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 2014-15

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	604,167	348,586	49,455	58,104	59,088	57,664	1,424	3,472	13,305	72,157	100.0	65.5	9.3	10.9	11.1	10.8	0.3	0.7	2.5
2014-15	635,673	354,000	50,741	63,562	62,217	60,828	1,389	3,401	15,760	85,992	100.0	64.4	9.2	11.6	11.3	11.1	0.3	0.6	2.9
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	397,223	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	417,547	247,899	32,012	40,583	36,874	35,886	988	2,331	8,493	49,355	100.0	67.3	8.7	11.0	10.0	9.7	0.3	0.6	2.3
2014-15	436,674	250,228	32,822	43,762	38,782	37,835	947	2,313	10,010	58,757	100.0	66.2	8.7	11.6	10.3	10.0	0.3	0.6	2.6
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	186,620	100,687	17,443	17,521	22,214	21,778	436	1,141	4,812	22,802	100.0	61.5	10.6	10.7	13.6	13.3	0.3	0.7	2.9
2014-15	198,999	103,772	17,919	19,800	23,435	22,993	442	1,088	5,750	27,235	100.0	60.4	10.4	11.5	13.6	13.4	0.3	0.6	3.3
	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	70,041	41,032	10,802	11,507	3,555	3,313	242	744	1,499	902	100.0	59.3	15.6	16.6	5.1	4.8	0.4	1.1	2.2
2014-15	71,166	41,318	10,643	12,135	3,822	3,578	244	809	1,497	942	100.0	58.8	15.2	17.3	5.4	5.1	0.3	1.2	2.1
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	55,569	33,310	8,077	9,290	2,652	2,454	198	558	1,132	550	100.0	60.5	14.7	16.9	4.8	4.5	0.4	1.0	2.1
2014-15	55,995	33,069	7,939	9,808	2,818	2,620	198	591	1,140	630	100.0	59.7	14.3	17.7	5.1	4.7	0.4	1.1	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	14,472	7,722	2,725	2,217	903	859	44	186	367	352	100.0	54.7	19.3	15.7	6.4	6.1	0.3	1.3	2.6
2014-15	15,171	8,249	2,704	2,327	1,004	958	46	218	357	312	100.0	55.5	18.2	15.7	6.8	6.4	0.3	1.5	2.4
	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	87,366	53,887	11,459	12,434	5,237	4,954	283	959	1,827	1,563	100.0	62.8	13.4	14.5	6.1	5.8	0.3	1.1	2.1
2014-15	88,381	53,002	11,781	13,244	5,734	5,473	261	901	2,063	1,656	100.0	61.1	13.6	15.3	6.6	6.3	0.3	1.0	2.4
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	68,671	43,787	8,632	9,373	3,753	3,525	228	684	1,351	1,091	100.0	64.8	12.8	13.9	5.6	5.2	0.3	1.0	2.0
2014-15	68,917	42,960	8,811	9,853	4,047	3,867	180	632	1,486	1,128	100.0	63.4	13.0	14.5	6.0	5.7	0.3	0.9	2.2
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	18,695	10,100	2,827	3,061	1,484	1,429	55	275	476	472	100.0	55.4	15.5	16.8	8.1	7.8	0.3	1.5	2.6
2014-15	19,464	10,042	2,970	3,391	1,687	1,606	81	269	577	528	100.0	53.0	15.7	17.9	8.9	8.5	0.4	1.4	3.0
	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	318,612	201,578	21,595	28,655	39,372	38,607	765	1,492	8,219	17,701	100.0	67.0	7.2	9.5	13.1	12.8	0.3	0.5	2.7
2014-15	335,837	207,926	22,533	32,195	41,459	40,706	753	1,418	10,269	20,037	100.0	65.8	7.1	10.2	13.1	12.9	0.2	0.4	3.3
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	206,935	135,164	12,034	18,231	23,693	23,217	476	915	4,887	12,011	100.0	69.3	6.2	9.4	12.2	11.9	0.2	0.5	2.5
2014-15	217,830	139,100	12,677	20,119	25,026	24,544	482	914	6,174	13,820	100.0	68.2	6.2	9.9	12.3	12.0	0.2	0.4	3.0
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	111,677	66,414	9,561	10,424	15,679	15,390	289	577	3,332	5,690	100.0	62.7	9.0	9.8	14.8	14.5	0.3	0.5	3.1
2014-15	118,007	68,826	9,856	12,076	16,433	16,162	271	504	4,095	6,217	100.0	61.6	8.8	10.8	14.7	14.5	0.2	0.5	3.7
	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	100,078	40,241	4,883	4,617	8,999	8,892	107	215	1,480	39,643	100.0	66.6	8.1	7.6	14.9	14.7	0.2	0.4	2.4
2014-15	112,252	40,001	5,128	4,962	9,219	9,106	113	209	1,627	51,106	100.0	65.4	8.4	8.1	15.1	14.9	0.2	0.3	2.7
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	67,904	28,044	2,911	3,143	5,704	5,631	73	140	949	27,013	100.0	68.6	7.1	7.7	13.9	13.8	0.2	0.3	2.3
2014-15	75,539	27,523	3,051	3,361	5,776	5,697	79	138	1,030	34,660	100.0	67.3	7.5	8.2	14.1	13.9	0.2	0.3	2.5
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	12,197	1,972	1,474	3,295	3,261	34	75	531	12,630	100.0	62.4	10.1	7.5	16.9	16.7	0.2	0.4	2.7
2014-15	36,713	12,478	2,077	1,601	3,443	3,409	34	71	597	16,446	100.0	61.6	10.2	7.9	17.0	16.8	0.2	0.4	2.9
	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
2014-15	28,037	11,753	656	1,026	1,983	1,965	18	64	304	12,251	100.0	74.5	4.2	6.5	12.6	12.4	0.1	0.4	1.9
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
2014-15	18,393	7,576	344	621	1,115	1,107	8	38	180	8,519	100.0	76.7	3.5	6.3	11.3	11.2	0.1	0.4	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
2014-15	9,644	4,177	312	405	868	858	10	26	124	3,732	100.0	70.7	5.3	6.9	14.7	14.5	0.2	0.4	2.1

—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 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared October 2016.)