HOWDY PARTNER

Percentage of U.S. scientific and technical articles that were co-authored in these fields in 1999:

Clinical medicine	68.3%
Biomedical research	65.2 %
Physics	62.2%
Mathematics	52.3%
Engineering	51.2%
Psychology	47.0%
Chemistry	45.6%

Prism—Basic data: CHI Research and the National Science Foundation

 

Ms. Ph.D.

Percentage of doctoral degrees in these engineering fields that were awarded to females in 2001:

Biomedical	30%
Chemical	24%
Industrial	23%
Mining	20%
Agricultural	19%
Civil	19%
Metallurgical & Materials	19%
Electrical/Computer	13%
Aerospace	12%
Mechanical	10%

Prism—Basic data: American Society for Engineering Education

 

MOVING UP

Percentage distribution of college presidents, by years as full time faculty, 2001:

0 years	30.3%
1-5 years	20.3%
6-10 years	19.5%
11-15 years	12.1%
16-20 years	7.9%
More than 21 years	9.9%

Prism—Basic data: The American College President, American Council on Education

 

IS THERE A DOCTOR (OR MASTER) IN THE HOUSE?

States in which the percentage of adults with graduate degrees is the highest:

1 District of Columbia	21.4%
2 Massachusetts	14.4%
3 Connecticut	14.0%
4 Maryland	13.7%
5 New York	11.9%
6 Virginia	11.9%
7 Colorado	11.4%
8 New Jersey	11.3%
9 Vermont	10.8%
10 New Hampshire	10.3%

Prism—Basic data: Chronicle for Higher Education (for tabulation purposes, the District of Columbia was considered a state)