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 2012-13

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	573,911	337,191	47,721	52,982	56,984	55,564	1,420	3,580	9,809	65,644	100.0	66.3	9.4	10.4	11.2	10.9	0.3	0.7	1.9
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	397,074	239,604	30,628	36,987	35,813	34,821	992	2,380	6,441	45,221	100.0	68.1	8.7	10.5	10.2	9.9	0.3	0.7	1.8
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	176,837	97,587	17,093	15,995	21,171	20,743	428	1,200	3,368	20,423	100.0	62.4	10.9	10.2	13.5	13.3	0.3	0.8	2.2
	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	60,887	36,021	8,892	10,679	2,913	2,696	217	687	1,096	599	100.0	59.7	14.7	17.7	4.8	4.5	0.4	1.1	1.8
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	48,133	29,018	6,666	8,529	2,143	1,977	166	510	860	407	100.0	60.8	14.0	17.9	4.5	4.1	0.3	1.1	1.8
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	12,754	7,003	2,226	2,150	770	719	51	177	236	192	100.0	55.7	17.7	17.1	6.1	5.7	0.4	1.4	1.9
	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	88,795	56,131	11,685	11,869	5,066	4,729	337	1,013	1,585	1,446	100.0	64.3	13.4	13.6	5.8	5.4	0.4	1.2	1.8
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	69,839	45,563	8,662	9,048	3,656	3,405	251	702	1,198	1,010	100.0	66.2	12.6	13.1	5.3	4.9	0.4	1.0	1.7
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	18,956	10,568	3,023	2,821	1,410	1,324	86	311	387	436	100.0	57.1	16.3	15.2	7.6	7.1	0.5	1.7	2.1
	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	302,257	194,276	21,502	25,303	37,928	37,174	754	1,594	5,581	16,073	100.0	67.9	7.5	8.8	13.3	13.0	0.3	0.6	2.0
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	196,297	130,068	12,045	15,991	22,997	22,500	497	988	3,399	10,809	100.0	70.1	6.5	8.6	12.4	12.1	0.3	0.5	1.8
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	105,960	64,208	9,457	9,312	14,931	14,674	257	606	2,182	5,264	100.0	63.8	9.4	9.2	14.8	14.6	0.3	0.6	2.2
	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	95,399	39,517	4,912	4,267	9,169	9,072	97	235	1,352	35,947	100.0	66.5	8.3	7.2	15.4	15.3	0.2	0.4	2.3
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	65,397	27,774	2,890	2,934	5,942	5,873	69	149	868	24,840	100.0	68.5	7.1	7.2	14.7	14.5	0.2	0.4	2.1
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	30,002	11,743	2,022	1,333	3,227	3,199	28	86	484	11,107	100.0	62.1	10.7	7.1	17.1	16.9	0.1	0.5	2.6
	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	26,573	11,246	730	864	1,908	1,893	15	51	195	11,579	100.0	75.0	4.9	5.8	12.7	12.6	0.1	0.3	1.3
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	17,408	7,181	365	485	1,075	1,066	9	31	116	8,155	100.0	77.6	3.9	5.2	11.6	11.5	0.1	0.3	1.3
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	4,065	365	379	833	827	6	20	79	3,424	100.0	70.8	6.4	6.6	14.5	14.4	0.1	0.3	1.4

—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 2013, Completions component. (This table was prepared January 2015.)