 100.0 57.0 16.3 15.2 7.6 7.2 0.5 1.7 2.1
2013-14 18,647 10,090 2,823 3,029 1,484 1,429 55 275 472 474 100.0 55.5 15.5 16.7 8.2 7.9 0.3 1.5 2.6
  Bachelor's degrees
Total                                      
2008-09 243,031 166,477 17,621 16,206 30,763 1,592 10,372 100.0 71.6 7.6 7.0 13.2 0.7
2009-10 253,650 172,853 18,101 17,730 32,185 1,626 11,155 100.0 71.3 7.5 7.3 13.3 0.7
2010-11 267,480 177,894 18,686 19,757 33,623 33,046 577 1,538 3,307 12,675 100.0 69.8 7.3 7.8 13.2 13.0 0.2 0.6 1.3
2011-12 286,788 187,978 20,208 22,313 35,626 34,932 694 1,526 4,399 14,738 100.0 69.1 7.4 8.2 13.1 12.8 0.3 0.6 1.6
2012-13 302,340 194,333 21,511 25,310 37,931 37,177 754 1,591 5,583 16,081 100.0 67.9 7.5 8.8 13.3 13.0 0.3 0.6 2.0
2013-14 318,667 201,594 21,605 28,685 39,372 38,605 767 1,491 8,216 17,704 100.0 67.0 7.2 9.5 13.1 12.8 0.3 0.5 2.7
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 157,319 112,026 9,105 10,228 18,075 946 6,939 100.0 74.5 6.1 6.8 12.0 0.6
2009-10 164,612 116,490 9,643 11,175 18,791 1,018 7,495 100.0 74.1 6.1 7.1 12.0 0.6
2010-11 173,493 119,417 10,040 12,511 20,047 19,688 359 965 1,999 8,514 100.0 72.4 6.1 7.6 12.2 11.9 0.2 0.6 1.2
2011-12 185,802 126,158 10,858 14,012 21,105 20,689 416 922 2,679 10,068 100.0 71.8 6.2 8.0 12.0 11.8 0.2 0.5 1.5
2012-13 196,343 130,099 12,047 15,997 23,001 22,504 497 985 3,399 10,815 100.0 70.1 6.5 8.6 12.4 12.1 0.3 0.5 1.8
2013-14 206,987 135,175 12,051 18,251 23,700 23,222 478 914 4,885 12,011 100.0 69.3 6.2 9.4 12.2 11.9 0.2 0.5 2.5
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 85,712 54,451 8,516 5,978 12,688 646 3,433 100.0 66.2 10.4 7.3 15.4 0.8
2009-10 89,038 56,363 8,458 6,555 13,394 608 3,660 100.0 66.0 9.9 7.7 15.7 0.7
2010-11 93,987 58,477 8,646 7,246 13,576 13,358 218 573 1,308 4,161 100.0 65.1 9.6 8.1 15.1 14.9 0.2 0.6 1.5
2011-12 100,986 61,820 9,350 8,301 14,521 14,243 278 604 1,720 4,670 100.0 64.2 9.7 8.6 15.1 14.8 0.3 0.6 1.8
2012-13 105,997 64,234 9,464 9,313 14,930 14,673 257 606 2,184 5,266 100.0 63.8 9.4 9.2 14.8 14.6 0.3 0.6 2.2
2013-14 111,680 66,419 9,554 10,434 15,672 15,383 289 577 3,331 5,693 100.0 62.7 9.0 9.8 14.8 14.5 0.3 0.5 3.1
  Master's degrees
Total                                      
2008-09 77,006 32,463 3,246 2,709 8,270 233 30,085 100.0 69.2 6.9 5.8 17.6 0.5
2009-10 79,781 34,037 3,649 3,176 8,243 253 30,423 100.0 69.0 7.4 6.4 16.7 0.5
2010-11 86,271 36,293 3,971 3,487 8,715 8,619 96 248 670 32,887 100.0 68.0 7.4 6.5 16.3 16.1 0.2 0.5 1.3
2011-12 91,612 39,014 4,383 3,859 8,591 8,486 105 269 989 34,507 100.0 68.3 7.7 6.8 15.0 14.9 0.2 0.5 1.7
2012-13 95,375 39,490 4,911 4,268 9,172 9,075 97 235 1,353 35,946 100.0 66.4 8.3 7.2 15.4 15.3 0.2 0.4 2.3
2013-14 100,075 40,233 4,882 4,622 8,998 8,891 107 215 1,479 39,646 100.0 66.6 8.1 7.6 14.9 14.7 0.2 0.4 2.4
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 53,411 22,709 1,865 1,797 5,431 158 21,451 100.0 71.1 5.8 5.6 17.0 0.5
2009-10 55,217 23,881 2,118 2,179 5,383 170 21,486 100.0 70.8 6.3 6.5 16.0 0.5
2010-11 59,617 25,514 2,318 2,341 5,604 5,541 63 176 459 23,205 100.0 70.1 6.4 6.4 15.4 15.2 0.2 0.5 1.3
2011-12 63,212 27,720 2,512 2,568 5,562 5,499 63 159 615 24,076 100.0 70.8 6.4 6.6 14.2 14.1 0.2 0.4 1.6
2012-13 65,369 27,745 2,889 2,934 5,944 5,875 69 149 869 24,839 100.0 68.5 7.1 7.2 14.7 14.5 0.2 0.4 2.1
2013-14 67,901 28,039 2,910 3,145 5,703 5,630 73 140 948 27,016 100.0 68.6 7.1 7.7 13.9 13.8 0.2 0.3 2.3
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 23,595 9,754 1,381 912 2,839 75 8,634 100.0 65.2 9.2 6.1 19.0 0.5
2009-10 24,564 10,156 1,531 997 2,860 83 8,937 100.0 65.0 9.8 6.4 18.3 0.5
2010-11 26,654 10,779 1,653 1,146 3,111 3,078 33 72 211 9,682 100.0 63.5 9.7 6.8 18.3 18.1 0.2 0.4 1.2
2011-12 28,400 11,294 1,871 1,291 3,029 2,987 42 110 374 10,431 100.0 62.9 10.4 7.2 16.9 16.6 0.2 0.6 2.1
2012-13 30,006 11,745 2,022 1,334 3,228 3,200 28 86 484 11,107 100.0 62.1 10.7 7.1 17.1 16.9 0.1 0.5 2.6
2013-14 32,174 12,194 1,972 1,477 3,295 3,261 34 75 531 12,630 100.0 62.4 10.1 7.6 16.9 16.7 0.2 0.4 2.7
  Doctor's degrees
Total                                      
2008-09 23,654 10,275 600 626 1,634 70 10,449 100.0 77.8 4.5 4.7 12.4 0.5
2009-10 23,705 10,501 576 722 1,753 54 10,099 100.0 77.2 4.2 5.3 12.9 0.4
2010-11 24,587 10,691 607 739 1,852 1,823 29 64 118 10,516 100.0 76.0 4.3 5.3 13.2 13.0 0.2 0.5 0.8
2011-12 25,528 11,067 666 781 1,886 1,869 17 59 163 10,906 100.0 75.7 4.6 5.3 12.9 12.8 0.1 0.4 1.1
2012-13 26,577 11,249 731 864 1,910 1,895 15 51 195 11,577 100.0 75.0 4.9 5.8 12.7 12.6 0.1 0.3 1.3
2013-14 28,070 11,848 716 891 1,925 1,898 27 62 280 12,348 100.0 75.4 4.6 5.7 12.2 12.1 0.2 0.4 1.8
                                       
Males                                      
2008-09 15,511 6,429 283 380 952 40 7,427 100.0 79.5 3.5 4.7 11.8 0.5
2009-10 15,363 6,637 279 397 954 32 7,064 100.0 80.0 3.4 4.8 11.5 0.4
2010-11 16,203 6,820 288 451 1,086 1,069 17 42 69 7,447 100.0 77.9 3.3 5.2 12.4 12.2 0.2 0.5 0.8
2011-12 16,685 7,022 330 452 1,034 1,025 9 33 99 7,715 100.0 78.3 3.7 5.0 11.5 11.4 0.1 0.4 1.1
2012-13 17,412 7,185 366 485 1,075 1,066 9 31 116 8,154 100.0 77.6 4.0 5.2 11.6 11.5 0.1 0.3 1.3
2013-14 18,468 7,594 358 546 1,072 1,059 13 34 174 8,690 100.0 77.7 3.7 5.6 11.0 10.8 0.1 0.3 1.8
                                       
Females                                      
2008-09 8,143 3,846 317 246 682 30 3,022 100.0 75.1 6.2 4.8 13.3 0.6
2009-10 8,342 3,864 297 325 799 22 3,035 100.0 72.8 5.6 6.1 15.1 0.4
2010-11 8,384 3,871 319 288 766 754 12 22 49 3,069 100.0 72.8 6.0 5.4 14.4 14.2 0.2 0.4 0.9
2011-12 8,843 4,045 336 329 852 844 8 26 64 3,191 100.0 71.6 5.9 5.8 15.1 14.9 0.1 0.5 1.1
2012-13 9,165 4,064 365 379 835 829 6 20 79 3,423 100.0 70.8 6.4 6.6 14.5 14.4 0.1 0.3 1.4
2013-14 9,602 4,254 358 345 853 839 14 28 106 3,658 100.0 71.6 6.0 5.8 14.4 14.1 0.2 0.5 1.8
—Not available.
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. STEM fields include biological and biomedical sciences, computer and information sciences, engineering and engineering technologies, mathematics and statistics, and physical sciences and science technologies. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009 through Fall 2014, Completions component. (This table was prepared November 2015.)

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